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blank Rachael Mandy![]()
2006 (JUNIOR)-- Competed in every meet of the season in the vault and bars competitions. Her season best on the vault came at Utah and also at BYU with a 9.775. Recorded a season high on bars at Texas Woman's with a 9.775. Competed in the WAC Championships in the vault and bars competitions where she tied her season high 9.775 on the vault and tied for ninth. Co-led the team to academic All-America honors with a grade-point average of 3.93. 2005 (SOPHOMORE)-- Mandy competed on the vault in all the meets of 2005. She scored at least a 9.700 on vault in each meet, and tied her personal best and 18th all-time vault score against Texas Woman's and California with a 9.850. She continued to be the most solid Aggie on vault as she scored nothing lower than a 9.700 and had a season average of 9.7583, just slightly lower than her top-10 average of last year. Mandy received WGC academic all-conference honors for the third year. She is one of twelve returning letter winners. 2004 (FRESHMAN)-- Recorded a personal-best 9.850 on vault twice... Personal-best of 9.825 on bars was good for a fourth place finish against Denver... Season average on vault of 9.765 is good enough to place her seventh all-time for USU. Earned academic All-American. She sat out the 2003 season due to an injury. CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL-- Competed as a Level 10 gymnast for Amy Sahli and Kelli Dronen at American Gold Gymnastics in Fargo... Level 10 state champion in 1999 and 2000... Took second at state in 2001... Qualified for regional competition for seven consecutive years, once as a Level 9 gymnast and six times at Level 10... Won the 2001 regional vault championship and took second in 1999... In 2001, was the second alternate in the regional all-around and qualified for national competition once as a Level 10 gymnast... Graduated from Fargo South High with a 3.9 grade point average. PERSONAL-- Graduated in 2006 with a degree in Businees Human Resource, and is currently pursuing a Masters in BHR... Works as a Graduate Assitant in the athletic administration office... Daughter of Scott and Regina Mandy... Has an older brother and sister... Enjoys fishing, hunting and snowmobiling. |