Cierra Tomson

Class:
Senior
High School:
Seacoast Christian Academy
Hometown:
Jacksonville, Fla.

2014 -Junior Season:Â Competed in 13 meets with 11 all-around appearances - Second Team All-Big Ten - had five event wins, including four on the uneven parallel bars - won the all around against Washington with a career-best 39.375 score including a career-high 9.850 on the balance beam (Jan. 13) - matched her 39.375 score against Iowa State, helping guide the Gophers to their highest team score ever at the Sports Pavilion, a 197.250 (March 1) - posted a career-best 9.925 on bars when the Gophers hosted the Cyclones (March 1) - tied a career-high with a 9.900 vault at Texas Woman's (March 9) - scored the best floor exercise score of her career with a 9.900 in Minnesota's first meet of the year (Jan. 11) and tied the mark twice (Jan. 25 and March 9) - Academic All-Big Ten.

2013 -Sophomore Season:Â Competed in all 14 meets for the season and was named to the Academic All-Big Ten team - shared Mariam Award, which is given to the gymnast who does everything possible to be the best gymnast and person she can be - recorded career-high on vault of 9.900 to tie for first place against Illinois (Feb. 9) - led Gophers and tied career-high with 9.900 on bars to help Gophers achieve their second-high total on bars for the season against Ohio State - scored 9.800 on floor at Big Ten Championships helping Minnesota finish with a solid score of 49.225 - at NCAA Qualifier, finished with score of 9.850 on bars.

2012 -Freshman Season:Â Performed in the all around every meet except for two - claimed one first place on bars - made career debut by tying for first on bars with a 9.800 and posting a season-best floor score of 9.850 against Ohio State (Jan. 7) - recorded her personal-best beam routine of 9.775 at Iowa (Feb. 24) while helping the Gophers notch a season-best score of 49.000 - matched career-best beam score of 9.775 at Arkansas (March 2) - scored a 9.750 and assisted Minnesota in scoring a season-high 49.325 on floor against Iowa State (March 10) - posted career-highs on vault (9.850), bars (9.850), and all around 39.250) while helping the Gophers notch a season-high bars score of 49.075 at Denver (March 17) - tied personal-best vault score of 9.850 at the Big Ten Championships (March 24) - named Minnesota's Freshman of the Year - received first letter.

High School/Club:Â A 2011 graduate of Seacoast Christian Academy in Jacksonville, Fla. - Trained at Gymnastics Unlimited under coaches Lisa Beadle and Michelle Aspinwall She is a five-time Junior Olympic Regional qualifier and a two-time national championship qualifier (2008, 2011) - At 2011 nationals, she tied for sixth on vault and came in 19th in the all around competition - At the J.O. Regional Championship, she tied for third place in the all-around, was fifth on bars, seventh on vault and beam, and ninth on floor - Did not compete in 2010 due to an injury - In 2009, she was the all around champion at the Florida State Championship - Won three titles (all around, floor, vault) and was the runner-up on bars and beam at the 2009 Gasparilla Invitational - At the J.O. National Championship in 2008, she placed 13th on bars, 19th on floor and 15th in the all around - Finished second in the all around at regionals in 2008 - At the 2008 state meet, she finished second in the all around and was the vault champion - Won three titles (all around, floor, vault) at the 2008 Gasparilla Invitational - Recorded highest all around score in the junior division at the 2008 Sand Dollar Invitational.

Personal: Member of the National Honor Society - held a perfect 4.0 grade point average throughout high school - she is the first student from her high school to earn a collegiate athletic scholarship in any sport - the daughter of Michael Tomson and Barbara Jones - Has a younger sister, Desi - plans to major in finance at the University of Minnesota.

Cierra Tomson's SeasonÂ Highs (As of 7/27/15)
Event	Vault	Bars	Beam	Floor	All Around
2015	9.875	9.925*	9.875*	9.900*	39.200
2014	9.900*	9.925*	9.850	9.900*	39.375*
2013	9.900*	9.900	9.825	9.875	39.350
2012	9.850	9.850	9.775	9.850	39.250

*Indicates career high.