Morgan Balzer

Position:
All-Around
Class:
Senior
High School:
Huntington
Hometown:
Huntington, NY

2009: Competed in nine of the 11 meets on floor and vault for the Falcons … recorded 10 top-10 finishes, including a second place finish on floor against Ohio State (Feb. 22), helping the Falcons post a team score of 49.100, just shy of the all-time program record … tumbled her way to career high 9.850 on floor for a second place finish against Ohio State (Feb. 22) … matched her career high landing a 9.625 on vault at the Texas Women’s University quad meet (March 13) … ended the season strong on floor recording no less than a 9.700 in the last five meets.

2008: Competed in seven meets, including the all-round three times for the Falcons before injuring her back missing the remainder of the season … posted a season best (38.050) in the all-around against Eastern Michigan … tied her career best (9.625) on valut against Central Michigan … posted the teams fourth highest score on bars, tying her career best (9.750) at Western Michigan… recorded a season best (9.575) on beam during the first meet of the season against Brown … tied her career best on floor (9.800) twice against the University of Missouri and Central Michigan.

2007: As a freshman made an immediate impact competing in every meet on vault, bars, and floor ... also competed on beam and in the all-around in eight out of ten meets ... posted her top all-around score (39.675) against Central Michigan ... landed her best score on vault (9.625) against Western Michigan and Ball State ... posted a 9.750 on bars against Texas Women’s University and a 9.725 against CMU ... recorded a career best on beam (9.675) against Ball State ... recorded the team’s best score on floor with a 9.800 at the All-Ohio ... she also scored a 9.750 on floor against CMU.

High School: A 2006 graduate of Huntington High School ... she was a four time Jo National Qualifier ... in 2002 USAIGC National Champion ... member of National Honor Society ... finished in the Top 10 percent in her high school graduating class.

Personal: Daughter of Wendy and Jeffrey Balzer ... born January 27, 1988 ... has a brother, Tyler ... majoring in Nursing with a minor in nutrition.