Marimar Perez-Banus
Availability: Committed
University: Ball State University
Country: Chile / United States
Date of Birth: 19th October 1998
Height: 5 feet 2 inches
Weight: 105 lbs
Sex: Female
School: NFC Academy
Graduation Year: 2017
College Enrollment Year: Fall 2018 (Online Classes FIU)
College Gymnastics Start Year: Fall 2019
Qualifications:
High School Grades: American History (Honors): A, Government: A, Economics: A, Physics: A, Pre Calculus: A, English: B
University GPA: 3.78
ACT: 21
GYMNASTICS INFORMATION
UNEVEN BARS:
Skills: Giant invert change, piked jeager, ray, shoot over handstand, mo shoot, toe full, double layout dismount
Highest Score: 13.0
Highest JO Score: 9.475
BALANCE BEAM:
Skills: Front aerial, back-handspring layout step out, side aerial, switch leap split jump, split jump half(sideways), side somersault, full turn, round off 2/1 twist dismount.
Highest Score: 12.6
Highest JO Score: 9.475
FLOOR:
Skills: Double pike, round off 1 ½ punch front full, switch leap tour-jete full, front handspring front 1 ½ , double turn, switch side, back double full
Highest Score: 12.6
Highest JO Score: 9.4
Highest AA Score: 50.45
VAULT:
Skills: Yurchenko full (working on 1.5)
Highest Score: 13.1
Highest JO Score: 9.375
OTHER INFO
Gymnastics Achievements:
2018 Pan American Games Qualifier (qualified to the 2019 Games)
2018 South American Games (Silver Medal Bar Final, Bronze Medal Team, Finalist Beam)
2018 ODESUR Games (Finalist Bar)
2017 Houston National Invitational (Champion Bar)
Team Selections:
Chilean National Team
Catalunya Regional Team 2018 (Lived in Spain)
Give us 5 words that best describe you as an athlete:
determined, motivated, hard-working, team-player, disciplined
Tell us about your best memory of your athletic career:
Qualifying for the 2019 Pan American Games!
Goals:
I want to achieve a bachelor’s degree in business while competing in a college gymnastics team. I would love to contribute to a great college team to reach its maximum capacity and goals.
Anything else we should know?
I live in Chile but went to high school in the United States. I also lived in Spain for a year, so I am not afraid to travel!