2010: Carried a 3.52 GPA, earning NACGC Academic honors ... shared the team's leadership award with fellow senior Liz Prouty ... competed in eight of 12 regular season meets, as well as MAC Championships ... twice tied a career high of 9.675 on vault ... had season high of 9.675 on vault vs. Bowling Green/Illinois-Chicago (2/28) and a 9.750 on floor vs. Kent State (3/21).
2009: Competed on the vault in 10 of last 11 meets, as well as MAC Championships ... twice hit 9.600, vs. Central Michigan (1/25) and MAC Championships (3/21) ... vault score was used in all but one meet she competed in.
2008: Expanded to all-around competition after competing only on the beam and floor in first season ... appeared in all 13 meets, 12 as an all-arounder ... finished 13th on the beam at the MAC Championships, landing a 9.700 (3/29) ... placed first on the beam (9.575) and second on the floor exercise vs. Ball State (1/13) ... had a two-three finish on the beam (9.700) and floor (9.650) vs. Illinois-Chicago (1/20) ... had second place finishes with a 9.800 on the floor at Central Michigan (2/9) and with a 9.700 on the beam vs. Bowling Green (2/24) ... set a career high with a 9.725 on the beam at the Michigan State Invitational (3/2).
2007: Competed in 10 of 11 meets ... made collegiate debut at Kent State (1/12) ... had beam score used six of eight times and floor score used seven of 10 ... landed career-bests of 9.700 three times on the beam, at Bowling Green (1/20), vs. Eastern Michigan (1/28), vs. Michigan State (3/18), placing second against Bowling Green ... recorded three second-place finishes on the floor, scoring a career-high 9.825 vs. Eastern Michigan, a 9.700 vs. Central Michigan (2/18) and a 9.750 vs. Air Force (2/24).
HS/Club: Trained at Midwest Gymnastics Center while attending Centennial High School ... four-time level 10 state competitor ... placed sixth in both bars and the all-around, and took eighth in the floor exercise at the state meet during senior year ... placed third on bars, fourth on beam and fifth in the all-around during junior year ... took second on beam, third on bars and fourth in all-around during sophomore year.
Personal: Born Jan. 30, 1988, in Centerville, Minn. ... daughter of Joe and Teresa Eckert ... majoring in advertising and promotion.
Eckert’s Career Highs
Vault: 9.675 (4x, last: vs. Bowling Green/Illinois-Chicago, 2/28/10)
Bars: 9.525 (vs. Central Michigan, 2/9/08)
Beam: 9.725 (at Michigan State, 3/2/08)
Floor: 9.825 (vs. Eastern Michigan, 1/28/07)
All-Around: 38.675 (at Michigan State, 3/2/08)
