Jenny Covers

Class:
Senior
High School:
Prairie Ridge HS
Hometown:
Prairie Grove, Ill.

2015 - Senior Season:Â Appeared in thirteen of fourteen season meets competing in vault, uneven bars, balance beam, floor exercise, and all-around - placed first in vault (9.850), third on the uneven bars (9.825), and tied for second on floor exercise (9.825) at the meet vs. Iowa State (1/11) - finished second on vault tallying 9.850 at Maryland (1/15) - scored a 9.875 on vault earning a third place finish vs. Oklahoma (1/17) - at Michigan State (1/24), earned a 9.825 on uneven bars tying teammate Lyndsey Mable for fourth place - finished third on vault with a 9.775, tied for second on the uneven bars with a score of 9.800, and placed second (39.150) in the All-Around against Ohio State (1/31) - at the Illinois meet, placed second on vault tallying 9.875, tied for third on the balance beam (9.850) and placed third in the all-around (39.175) - tied for third on vault (9.850) and uneven bars (9.775) at Iowa State (2/20) - tallied a team high 9.850 on vault at LSU (3/6) - placed fourth on vault scoring 9.925 andÂ tied for first on uneven bars with a 9.925 surpassing a previous season high score at the Big Ten Qualifier (3/14) - tied for fifth on uneven bars scoring 9.900 at the Big Ten Championships (3/21).Â

2014 - Junior Season:Â Competed in 13 of the team's 14 meets and performed on vault and uneven parallel bars in each appearance - competed in the all around five times, establishing a career-best score of 39.250 that included a career-high 9.875 on the floor exercise at the Big Ten Championships (March 22) - notched the highest balance beam score of her career with a 9.800 against Iowa State (March 1) and tied it two weeks later at the Big Ten Quad (March 15) - tied her career-high score of 9.825 on the uneven bars three times and won the event with that score Jan. 25 versus Illinois - registered a season-high score of 9.900 on the vault three times, including Jan. 13 at Washington to win the event.

2013 - Sophomore Season:Â Competed in all 14 meets for the season - earned Most Improved Award - saw career-best score on floor (9.850) and all around (39.250) against Penn State, Kent State, and Towson (Jan. 19) - captured all-around title (39.950) against Iowa State (2/24) - finished floor tied for 24 (9.800) at Big Ten Championships - finished in five-way tie for first on vault with score of 9.950 at NCAA Qualifier - co-champion on vault at the Gainseville Regional with career-high score of 9.950.

2012 - Freshman Season:Â Served as a vault and uneven bars specialist with vaulting in every meet - claimed two vault titles - made her first career appearance against Ohio State (Jan. 7) with a 9.800 on vault and 9.450 on bars - claimed first in vault with a 9.800 at Best of Minnesota (Feb. 11) - notched a 9.675 on bars, which was her best score of the year, at Iowa (Feb. 24) - recorded a personal-best vault score of 9.875 at Arkansas (March 2) - tied for first on vault with a 9.850 against Iowa State (3/10) - helped the Gophers notch a team-high score of 49.300 on vault at the Big Ten Championships (3/24) - scored a 9.850 or better in four of the last five meets - received her first letter.

High School/Club:Â A 2011 graduate of Prairie Ridge High School - competed for her high school gymnastics team and also trained at Crystal Lake Gymnastics - 2010 Illinois state champion on vault and floor, also grabbed third in the all around at the Illinois High School Association (IHSA) state meet - at the Junior Olympic Regional meet, she was the runner-up on vault and placed seventh on bars - did not qualify to the national meet after having limited time to prepare for regionals due to an injury - at the J.O. State Championship in 2010, she was the runner-up on vault, placed fourth on bars, and was seventh in the all around - placed second on vault at 2010 J.O. Ragionals - in 2009, she was the IHSA all-around and vault champion, while coming in second on bars and floor.

Personal:Â Majored in communications - four-time letterwinner as a member of her high school gymnastics team - also lettered in cheerleading - competed in club volleyball as well - the daughter of Bill and Kathy Covers - has a younger brother, Brett.

Jenny Covers's SeasonÂ Highs (As of 7/27/15)
Event	Vault	Bars	Beam	Floor	All Around
2015	9.925	9.925*	9.875*	9.825	39.225
2014	9.900	9.875	9.875*	9.875*	39.250*
2013	9.950*	9.825	9.800	9.850	39.250*
2012	9.875	9.675	---	---	---

*Indicates Career High