Western Michigan University Athletics

2008: Second Team All-MAC selection ... Academic All-MAC ... received NACGC All-Academic Team honors ... competed in all 13 meets ... scored a 38.150 or higher seven of eight times she competed in the all-around ... finished fourth in the all-around at the MAC Championships, totaling a season-high 38.750 (3/29) ... took seventh with a season-high 9.775 on the beam at the MAC Championships and placed 13th on the bars tallying a 9.675 ... was the only Bronco to record a 9.800 or higher on the floor twice in the season ... placed first on the vault (9.625) and second on the beam (9.550) vs. Ball State (1/13) ... took third on the bars with a season-high 9.700 at Eastern Michigan (2/16) ... placed first in the all-around (38.528), second in the floor exercise, with a team season-best 9.825 and third on the beam (9.750) vs. Kent State (3/16) ... finished first in the floor exercise with a 9.800 against Central Michigan (3/21).

2007: Academic All-MAC selection ... competed in all 11 meets ... as an all-around competitor,  had scores counted 35 out of 36 times ... only Bronco to capture both MAC Gymnast (3/12) and Specialist of the Week (3/20) awards ... only Bronco to score a 9.800 or better on the bars ... one of two Broncos to hit a 9.800 or better twice on the vault ... recorded four first-place finishes, twice on the vault, scoring a career-high 9.850 vs. Eastern Michigan (1/28) and landing a 9.800 vs. Central Michigan (2/18) ... hit a career-high 9.825 on the floor against Eastern Michigan ... placed first in the beam with a 9.675 vs. Northern Illinois (3/11), and in the all-around with a 38.775, also finishing second in the bars with a 9.775 ... set or tied four then career highs vs. Michigan State (3/18), recording a 9.825 in both the bars and the floor, a 9.775 in the beam and a 38.925 in the all-around ... 9.825 in the bars was also a team high for the season ... tied for sixth on the vault at the MAC Championships with a 9.750 (3/31).

2006: Made collegiate debut against Illinois-Chicago (1/08) ... finished tied for first and had a season-best 9.750 on the beam vs. Kent State (1/22) also took third place with a season-best 9.750 on the floor exercise ... received academic honors from the NACGC with a GPA of 3.6 ... competed in six of 12 meets.

HS/Club: Trained at Olympia Gymnastics while attending Sterling Heights High School ... was a level 9 national qualifier in 2000 ... was a level 10 state and regional qualifier for five years ... captured level 10 region 5 vault championship in 2002 ... second place in state in 2003 and 2004... named Michigan Senior Gymnast of the Year in 2005.

Personal: Born Jan. 1, 1987 in Royal Oak, Mich. ... daughter of John and Joan Perini ... majoring in exercise science ... older sister Jenelle competed at WMU (2002-06).