University of Minnesota Athletics

2023-24 Gymnastics Roster

Hooten, Mya
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Hooten, Mya
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Hooten, Mya
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Mya Hooten

Mya Hooten

  • Class:
    Senior
  • Height:
    5-4
  • High School:
    Chanhassen
  • Hometown:
    Woodbury, Minn.
  • Major:
    Business & Marketing Education; Master's in Human Resources and Industrial Relations
FEATURE STORIES
Carlson School of Management Feature
Gopher Roundtable Podcast
Mya Hooten's Career Nearly Ended Before it Started
On the Beam BTN Story
WCCO Feature
Ninth Perfect 10

HONORS & AWARDS
Nine Career Perfect 10's on Floor (Last one: March 17, 2024)
AAI Award Nominee (2024, 2025)
Academic All-Big Ten (2020-21, 2021-22, 2022-23, 2023-24, 2024-25)
All-Big Ten First Team (2021, 2023, 2024, 2025)
All-Big Ten Second Team (2022)
Big Ten All-Championships Team (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
Big Ten Co-Gymnast of the Week (Feb. 4, 2023)
Big Ten Floor Champion (2022, 2023, 2024)
Big Ten Uneven Bars Champion (2024)
Big Ten Vault Champion (2023, 2024)
Big Ten Gymnast to Watch (2024, 2025)
Big Ten Medal of Honor (2025)
Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week (Feb. 16, 2021, Jan. 25, 2022, March 1, 2022, March 13, 2022, Jan. 24, 2023, Feb. 1, 2023, Jan. 16, 2024, Jan. 30, 2024, Feb. 13, 2024, Feb. 27, 2024, March 19, 2024, Jan. 14, 2025, March 11, 2025)
Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2022-23)
Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Feb. 16, 2021, Feb. 22, 2021, March 8, 2021)
CSC Academic All-District (2023-24)
CSC First Team Academic All-America (2023-24)
NCAA Championships First Team All-America on Floor (2021, 2022)
NCAA Championships Second Team All-American on Vault (2021, 2022)
NCAA Championships Second Team All-American on Floor (2025)
NCAA Fayetteville Regional Champion on Vault (2024)
WCGA First Team All-American on Floor (2021, 2022, 2023, 2024)
WCGA First Team All-American on Vault (2024)
WCGA Second Team All-American on Floor (2025)
WCGA Second Team All-American on Vault (2022, 2023)
WCGA Scholastic All-American (2023, 2024)

2025 | REDSHIRT SENIOR SEASON
Competed in all 15 meets in 2025 • Nationals Qualifier on Floor • NCAA Championships Second Team All-American on Floor • WCGA Second Team All-American on Floor • Academic All-Big Ten • Two-Time Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week • AAI Award Nominee • posted a 9.900 on vault and 9.825 on floor in the season-opener vs. CMU, winning event titles on both (Jan. 4) • earned a 9.950 on vault and 9.900 on floor at New Hampshire (Jan. 11) • took home two event titles at UNH and was named Big Ten Co-Event Specialist of the Week (Jan. 14) • went 9.850 on vault, 9.825 on bars and 9.925 on the floor vs. Penn State, taking home an event title on the floor (Jan. 18) • earned a 9.850 on vault at Iowa (Jan. 26) • posted a 9.850 on vault and 9.925 on the floor vs. Washington, taking home a floor event title (Feb. 1) • won her fifth floor event title of the season with a 9.925 at Michigan State • earned a season-best 9.900 on bars at MSU while going 9.850 on vault (Feb. 8) • had her best meet of the season at Ohio State, winning event titles on vault (9.950), bars (9.900) and floor (9.925) on Feb. 16 • tied a career-best with a 9.950 on the uneven bars and posted a 9.925 on the floor, winning event titles on both vs. Nebraska (Feb. 22) • won her eighth straight floor title at the Big 4 Meet with a 9.925 (March 1) • won event titles on floor (9.950) and vault (9.925) vs. Illinois State, capturing event titles on both (March 8) • named Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week for the third time this season on March 11 • won an event title with a 9.950 on floor on Senior Day in her final meet at the Pav (March 16) • went 9.875 on vault and floor, 9.825 on bars at the Big Ten Championships (March 22) • went 9.925 on floor to qualify for nationals at the regional semifinals at Utah (April 3) • totaled scores of 9.875 on vault, 9.850 on bars and 9.900 on floor at the regional finals (April 5) • finished tied for fifth with a 9.8875 floor score at the nationals, earning Second Team NCAA Championships All-American honors.

