ONE CAREER EVENT TITLE
CAREER BESTS
Event | Score | Date | Opponent |
Vault | 9.875 | 1/31/15 | Illinois |
Balance Beam |
9.575 | 3/11/17 | Big Five Qualifier |
Floor Exercise | 9.900 | 2/7/15 | Michigan State |
2017 (Junior Year)
Competed on the floor exercise in nine meets on the year...Opened the year with a 9.800 to place fourth on the floor exercise against Maryland (1/21)...Posted a season-best 9.850 to finish fourth on the floor exercise against Ohio State (2/11).
2016 (Sophomore Year)
Appeared in the floor exercise lineup in 10 of 12 meets...Championship season: At the Big Ten Championships (3/19), Timothy tied for fourth on the floor exercise with a score of 9.900, which tied her career-best...Timothy competed at the NCAA Regional Championships (4/2) and tied for 15th on the floor exercise (9.825) and she also tied for 29th on the vault (9.675)...Regular season: In the season-opening meet against North Carolina State (1/9), Timothy finished third on the floor exercise (9.775) and placed eighth on the vault (9.625)...Against Nebraska (1/16), Timothy placed 10th on the vault (9.600)...Finished fourth on the floor exercise with a 9.825 at Ohio State (2/13)...In the season’s first quad meet against Alabama, Cornell, and Denver (2/20), Timothy scored a 9.850 on the floor exercise placing fourth overall...Timothy tied for third place on the floor exercise (9.825) at Maryland (2/22)...Timothy tied her career-best on the floor exercise (9.900) against Southern Connecticut, Temple, West Chester and West Virginia (2/26) earning second place...Placed second on the floor exercise (9.875) and took eighth on the vault (9.750) at Arizona State (3/4)...At the Big Five Qualifier (3/12), Timothy tied for 13th on the vault with her season-best 9.825 and she tied for 11th on the floor exercise with her score of 9.850.
2015 (Freshman Year)
Competed in all 12 of the team's meets, including the NCAA Regional Championships...Competed on the vault and floor exercise. Championship Season: Competed on the vault (9.850) and floor exercise (9.800) at the Big Ten Championships (3/21)...Tied for sixth overall on the vault with a career-best-tying 9.875 at the NCAA Regional Championships (4/4)...Also scored 9.750 on the floor exercise at the Regional. Regular Season: Scored a career-best 9.875 on the vault at No. 14 Illinois (1/31)...Scored 9.850 on the event at the B1G Five Meet (3/14) and logged a 9.825 in a quad-meet vs. Brockport, Iowa State and Penn (2/28)...Posted a 9.800 on the vault vs. Maryland (1/24)...Set a career-high of 9.900 on the floor exercise to win her first career individual event title vs. No. 24 Michigan State (2/7)...Scored 9.825 on the event vs. No. 24 Ohio State (2/14)...Along with her 9.800 at the B1G Championships, she logged the same score in a quad-meet vs. Brockport, Iowa State and Penn (2/28) and against Maryland (1/24)...Also exhibitioned on the balance beam at Pittsburgh (2/21).
Gymnastics Background
Competed for Rochester Gymnastics Academy for coaches Julia and Barry Coss...Competed as a Level 10 gymnast from 2009-14...Won the Region 6 all-around title four straight years from 2010-13...Placed 17th in the all-around at the 2013 Junior Olympic Nationals...Claimed a pair of top-10 event finishes, placing sixth on vault and ninth on the balance beam, to place 26th at the 2012 Junior Olympic National Championships...Finished tied for 17th at the 2011 Junior Olympic Championships, placing second on the floor exercise and third on the balance beam...Placed fifth on vault and tied for eighth on the floor exercise to complete a 27th place showing at the 2012 Junior Olympic Nationals...Was also a four-time New York State event champion and claimed one New York State Championship in the all-around.
Personal
Born Oni Olufemi Timothy in Rochester, New York, on December 22, 1995...Daughter of Lancelot and Jacquelyn Timothy...Has four siblings, Talibah, Osaza, Tobari and Teshi...Lists English as her favorite subject, the New York Giants as her favorite professional sports team and macaroni and cheese as her favorite food...Says “Pretty Little Liars” is her favorite television show and “Mean Girls” is her favorite movie....Majoring in political science.
Why Penn State?
"I chose Penn State because as soon as I stepped on campus it felt like home. I knew that I wanted to spend the next four years here and be a part of this team."