Freshman (2003): Katherine Roets earned a 9.775 on the vault and uneven bars at her first Big 12 Championship ... scored a 9.825 on bars to set a career-mark on the event against Arkansas ... helped the Tigers scoring a 9.800 vault against No. 19 ranked Iowa State ... scored a career-high 9.825 on the vault to finish fourth on the event against No. 13 ranked Oklahoma ... posted her previous career-high on the uneven bars against Auburn with a 9.800 score ... finished ninth at the Corvette Cup scoring a 9.800 vault ... recorded a career-high 9.775 floor routine against Auburn to tie for fifth overall.
Club/High School: Roets helped Capital Gymnastics to a second place finish at nationals in 2001 ... Capital was ranked tenth at the National Elite U.S. Challenge in 2000 and 1999 ... highlighted 1999 placing eighth on vault at Level 10 National competition ... helped Capital to a fourth-place national finish ... joins the Tiger team after taking a season off to recuperate from an ankle injury.
Personal: Katie was born on Dec. 29, 1983 ... she is the daughter of Donald and Karen Roets ... intends to major in hotel and restaurant management ... father, Donald, played semi-professional baseball in the Babe Ruth league ... favorite quote is "Every beginning comes from another beginnings end,"... motivation for competing comes from "my parents and their confidence in me and how proud they are of me."
Career Highs
Vault: 9.875, twice in 2003
Uneven Bars: NA
Balance Beam: 9.925 at Cat Classic, 2003
Floor Exercise: 9.925 at Big 12, 2003
All-Around: 37.575
