Laura-Kay Powell

Position:
All Around
Height:
5-5
Class:
Senior
High School:
St. Peter's
Hometown:
Ottawa, Canada

Awards and Honors

? Three-time All-American
? Three-time NCAA Individual Qualifier
? Two-time NCAA Individual Finals Qualifier
? Regional Floor Champion (2004)

At ISU

2006 (Senior)
Four-time All-American, 2006 Second-team All-American on vault and floor ... tied with teammate Erin Dethloff for ISU's best floor score in the NCAA Championships second session (9.875) ... finished the regular season tied for 12th nationally on bars (9.890), tied for 13th on floor (9.895) and tied for 14th on beam (9.880) ... tied for third on floor at the North Central Regional Championships with a 9.975 ... took second place on beam (9.875) at Big 12 Championship ... competed in the all-around in four-straight meets, scored a 39.400 season-best vs. Iowa ... took third on beam vs. the GymHawks (9.900) ... took second on floor and beam with a 9.875 on both at Nebraska ... tied for second on beam (9.825) and tied for third on floor (9.825) at Minnesota ... tied for first on beam vs. Oklahoma with a 9.900 ... put up 9.90 on floor to aid in comeback victory over Nebraska ... tied season highs with 9.850 on vault vs. OSU and the Huskers ... participated in three events at the Super Six, notching a 9.700 on vault, 9.625 on beam and a 9.750 on the floor ... hampered by elbow injury during preseason, but made successful recovery.

2005 (Junior)

First-team All-American on floor exercise and second-team All-American on vault at NCAA Championships... shared sixth place on bars at NCAA Central Region Championships ... all-conference performer in all-around, vault and beam competitions ... shared second on vault (9.900) and in the all-around (39.350), tied for third on beam and shared fifth on floor at Big 12 Championship ...won balance beam competition (9.825), notched second-place finishes on bars (9.750) and vault (9.85) against Missouri ... finished third on beam at Alabama (9.75) ... won the balance beam (9.875), took second in the all-around (39.175) and on bars (9.825) and tied for third on vault (9.75) at Minnesota ... finished second on floor (9.825) and bars (9.875) and took third on vault at the ISU Quadrangular meet ... finished third in the all-around (39.0) and notched a third-place finish on beam and took first on vault (9.900) at Denver ... shared second place on bars (9.875), tied for first on the beam, matched a season-high score of 9.90 for third on floor and tied her season high (9.90) to share first in the all-around (39.575) against Minnesota... claimed Big 12 Gymnast of the Week honors for her performance against Minnesota...Mari Rae Sopper award-winner vs. Nebraska (tied with Janet Anson).

2004 (Sophomore)

Shared first-place honors on floor (9.90) at NCAA Northeast Region Championships to advance as an individual to the NCAA Championships ... scored a 39.625 to win the all-around competition against Minnesota ... marked a career-high score on beam (9.95) and floor exercise (9.95) to place first in both events against Minnesota (9.95) ... marked a season-high score on vault at Nebraska to take fifth place (9.90).

2003 (Freshman)

Claimed first place in the all-around and set a career high against Minnesota (39.55) ... took first on balance beam against Michigan State (9.85), Missouri (9.90) and Minnesota (9.90) ... finished first on floor against Iowa (9.925) and Missouri (9.90) ... set or matched career highs in every event against Minnesota except vault ... set career high on bars against Oklahoma (9.900), reaching that score again against Minnesota ... recipient of the team's Mari-Rae Sopper Award.

Before ISU

Canadian Nationals qualifier for seven-straight years ... 2002 Canadian Nationals Open floor exercise and balance beam champion . .. placed second all-around in 2002 Provincials ... scored a 10.0 on floor exercise at 2001 nationals ... competed internationally against Mexico and Belgium in 2000 ... received Ottawa Gym Club's 2002 Outstanding Achievement and Dedication Award.

Personal

Born Feb. 6, 1984 ... daughter of Leighton and Debby Powell ... coached by Lori Lerullo and Tobie Gorman at Ottawa Gym Club ... apparel merchandising major.