Natalie Wojick
Born (1999-10-14) October 14, 1999 (age 24)
Abington, Pennsylvania, United States
HometownDouglassville, Pennsylvania, United States
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
ClubStallone Gymnastics (2016–2018)
Berks Gymnastics (2014–2016)
College teamMichigan Wolverines
(2019-23)
Head coach(es)Bev Plocki
Marty Amrich
Assistant coach(es)Gina Stallone Amrich
Medal record
Representing Michigan Wolverines
NCAA Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Fort Worth Balance Beam
Gold medal – first place 2021 Fort Worth Team

Natalie Wojcik (born October 14, 1999) is a former American artistic gymnast.[1] She competed for the Michigan Wolverines women's gymnastics team, and is a seven-time All-American.[2]

Early and personal life

Wojcik was born in Abington, Pennsylvania to Bernie and Suzy Wojcik.[1] She grew up in Douglassville, Pennsylvania with three siblings, Nicole, Nadia and Noelle, who are all competitive gymnasts. Wojcik began gymnastics at the age of three. She is of Polish descent.

Career

In the fall of 2018, Wojcik began attending the University of Michigan, joining the Michigan Wolverines women's gymnastics team. In her collegiate debut, she broke the school record of the highest all-around score (39.625) in a college debut with a 39.625; Wojcik also won three event titles (vault, bars and beam) at the same meet. She was named the WCGA Northeast Regional Gymnast of the Year and the Big Ten Freshman of the Year; she was named a two-time All-American for her freshman season: first team on balance beam, second team in the all-around.

In the post-season, Wojcik helped to lead her team to first place at the Big Ten Championships, becoming the Big Ten Floor and All-Around Champion, as well as second-place on vault and beam. Moreover, Wojcik was named to the All-Big Ten first team.[3] At the NCAA National Championships, she became the Regional Floor Champion at the Ann Arbor regional, placed 5th with her team (despite posting the 4th highest score of the two semi-finals), and became the National Beam Champion with a score of 9.950.[4]

As a junior, Wojcik won 15 event titles and scored at least a 9.900 on 28 events. At the Big Ten Championships, she won the individual vault title and took second place in the individual uneven bars and team competition. She scored two perfect 10s during the 2021 season. At the NCAA Championships, Wojcik helped Michigan win their first ever team championships, defeating the University of Oklahoma, University of Utah, and University of Florida.

Following her senior year in 2022, she was awarded the AAI Award. In June 2022, she was awarded the Excellence in Sports Award by the National Polish-American Sports Hall of Fame for her 2021 achievements.

Wojcik returned for a fifth season in 2023. She earned the fifth perfect 10 of her career against the University of Minnesota. At the Big Ten Championships, she captured the uneven bars title and the team title. She qualified as an individual to the NCAA Championships on uneven bars. During her career at Michigan, she earned 99 career event and all-around victories, as well as notching 135 career scores of 9.900 or higher.[5]

Regular season ranking

Season All-Around Vault Uneven Bars Balance Beam Floor Exercise
2019 6th 3rd 23rd 7th 32nd
2020 14th 34th 19th 17th 37th
2021 6th 12th 6th 4th 54th
2022 11th 10th 8th 8th 19th
2023 17th 56th 12th 15th 127th

[6]

Career perfect 10.0s

[7]

Season Date Event Meet
2019 February 23, 2019 Vault Elevate the Stage
2021 February 15, 2021 Balance Beam Michigan vs Nebraska
March 20, 2021 Vault Big Ten Championships
2022 February 4, 2022 Michigan @ Rutgers
2023 February 10, 2023 Balance Beam Michigan vs Minnesota

NCAA Regular season ranking

[8]

Season All-Around Vault Uneven Bars Balance Beam Floor Exercise
2019 6th 3rd 23rd 7th 32nd
2020[a] 14th 34th 19th 17th 37th
2021 6th 12th 6th 4th 54th
2022 11th 10th 8th 8th 19th
2023 17th 56th 12th 15th 127th
  1. ^ The season was cancelled after the 10th week of competition due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Competitive history

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
Level 10
2016 Nastia Liukin Cup 4
2017 Nastia Liukin Cup 4
2018 Nastia Liukin Cup 4
NCAA
2019 Big 10 Championships[9] 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 12 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)
NCAA Championships[10] SF 8 1st place, gold medalist(s) 15
2020 Post-season cancelled due to the COVID-19 pandemic[11]
2021 Big 10 Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 13 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 11 53
NCAA Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 24 11 17 13
2022 Big 10 Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 13 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 58 1st place, gold medalist(s) 59
NCAA Championships 8 8
2023 Big 10 Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 4 4 1st place, gold medalist(s) 23 32

References

  1. ^ a b "USA Gymnastics | Natalie Wojcik". usagym.org. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  2. ^ "Natalie Wojcik - Women's Gymnastics". University of Michigan Athletics. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  3. ^ "Big Ten Announces 2019 Women's Gymnastics All-Conference Teams". bigten.org. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  4. ^ Just, Amie (April 20, 2019). "Michigan's Natalie Wojcik wins national beam title". mlive.com. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  5. ^ McIntosh, Megan (April 12, 2022). "Wojcik Wins Prestigious AAI Award as NCAA's Top Senior Gymnast". MGoBlue.com. Retrieved April 12, 2022.
  6. ^ "Road to Nationals - NCAA Gymnastics Rankings". roadtonationals.com. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  7. ^ "Hall of 10s". balancebeamsituation.com. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  8. ^ "Road to Nationals - NCAA Gymnastics Rankings". roadtonationals.com. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  9. ^ "2019 Big Ten Championship score sheet" (PDF). Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  10. ^ "StatBroadcast Live Stat Feed". stats.statbroadcast.com. Retrieved April 29, 2019.
  11. ^ NCAA.com. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns | NCAA.com". www.ncaa.com. Retrieved April 17, 2021.
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