Player Bio: Natalie Gillan - University of Washington Official Athletic Site
April 18, 2013 | Gymnastics
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Washington
2007 (Junior) Posted career-highs on all five events in 2007, including an all-around best of 39.075 at the Pac-10 Championships ... scored 9.725 or better on floor at nine-straight meets 2006 (Sophomore) Limited in role after suffering toe injury on Feb. 2 ... missed five meets due to injury ... scored season-high equaling 9.725 on floor at Salbasgeon Suites Invitational ... scored season-high 9.7 on vault and 9.725 on floor vs. ASU/SPU ... second-highest beam scorer for Huskies (9.650) vs. Utah ... scored a 37.400 at Hawaiian Classic ... has one career individual event title, winning vault at Boise State in 2006 ... competed on vault and floor at every meet in 2006. 2005 (Freshman) Was the top Husky vaulter as a freshman ... posted a 9.825 and finished tenth on vault at Pac-10's ... vaulted a personal high 9.900 in tri-meet on Feb. 11 ... was fifth at OSU on vault with a 9.800 ... won first career individual title at Boise State with a 9.825 on vault ... made one all around performance against Stanford.
Personal
Parents are father, Alan, and mother, Kim ... has four younger siblings Jessica, Corrissa, Zach, and Jacob ... club coach was Mark Bogoger at Xtreme Altitude ... seventh all-around, sixth on vault and sixth on floor at 2004 Junior Nationals ... 2004 Colorado State vault champion ... also competed for coach Tracey Boychuk at Pomona High School ... Colorado State high school champion in 2002 and 2003 ... Most valuable player, all-state, All-Colorado, and all-conference selection all four years of high school gymnastics ... intended major is business ... graduated high school with a 3.75 GPA.
Getting to Know You Questionnaire - Natalie Gillan
Nickname: Nat, Nat-a-tat, Natty
Why Washington?: I loved the girls and the city!
Which teammate will surprise people this year?: our entire team
This teammate provides the best advice: Chelsea Bakken
Favorite song to dance to: "Get Low" Lil Jon
The song I play most in my iPod or CD player: techno
Favorite musical artist: Danity Kane
Favorite gymnastics move: double layout, full out and peanut rolls
If I won the lottery, the first thing I'd buy is: the latest fashion and a boat and a house on the water
Favorite toy as a child: my trampoline
Favorite book: US Weekly
If I had a super power it would be: invisibility
Favorite restaurant in Seattle: Salty's
Favorite home cooked meal: Christmas morning breakfast
Teammate that you would most like to Punk (like the TV show): Katie Boyko
My most prized possession is: my happiness and my family and friends
Reality TV Show I'd like to appear in: The Workout
TV show I can't miss: Nip/Tuck
If I were president, the first thing that I would do is: lower taxes
People don't know that I am scared of: needles
Favorite Movie: Madagascar and American Outlaws
Favorite non-Husky sports team to watch: Denver Broncos
Favorite UW sports team to watch: football and women's basketball
Most famous person I've met: Sean White
Best thing about UW: the coffee and it's a campus in a big city on the water
The person(s) I credit for getting me where I am today: my parents
Favorite quote: There is no such thing as luck; luck is when preparation meets opportunity.
My most memorable moment at the UW is: time spent with my best friend, Jessica
Very few people know this about me: when I'm done with gymnastics, I want to go pro in wakeboarding
Career Highs
Vault 9.900 Uneven Bars 9.675 Balance Beam 9.725 Floor 9.925 All-Around 38.350
Gillan's Meet-By-Meet Results
2006
Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor AA at Hawaiian Classic 9.150 9.675 9.200 9.375 37.400 UTAH 9.525 9.375 9.650 9.650 38.350 UCLA 9.600 8.575 8.975 9.650 36.800 ARIZONA STATE/SPU 9.700 8.575 9.275 9.725 37.275 at Arizona -- -- -- -- -- at Utah State -- -- -- -- -- at UCLA -- -- -- -- -- CALIFORNIA -- -- -- -- -- at Stanford -- -- -- -- -- OREGON STATE/SPU -- 9.025 -- -- -- at Arkansas 9.025 9.250 9.050 -- -- at Salbasgeon Suites Invite -- 9.500 (e)8.650 9.725 -- Pac-10 Championships -- 9.475 9.325 9.600 -- NCAA Regionals -- -- -- -- -- Career Bests 9.900 9.675 9.725 9.925 38.3502005
Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor AA at Cal-State Fullerton 9.650 -- 8.425 9.925 -- at Arizona State 9.625 -- -- 9.750 -- STANFORD 9.625 9.000 8.925 9.625 37.175 ARIZONA/MINNESOTA/SPU 9.825 9.550 -- 9.750 -- at Boise State 9.825 8.800 -- 9.750 -- OREGON STATE/ARKANSAS 9.900 (e)9.400 -- 9.525 -- at UCLA 9.175 -- -- 9.525 -- at California 9.575 -- 9.250 9.650 -- at Oregon State 9.800 -- 9.625 -- -- at Utah 9.850 -- (e)9.750 9.825 -- BOISE STATE 9.200 -- 9.725 9.725 -- Pac-10 Championships 9.825 -- 9.600 9.725 -- NCAA Regionals 9.725 -- 9.625 9.750 -- Career Bests 9.900 9.550 9.725 9.925 37.175
