University of Minnesota Athletics
2021-22 Gymnastics Roster
Loper, Ona
Ona Loper
- Class:
- Fifth Year
- High School:
- May River High School
- Hometown:
- Bluffton, S.C.
Bio
2022 | FIFTH YEAR SEASON
Named to the Big Ten Gymnasts to Watch List • opened the season with a 9.950 to win the event title on vault, a 9.875 on beam, 9.850 on bars, 9.850 on floor and 39.525 in the all-around against Iowa/UCLA • recorded a perfect 10 on vault, a 9.925 on floor, 9.900 on bars and beam and a career-high 39.725 in the all-around against Michigan • named the Big Ten Gymnast of the Week on January 25 • scored a 9.900 on vault, 9.875 on bars, 9.850 on beam and 9.875 on floor for a 39.500 all-around score at Illinois • set a career high in the all-around against Ohio State with a 39.750 (fourth-best score in school history) and scored 9.975 on vault, 9.950 on bars (career high), 9.875 on beam and 9.950 on floor (tied career high) • recorded a perfect 10 on vault, a 9.925 on floor and a 9.875 on bars and beam as she won the all-around title with a 39.675 at Maryland • competed at the Big Five Meet and tied for second on the floor with a 9.925 and also scored a 9.850 on the bars and a 9.200 on the vault and beam • placed second in the all-around against Iowa with a 39.625 after scoring a 9.875 on the vault, 9.925 on the bars, 9.900 on the beam and a 9.925 on the floor • tied for the all-around title at Utah with a 39.675 after scored a 9.950 on vault, 9.900 on bars, tying a career high on beam with a 9.925 and a 9.900 on floor • tied teammate Lexy Ramler for the all-around title against LIU, Temple and Utah State with a 39.650 after placing first on vault (9.925), tying for first on bars (9.900), tying for third on beam (9.875) and tying for second (9.950, tied career high) on floor • scored a 39.375 in the all-around at the Big Ten Championships after scoring a 9.850 on vault, a 9.900 on bars, a 9.725 on beam and a 9.900 on floor • tied teammate Ramler for first in the all-around at the NCAA Regional Semifinal with a score of 39.675 after totaling a 9.950 on vault, 9.925 on bars, a 9.900 on beam and floor • won the all-around at the NCAA Regional Final with a 39.700 after scoring a 9.950 on vault, a 9.900 on bars, 9.900 on beam and a 9.950 on floor • finished 16th in the all-around at the NCAA Championships with a 39.3500 after scoring a 9.8375 on vault, a 9.9000 on bars, 9.8250 on beam and a 9.8875 on floor • named a finalist for the AAI Award • earned NCAA Championships Second Team All American honors on bars and the all-around • named a WCGA First Team All-American on the vault and in the all-around • First Team All-Big Ten • named Academic All-Big Ten
2021 | SENIOR SEASON
Named to the Big Ten Gymnasts to Watch List • won the all-around title and tied a career-high against Iowa (39.225), took the vault title (9.950) and a share of the bars (9.925) and floor (9.950) titles, notched career-high on bars and floor, recorded a 9.800 on beam • named the Big Ten Gymnast of the Week on 1/18/21 • posted a 9.900 on vault to win the event title, a 9.925 to win the floor event title, a 9.850 on beam and a 9.825 on bars at Michigan • came in second in the all-around against Penn State with a 38.900, scored a 9.875 on vault and a 9.825 on both beam and floor • placed second in the all-around with a 39.500, tied for the floor title (9.950), took a share of second on vault (9.925), tied for third on bars (9.850) and earned a 9.775 beam at Iowa • recorded second career perfect 10 on vault to win the event title and notched a 9.925 on floor, 9.825 on bars and 9.250 on beam at Iowa tri-meet • came in second in the all-around with a 39.550, tallied a 9.950 on vault, 9.775 on bars, 9.900 on beam and 9.925 on floor against Rutgers, earning a share of the floor title • contributed a 9.900 on floor, 9.900 on bars, 9.875 on vault and 9.850 at the Big Five Meet to place second all-around with a 39.525 • recorded a 9.875 on vault and bars, 9.825 on beam, 9.950 on floor and 39.525 in the all-around against Nebraska • placed third in the all-around (38.975) at Illinois after putting up a 9.850 on vault, 9.925 on bars, 9.275 on beam and 9.925 on floor • scored a 9.850 on vault, 9.925 on bars, 9.850 on beam, 9.50 on floor and 39.575 in the all-around at the Big Ten Championships to become the Big Ten Floor Champion and runner-up in the all-around • earned a 10.000 on vault, 9.725 on bars, 9.875 on beam, 9.950 on floor and 39.550 in the all-around at the NCAA Regional Semifinal • recorded a 9.900 