2016: competed vault and uneven bars...hit a career-best 9.50 on vault at Illinois State meet, Feb. 28...selected as NCGA All-American for Academics...UW-Stout Scholar-Athlete...2015: competed vault, uneven bars, balance beam...scored career-best 9.300 on vault at WIAC Championship...scored season-best 9.400 (19th) at national competion on bars...scored career-best 8.675 on balance beam at University of Arizona...first on uneven bars in dual with UW-Oshkosh, and with dual at UW-Eau Claire...2014: competed in uneven bars every meet of the season, scoring highest at Hamline University, Jan. 31, with 9.375...competed in beam one meeet of the season also against Hamline University (8.475)...2013: advanced to NCGA Championships on uneven bars...scored a 9.350 in six straight meets leading up to nationals...personal best of 9.525 came at La Crosse...led the team in the event at regionals, scoring a 9.400, which earned her sixth place...High School: made level 10 Nationals...Parents: Emily Hamby

Career Bests
Vault: 9.500 - Feb. 28, 2016
Uneven Bars: 9.550 - March 6, 2015
Balance Beam: 8.475 - Jan. 11, 2014
Floor Exercise: 8.70 - Feb. 22, 2013; Jan. 12, 2013 (ex)


More about Sara Perez

Nickname:   Pez

Major:  Business

Why did you choose UW-Stout?  to be on the gymnastics team

Something you did not know about me:  I have never broken a bone or had surgery

What age did I start gymnastics?  6

Other than gymnastics, my favorite sporting event is:  hockey

Away from gymnastics and academics, I like to spend my time...  wtih friends and family

My favorite food is...  Italian

What new skills did you train over off-season?  pike yurchenko, One and a half punch front on floor

My favorite gymnast is?  McKayla Maroney

I look up to?  My family

If you were stranded on an island, what three things would you take with you?  Food, friends and a boat

If you could go to dinner with one famous person, who would it be?  Zac Efron

My favorite place to visit is...  Hawaii

What is your favorite Stout gymnastics memory?  Tennessee trip

My dream date woutd be...   a surprise trip to Hawaii

Some people say I look like... Sara Perez

If you could change the world in one way, what would it be?   a world with no 8 a.m. classes.

What is your favorite thing to spend money on? Buying gifts for others

If you could retire tomorrow, what would you do? Move somewhere warm

Of all your pet-peeves, which is the strangest? When people drive and text

If you inherited a million dollars, what would you do with it? Pay off school and share with family

Describe yourself with a movie title... Trainwreck