Jennifer Salfen

Position:
Vault
Height:
5-6
Class:
Senior
High School:
Lakewood
Hometown:
Littleton, Colo.

Awards and Honors
Academic All-Big 12 First Team (2008)
ISU Most Improved Gymnast (2007)
Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll (F06, S07, F08)
Marie-Rae Sopper Outstanding Performance Award (Feb. 10, 2008)

2009
First-team Academic All-Big 12 honoree...scored a season-high 9.800 on vault at Iowa, taking home a share of the event title...registered a 9.775 on vault at Nebraska...made her season debut at Auburn, scoring a 9.700 on vault...tallied a 9.675 on vault against Oklahoma...earned third career letter.

2008
Vault specialist...notched a career-high (9.850) against Stanford on Feb. 10, the meet-high on vault...received the Marie-Rae Sopper Outstanding Performance Award for her performance against Stanford...recorded a team-high 9.825 at Georgia (March 21)...had a 9.750 on March 2 against Minnesota and a 9.725 at Oklahoma on Feb. 15...tallied a 9.675 at the Big 12 Championships (March 29) and registered 9.625s at the NCAA Northeast Regional (April 12) and at Nebraska (March 14).

2007
Performed her first exhibition routine on vault at Illinois...entered Iowa State’s competitive vault line-up vs. Denver and Iowa, scoring a 9.775 in her debut to take ninth place.

2006
Redshirted initial collegiate season.

Before ISU
Level 9 2005 all-around champion...2005 Western Championship qualifier...state beam champion...earned first-team all-conference honors three times...honorable mention all-state in 2005...received 2005 Sparkplug Leadership Award at Lakewood High...also lettered in track.

Personal
Born April 9, 1987...daughter of Mary Beth and Steve Artemis...trained with Vicki, Darrin and Rich Clarkson at Green Mountain Gymnastics...biology major.