on vault, 9.825 on bars. 9.725 pm beam and 9.250 on floor at the Athens Regional Final • notched a 9.963 on vault for third place, 9.875 on bars, 9.875 on beam and 9.925 on floor for a 39.638 all-around score for fourth place at the NCAA National Championship Semifinal • First Team All-Big Ten • WCGA All-American on vault, and Second Team All-American on floor and in the all-around • Athens Regional Vault and Floor Champion • earned NCAA All-American honors on vault and in the all-around, along with second-team All-American honors on floor • AAI Award nominee • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar • CoSIDA Academic All-District • CoSIDA Academic All-America • Academic All-Big Ten • WCGA Scholastic All-American
2020 | JUNIOR SEASON
Named to the Big Ten Gymnasts to Watch List • competed in the all-around against Denver (39.225) • posted a career-high all-around score of 39.500 against Rutgers, BGSU and Ursinus, and won the floor (9.900) and vault (9.925) titles • earned her first all-around title with a career-high 39.525, won the floor (9.925) and vault (9.925) against Illinois • won her second all-around title with a new career-high 39.550, won her third-straight vault and floor titles at Ohio State • won the all-around with a 39.400, recorded a season-high 9.875 on bars to tie her career-high, earned her first uneven bars event title • had an all-around score of 39.500 to finish second, won her fourth floor title with a 9.900, finished third on beam and second on vault with a 9.875 against Nebraska • Put up a 9.825 on beam and 9.875 on floor at Big 5s • went third in the all-around (39.375) at Missouri quad meet, tied for second on beam (9.875) and finished second on floor with a 9.900 • posted her first career perfect 10 on vault at NC State to finish first, set a career-high in the all-around with a 39.625, finished second on beam (9.925) and fourth on bars (9.850) • won 12 event titles • won a pair of Big Ten Gymnast of Week awards • named a WCGA Regular Season Second Team All-American in the all-around • All-Big Ten First Team selection • Academic All-Big Ten • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award recipient • Season ended on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns.
2019 | SOPHOMORE SEASON
Competed all-around • notched a career-high 9.875 on bars in two consecutive meets: vs Maryland (Feb. 15) and at the Big Five meet (Feb. 23) • earned a 9.925 on vault, a 9.875 on bars and a 9.825 on floor at the Big Five meet (Feb. 23) • recorded a career-high all-around score of 39.450 at the Elevate the Stage quad meet with scores of 9.875 on vault, 9.850 on bars, 9.825 on beam and a 9.900 on floor (Mar. 8) • matched her career-high all-around score of 39.450 vs Pittsburgh with scores of 9.875 on vault, 9.825 on bars, 9.850 on beam and a season-high 9.900 on floor (Mar. 2) • ranked No. 34 in the nation and No. 6 in the Big Ten in the all-around • posted a career-high beam score of 9.925 and a 9.900 on vault at the Missouri quad meet (Mar. 15) • scored a career-high 9.950 on vault at the NCAA Regional Semifinals, becoming the Baton Rouge Regional Vault Champion, the first Regional Champion for the Gophers since 2016 • First Team All-Big Ten • Academic All-Big Ten.
2018 | FRESHMAN SEASON
Competed all-around • had season cut short due to injury • made collegiate debut with a 9.775 on vault and a 9.850 on beam in the season opener • competed all-around for the first time against Michigan State and recorded 39.100, including a 9.900 on vault and floor • posted a career-best 9.925 on floor at Nebraska • tied her career-best 39.100 in all-around competition against Illinois with a 9.900 vault and a 9.800 on floor • had a 9.900 on vault, a 9.850 on beam and a 9.850 on floor at Mardi Gras Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Graduated as the Salutatorian from May River High School • a 2016 and 2017 Georgia state champion on all-around and floor • a 2014, 2015 and 2017 Region 8 floor champion • won the 2017 Region 8 all-around and vault championships as well • a four-time Junior Olympic national qualifier • took second place on beam in the 2016 Junior Olympics • a 2017 Junior Olympic floor champion.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Stephen and Patricia Loper • has one brother (Henri) and one sister (Charlotte) • enjoys photography, volunteering, baking and reading outside of gymnastics • majoring in ICP health and wellness thematic, with minors in public health and global studies.
