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Tess McCracken Season 2019

PositionUB, BB, FXHeight5-4ClassJuniorHometownPlano, TexasHigh SchoolLiberty

THREE CAREER EVENT TITLE (TWO BALANCE BEAM TITLES, ONE UNEVEN BARS TITLE)

CAREER BESTS

Event Score Date Opponent
Uneven Bars 9.900 1/19/19 Ohio State
Balance Beam 9.950 3/7/20 Florida
Floor Exercise 9.875 2/22/20 at Big Five Meet

2020 – SENIOR SEASON
Awards:
Named an AAI Award Nominee, an award given to the nation’s most outstanding senior…Earned an Academic All-Big Ten selection...Named Big Ten Distinguished Scholar.
 
Season: Competed in all 10 meets on bars and beam…Competed in the floor lineup in nine meets…Won one event title on bars and one on beam…Secured two scores of 9.900 or better on beam…Earned a 9.950 on beam vs. Florida (3/7), tied for the 10th-highest beam score in program history…Graduated in May 2020 with a bachelor’s degree in science…The 2020 season was canceled on March 12 due to the COVID-19 pandemic.
 
Meet-by-Meet: at Collegiate Challenge (1/4): Recorded a 9.750 on bars and beam. West Virginia (1/11): Earned second-place on beam with a 9.875…Finished third on bars with a 9.850. at Nebraska (1/16): Captured the beam title with a 9.825. Iowa (1/25): Recorded a 9.850 on floor…Added a 9.800 on bars. Rutgers (1/31): Collected a 9.850 on beam, placing third…Registered a 9.825 on bars and floor. at Illinois (2/7): Won the bars title with a 9.825…Recorded a 9.750 on floor. at Ohio State (2/14): Placed third on beam with a 9.775…Notched a 9.775 on bars and floor. at Big Five Meet (2/22): Earned a career-high 9.875 on floor, finishing 10th…Secured a 9.800 on bars…Added a 9.775 on beam. PSU Quad Meet (2/29): Collected a 9.900 on beam, finishing second…Recorded a 9.825 on floor and a 9.775 on bars. Florida (3/7): Notched a 9.950 on beam, finishing second, tied for the 10th-highest beam score in program history…Had a season-high 9.850 on bars and a 9.850 on floor.

2019 – JUNIOR SEASON
Awards:
Named Academic All-Big Ten...Earned Big Ten Distinguished Scholar honors...Selected a WCGA scholar-athlete.

Season: Competed in all 13 meets on bars and beam…Participated in five meets on floor…Earned one event title on beam.
 
Meet-by-Meet: at Utah (1/5):
Tallied a 9.800 on beam, placing sixth. vs. Temple, Towson (1/12): Recorded a 9.800 on beam, finishing third overall... Added a 9.775 on bars, a fifth-place finish. Ohio State (1/19): Established a career high with a 9.900 on bars, claiming second. Minnesota (1/26): Placed eighth on bars with a 9.825…Claimed seventh on beam, with a 9.850. at Illinois (2/2): Registered a 9.800 on bars, placing fifth. at Rutgers (2/9): Secured a career-best 9.925 on beam to share the event title with teammate Jessie Bastardi. at Big Five Meet (2/22): Finished eighth on beam with a 9.775…Added a 9.800 on bars, good for 15th. PSU Quad Meet (3/2): Recorded a career-best 9.850 on floor, placing seventh…Finished eighth on bars with a 9.800. Big Ten Championships (3/23): Collected a 9.800 on bars. NCAA Regional (4/5): Earned ninth on beam with a 9.875…Recorded a 9.775 on bars.
 
2018 – SOPHOMORE SEASON
Awards:
Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors...Garnered Big Ten Distinguished Scholar accolades...Selected a WCGA scholar-athlete.

Season: Competed in all 13 meets on bars…Was a member of the beam lineup 11 times, including two exhibitions…Competed in four meets on floor.
 
Meet-by-Meet: Nebraska (1/13):
Collected a 9.800 on bars. at Maryland (1/19): Finished fifth on bars with a 9.775. Illinois (1/27): Registered a 9.750 on bars. at Ohio State (2/9): Tallied a 9.750 on bars. Cornell, Penn (2/17): Placed sixth on bars with a 9.800. George Washington (2/24): Recorded a 9.800 on bars. at BYU Quad Meet (3/9): Registered a season-best 9.825 on bars…Had a season-high 9.800 on beam. at Big Five Meet (3/17): Collected a 9.775 on beam. NCAA Regional (4/7): Secured a 9.750 on bars.
 
2017 – FRESHMAN SEASON
Awards:
Earned Academic All-Big Ten honors...Selected a WCGA scholar-athlete.

Season: Competed in five meets on bars, including two exhibition routines…Member of the beam lineup for two meets…Competed in one meet on floor.
 
Meet-by-Meet: at Nebraska (1/15):
Made Nittany Lion debut…Earned a 9.700 in an exhibition on bars. at Illinois (1/29): Recorded a 9.750 on beam, placing seventh. Michigan State (2/4): Posted a 9.750 on bars.

GYMNASTICS BACKGROUND
Competed for World Olympic Gymnastics Academy in Plano, Texas, under coaches Laurent Landi, Cecile Canqueteau-Landi and Natasha Boyarskaya...Was a three-time qualifier for Junior Olympic Nationals...Finished second on beam and sixth in all-around at Level 10 Regionals in 2015...Placed second on beam, fourth on bars and sixth in all-around at the Texas state meet...In 2014, posted second-place finishes on bars and floor at regionals...Finished sixth on bars and seventh in all-around at the Texas State Championships... Passed compulsories at the 2013 WOGA Elite Qualifier and placed eighth on beam at the 2012 Junior Olympic nationals.
 
PERSONAL
Full name is Tess Anneliese McCracken…Daughter of Broderick and Nancy McCracken...Has an older brother, Dalton, and a younger sister, Kyra...“Fixer Upper” is her favorite TV show, “Tangled” is her favorite movie, lists snow crab legs as her favorite meal and Banff National Park, Canada, is her dream vacation...Majoring in science…Born on January 27, 1998 in Plano, Texas.

Why Penn State? 
“I chose Penn State because the moment I stepped on campus it felt right. I felt like the people here wanted me to be a part of their journey, and I decided I wanted them to be a part of my journey as well.” 

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Sophomore
2018

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Freshman
2017

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Senior
2020

UB, BB, FX
5-4 / -
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