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2025 Women's Gymnastics Roster

Ashley Blanchard, WMU Photographer

Halle Faulkner

Halle Faulkner

  • Position:
    All-Around
  • Height:
    5-6
  • Class:
    Senior
  • High School:
    Salem
  • Hometown:
    Canton, Mich.

Summary

Biography

2024: Competed in nine meets on vault ... helped WMU to the MAC Tournament Championship, clinching the win with a 9.850 on the final vault of the meet ... named Academic All-MAC .. named CSC Academic All-District ... reached a career-high score of 9.900 twice on the season. 

2023: Competed in all 12 meets on vault and bars ... named Academic All-MAC ... helped WMU to seventh-highest GPA in the nation ... helped WMU to regular season MAC Championship ... posted season-best vault score of 9.850 against Kent State and Eastern Michigan ... posted season-best bar score of 9.825 at George Washington.

2022: Competed in all eight meets ... Co-MAC Champion on vault after posting a score of 9.875, a season-high, at the MAC Championship ... named to MAC All-Tournament Team .. helped WMU to NCAA Regional Championship for the second-straight season ... competed at the NCAA Regionals Championships on vault ... posted a season-high all-around score of 39.250 against Ball State. 

Prior to WMU: Faulkner was a state champion on the balance beam in 2019 and on vault in 2017...In 2019 she also qualified to Level 10 Junior Olympic Nationals, and helped her team take first place at the Michigan State Championships...Faulkner was a first year Level 10 JO National Qualifier in 2016, taking fourth place on vault at nationals. Her highest all-around score was a 37.925 set in 2019, and she posted a personal-best score of 9.850 on vault in 2020.

Coach Jernigan on Faulkner: "Coach Scharns and I have been tracking Halle for a long time, and she's just continued to improve year after year. She's strong on all four events. She has the combination of both explosive athletic ability and a beautiful, elegant quality of movement in her dance."

Faulkner's Career-Highs:
Vault: 9.900 (2x,  last vs. Kent State, 3/10/24)
Bars: 9.775 (2x, last vs. Bowling Green, 1/23/22)
Beam: 9.85 (2x, last @ Eastern Michigan, 1/28/22)
Floor: 9.875 (2x, last @ Bowling green, 1/28/22)
All-Around: 39.25 (vs. Ball State, 1/16/22)

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Historical Player Information

  • 2022Freshman

    All-Around
    5'6"
  • 2023Sophomore

    All-Around
    5'6"
  • 2024Junior

    All-Around
    5'6"
  • 2025Senior

    All-Around
    5'6"