2026 Acrobatics & Tumbling Roster
Biography
FMU: Returning letterwinner....Local product.....NCATA Academic Honor Roll 2025....FMU Swamp Fox Athletic-Academic Honor Roll 2024 (fall), 2025 (spring)....Conference Carolinas Presidential Honor Roll 2024 (fall).
PERSONAL:
- Born in Florence, SC
- Graduate of East Clarendon High School
- Member of the Beta Club
- Graduated with honors
- Part of the National Honor Society for High School Scholars
- Member of the National Honor Society for Dance Arts (NHSDA)
- Competed in dance under the direction of coach Burnadene Kelley-Newman
- Nickname is HG
PERSONAL FAVORITES:
- As a child what you wanted to be when you grew up: Nurse
- How you got your nickname: My family called me HG a lot as a kid and people still say it
- Favorite Fictional Character: Eleven (stranger things)
- Favorite Athlete: Simone Biles
- Favorite Sports Team: Universoty of South Carolina Gamecocks
- Favorite Movie or TV Show: Stranger Things
- Favorite Food: Italian
- Favorite Vacation Spot: Bahamas and Myrtle Beach and Garden City, SC
- Favorite Musical Artists: Tate McRae and Rihanna
- Favorite Thing About FMU: Close to home and it’s a smaller university
- Favorite Off-Court Activity: Teaching dance at my studio.
- Goals for Upcoming Season: Get my back tuck back
- Why you first chose your sport: The only sports I grew to love was dance and tumbling/acro, so being on the acro team in college makes me feel like I never left my sport after high school
- Biggest mental challenge in your sport: Fear of getting injured again
- Interesting Notes: I was a dancer for 14 years and a part of the national honor society for dance arts (NHSDA)
- Brush With Greatness: I am currently the reining 2024 Miss East Clarendon; My dance team is also national champions
Historical Player Information
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2024-25Freshman
Base/Top/Tumbler
5'3"
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2026Sophomore
Base/Top/Tumbler
5'3"
