Grace Glenn

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Grace Fugui Glenn
Born (1998-04-27) 27 April 1998 (age 22)
Nanchang, Jiangxi Province, China
Hometown Charlotte, North Carolina, United States
Height157 cm (5 ft 2 in)
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
ClubSoutheastern Gymnastics Center
College team UCLA Bruins
(Class of 2020)
Head coach(es) Chris Waller
Assistant coach(es)Kristina Comforte
BJ Das
Dom Palange
Former coach(es)Ludmilla Shobe
Valorie Kondos Field
Randy Lane

Grace Fugui Glenn (born April 27, 1998 in Nanchang, China) is an American artistic gymnast. [1] She is currently a member of the UCLA Bruins gymnastics team. [2]

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Early and personal life

Glenn was born in Nanchang, China and was adopted by Neil and Cindi Glenn, along with her twin sister Anna. She graduated from South Mecklenburg High School in 2016.

Career

College

In the fall of 2016 she began attending the University of California, Los Angeles, joining the UCLA Bruins gymnastics program for the 2016-2017 season. [3] However, she sustained a torn labrum, and so Glenn redshirted her freshman year (the 2016-2017 season). [4]

2019-2020 season

On January 12, at a meet against Boise State, Glenn began the balance beam rotation with a then career-high 9.975, securing her the meet title. [5] On February 23, at a meet against Utah, Glenn scored the first ever 10.0 for a lead-off gymnast, also winning the meet title. [6]

Career perfect 10.0

SeasonDateEventMeet
2020Feb 23, 2020Balance beamUCLA vs Utah

Regular season ranking [7]

SeasonAll-AroundVaultUneven BarsBalance BeamFloor Exercise
2017N/A126thN/AN/AN/A
2018N/AN/AN/A6thN/A
2019N/AN/AN/A18thN/A

Competitive history

NCAA

YearEventTeamAA VT UB BB FX
2017 PAC-12 Championships [8] Bronze medal icon.svg
NCAA Championships [9] 4
2018 PAC-12 Championships [10] Gold medal icon.svg9
NCAA Championships [11] Gold medal icon.svg37
2019 PAC-12 Championships [12] Gold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg
NCAA Championships Bronze medal icon.svg
2020 PAC-12 Championships Canceled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in the USA
[13] [14]
NCAA Championships

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