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2018 Gymnastics Roster

Amber Heltemes

  • Class Senior
  • Height 5-3
  • Highschool Anoka High School
  • Hometown Coon Rapids, Minn.

Biography

2018 | Senior Season

  • Set a season high of 9.800 at Boise State
  • Scored a season high of 9.700 on the uneven bars at BYU
  • Competed in four meets for the Thunderbirds

2017 | Junior Season 

  • Competed on bars in every meet during the season
  • Set a career-high of 9.875 at home against NC State 
  • Shared the event championship in the same meet against NC State
  • 2017 Academic All-MRGC

2016 | Sophomore Season

  • Did not compete due to an injury

2015 | Freshman Season

  • Did not compete due to an injury

Club Highlights:

  • Three-time national qualifier and one appearance at NIT's
  • Recorded a  fourth-place finish on bars and a fifth-place finish on floor at the 2014 level 10 nationals
  • Tallied a fourth-place finish on vault and runner-up finishes on bars, beam, floor and in the all-around at the 2014 region 4 championships
  • Recorded a pair of top-10 finishes at the 2013 nationals, finishing 10th on bars and fifth on floor en route to an 11th-place finish in the all-around
  • 2013 region 4 bars, floor and all-around champion where she also recorded a third-place finish on beam and a seventh-place finish on vault

Personal:

  • Parents are Ron and Angie Heltemes
  • Majoring in exercise science
  • Four-year member of the honor and graduated with honors from Anoka HS

Historical Player Information

  • 2015Freshman

    5'3"
  • 2016Sophomore

    5'3"
  • 2017Junior

    5'3"
  • 2018Senior

    5'3"