Lauren DeMeno

Class:
Junior
High School:
Tottenville
Hometown:
Staten Island, N.Y.

2019: NCAA regional qualifier on the vault … Scored a 9.775 on vault at the NCAA Regional meet … Competed on vault, bars and beam throughout the season … Averaged a 9.783 on vault, 9.514 on balance beam and 9.408 on uneven bars … Posted a career-best 9.875 at Northern Illinois … Twice scored a 9.825 on bars, doing so against UIC and at Ohio State.

2018: Academic All-MAC ... NCAA Regionals qualifier on vault ... competed on vault in each meet and competed on bars nine times ... scored 9.8+ on vault six times and between 9.7-9.8 an additional six times ... placed third on vault (9.750) in season opener at Michigan State ... also took third on vault (9.800) against EMU ... set vault personal record with 9.850 and finished second at WMU ... repeated 9.850 at tied for fourth at Denver quad meet ... tied for second and helped BGSU defeat eventual MAC champ CMU with 9.850 on vault ... in home finale vs NIU, tied personal record with 9.800 on bars and tied for third ... also tied for second with 9.850 on vault against the Huskies ... at MAC Championships, scored 9.700 on bars to tie for 31st and tied for 7th on vault with 9.800 ... tied for 22nd in Central Region with 9.830 vault RQS, which qualified DeMeno for NCAA Regionals ... at regional in Columbus, Ohio, tied for 36th by scoring 9.700 on vault.

2017: Academic All-MAC ... competed in all 13 meets for the Falcons ... part of bars lineup in every meet and vault in all but one, also competed on beam once ... .tied her personal record on vault with 9.825 for fourth place at Michigan State ... posted a 9.800 on vault against New Hampshire and Central Michigan ... placed 12th of 42 with another 9.800 vault at MAC Championships ... has season-best third place finish on vault with 9.750 against Illinois State ... set personal record with 9.775 on beam at Michigan State ... in first season of competition on bars, set PR of 9.800 and tied for second during team victory against Ball State ... tied for third on bars against Illinois State (9.700) and kent State (9.725) ... finished season with 9.725 on bars at MAC Championships.

2016: Competed in all 14 meets for the Falcons, making one appearance on beam and 14 on vault … Registered a career best 9.825, contributing to a new school record of 196.500 … Finished tied for third against NIU … Registered a 9.60 or higher on vault a total of ten times … Competed at NCAA Regionals on vault, after qualifying as a team for the first time in 25 years.

High School: A 2015 graduate from Tottenville High School … competed in the PSAL league, coached by Mary Casale… was on varsity for four years … team won league title all four years she was on the team … record holder for vault, bars, beam, floor, all around and the highest score ever given out in PSAL … she was MVP sophomore, junior and senior year … member of National Honors Society and the medical honors society … captain two years … competed for Head Over Heels Gymnastics Club … competed in the 2012 Maccabi PanAm Games … first place team, bars and all around … 2013 Maccabi Games qualifier … 2014 JO NIT qualifier.

Personal: Full name is Lauren Elaine De Meno … daughter of Randy and Theresa De Meno … father was on the Wagner Baseball Team and mother was on the Wagner Cross Country team … has a brother Ryan, 21 … has a sister Brittanie, 22 … sister was a gymnast for Temple University … born June 16, 1997 … majoring in communication sciences and disorders.

DeMeno Accolades
Academic All-MAC (2017, 2018)
NCAA Regionals Qualifier (Vault, 2018)

Career Bests
Vault - 9.875 at Northern Illinois w/UIC (1/27/19)
Bars - 9.800; two times (2/18/17 and 3/17/18)
Beam - 9.825 vs UIC (1/27/19)