Celine Paulus

Position:
All Around
Height:
5-4
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Yorba Linda, Calif.

Awards and Honors
ISU Scholar-Athlete (2009)
Academic All-Big 12, first team (2010, 2011, 2012)
Team Most Improved Gymnast (2010)
Big 12 Commissioner's Honor Roll (2010, 2011)
Dean's List (F11)
Mari-Rae Sopper Outstanding Performer (Jan. 20, 2012; Feb. 26, 2012)
Big 12 Gymnast of the Week (March 20, 2012)
Big 12 vault champion (2012)
Team Sky High Award (2012)

2012
Earned team's Sky High Award for having the most career-high scores...competed all-around at all 12 Iowa State meets...Big 12 vault champion after a career-high-tying 9.950...the first Iowa State gymnast to win the Big 12 vault title outright...placed third in the all-around at the Big 12 Championship...tied for fifth on floor at the NCAA Salt Lake City Regional with a 9.850 effort, the final routine of her collegiate career...tallied a career-high 39.500 in the all-around at Nebraska, the highest score by a Cyclone since Janet Anson's 39.550 on March 23, 2007....scored 39.375 in the all-around at the Perfect 10 Challenge...scored a career-best 9.900 on floor at the Perfect 10 Challenge...set a then-career high on vault at No. 15 Denver, with her 9.950 score tying for the fourth best in team history on the event...posted a then-career-high all-around score against No. 1 Nebraska...tied for the beam title with a 9.850 at Missouri...scored a team-best 9.850 on floor at Missouri...won the vault and bars title against SEMO...scored a career-best 9.900 on bars against Minnesota...tied for the floor title with a career-high-tying 9.900 at Minnesota.

2011
Academic All-Big 12 First Team...competed twice in the all-around for Iowa State in 2011...delivered best meet as a Cyclone at Iowa, scoring a career-high 9.875 on beam and season highs on both vault (9.800) and floor (9.850)...scored a career-high 9.850 on bars at Nebraska...tallied quality scores on both beam (9.825) and floor (9.825) against Iowa...scored 9.825 on floor against Minnesota at home...placed second on vault at BYU and at N.C. State...scored 9.800 on beam and 9.775 on floor against Oklahoma...tallied 9.800 on floor at the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional.

2010
Academic All-Big 12 first-team honoree...named ISU Most Improved Gymnast...competed on vault, beam and floor at every ISU meet in 2010...posted a career-high 39.075 in the all-around at Minnesota, also scoring a career-high 9.750 on bars at the meet...took fourth place in the all-around at the Big 12 Championship...had a strong showing at No. 1 Oklahoma with a 9.850 on floor and a career-high 9.850 on beam...scored a career-high 9.875 on floor in win over Minnesota...made her career debut in the all-around at Pitt, highlighted by a 9.800 on both floor and vault...competed in the all-around at Iowa...tallied a 9.850 on floor against BYU and Michigan...scored a career-high 9.850 on beam and 9.800s on vault and floor at Missouri...had a team-high on vault (9.900) at Utah.

2009
Made collegiate debut on floor against Missouri, scoring a 9.750...scored a 9.725 on floor against Nebraska...returned from injury to score a 9.700 on floor at Minnesota...earned first career letter.

Before Iowa State
Competed with Precision Gymnastics...took 11th on bars at 2007 Junior Olympic Nationals before an injury forced her out of the rest of the competition...had top 10 finishes in all five events at regional championships...won 2007 California State Championship on bars, beam, floor and all-around while placing second on the vault...was the champion of the all-around at the 2006 Western Nationals.

Personal
Born March 21, 1990...daughter of Lisa and Stephen Paulus...attended Esperanza High School...coached by Trent and Jill Spaulding at Precision Gymnsatics Club...majoring in hotel, restaurant and institution management.