Pitt senior Alicia Talucci takes her turn on the Panther Pause blog
AS A FRESHMAN (2011) Competed in every meet on bars and the majority of the season on vault and floor for the Panthers after suffering a back fracture during her senior year of high school...Placed 17th on bars with a 9.675 at 2011 EAGL Championships, highest placing Panther on the event...Had two top-three finishes on bars this season...Set career-high score of 9.775 on vault against New Hampshire (1/23)...Set career-high score of 9.775 on bars at No. 22 Auburn...Set career-high of 9.775 on floor against NC State (3/6)...Earned 2011 Most Improved Award.
HIGH SCHOOL A 14-year competitor for Gedderts' Twistars USA Gymnastics, the No. 1 women's gymnastics club in 2009, under the direction of John and Kathryn Geddert...couldn't complete the 2010 season due to an injury...two-time regional bar champion...2008 and 2009 level 10 Junior Olympic National qualifier... 2009 regional all-around champion...finished second on bars at the 2009 Junior Olympic National competition...2007 Level 9 State all-around champion and national qualifier.
PERSONAL Born November 10, 1992...daughter of Patrick Ketner and Alexandra Walker...has three brothers: Adam, Sean and Evan.
MAJOR Undecided.
CAREER HIGH SCORES Vault - 9.775 Uneven Bars - 9.775 Floor Exercise- 9.775
