Caitlin Brown

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Position:
All Around
Height:
5-2
Class:
Senior
High School:
Apple Valley
Hometown:
Apple Valley, Minn.

Awards and Honors
NCAA Championships qualifier, all-around (2014, 2015)
Second Team All-American, beam (2015)
Big 12 Gymnastics Scholar-Athlete of the Year (2015)
All-Big 12 Championship Team, all-around (2014, 2015)
All-Big 12 Championship Team, beam (2013, 2015)
Team Janet Anson 'Key' Gymnast of the Year Award (2013)
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2013, 2014, 2015)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (F11, S12, F12, S13, F13, S14, F14, S15, F15)
Mari-Rae Sopper Outstanding Performer (Feb. 20, 2012, Jan. 10, 2014)
Team Newcomer of the Year Award (2012)

2015
Individual qualifier for the 2015 NCAA Gymnastics Championship in the all-around… named second team All-American on beam during the regular and post-season… selected as the Big 12 Gymnastics Scholar-Athlete of the Year… finished the season tied for 15^th nationally on beam and 27^th in the all-around… made the All-Big 12 team on beam and the all-around… selected for the Academic All-Big 12 first team… co-champion on the uneven bars at the Big 12 Championship… earned the team individual season high score on bars, beam, and the all-around… set or tied career record on vault (9.875), bars (9.900), beam (9.950), floor (9.875), and the all-around (39.400)… tied the school record for beam twice this season, at Beauty and the Beast and against Temple … helped the team to their season high beam and overall score against Oregon State and Southeast Missouri at the Beauty and the Beast meet, scoring a career high on beam and tying the school record at 9.950… tied for first on beam and earned first place all-around at the meet… competed at West Virginia and took first place on beam with a 9.900 and all-around with a 39.375, tied for second on floor… … earned a career high 9.875 on vault to help the team to a season high vault score at the Penn State quad meet… placed first on beam (9.900) and the all-around (39.375) against Iowa… tied her career highs on beam, floor, and the all-around against Temple, earning first place on beam with a 9.950 and the all-around with 39.400 and helping the team to a season high floor team score… tied for first place with a 9.900 on bars at the Big 12 Championship, earning the title on the event… tied for third on beam at the NCAA Regionals with a 9.850 and qualified for the NCAA Championship in the all-around… earned a 9.875 on beam at the 2015 NCAA Championships, a 9.800 on floor and 9.750 on vault and bars.

2014
2014 NCAA Championships qualifier in the All-Around, marking fourth time in last five years ISU has had NCAA All-Around qualifier … sixth Cyclone to qualify for the All-Around as an individual in school history … at NCAA Championships, finished among top-40 competitors on floor (T-39th, 9.850) and beam (T-40th, 9.800) … qualified for the NCAA Championships via a career-high 39.400 in the all-around at the Baton Rouge Regional … set a career-high on vault at Regional, leading the Cyclones with a 9.875 … also recorded one of her three career 9.875 on floor exercise, helping ISU score season-high 49.300 as a team on apparatus … Big 12 runner-up in All-Around with a then-career-high score of 39.350 … scored 9.850s on vault, beam and floor … finished tied for second on beam at Denver/Boise State … tied for win on vault and placed in top-three on beam and floor to earn All-Around title in ISU’s win over Iowa … tied for win on vault at NIU Quad Meet … tied for win on beam in ISU’s win over West Virginia … finished second on beam and in All-Around at Oregon State … recipient of Mari-Rae Sopper Award for 9.875 on floor against Michigan/Illinois State … opened season with beam and All-Around title against Penn State.

2013
Academic All-Big 12 First Team…team Janet Anson ‘Key’ Gymnast Award recipient…earned All-Big 12 Championship Team honors after placing third on beam at the league meet…set new career highs on bars (9.725), beam (9.875), floor (9.875) and all-around (38.875) and tied her personal best on vault (9.825)…earned first-place on beam (9.875) at No. 3 Michigan…won the all-around in her career debut in the event on Jan. 6…placed first on vault and floor against Wisconsin-La Crosse…missed four meets due to injury.

2012
Team newcomer of the year...tied her career high on vault at the Big 12 Championship...competed on vault, beam and floor at the last 11 Cyclone meets...concluded her season with a solid 9.800 floor effort at the NCAA Salt Lake City Regional...made her collegiate debut on vault and beam at Missouri, highlighted by a 9.775 beam performance...competed on three events in home debut against No. 1 Nebraska...either tied or set career marks on all three events in home win vs. Iowa...tallied a then career high on floor at the Perfect 10 Challenge in Oklahoma City...produced a career-best 9.850 floor score against SEMO...produced her best meet of her Cyclone career by scoring 9.825 on three events (vault, beam and floor) in Iowa State's win over No. 22 Minnesota.

Before ISU
Competed for Classic Gymnastics for 11 years for coach Bryon Hough...Four-time (2007, 2009, 2010, 2011) Level 10 Junior Olympic qualifier...placed second on balance beam at the 2011 Junior Olympic national championships...won the all-around competition at the 2010 regional completion.

PersonalBorn April 14, 1993...Apple Valley, Minn., native...daughter of Mike Brown and Cathy Thomspon-Brown...graduated from Apple Valley High School in 2011...honor roll member for all four years of high school...majoring in apparel, merchandising and design.