Yuri Nagai

Class:
Senior
High School:
Maryville HS
Hometown:
Maryville, Tenn.
Prev School:
Premier North Gymnastics

2011 Season:

Competed on vault and bars in the first nine meets of the season before she was sidelined due to a foot injury • Averaged 9.603 on vault and 9.658 on bars • Started off the season with a 9.675 on vault and a 9.750 on bars against Ohio State on Jan. 8 • Earned 9.675 and 9.750 for her vault and bars routine, respectively, against Iowa on Jan. 15 • Scored a 9.675 on vault and a 9.700 on bars to add to the team win against Michigan State on Jan. 22 • Posted 9.550 for her vault routine while scoring 9.700 on bars on Jan. 29 in the meet against Air Force • At Illinois, earned marks of 9.625 and 9.725 on vault and bars, respectively • Set a season-high score of 9.775 on vault at the Best of Minnesota Meet where she also score 9.750 for her bars routine • The next weekend, she again posted 9.775 on vault to tie for third place on the event and also scored 9.075 on bars • Earned marks of 9.675 and 9.700 on vault and bars, respectively • Set a season-high on bars with a score of 9.775 while earning 9.000 for her vault routine • Is ranked among the Big Ten Conference at No. 35 on bars and No. 39 on vault • Ranks nationally at No. 200 on uneven bars and No. 255 on vault.

2010 Season:

Competed on bars in 12 of 14 meets, missing two meets after sustaining a neck injury on her bars dismount at Penn State (1/30) • Compiled a bars average score of 9.583 • Earned her best bars score of the season, a 9.80, at Iowa • Competed on vault in 10 meets, earning her season-high score of 9.75 against Michigan State • A letterwinner.

2009 Season:

Competed on vault, bars and floor in every meet of the season • Tied with Alexis Russell for Minnesota[apos]s top score on bars at Denver with a 9.825 to place third • Tied with Kendra Elm for the team[apos]s best floor score at Nebraska (9.800) • Her vault score counted toward the team score at 12 of 13 meets • Had her best meet against Iowa (3/14), earning career-best scores in all three events in which she competed • Compiled season-average scores of 9.669 on vault, 9.727 on bars, and 9.554 on floor.

2008 Season:

Competed on bars at 13 meets • Was the team[apos]s top scorer on bars against New Hampshire (1/19) with a 9.650 to take second place • Earned a personal best mark of 9.825 on bars at the Best of Minnesota meet (2/9) • Compiled an average score of 9.648 on bars • Competed on vault and floor once each • Earned a 9.450 on vault against Oklahoma (3/22) • Scored 9.375 on floor against New Hampshire (1/19).

High School/Club:

Has been a member of the Japan Junior National Team • She competed in the Australian Youth Festival in 2003, where she finished seventh in the all around • Qualified to compete in the J.O. National Championships multiple times, but was unable to compete until 2007 when U.S. citizenship was no longer a requirement to participate • Despite suffering an elbow injury earlier in the 2007 season, she was able to continue training and was healthy enough to compete at the national level championship • Had a high score of 9.275 on the bars at the 2007 J.O. National meet.

Personal:

A graduate of Maryville High School in Maryville, Tenn. • A native of Japan • Plans to major in sports management • Daughter of Takeshi Nagai and Masumi Nagai • Has a younger brother, Ryoichiro.