Jamilah Ali

Position:
Beam, Vault
Class:
Senior
High School:
Manchester
Hometown:
Toms River, N.J.

Ali Accolades
• MAC Vault Co-Champion (2013)
• MAC Freshman of the Year (2012)
• Second-Team All-MAC (2012 & 2013)
• Regional Qualifier on beam (2012)

2015: Competed on vault at all 12 of Bowling Green’s competitions, while also seeing time on beam at five events … placed first on an apparatus across in each of the Falcons’ first three meets … earned six top-three finishes, including four first-place finishes … scored a career-high 9.875 to win the vault outright in BGSU’s season-opening victory over Michigan State at Anderson Arena … tied for first on beam the following week with a 9.625 at the Ozone Collegiate Classic … took home her third straight first-place finish at George Washington one week later with a 9.850 on vault … on Senior Day against Kent State, Ali tied for first on vault with a 9.850 … totaled a 9.800 on vault versus Western Michigan, and a 9.825 on the apparatus at the MAC Championships … posted nine scores above a 9.700, with five of those scores hitting the 9.800 plateau … only Alyssa Nocella registered more first-place finishes than Ali for the Orange and Brown in 2015.

2014: Competed on vault and beam for the Falcons during the season, posting scores of at least 9.800 in each event … scored a 9.800 on the vault both at the Chicago Style Meet and in the MAC Championships … recorded a season-best score of 9.825 on balance beam in meets against Central Michigan and Kent State … registered three individual event top-three finishes, including a second-place result on beam in a triangular against Maryland and Yale.

2013: Tied for the MAC vault title, scoring a 9.875 at MAC Championships ... finished the year ranked first in the MAC on vault ... collected six individual titles on vault throughout the season ... earned Second Team All-MAC honors for the second year in a row ... named to the All-MAC Tournament Team following her win on vault ... posted six scores above 9.85 on vault, hitting a career-high 9.875 on three occasions ... recorded career-high scores on beam (9.875) and floor (9.875) during the year ... scored a career-best 39.000 in the all around against Central Michigan ... claimed one event win on balance beam (at NIU) and floor exercise (vs. TWU) ... earned 15 top-three individual finishes during the season.

2012: Advanced to Regionals on beam ... was named MAC Freshman of the Year, just the third Falcon in school history to do so ... finished first in the all-around, scoring a career-best 38.975 in a win versus Eastern Michigan ... added a 38.825 in the MAC Championships ... scored 9.800 or higher in nine of 12 meets on vault, including a career-best 9.850 versus EMU ... had three individual wins on vault (EMU, Northern Illinois and West Virginia) ... owned BGSU’s top eight performances on the balance beam and walked away with six individual crowns on the same event ... in six MAC meets the freshman won vault three times ... scored a season-best 9.850 at MAC Championships on the floor, finishing fifth ... added a 9.825 versus Kent State and a 9.775 versus Pittsburgh on the same event ... scored a season-best 9.650 on bars versus the Eagles.

High School: A 2011 graduate of Manchester Township High School ... competed with the Northeast Elite Gymnastics Club, coached by Eric Duquette ... was the 2009 New Jersey vault and floor exercise champion, and finished fourth in the all-around in the same state meet ... in 2008, she finished fourth in the all-around at the Eastern National Championships (level 9).

Personal: Daughter of Jamel and Natasha Ali ... born Nov. 5, 1993 ... majoring in political science and history.

Career Bests
Vault – 9.875, Four times
Bars – 9.650, vs. Eastern Michigan (3/17/12)
Beam – 9.875, at Central Michigan (3/2/13)
Floor – 9.875, vs. Ball State/Eastern Michigan (2/23/13)
All-Around – 39.000, at Central Michigan (3/2/13)