Sahara Gipson

Breahna Wiczkowski

/ Women's Gymnastics

Photo by: Scott Sassaman

Photo by: Ken Inness

Position:
All-Around
Height:
5-4
Class:
Senior
High School:
Galaxy
Hometown:
Oakland, N.J.

PERSONAL RECORDS:
Vault: 9.875 (2) -Maryland (3/1/17), Home Meet (3/11/18)
Bars: 9.75- Ken Anderson Invitational (2/6/16)
Beam: 9.8- Cornell (3/4/17)
Floor- 9.875- Home Meet (3/11/18)
All-Around- 38.775- Towson (2/12/17)

Transfer from Rutgers University

2018: Competed in every meet of 2018… Earned four individual vault titles on Feb. 11, 17, and 24 and March 11… Tied her career-best vault score of 9.875 on March 11 at home…Posted eight scores of 9.8 or higher on vault…Tied for second with a 9.8 at the ECAC Championships… Posted five scores of 9.8 or higher on floor… Reached a career-high 9.875 floor score on senior day (March 11)… Advanced to the NCAA Regionals as a vault specialist… Named ECAC Gymnast of the Week for the week of Jan. 23… Winner of the 2018 PNC Athlete Achiever Award…Named 2018 co-captain... Earned ECAC First Team All-Vault and Second Team All-Floor Exercise honors.

2017: Competed in all 13 meets in 2017… Posted a career-high all-around score of 38.775 in an Owls’ regular-season meet at Towson (02/12)… Earned career-highs on three events with a 9.875 on vault (03/01), 9.8 on beam (03/04), and 9.8 on floor (02/04)… Earned five individual event titles in 2017, four on vault and one on beam… Vault event titles were earned at Home (01/22), at Ken Anderson Invitational (02/04), at Maryland (03/01), and at Cornell (03/04) … Beam title earned at the dual meet against William & Mary with a score of 9.725 (03/10)… Finished second among all vaulters with a 9.775 at ECAC Championships (03/18)…Captured the first ever score of 9.875 on vault in program history ranking her second in the all-time record books…Finished the season ranking tied for second in the conference on vault with an RQS of 9.790.

2016: Competed as an all-around gymnast in every meet in 2016… Posted a season-high all-around score of 38.675 in the Owls’ regular-season finale at Brown (03/12)… Earned career-highs on three events with a 9.75 on bars (02/06), 9.725 on beam (twice), and 9.775 on floor (02/12)… Posted a season-high vault score of 9.8 twice during the season (02/26, 03/12)… Led the team on vault, anchoring the event at every meet and finishing the season with an average of 9.667… Earned three individual event titles in 2016, one each on vault, bars and beam… Vault and bar titles earned at the West Chester quad meet with a scores of 9.65 on both events (01/29)… Beam title earned at the dual meet against William & Mary with a score of 9.725 (01/15)… Placed fifth at the ECAC Championships on vault with a score of 9.75… Finished the season ranking second in the conference on vault with an RQS of 9.760... Named to the ECAC All-Academic Team... Named to Temple's President's Honor Roll for having a GPA of 3.5 or higher.

2015 (Rutgers): Competed in every meet of the season as a freshman on vault... Posted a season-high 9.85 on vault at the Big Ten Championships... Saw action on floor excercise at six competitions as a freshman, logging a season-high 9.75 at the dual meet against Ohio State.

Before Temple: Trained with Galaxy Gymnastics Club ... Four-year varsity competitor at Ramapo ... Captained team her senior season ... NJSIAA Bergen Record Gymnast of the Year (2012-13) ... Member 2012 state championship team at Ramapo ... All-Sectional, All-Bergen County and All-State selection ... 2013 Level 10 vault champion ... 2012 Level 9 vault champion .

Personal: Daughter of Diane and Kenneth Gipson (Howard football) ... Majoring in media business and entrepreneurship with a minor in public relations.