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Leslie Pladson |
Events: Bars, Beam, Floor
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Hometown: West Fargo, North Dakota
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High School: West Fargo |
Club: TNT Kid's Fitness and Gymnastics Academy
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2007: Competed in 12 meets on beam as a freshman for the Pioneers…also performed twice on floor…posted three scores of 9.700 or better on beam…season-high beam score of 9.725 came on 2/10 versus Ball State and BYU…her average beam score was 9.489…top floor mark of 9.450 came on 1/27 versus Centenary, George Washington, and Oklahoma…picked for the 2007 All-MIC Scholastic team and the 2006-07 NACGC/W Academic All-America team.
CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL: A 2006 graduate of West Fargo (North Dakota) High School…competed for two club teams, American Gold Gymnastics in West Fargo (1990-2006) and TNT Kid’s Fitness and Gymnastics in Fargo (2006)…as a freshman in 2003, was a Region IV Qualifier and the North Dakota state Level 10 champion on both beam and all-around...additionally in 2003, was voted as American Gold’s “Vault Queen” and “Rising Star” beam worker…in 2004, was the North Dakota state Level 10 all-around champion, a Region IV qualifier, and voted as American Gold’s best “Bar Swinger”…in 2005, won the North Dakota state Level 10 vault championship, qualified (and finished tenth on beam) at the Region IV meet, and was chosen as her club’s “Best Team Leader”…enjoyed her best Region IV meet as a senior, finishing eighth on beam, eleventh on floor, and tenth in the all-around…a three-year member (10th to 12th grade) of the National Honor Society…also active in West Fargo’s Key Club, Student Council, and Fellowship of Christian Athletes…besides her gymnastics endeavors, she ran track for West Fargo as a senior.
PERSONAL:A health studies major…the daughter of Mike and Kim Pladson…among her favorites are Rascal Flatts (band), “Grey’s Anatomy” (TV show), and the book, Furious Pursuit...says her Grandma Lou is her role model.
Pladson’s Career Bests
Beam: 9.725 (2/10/07)
Floor: 9.450 (1/27/07)
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