Gracie Kramer

Grace Catherine Kramer (born May 14, 1998), known as Gracie Kramer, is a former American artistic gymnast who was a member of the UCLA Bruins gymnastics team from 2016 to 2020.[1] Following her retirement in 2020, she joined the Utah State Aggies gymnastics team as a volunteer assistant coach.[2]

Gracie Kramer
Personal information
Full nameGrace Catherine Kramer
Born (1998-05-14) May 14, 1998
Newport Beach, California, U.S.
HometownSan Clemente, California, U.S.
Height160 cm (5 ft 3 in)
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
ClubWildfire Gymnastics
College teamUCLA Bruins
(2017–20)
Head coach(es)Chris Waller
Assistant coach(es)Dom Palange
Kristina Comforte
BJ Das
Former coach(es)Valorie Kondos Field
Jordyn Wieber
Randy Lane
Medal record
Representing UCLA Bruins
NCAA Championships
Gold medal – first place2018 St. LouisTeam
Bronze medal – third place2019 Fort WorthTeam

Early and personal life

Kramer was born in Newport Beach, California, to Lorraine and Warren Kramer. She grew up in San Clemente, attending JSerra Catholic High School, and has three siblings. She initially signed to be on the Arizona State Sun Devils gymnastics program,[3] but later switched to be a walk-on for the UCLA Bruins after the head coach Rene Lyst was fired.[4][5]

Career

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.[6] She was primarily recruited as a vault specialist, but became a key member of the floor squad during the 2018 season, after competing an exhibition routine during the 2017 season.[1]

2017 season

During her freshman season, Kramer competed in 10 of 14 meets,[7] ending with an RQS (Regional Qualifying Score) of 9.810.[8] Moreover, Kramer was one of two Bruins who competed a Yurchenko 1.5, debuting the vault on February 11 to score 9.925.

2018 season

During her sophomore season, Kramer became a key member of the floor squad, competing on the apparatus in every meet.[9] She achieved a score of 9.85 or higher in 12 out of 13 meets on the floor, and competed on the vault twice with a high of 9.85. On January 7 against Ohio State, Kramer earned her first career win on the floor, tying with Kyla Ross.[10] On February 25, she recorded her season-high of 9.95, at a meet against Oregon State.[11][12]

2019 season

Kramer took 12th place on vault and 4th place on floor in the 2019 PAC-12 Championships to help her team place first.[13] She then placed second on floor in the NCAA Championships,[14] with her team taking third place. Kramer competed in every meet on floor, and 9 out of 14 meets on the vault.[15]

2020 season

Kramer won her first event title of the season on January 18, at a meet against BYU and Utah State, with a score of 9.95 on the floor exercise.[16] Her floor routine was featured in a Pop Sugar post on January 22,[17] and again on January 28.[18] On January 31, Kramer scored her first career perfect 10, incidentally also the first perfect 10 of the season, at a meet against Washington.[19] Kramer scored her career high of a 9.95 on vault in a meet against California, on March 8; she also scored 9.9 on floor.[20] Due to the COVID-19 pandemic in the United States, on March 12 the remainder of the season was cancelled, including the 2020 NCAA Championships.[21] Her lowest recorded score on floor during the season was a 9.875 against Stanford, and so she ended the 2020 season ranked third on the floor exercise, with an RQS of 9.95 and an average of 9.937.[22] Kramer was one of only two gymnasts during the season to receive a score of a perfect 10 on the floor exercise, the other being Trinity Thomas.[23]

Career perfect 10.0
Season Date Event Meet
2020 Jan 31, 2020 Floor UCLA vs Washington

Regular season ranking[24]
Season All-Around Vault Uneven Bars Balance Beam Floor Exercise
2017 N/A 126th N/A N/A N/A
2018 N/A N/A N/A N/A 50th
2019 N/A N/A N/A N/A 13th
2020[lower-alpha 1] N/A 81st N/A N/A 3rd
  1. The season was cancelled after the 10th week of competition due to the coronavirus pandemic.

Competitive history

NCAA
Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2017 PAC-12 Championships[25]3rd place, bronze medalist(s)47
NCAA Championships[26]4
2018 PAC-12 Championships[27]1st place, gold medalist(s)8
NCAA Championships[28]1st place, gold medalist(s)21
2019 PAC-12 Championships[29]1st place, gold medalist(s)124
NCAA Championships3rd place, bronze medalist(s)345
2020PAC-12 ChampionshipsCanceled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in the USA [30][31]
NCAA Championships

References
  1. "Gracie Kramer - Gymnastics". UCLA. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  2. "Kramer Named Volunteer Assistant Coach for Utah State Gymnastics Program".
  3. "Gymnast Gracie Kramer leaps from past errors, sets firm standing in team". dailybruin.com. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  4. "ASU fires women's gymnastics coach Rene Lyst". azcentral. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  5. "GRACE KRAMER on Instagram: "im officially a sundevil ... so when is it supposed to sink in? 👹"". Instagram. Retrieved April 28, 2019.
  6. "2016-2017 Commits". www.collegegymfans.com. December 11, 2016. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  7. "Lineup Frequency - 2017". roadtonationals.com. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  8. "Vault Standings". roadtonationals.com. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  9. "Individual - Gracie Kramer 2018". roadtonationals.com. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  10. "Gymnastics Defeats Ohio State in Season Opener". UCLA. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  11. "Gymnastics lands above 198 mark in victory over Oregon State". dailybruin.com. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  12. "The Gymnastics ScoreKeeper Meet Results". static.uclabruins.com. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  13. "UCLA defends Pac-12 gymnastics championship". Pac-12. March 23, 2019. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  14. Richardson, Blake (April 19, 2019). "UCLA wins gymnastics semifinal, will compete for national title Saturday". Los Angeles Times. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  15. "Individual Consistency - 2019". roadtonationals.com. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  16. "UCLA Scores Season-Best 197.425 to Win At BYU". UCLA. Retrieved January 20, 2020.
  17. Meredith, Karenna (January 22, 2020). "A UCLA Gymnast Channels Her Inner "Bad Guy" With a Floor Routine Billie Eilish Fans Will Love". POPSUGAR Fitness UK. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  18. Brodsky, Samantha (January 28, 2020). "Gracie Kramer on Floor For UCLA". POPSUGAR Fitness UK. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  19. "FINALLY! @gracekramer98 scores her first career perfect on floor!". @uclagymnastics. January 31, 2020. Retrieved February 1, 2020.
  20. "UCLA vs. California". static.uclabruins.com. Retrieved March 8, 2020.
  21. "UCLA Athletics Coronavirus Update". UCLA. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  22. "Individual scores - Gracie Kramer". roadtonationals.com. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  23. "Week 10 Standings: Individual Floor". roadtonationals.com. Retrieved March 15, 2020.
  24. "Road to Nationals - NCAA Gymnastics Rankings". roadtonationals.com. Retrieved April 25, 2019.
  25. "2017 PAC-12 Championship score sheet" (PDF). Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  26. "2017 National Championship Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  27. "The Gymnastics ScoreKeeper Meet Results". athletics.arizona.edu. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  28. "2018 National Championship Record Book" (PDF). Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  29. "2019 PAC-12 Championship score sheet" (PDF). March 23, 2019. Retrieved April 26, 2019.
  30. "Pac-12 statement on men's basketball tournament, Pac-12 sport competitions and Pac-12 championship events". Pac-12 Conference. March 11, 2020.
  31. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA. March 13, 2020.
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