Bowling Green State University Athletics
2026 Gymnastics Roster
vs
Central Michigan
Feb 22 (Sun)
2 p.m.
Keira Thornton
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Elliott Hudson College
- Hometown:
- Leeds, United Kingdom
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Bowling Green |
2025 | Sophomore
- Academic All-MAC
- Appeared in all 12Â of BGSU's meets
- Was in the floor lineup in all 12 meets and bars 11 times
- Also saw time on vault lineup nine times
- Shine in the MAC Championship with a 9.850 on floor
- Set a PR on bars with a 9.800 against Kent State and Wilberforce
- Eight times had a score of 9.775 or greater on floor
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- WCGA Scholastic All-America
- Appeared in all 13 of BGSU's meets
- Made collegiate debut against Illinois State
- Appeared on vault and floor in all 13 meets
- Appeared on bars in 12 meets, twice on beam and twice in the all-around
- Hit her season high on vault (9.750) twice, including at Pitt and Kent State
- Was part of the vault lineup that set the team program record at Pitt (49.250)
- Notched a PR on bars at the MAC Championship (9.800)
- Recorded her season high on floor three times (9.875), which included at CMU, at LIU and at Kent State
- Eight times scored a 9.800 or better on floor
- Had two third-place finishes on the year
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 Elliott Hudson College |
Leeds, United Kingdom |
- Attended Elliott Hudson College
- Member of British Team Champions in 2019 and 2023
- English National Team (2018, 2019, 2020)
- Fifth place Leverkusen Cup in Germany (Team)
- Fourth place Olympic Hopes in the Czech Republic (Team)
- Fourth place Olympic Hopes in the Czech Republic (Individual Floor Final)
- Three-time National Team Champion (Club Team & Yorkshire Regional Team)
 Personal |
- Daughter of Kristy and Tim Thornton
- Father is a sports journalist and mother is a gymnastics coach
- Favorite athlete is Addie Martin on the BGSU softball team
BG Gymnastics Postmeet 2.15 vs NIU
Sunday, February 15
BG Gym Postmeet Interviews 2.8
Sunday, February 08
BG Gymnastics Postgame 1.11
Sunday, January 11
BG Gym : Coach Emmons Post Mac Championship 3.22
Saturday, March 22