2024 | SENIOR SEASON
Nationals Individual Qualifier on Vault • NCAA Regional Vault Champion • WCGA First Team All-American on Floor and Vault • Big Ten Floor, Uneven Bars and Vault Champion • Big Ten All-Championships Team • First Team All-Big Ten • 5x Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week • Big Ten Gymnast to Watch • AAI Award Nominee • to open the 2024 season, Hooten posted 9.875's on vault, bars and floor at the Mean Girls Super 16 (Jan. 6) • posted her seventh career perfect 10 on floor in a Minnesota's meet win over Eastern Michigan • she also tallied a 9.775 on vault and a 9.875 on uneven bars (Jan. 13) • named Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week (Jan. 14) • posted a season-best 9.950 on vault and a 9.950 on floor against Iowa, taking home two event titles (Jan. 22) • tied a season-best with a 9.950 on vault against Maryland (Jan. 27) • Named B1G Event Specialist of the Week for the second time this season • won an event title on vault at Penn State, posting a 9.900 • earned a 9.850 on floor at PSU (Feb. 3) • totaled her eighth career perfect 10 on floor and second of the season against Michigan • also tied a career-high and won an event title on the uneven bars with a 9.950 in a home meet against the Wolverines (Feb. 10) • took home Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week honors after the Michigan meet (Feb. 13) • earned another event title with a 9.975 on floor at Illinois (Feb. 18) • also totaled a 9.900 on bars and a 9.800 on vault against the Illini • tallied a 9.975 on floor at Big Fives to win the event title • posted a 9.900 on bars and a 9.825 on vault at B1G Fives (Feb. 23) • earned a 9.950 on floor, 9.925 on vault at Boise State (March 1) • totaled a 9.925 on bars, 9.900 on vault and 9.875 on floor at Alabama (March 8) • totaled her ninth career perfect 10, including her third of the season, on senior day at Maturi Pavilion (March 17) • named Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week (March 19) • took home Big Ten Co-Floor, Uneven Bars and Vault individual titles at Michigan State, her fourth, fifth and sixth career Big Ten championships • went 9.950 on the floor, 9.925 on vars and a career-best 9.975 on vault to win the titles (March 23) • won the Fayetteville Regional on vault with a 9.975, tying her career-high • also went 9.950 on floor and 9.850 on uneven bars at the regional semis (April 4) • tied her career-high with a 9.950 on uneven bars and went 9.950 on the floor at the regional finals (April 6).

2023 | JUNIOR SEASON
Scored 9.925 on vault, 9.800 on bars, 9.125 on beam and 9.900 on floor at the Best of Minnesota meet, leading to an all-around score of 38.750 in her first collegiate competition as an all-around competitor • Scored 9.875 on vault, a career-high 9.950 on bars, 9.050 on beam and 9.925 on floor, totaling a 38.800 all-around score at the Wasatch Classic • Scored a 9.900 on vault, 9.925 on bars and 9.950 on floor against Penn State • Scored a season-high 9.975 on floor at Iowa. Also scored 9.900 on vault and 9.875 on bars. Competed exhibition on beam • Scored a career-high 39.675 in the all-around against Illinois, which included her fifth career perfect 10 on floor, 9.975 on vault (tied her career high), 9.875 on bars, and a career-high 9.825 on beam • Finished with an all-around score of 39.500 after scoring 9.950 on vault and bars, 9.625 on beam and 9.975 on floor against Michigan • Earned a score of 9.950 on floor, 9.825 on vault and 9.850 on bars at Maryland. She also competed exhibition on beam • Earned an all-around score of 38.825, including 9.875 on bars, 9.825 on vault and floor, and 9.300 on beam at Big Five meet • Earned her sixth career perfect 10 on floor against Boise State, also scored 9.900 on vault and 9.900 on bars • Posted scores of 9.825 on vault, 9.750 on bars and 9.925 on floor at Arkansas, also competed exhibition on beam • Claimed Big Ten titles on floor and vault with scores of 9.950 and 9.925, respectively. Scored 9.900 on bars as well • Finished her season with scores of 9.925 on vault, 9.900 on floor and 9.825 on bars at the Denver Regional • Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week for week 3 • Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week for week 4 • Named Big Ten Co-Gymnast of the Week after performance against Illinois • Named All-Big Ten First Team • Named a 2023 Big Ten Gymnast to Watch • Academic All-Big Ten • First Team WCGA All-American on floor and Second Team on vault.

