Marie Case

Photo by: David Dermer

Photo by: Kent State Athletics Communications

Photo by: David Dermer

Photo by: David Dermer

Class:
Senior
Position:
AA
Hometown:
Erie, Pa.
Prev School:
Mercyhurst Prep/Lakettes
High School:
Mercyhurst Prep/Lakettes

2014 - SENIOR SEASON

• All-Time points leader with a career total of 1,808.125
• NACGC/W Central Region Co-Gymnast of the Year
• NACGC/W All-Around Second Team All-America
• Named 2014 Mid-American Conference Gymnast of the Year for the third straight season
• Named 2014 Mid-American Conference Senior Gymnast of the Year
• MAC Champion on all-around (39.500) and balance beam (9.900); Co-Champion on vault (9.850)
• At the NCAA Baton Rouge Regionals: tied for fifth on floor (9.900), tied for 15th on beam (9.850), tied for 16th ovrerall on vault (9.800), and tied for 21st on bars (9.775). Tied for fifth on the all-around with a 39.325.
• Qualified for the NCAA National Championships in Birmingham, Ala. as an individual in the all-around
• Finished 13th in the All-Around at the NCAA National Championships in Birmingham, Ala. (4/18/14)
• Set career-highs in 4-of-5 events this season; vault: 9.950 (3/15/14 at Pitt tri meet), bars: 9.925 (3/6/14 versus Bowling Green), floor: 9.975 (3/6/14 versus Bowling Green), all-around: 39.600 (3/6/14 versus Bowling Green)
• Academic All-MAC selection
• 2014 First Team All-MAC
• Named to the 2014 MAC All-Tournament Team

2013 - JUNIOR SEASON

• Named 2013 Mid-American Conference Gymnast of the Year for the second straight season
• Won MAC all-around championship on March 23, 2013 with 39.250 score
• All-MAC First Team selection
• Academic All-MAC selection
• MAC Scholar-Athlete of the Week (March 27, 2013)
• Named MAC Gymnast of the Week three consecutive weeks (Jan. 30-Feb. 13, 2013)
• Scored 9.800 or higher 24 times overall
• Won all-around in dual meet Feb. 2, 2013 at Bowling Green with 39.450 score to rank tied for fifth all-time in Kent State history
• Scored 9.925 on beam for second time in career Feb. 2, 2013 at Bowling Green to rank tied for sixth all-time at Kent State
• Scored 9.800 or higher 14 times in MAC dual meets as Kent State went undefeated at 6-0 to win the regular season championship

2012 - SOPHOMORE SEASON

• Named 2012 Mid-American Conference Gymnast of the Year after leading the MAC in the all-around (39.200 RQS, 38.955 average), floor exercise (9.870 RQS, 9.860 average) and balance beam (9.815 RQS, 9.750 average)
• National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women Scholar All-America
• Academic All-MAC selection
• 2012 Second Team All-MAC
• Posted a 9.950 on the floor exercise against Cornell March 18, a score that is tied for fifth-best in team history
• Also scored a 9.925 on the balance beam vs. Cornell March 18, which tied for sixth-best in program records
• Had five first-place finishes in the all-around, including her 39.250 at Ohio State March 2
• Had three first-place finishes in the all-around against MAC opponents and finished second at the MAC Championship in the all-around (39.025)
• Also was the top finisher on the balance beam six times and five times on the floor exercise
• Scored a season-best 39.300 in the all-around for a second-place finish at N.C. State quad Feb. 24

2011 - FRESHMAN SEASON

• Became the third Kent State gymnast to earn MAC Freshman of the Year honors, joining Kristine Slam (1996) and Jessie James (2001)
• Two-time MAC Gymnast of the Week (Jan. 10, March 7)
• Led Kent State with a scoring average of 9.777 on the floor exercise
• Recorded season averages of 39.006 in the all-around, 9.733 on the vault, 9.727 on the uneven bars and 9.744 on the balance beam
• Posted 24 top-three finishes, including nine first-place finishes. Won the all-around twice and posted victories four times on the floor exercise and three times on the balance beam
• Came up big in her collegiate debut, winning the all-around with a total score of 39.075 against Maryland (1/9), winning both the floor exercise (9.850) and balance beam (9.800)
• Won the all-around title with a point total of 39.125 to help Kent State win at Bowling Green (2/6), where she posted a 9.850 to win the floor exercise
• Finished second in the all-around with a score of 39.425, tying her for seventh-best all-around score all-time in school history vs. Western Michigan (2/27) after winning on the balance beam (9.900) and tying for first on the floor exercise (9.925)
• Against Ball State March 6, won the all-around (39.300) and balance beam (9.875) and tied for first on the floor exercise (9.850) to earn MAC Co-Gymnast of the Week honors
• Earned Second Team All-MAC honors at the MAC Championships (3/19), finishing fourth in the all-around with a 39.200 in her first career conference championship meet
• Tied for fourth on the balance beam with a 9.850 and tied for 19th on the floor exercise with a 9.900 at the NCAA Ann Arbor Regional (4/2), helping Kent State place second with a 195.450 to advance to the national championships for the first time in school history
• Helped Kent State close the season ranked 12th in the country with a 195.000 at the NCAA Championships (4/15), tying for 22nd in the combined all-around and tying for 13th in the second semifinal with a 39.025. Tied for 24th on the vault with a 9.800. Also tied for 25th on the floor exercise with a 9.800 and tied for 30th on the uneven bars with a 9.750

Prior to Kent State

• Competed for Lakettes Gymnastics Academy under coach Cammy McLallen
• Won the 2009 Junior Olympics National floor championship
• Placed for fourth in the all-around at the 2009 Junior Olympic Nationals and was a member of the 2009 Junior Olympic National Team
• Took fifth in the all-around at the 2010 Nastia Luikin Cup