*Denotes career high
Named to the Big Ten Gymnasts to Watch List • opened the season with a 9.950 to win the event title on vault, a 9.875 on beam, 9.850 on bars, 9.850 on floor and 39.525 in the all-around against Iowa/UCLA • recorded a perfect 10 on vault, a 9.925 on floor, 9.900 on bars and beam and a career-high 39.725 in the all-around against Michigan • named the Big Ten Gymnast of the Week on January 25 • scored a 9.900 on vault, 9.875 on bars, 9.850 on beam and 9.875 on floor for a 39.500 all-around score at Illinois • set a career high in the all-around against Ohio State with a 39.750 (fourth-best score in school history) and scored 9.975 on vault, 9.950 on bars (career high), 9.875 on beam and 9.950 on floor (tied career high) • recorded a perfect 10 on vault, a 9.925 on floor and a 9.875 on bars and beam as she won the all-around title with a 39.675 at Maryland • competed at the Big Five Meet and tied for second on the floor with a 9.925 and also scored a 9.850 on the bars and a 9.200 on the vault and beam • placed second in the all-around against Iowa with a 39.625 after scoring a 9.875 on the vault, 9.925 on the bars, 9.900 on the beam and a 9.925 on the floor • tied for the all-around title at Utah with a 39.675 after scored a 9.950 on vault, 9.900 on bars, tying a career high on beam with a 9.925 and a 9.900 on floor • tied teammate Lexy Ramler for the all-around title against LIU, Temple and Utah State with a 39.650 after placing first on vault (9.925), tying for first on bars (9.900), tying for third on beam (9.875) and tying for second (9.950, tied career high) on floor • scored a 39.375 in the all-around at the Big Ten Championships after scoring a 9.850 on vault, a 9.900 on bars, a 9.725 on beam and a 9.900 on floor • tied teammate Ramler for first in the all-around at the NCAA Regional Semifinal with a score of 39.675 after totaling a 9.950 on vault, 9.925 on bars, a 9.900 on beam and floor • won the all-around at the NCAA Regional Final with a 39.700 after scoring a 9.950 on vault, a 9.900 on bars, 9.900 on beam and a 9.950 on floor • finished 16th in the all-around at the NCAA Championships with a 39.3500 after scoring a 9.8375 on vault, a 9.9000 on bars, 9.8250 on beam and a 9.8875 on floor • named a finalist for the AAI Award • earned NCAA Championships Second Team All American honors on bars and the all-around • named a WCGA First Team All-American on the vault and in the all-around • First Team All-Big Ten • named Academic All-Big Ten
2021 | SENIOR SEASON
Named to the Big Ten Gymnasts to Watch List • won the all-around title and tied a career-high against Iowa (39.225), took the vault title (9.950) and a share of the bars (9.925) and floor (9.950) titles, notched career-high on bars and floor, recorded a 9.800 on beam • named the Big Ten Gymnast of the Week on 1/18/21 • posted a 9.900 on vault to win the event title, a 9.925 to win the floor event title, a 9.850 on beam and a 9.825 on bars at Michigan • came in second in the all-around against Penn State with a 38.900, scored a 9.875 on vault and a 9.825 on both beam and floor • placed second in the all-around with a 39.500, tied for the floor title (9.950), took a share of second on vault (9.925), tied for third on bars (9.850) and earned a 9.775 beam at Iowa • recorded second career perfect 10 on vault to win the event title and notched a 9.925 on floor, 9.825 on bars and 9.250 on beam at Iowa tri-meet • came in second in the all-around with a 39.550, tallied a 9.950 on vault, 9.775 on bars, 9.900 on beam and 9.925 on floor against Rutgers, earning a share of the floor title • contributed a 9.900 on floor, 9.900 on bars, 9.875 on vault and 9.850 at the Big Five Meet to place second all-around with a 39.525 • recorded a 9.875 on vault and bars, 9.825 on beam, 9.950 on floor and 39.525 in the all-around against Nebraska • placed third in the all-around (38.975) at Illinois after putting up a 9.850 on vault, 9.925 on bars, 9.275 on beam and 9.925 on floor • scored a 9.850 on vault, 9.925 on bars, 9.850 on beam, 9.50 on floor and 39.575 in the all-around at the Big Ten Championships to become the Big Ten Floor Champion and runner-up in the all-around • earned a 10.000 on vault, 9.725 on bars, 9.875 on beam, 9.950 on floor and 39.550 in the all-around at the NCAA Regional Semifinal • recorded a 9.900 on vault, 9.825 on bars. 9.725 pm beam and 9.250 on floor at the Athens Regional Final • notched a 9.963 on vault for third place, 9.875 on bars, 9.875 on beam and 9.925 on floor for a 39.638 all-around score for fourth place at the NCAA National Championship Semifinal • First Team All-Big Ten • WCGA All-American on vault, and Second Team All-American on floor and in the all-around • Athens Regional Vault and Floor Champion • earned NCAA All-American honors on vault and in the all-around, along with second-team All-American honors on floor • AAI Award nominee • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar • CoSIDA Academic All-District • CoSIDA Academic All-America • Academic All-Big Ten • WCGA Scholastic All-American
