2014 Nebraska Women's Gymnastics | Seite 25

2014 • SEASON OUTLOOK One of Nebraska’s most decorated returners in 2014, Emily Wong enters her final season at NU hoping to not only replicate her success from the last three years but top it. Coming off an incredible junior season, Wong will lead the team in all four events. “She is an incredible young lady in every aspect of her life, “ Nebraska Coach Dan Kendig said. “She takes a lot of pride in what she does and just wants to be the best she can be. She has done an incredible job for us every single year and I expect nothing less from her in her senior season.” 2013 • JUNIOR SEASON A four-time All-American as a junior, Wong tied for third nationally in the all-around at the NCAA Championships with a score of 39.525. Her performance also landed her first-team All-America accolades on vault, floor, and the all-around and second-team laurels on beam. She finished third on floor and 10th on vault at the event finals. Wong snagged a total of 24 titles in 2013, including seven in the all-around. She saved her finest performance of the season for the Big Ten Championships, winning the all-around for the second consecutive year with a career high of 39.725. Wong was also the conference champion or co-champion on floor, beam and bars. 2012 • SOPHOMORE SEASON Wong put together another stellar season in her sophomore campaign at Nebraska, capturing first-team All-America honors on beam and adding second-team accolades on floor and in all-around competition at the NCAA Championships in Duluth, Ga. Wong also qualified for the beam finals at the NCAA Championships, posting a score of 9.825 to finish 10th. Wong saved one of her finest performances of the year for the conference championship, winning titles on beam (9.900) and floor (9.900) and earning Nebraska’s first Big Ten Championship individual all-around title (39.600). Her top all-around performance of the year came against top-ranked Florida on March 4, where the Grand Forks, N.D., native posted a score of 39.60 to win the all-around title. 2011 • FRESHMAN SEASON Wong capped an impressive freshman season by claiming first-team All-America honors on bars at the 2011 NCAA Championships. Wong’s score of 9.875 in the semifinals helped the Huskers advance to the NCAA Super Six Team Finals. NU took fourth at the Super Six, thanks in part to Wong’s 9.90 on bars. She added an 11th-place finish at the Event Finals with an average of 9.8125. Wong notched four event titles on the season, including three on bars and one on beam. She posted a 9.90 on beam at the Big 12 Championships, tying for third and earning All-Big 12 Championship Team honors. She tallied season highs of 9.90 on bars, 9.90 on beam and 9.875 on floor as a freshman. BEFORE NEBRASKA Wong competed for coaches James and JJ Bayer at Red River Valley Gymnastics in Grand Forks, N.D. She was the North Dakota state all-around champion in 2008 and 2009, in addition to being the North Dakota vault, bars, beam and floor champion in 2009. She placed fifth in the all-around, fourth on bars and third on beam at the 2009 regionals. Wong garnered a 10th-place finish on beam and came in 16th in the all-around at the 2009 Junior Olympic National Championships as well. She chose Nebraska over Iowa State, Southern Utah and Southeast Missouri State. EMILY WONG .................... . . .................... SENIOR GRAND FORKS, N.D. RED RIVER HIGH SCHOOL RED RIVER VALLEY GYMNASTICS .................. PERSONAL Wong was born on Aug. 7, 1992, in Grand Forks, N.D. She is the daughter of John and Karen Wong and