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This is Nebraska History Review Opponents 2015 Huskers Staff & Coaches INtro 2015 Nebraska Women’s Gymnastics JenniferIowa • Premier Lauer 5-3 • Senior • Sioux City, honors and awards •NACGC/W Scholastic All-American (2012, 2013, 2014) •Big Ten Beam Co-Champion (2013) •First-Team All-Big Ten (2013) •All-Big Ten Championship Team (2013: BB) •Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week (2/10/14) •Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2013, 2014) •Academic All-Big Ten (2013, 2014) •Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Fall Honor Roll (2011, 2012, 2013) •Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Spring Honor Roll (2012, 2013, 2014) •Tom Osborne Citizenship Team (2014) •Four-Time Junior Olympic National Qualifier •Region IV Champion (2011: V, UB; 2009: UB, AA) career highs VAULT: 9.85 (2 times, last at NCAA Salt Lake Regional, 4/7/12) BARS: 9.90 (2 times, last vs. Minnesota, 2/1/14) BEAM: 9.95 (vs. Michigan, 2/12/13) FLOOR: 9.90 (vs. Iowa, 3/4/13) ALL-AROUND: 39.20 (2 times, last vs. Michigan State, 1/19/13) 2015 • Season outlook Huskers on March 20, finishing with a score of 9.825 Jennifer Lauer will look to finish her career at on beam. Nebraska on a high note after battling an injury last Lauer also had a str ong first season with the season. Lauer is set to lead the Husker beam lineup Huskers in the classroom, earning individual and hopes to contend for a conference title. NACGC/W Scholastic All-America honors. 2014 • Junior Season Before Nebraska Lauer kicked off her junior campaign in stellar form before falling to injury after only five meets. Prior to her injury, Lauer captured five beam titles in five appearances on the event, highlighted by her performance at Penn State, where she earned Big Ten Event-Specialist-of-the-Week after taking her fifth beam crown with a score of 9.925. She earned career-high marks of 9.90 on bars against Minnesota and 9.825 twice on floor during her short season. Lauer was ranked in the nation’s top-15 on beam for five straight weeks in 2014. She also took home her second Academic All-Big Ten honor for her work in the classroom. Lauer competed for coaches Mike Durante and Stephanie Kelly at Premier Gymnastics in Omaha, Neb. Lauer was a four-time Junior Olympic National Qualifier and finished 29th at the 2011 JO meet. In the 2011 Region IV meet, Lauer finished fourth (37.175) in the all-around and posted the best vault (9.60) and bars (9.40) scores. Lauer was the 2010 Nebraska bars, floor and all-around state champion. At the 2010 JO National Championships, Lauer placed fifth on bars and took 21st on beam. At 2010 Regionals she took fourth in the all-around. In 2009, she won the all-around and bars titles at the Regional Championships. 2013 • Sophomore Season Personal Lauer secured her spot as one of Nebraska’s top beam workers in her second year as a Husker. Lauer opened the 2013 season with a splash on the road at Michigan, posting the nation’s top beam score with a 9.95 on Jan. 12. She went on to earn nine scores of 9.85 or higher throughout the season, while capturing a team-best five titles on the event. Lauer appeared in the national rankings on beam several times throughout the season and ended the year at 22nd nationally. Lauer put in another stellar performance on beam at the Big Ten Championships, earning a share of the conference title with her 9.90 performance. Lauer was born on March 30, 1993, in Colorado Springs, Colo. Lauer is the daughter of Dan and Kim Lauer, and has a twin sister, Amanda, who is also on the team. Jennifer is majoring in nutrition, exercise and health sciences at Nebraska. 2012 • freshman season Lauer provided Nebraska with solid depth on three events throughout her freshman campaign, seeing action on vault, beam and floor. Lauer’s consistency enabled her to be called up to compete for the Huskers at the NCAA Salt Lake City Regional on vault (9.85), beam (9.80) and floor (9.725). She also competed in her first NCAA Semifinal for the ////////////// 28 \\\\\\\\\\\\\\