Brandi Personett Class: Junior Hometown: Katy, Texas High School: Cinco Ranch Height: 4-11 Position: AA

Inside Women's Gymnastics: A Q&A with Brandi

Lion Career
2007 (Freshman): Big Ten Freshman of the Year ... Big Ten Vault and All-Around Champion ... Big Ten Gymnast of the Week (1/5) ... competed in every meet of the season on vault, beam and floor, also seeing action on bars and in the all-around in 10 meets ... captured four vault titles, one beam championship, six floor crowns and finished first in the all-around on four occasions ... averaged a 9.772 on vault, a 9.715 on bars, a 9.685 on beam, a 9.830 on floor and a 38.953 in the all-around for the season ... posted the third-highest score in school history with a career-best 9.950 to capture the vault title at the Big Ten Championships (3/31) ... also recorded the third-highest floor score with a 9.950 to take home top billing against Ohio State (2/24) ... posted a personal-best 39.425 in the all-around in back to back meets to capture the Big Ten title (3/31) and also at NCAA Regionals to advance to the NCAA National Championships (4/14) ... earned the Ann Carr Award for her first place all-around finish in the first home meet of the season against Arkansas (1/13) ... finished in the top five 10 times on vault, once on bars, nine times on beam and 10 times on floor, with eight top-five finishes in the all-around.

High School/Club
Competed for Champion Gymnastics Academy in Katy, Texas, under the direction of Kellie Mizoguchi ... 2006-2007 Junior Olympics National Team member ... placed third on the vault, third on the bars, seventh on the floor and third in the all-around at the 2006 Nationals ... placed second at the 2006 Regionals in the all-around and at States, earned the titles on bar, floor, vault and in the all-around, also placing second as a team ... didn't compete during the 2005 season because of a torn Achilles Tendon ... was an International Elite qualifier in 2004, placing 10th in the all-around at the American Classic ... was a qualifier at the USA Championships ... finished seventh on the vault at the 2004 USA Championships ... at the 2004 Madison Square Garden Podium Meet, finished first on the vault, 10th on the floor and 10th in the all-around ... was an International Elite and USA Championships qualifier in 2003 ... at Cinco Ranch High School, was a member of the honor roll and graduated with a 3.96 GPA ... member of the German Honor Society.

Personal
Born Brandi Lynn Personett on May 26, 1987 in Liberty, Mo. ... parents are Ken and Viki Personett ... has one sister, Lindsey (25) and one brother, Kenny (22) ... grandfather Victor Bonuchi is a member of the National Wrestling Hall of Fame ... majoring in nursing.