2020 | JUNIOR SEASON
Named to the Big Ten Gymnasts to Watch List • competed in the all-around against Denver (39.225) • posted a career-high all-around score of 39.500 against Rutgers, BGSU and Ursinus, and won the floor (9.900) and vault (9.925) titles • earned her first all-around title with a career-high 39.525, won the floor (9.925) and vault (9.925) against Illinois • won her second all-around title with a new career-high 39.550, won her third-straight vault and floor titles at Ohio State • won the all-around with a 39.400, recorded a season-high 9.875 on bars to tie her career-high, earned her first uneven bars event title • had an all-around score of 39.500 to finish second, won her fourth floor title with a 9.900, finished third on beam and second on vault with a 9.875 against Nebraska • Put up a 9.825 on beam and 9.875 on floor at Big 5s • went third in the all-around (39.375) at Missouri quad meet, tied for second on beam (9.875) and finished second on floor with a 9.900 • posted her first career perfect 10 on vault at NC State to finish first, set a career-high in the all-around with a 39.625, finished second on beam (9.925) and fourth on bars (9.850) • won 12 event titles • won a pair of Big Ten Gymnast of Week awards • named a WCGA Regular Season Second Team All-American in the all-around • All-Big Ten First Team selection • Academic All-Big Ten • Big Ten Distinguished Scholar Award recipient • Season ended on March 12, 2020, when the Big Ten and NCAA they were ceasing competitions and championships because of COVID-19 public health concerns.
2019 | SOPHOMORE SEASON
Competed all-around • notched a career-high 9.875 on bars in two consecutive meets: vs Maryland (Feb. 15) and at the Big Five meet (Feb. 23) • earned a 9.925 on vault, a 9.875 on bars and a 9.825 on floor at the Big Five meet (Feb. 23) • recorded a career-high all-around score of 39.450 at the Elevate the Stage quad meet with scores of 9.875 on vault, 9.850 on bars, 9.825 on beam and a 9.900 on floor (Mar. 8) • matched her career-high all-around score of 39.450 vs Pittsburgh with scores of 9.875 on vault, 9.825 on bars, 9.850 on beam and a season-high 9.900 on floor (Mar. 2) • ranked No. 34 in the nation and No. 6 in the Big Ten in the all-around • posted a career-high beam score of 9.925 and a 9.900 on vault at the Missouri quad meet (Mar. 15) • scored a career-high 9.950 on vault at the NCAA Regional Semifinals, becoming the Baton Rouge Regional Vault Champion, the first Regional Champion for the Gophers since 2016 • First Team All-Big Ten • Academic All-Big Ten.
2018 | FRESHMAN SEASON
Competed all-around • had season cut short due to injury • made collegiate debut with a 9.775 on vault and a 9.850 on beam in the season opener • competed all-around for the first time against Michigan State and recorded 39.100, including a 9.900 on vault and floor • posted a career-best 9.925 on floor at Nebraska • tied her career-best 39.100 in all-around competition against Illinois with a 9.900 vault and a 9.800 on floor • had a 9.900 on vault, a 9.850 on beam and a 9.850 on floor at Mardi Gras Invitational.
HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Graduated as the Salutatorian from May River High School • a 2016 and 2017 Georgia state champion on all-around and floor • a 2014, 2015 and 2017 Region 8 floor champion • won the 2017 Region 8 all-around and vault championships as well • a four-time Junior Olympic national qualifier • took second place on beam in the 2016 Junior Olympics • a 2017 Junior Olympic floor champion.
PERSONAL: Daughter of Stephen and Patricia Loper • has one brother (Henri) and one sister (Charlotte) • enjoys photography, volunteering, baking and reading outside of gymnastics • majoring in ICP health and wellness thematic, with minors in public health and global studies.
| Ona Loper's Season Highs | ||||||
| Event | Vault | Bars | Beam | Floor | All-Around | |
| 2022 | *10.000 | *9.950 | *9.925 | *9.950 | *39.750 | |
| 2021 | *10.000 | 9.925 | 9.900 | *9.950 | 39.638 | |
| 2020 | *10.000 | 9.875 | *9.925 | 9.925 | 39.625 | |
| 2019 | 9.950 | 9.875 | 9.925 | 9.900 | 39.450 | |
| 2018 | 9.900 | 9.700 | 9.850 | 9.925 | 39.100 | |
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
