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Beth Wymer

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108:"I had always loved Michigan, had attended their gymnastics camps since I was 13 years old. Michigan wasn't even on the map as far as gymnastics was concerned. I was recruited by the No. 1 college team, Utah, very heavily. I had some other big schools interested. I went on a recruiting trip at Michigan. Coach Plocki said, 'you will be just one of many at other schools, and here, you'll be the one that puts Michigan on the map. 'I thought, that's a big challenge.'" 58:, Wymer's parents were both gymnasts, and they introduced her to the sport at age 5. In 1994, Wymer recalled: "My parents put me in gymnastics, actually. I had so much energy and was always bouncing around. I think I was kind of annoying. So they started me in gymnastics to burn off all that energy." At age 8, she began to study gymnastics under Yusaku Hijioka at the Sunrise Gymnastics Academy in 83:
Wymer recalled that her "mistake" was dividing her high school time between gymnastics, student government, cheerleading and boyfriends. "I wanted to be involved in everything, but I regret that," she said. "I wish I had the mind and body I have today when I was younger. But I have to stop dwelling
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three consecutive years from 1993 to 1995, and was selected as a first-team All-American four times in the uneven bars, twice in the all-around, and once in the balance beam. Wymer broke U-M records for every individual event and received the first perfect 10 on the vault in school and conference
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individual all-around championship all four years at Michigan (1992–1995) and also helped Michigan win the Big Ten team championship all four years. Michigan's women gymnastics team was 116–9 over her four years, and 45–1 in the Big Ten. The Wolverines finished ninth in the NCAA championships
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Since January 2005, Wymer has been counseling clients in nutrition, lifestyle changes and personal training. Wymer has three daughters, Lindsay,Madison,and Coco. She has also worked as a construction estimator. In 2006, she became the first woman gymnast to be inducted into the
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said of Wymer, "She is the most intense person I have ever met. As an athlete, she obsesses with perfection. She has all the awards, but is still very much a team player. She's like a Baptist minister or something, the way she gets everyone fired up."
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Despite being an elite gymnast, Wymer did not make the 1988 U.S. Olympic team, finishing 26th at the 1988 U.S. nationals. By 1992, the 18-year-old Wymer decided to concentrate on a college career at the University of Michigan. In 1992, Wymer told the
345: 66:"I would get out of high school at noon, and train. We had to write letters to the superintendent and principal and convince them that this would be a good thing for me. At that time I was elite and competing with the nation's best." 100:'s conversion of the Michigan gymnastics program received a major boost when she succeeded in recruiting Wymer to Michigan. In recruiting Wymer, Plocki told her: "You can go to one of the three dominant schools ( 338: 79:"I probably won't even watch gymnastics during the Olympics. I always wonder how far I could have gotten if I had put 100 percent of my energy into gymnastics. Maybe when I get older, I'll be able to watch." 104:, Georgia or Alabama) and be another All-America on their list of All-Americas. Or, you can come to Michigan and be the first All-America." Wymer described her decision to attend Michigan as follows: 331: 122:
history. In 1995, Wymer was named Big Ten Athlete of the Year. In her gymnastics career, she scored more than ten perfect 10.0’s on three out of the four events. Michigan's coach,
62:. Wymer graduated from Southview High School in 1991 and was one of the most highly-recruited gymnasts in the United States. Wymer later described her high school regimen as follows: 1560: 486: 156: 144: 43: 1091: 1077: 1054: 1040: 1013: 934: 907: 893: 879: 865: 851: 837: 823: 809: 795: 781: 754: 740: 726: 699: 685: 671: 657: 643: 629: 615: 601: 587: 547: 520: 506: 492: 478: 464: 450: 436: 422: 408: 394: 380: 366: 1545: 1105: 994: 789: 748: 693: 609: 416: 734: 595: 568: 541: 354: 1550: 1113: 1034: 1007: 955: 458: 1126: 1085: 981: 928: 887: 873: 1555: 1161: 216: 1099: 968: 803: 720: 707: 679: 665: 637: 117:
during Wyme's sophomore year, fourth in her junior year and second in her senior year. She won the NCAA event championship in the
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women's gymnastics teams was at a low point, having gone 0–13 in the conference in 1989 and 1–10 in 1988. Coach
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four times in the uneven bars, twice in the all-around, and once in the balance beam. In 1995, Wymer was named
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Jo-Ann Barnas (1997-04-16). "Worst to Best: U-M Gymnasts Set Sights on NCAA Title". Detroit Free Press.
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Wymer received her Bachelor's degree from the University of Michigan in 1995 and a Master's Degree in
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Michelle Kaufman (1993-03-22). "Wymer, Leung Gym Dandy for U-M". Detroit Free Press.
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Corey Roepken (2006-04-20). "Plocki enjoys fruits of her labor". Ann Arbor News.
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three consecutive years from 1993 to 1995 and was a first-team
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NCAA Gymnastics Championships – Women's Uneven Bars
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NCAA
University of Michigan
uneven bars
All-American
Big Ten
University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor
Sylvania, Ohio
Toledo, Ohio
Detroit Free Press
University of Michigan
Bev Plocki
Utah
Big Ten Conference
uneven bars
Bev Plocki
kinesiology
University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor
University of Michigan Athletic Hall of Honor










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