2015 Women's Gymnastics Roster
Roster
Sara Mermelstein
- Height:
- 4-11
- Class:
- Freshman
- High School:
- Northport Senior
- Hometown:
- Northport, NY
2018 as a senior: Captain ... matched her career-high on vault (9.825) and balance beam (9.875) ... competed on vault, balance beam and floor exercise in all 14 meets ... five balance routines of 9.800 or better ... posted a season-high score of 9.875 on beam on senior day (March 11) to earn second-place, while adding a 9.725 on vault and 9.825 on floor in her final performance in the Charles E. Smith Center ... received the Mary Jo Warner Colonial Heart Award and the Starter Award for Floor Exercise at the team's annual end-of-season banquet.
2017 as a junior: All-EAGL First Team selection on balance beam ... concluded season tied for sixth overall in the EAGL on balance beam with a 9.855 RQS ... competed on vault, balance beam and floor exercise in all 13 meets ... seven balance beam routines of 9.85 or better, including a career-high 9.875 on two occasions (Jan. 14, Jan. 22) ... also posted career-high score on vault (9.825 on Feb. 25) ... tied for eighth on balance beam with 9.85 at EAGL Championship (March 18) ... named to EAGL All-Scholastic Team ... NACGCW Scholastic All-American.
2016 as a sophomore: All-EAGL Second Team selection on both floor exercise and balance beam ... recipient of "Own It" Award at annual end-of-year banquet ... tied for third place on balance beam (9.875) at EAGL Championship ... set career-high score on floor exercise (9.90) on March 13 ... also set career-high score on balance beam with 9.875 (2x) ... named EAGL Specialist of the Week on March 15 after scoring 9.90 on floor exercise (2nd) and 9.80 on balance beam (5th) at GW's Senior Day Meet ... tied for balance beam title with 9.875 at Little Boston Invitational (Jan. 9) ... tied for third on balance beam with score of 9.75 at Lindsey Ferris Invitational (Jan. 17) ... named to EAGL All-Scholastic Team.
2015 as a freshman: All-EAGL Second Team selection on balance beam ... EAGL Co-Champion on floor exercise with score of 9.85 ... competed in all 14 meets on balance beam, seven meets on floor exercise and six meets on vault ... season-high scores of 9.80 on vault (March 15), 9.85 on balance beam (Jan. 18) and 9.875 on floor exercise (March 15) ... eight routines of 9.80 or better ... named to EAGL All-Scholastic Team.
Career Highs:
V: 9.825, UB: --, BB: 9.875, FX: 9.90, AA: --
High School/Club: Two-time Level 10 Junior Olympic National Championships Qualifier ... Finished fifth in the nation on balance beam in 2012 and 10th in 2013 ... Competed for US Gymnastics at the 19th Maccabiah Games in Israel in Summer 2013, winning a gold medal on balance beam and a bronze medal on the floor exercise and helping the team to a silver medal.
Personal: Born Sara Gabriele Mermelstein on 12/18/96 in Huntington, NY ... daughter of Bari-Sue and Laurence Mermelstein ... has one brother, Benjamin ... intended major is Pre-Med.
