Kristina Jacob
Kristina Jacob

Player Profile
Class:
Junior

Hometown:
Raleigh, N.C.

High School:
Leesville Road

Position:
All-Around

As a Freshman:
Member of the EAGL All-Academic Team...received NACGC Academic All-America honors...Second team All-EAGL on beam...Competed in 12 meets on beam and floor exercise...Set a personal record on floor of 9.725 against Minnesota...At the EAGL Championships tied for third on beam with a personal best score of 9.850...won the team's coaches award for excellence on balance beam.

Prep:
Level 10 state champion in 2006 ... Level 10 regional qualifier in 2005 and 2006 ...2005 USA Gymnastics Regional VIII Level 10 balance beam champion, placed fourth in the all-around and qualified for national championships in Ontario, Calif. ... Placed third on balance beam and seventh in the all-around at the Junior Olympic Level 9 national championships ...Trained at GymCarolina Gymnastics Academy in Raleigh under Sam Schuh ... Member of the state championship high school gymnastics team in 2003, 2004 and 2006 .... Member of the National Honors Society at Leesville Road High School in Raleigh.

Personal:
Daughter of Michael and Victoria Jacob...born March 30, 1988 ...given name is Kristina Michelle Jacob...Enrolled in the General College.

Personal Bests
Balance Beam: 9.850 - 3/30/07 - College Park, Md. (EAGL Championships)
Floor Exercise: 9.725 - 2/16/07 - Chapel Hill, N.C.