2019 Gymnastics Roster

Monica Riley

  • Height 5-4
  • Class Senior
  • Hometown Irving, Texas
  • Prev School Club: Top Flight Gymnastics

Biography

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 CAREER SUMMARY

2019 (Senior)

  • Competed on all-around for the first time in her career at Nebraska.
  • Earned a score of 9.875 on bars at Arizona.
  • Had a score of 9.850 on bars against UCLA.
  • Earned a 9.800 on vault and a 9.850 on bars at the Perfect 10 Challenge.
  • Put up a score of 9.875 on bars at Cal.
  • Earned a 9.825 on vault and a 9.875 on bars at Boise State.
  • Set a new career high on floor with her 9.850 against Sacramento State and Iowa.
  • Matched her season high on bars vs. Sacramento State and Iowa with a 9.875.
  • Won the all-around title against Southern Utah, helped along by a 9.850 on floor.
  • Earned another 9.900 on bars, at UC Davis.
  • Put up a 9.850 on bars at Pac-12s.

2018 (Junior)

  • Second Team All-Pac-12 (Bars)
  • Started Elevate the Stage with a score of 9.825 on vault.
  • Against Cal, had scores over 9.800 on both her events, vault and bars.
  • Set a new career high on bars at the Metroplex Challenge with a score of 9.875.
  • Also had a score of 9.800 on vault at the Metroplex Challenge.
  • Set a new career high on bars at Utah, winning the event with a score of 9.900.
  • Matched her career-high score of 9.900 on bars one week later, winning the event against Oregon State.
  • Had a score of 9.875 on bars at Arizona State.
  • Put up a score of 9.850 on bars against Stanford.
  • Set a new career high on bars and won the event title with her score of 9.925 at Southern Utah.
  • Broke her career high and won another event title on bars against UC Davis/Seattle Pacific with a score of 9.950.
  • Had another score of 9.900 on bars against Boise State and BYU.
  • Recorded Washington's highest bars score at the Pac-12 Championships, a 9.875.
  • Put up a score of 9.850 on bars at NCAA Nationals.
2017 (Sophomore)
  • Competed on the bars, vault, and beam in her first collegiate meet, at the OSU Quad meet.
  • Scored a career-high 9.8 on bars against Cal/SJSU, also scored a 9.8 on vault.
  • Competed on vault, bars and beam against Utah.
  • Competed at Stanford on vault and bars.
  • Scored a career-high 9.875 on vault against Kentucky/Illinois/NIU.
  • Scored a 9.8 on vault against Seattle Pacific.
  • Competed at the Pac-12 Championships on vault.
  • Competed in the vault for the Huskies at the NCAA Championships.
2016 (Freshman)
  • Did not appear in a meet.
 
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 PREVIOUS COMPETITION
  • Qualified for the Junior Olympic Nationals three times, taking third in 2014.
  • Won the bars competition at the 2015 Region 3 Championships.
  • Finished in the top three in bars, floor, and all-around at the 2015 Texas Championships.
 
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 PERSONAL

Monica is an Irving, Texas native and competed at Top Flight Gymnastics in Southlake, Texas. She is the daughter of Julie and Brian Riley and attends MacArthur High School.

During her high school career, Monica was named an AP Scholar, a three-time Salutatorian, and the Freshman Female of the Year, as well as being part of the National Honor Society.
 
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 GET TO KNOW MONICA

What is your spirit animal? Orangutans
What is your favorite place on campus? Drumheller fountain
What is your favorite UW memory? Trying to cook in the dorms with Malory!
What is your favorite thing to do in Seattle? Going on hikes with my teammates
If you could play any sport other than gymnastics, what would it be? Soccer
Which emoji best describes you? Emoji face with black shades!
Who is your favorite person to follow on twitter? The Balance Bean Situation
 
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 CAREER HIGHS
 
Vault  9.875 at Kentucky Quad (Feb. 24, 2017) 
Bars  9.950 vs. UC Davis, Seattle Pacific (March 9, 2018) 
Beam  9.800 at Cal Tri (January 21, 2017)
Floor Exercise  9.850 2x, last vs. Southern Utah (March 10, 2019)
All Around  39.150 vs. Southern Utah (March 10, 2019)

Historical Player Information

  • 2016Freshman

    5'4"
  • 2017Sophomore

    5'4"
  • 2018Junior

    5'4"
  • 2019Senior

    5'4"