Justine Cherwink

Class:
Junior
High School:
Aledo HS
Hometown:
Aledo, Texas

CAREER HIGH SCORES
Vault: 9.750 (March 12, 2011)
Bars: 9.750 (March 12, 2011)
Beam: 9.800 (three times, last: Feb. 16, 2013)
Floor: 9.850 (twice, last: March 22, 2014)

2014 ?SENIOR SEASON
Competed in eight meets on the floor and performed on the balance beam in four meets ?named Academic All-Big Ten ?set a career-high score on the floor with a 9.850 Feb. 7 against Ohio State and tied that mark at the Big Ten Championships (March 22) ?had a season-best beam score of 9.750 at the Big Ten Quad (March 15).

2013 ? JUNIOR SEASON
Competed in five meets for the season ? named to Academic All-Big Ten team ? saw career-best score on uneven bars (9.675), beam (9.800), and floor (9.000) against Michigan State (Feb. 1) ? finished tied for seventh on beam against Central Michigan, Michigan and Iowa State (Jan. 26).

2012 ?SOPHOMORE SEASON
Sat out the first 10 meets, due to a torn Achilles ? made her 2012 debut at home against Iowa State (March 10) and scored a 9.700 on bars ? posted a season-high 9.725 on uneven bars while also helping the Gophers notch a team-high score of 49.075 on the event ? received her second letter.

2011 ?FRESHMAN SEASON
After sitting out most of the season due to an achilles injury, she made her Golden Gopher debut at Iowa State on March 4 where she earned a score of 9.725 on uneven bars ? competed on vault and uneven bars against N.C. State on March 12 to post career-high scores of 9.750 on both events ? at the Big Ten Championships March 19, she tallied scores of 9.625 on vault and 9.125 on uneven bars ? competed for the Gophers on two events at the NCAA Regional Meet in Ann Arbor, Mich. April 2 and tallied scores of 9.725 on vault and 8.750 on uneven bars.

HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB
Attended Texas Woman's University in 2009-10 and did not compete before transferring to Minnesota? trained at Denton Gymnastics Academy ? qualified for the 2010 Junior Olympic National Championship ? competed in the Senior B division, where she finished 31st in the all around, tied for seventh place on vault, and tied for eighth place on floor ? earlier in the season, she finished first at the Region 3 meet ? was a 2009 Junior Olympic National Invitational Tournament qualifier where she finished sixth in the all around, and was the runner up on vault ? also tied for sixth place on floor and finished sixth on bars ? Competed in soccer at Aledo High School ? was a soccer letterwinner and helped her team to a District Championship ? has also competed in hockey, football, and ultimate frisbee.

PERSONAL
A 2009 graduate of Aledo High School ? joined the Gophers with sophomore academic standing after completing one year of college at Texas Women's University ? earned a spot on the TWU Dean's List for both fall semester of 2009 and spring 2010 ? as a high school student, she ranked No. 6 of 367 students in her class, and was a National Honor Society member ? was a National Merit Commended Student and earned Academic All-State honors from the Texas Association of Soccer Coaches ? is majoring in chemical engineering with a minor in physics ? the daughter of David and Vanruenee Cherwink ? has and older brother, Joe.