2022 | SOPHOMORE SEASON
Opened season with a 9.900 on floor, 9.850 on bars and 9.775 on vault against Iowa/UCLA • recorded second career perfect 10 on floor against Michigan and also had a 9.850 on vault and 9.800 on bars • named the Big Ten Specialist of the Week on January 25 • scored a 9.775 on vault and 9.250 on bars at Illinois • competed on vault (9.775), bars (9.825) and floor (9.975) against Ohio State • tied her career high on vault (9.950) and scored a 9.850 on bars at Maryland • placed first on floor at the Big Five Meet with a 9.975 and also scored a 9.850 on vault and a 9.825 on bars • had a career meet against Iowa as recorded a perfect 10 on the floor, set a career high on the vault with a 9.975 and tied her career high on the bars with a 9.875 • tied her career high on the vault with a 9.975 at Utah and also scored a 9.925 on the floor and a 9.675 on the bars • recorded her third perfect 10 on the floor this year (fourth of her career) against LIU, Temple and Utah State and also scored a 9.875 on vault tied her career high with a 9.875 on bars • claimed a Big Ten event championship title on the floor with a 9.950 and also scored a 9.950 on the vault and a 9.875 on the bars at the Big Ten Championships • set a career high on bars with a 9.900 at the NCAA Regional Semifinals and also scored a 9.900 on vault and a 9.950 on floor • scored a 9.900 on vault, a 9.800 on bars and 9.975 on floor at the NCAA Regional Final • competed on vault (9.9000), bars (9.8500) and floor (9.9500) at the NCAA Championships, finishing tied for eighth on the vault and tied for fourth on the floor • earned NCAA Championships First Team All American honors on the floor and Second Team accolades on the vault • named WCGA First Team All-American on floor and Second Team on vault • Second Team All-Big Ten • named Academic All-Big Ten. 

2021 | FRESHMAN SEASON
Made her collegiate debut against Iowa, competing on bars (9.750) and floor (9.950), and tied for the event title on floor • posted a 9.800 on vault, 9.800 on bars and 9.625 on floor at Michigan • competed on vault (9.750), bars (9.725) and floor (9.925) against Penn State • placed second of floor with a 9.925, earned a 9.750 on vault and 8.950 on bars at Iowa • recorded a 9.925 on floor and set career-highs on vault (9.875) and bars (9.875), won first bars title of career at Iowa tri-meet • named Big Ten Event Specialist and Freshman of the Week on Feb 26 • shared the event title on floor with a 9.925, finished fourth on bars (9.850) and fifth on fault (9.875) against Rutgers • earned Big Ten Freshman of the Week honors for the second week in a row on Feb. 22 • contributed a 9.850 vault, 9.825 bars and 9.850 floor score at the Big Five Meet • recorded a 9.875 on vault, 9.800 on bars and posted the first perfect 10 of her career on floor, also becoming the first Gopher in program history to achieve perfection on floor • named Big Ten Freshman of the Week on March 8 • put up a 9.875 on vault, 9.825 on bars and 9.950 on floor at Illinois • scored a 9.900 on vault, 9.850 on bars and 9.900 on floor at the Big Ten Championship • earned a 9.900 on vault, 9.800 on bars and 9.900 on floor at the NCAA Regional Semifinal • recorded a 9.950 on vault, 9.950 on floor and 9.800 pm bars at the Athens Regional Final • • notched a 9.875 on vault, 9.738 on bars and 9.950 on floor at the NCAA National Championship Semifinal • First Team All-Big Ten • WCGA All-American on floor • earned NCAA All-American honors on floor and second-team honors on vault

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Graduated from Chanhassen High School • competed for Classic Gymnastics • 2017 & 2018 national qualifier • placed 2nd on floor and 7th all-around at Nationals in 2017 • finished 8th all-around at Nationals in 2018 • 2019 Nastia Liukin Cup participant and National floor champion.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Phil Hooten and Kari Conroy • most memorable sports thrill was making it to the Nastia Liukin Cup in 2019 earned her bachelor's degree in business and marketing education • pursuing her master's in human resources and industrial relations.
 
Mya Hooten's Season Highs 
Event Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around
2025 9.950 *9.950 --- 9.950 ---
2024 *9.975 9.950 --- *10.000 ---
2023 9.975 9.950 *9.825 10.000 *39.675
2022 9.975 9.900 --- 10.000 ---
2021 9.950 9.875 --- 10.000 ---
*Denotes career high
Signing the Block M
Tuesday, May 20
Mya Hooten: NCAA Floor Final
Friday, April 18
Mya Hooten Previews NCAA Championships
Monday, April 14
NCAA Qualifier Mya Hooten
Monday, April 07