Player Bio: Gharde Geldenhuys - University of Washington Official Athletic Site
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Washington
Two-time letterwinner who has competed on all four events during her first two seasons as a Husky ... will compete on vault and floor ... one of four current Huskies who competed on the club level at Cascade Elite Gymnastics for current Husky assistant coach Frank Lee. 2002 (Sophomore): Competed for the first time on the beam for Washington at Boise State, scoring a 9.425 ... set a career high on the vault with a 9.650 at Arizona ... tied same score at Michigan and Denver and at the Pac-10 Championships ... competed on bars once scoring a 9.625 at Arizona...came in 37th on the vault with a 9.550 and 40th on the floor with a 9.500 at the NCAA West Regionals. 2001 (Freshman): Saw her first competition for the Huskies with a 24th place showing on the floor with a score of 9.250 against Denver, Maryland, and Cal . . . came in seventh with a career high of 9.675 on the bars against Boise State . . . tied her career high on bars at Oregon State ... finished ninth on the floor with a score of 9.725 against Arizona State ... tied for 10th against Monique Johnson of Cal on the floor with a new career high score of 9.800 against Cal and UC Davis ... came in 22nd with a new career high score of 9.600 on the vault at the UCLA Invitational.
Personal
Born Sept. 15, 1981 in Swakopmund, Namibia ... participated for her native country of Namibia in the 2000 Olympics in Sydney, Australia . . . was a wild card entry .... participated in Olympics thanks to Olympic Solidarity development program ... was 64th in the all-around with a score of 32.536 during the qualifying round ... one of five nominees for Namibia's Sportswoman of the Year Award ... other international experience includes appearances at the 1997 and 1999 World Championships ... mother, Valereis, is a gym preschool teacher in Swakopmund, Namibia . . .has one younger brother, Arno . . . hobbies include music, dancing, and reading . . . graduated high school with a 3.7 GPA.
Career Highs
Vault: 9.650 several times in 2002
Bars: 9.675 vs. Boise State, at OSU Invitational, 2001
Floor Exercise: 9.800 at California, 2001
Geldenhuys' Meet-by-Meet Results
2002
Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor AA
at Stanford -- -- -- -- --
at Boise State -- -- 9.425 -- --
California -- -- -- -- --
at Oregon State -- -- -- -- --
Utah -- -- -- -- --
Arizona State -- -- -- -- --
at Arizona 9.650 -- -- -- --
UCLA/Seattle Pacific 9.475 -- -- -- --
at Michigan/Denver 9.650 -- -- -- --
at Arizona/Minn./N. Ill. 9.525 -- -- 9.625 --
Pac-10 Championships 9.650 -- -- -- --
NCAA Regional 9.550 -- -- 9.500 --
2001
Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor AA
at Denver/Cal/Md. -- -- -- 9.250 --
Boise State -- 9.675 -- -- --
Stanford/SPU -- -- -- -- --
at Arizona State -- -- -- 9.725 --
at California/UC Davis 9.200 9.525 -- 9.800 --
at UCLA/Arizona/CSF 9.600 9.500 -- 9.725 --
Arizona -- -- -- -- --
Oregon State -- -- -- -- --
Utah/Western Michigan -- -- -- -- --
at Boise State -- -- -- -- --
at Shanico Invitational -- 9.675 -- -- --
Pac-10 Championships -- -- -- -- --
NCAA Regional -- -- -- -- --
Career Bests 9.600 9.675 -- 9.800 --
