2017-18 Women's Gymnastics Roster
Roster
Roya Shirley
- Height:
- 5-7
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Kempsiville High School
- Hometown:
- Virginia Beach, Va.
2019: Posted a 9.625 on vault and a 9.575 on bars in season-opener vs. No. 25 NC State on Jan. 5 ... Tallied a 9.725 on vault and a 9.625 on bars at Collegiate Challenge in Anaheim on Nov. 12 ... Posted season-highs of 9.775 on bars and 9.750 on vault vs. No. 14 Ohio State on Jan. 27 ... Tied then-season-high 9.750 on vault and set a then-season-high on beam with 9.525 at Illinois on Feb. 8 ... Earned a season-high 9.750 on beam and 9.725 on vault vs. Rutgers on Feb. 16 ... Recorded a new personal best of 9.875 on vault to grab share of event win at the Big Five meet on Feb. 22 ... Gathered her second-best vault score of the season with a 9.800, and second-best beam score of 9.775, tying for third at EMU on March 1 ... Tied her career high on bars (9.800) to finish tied for fourth on Senior Day vs. Alaska, Ball State and UIC on March 17.
2018: Won the all-around against Bowling Green on Jan. 5, compiling a season-high score of 39.075 ... Earned career highs in both bars and floor in the 2018 season opener against Bowling Green, with a score of 9.800 on bars (T-3rd) and 9.850 on floor (T-1st) ... Placed second in the all-around against Iowa on Jan. 13 with a score of 38.825 ... Tallied a then-career-high 9.800 on vault at Minnesota on Jan. 20, tying for third place ... Posted a new career high on vault on Jan. 27 in quad against Eastern Michigan, Pitt & Rutgers, tying for first place ... Earned a career-high 9.850 on floor against Penn State on Feb. 4, tying for third in the event ... Placed third in the all-around on Feb. 4 against Penn State, putting up a score of 38.950 ... Posted career highs on both vault and bars at Michigan on Feb. 10 with a 9.825 on vault and a 9.800 on bars.
2017: Set a personal record of 9.750 on bars against Bowling Green (3/5) ... Scored a 9.700 on vault in her Spartan debut against Michigan (2/11) ... Scored a 9.775 on beam at Illinois (2/17) ... Recorded a score of 9.700 on bars against then ranked no. 21 Arkansas (2/25) ... Scored a 9.750 on beam in a quad meet against Pittsburgh, West Virginia and Towson (3/3) ... Scored a 9.725 on bars at the B1G FIVE meet (3/11) ... Recorded a score of 9.650 on vault and bars at the B1G Championships (3/18).
2016: Competed for the first time as a Spartan against Iowa (1/15), earning a 9.700 on vault ... Earned a career-high 9.775 on vault at Minnesota (1/23) ... Posted a 9.550 on vault against Rutgers, Towson and Pittsburgh (1/30) ... Notched a 9.675 on vault against Penn State (2/6) ... Garnered a 9.675 on vault at Cal with Southern Utah and Lindenwood (3/4) ... Competed exhibition on bars for the first time this season at Boise State (3/6), earning a 9.650, and also collected a 9.700 on vault ... Competed in her first career Big Ten Championship event, scoring a 9.75 on vault (3/19) .
Prior to Michigan State: Competed for Ocean Tumblers in Virginia Beach, Va. and was coached by Rick Walker and Erin Berry-Sams ... Attended Kempsville High School ... Was a 2010 Junior Olympic National Qualifier ... Competed at the 2012 Level 10 Virginia State Championships, where she placed second all-around ... Participated in the 2013 Virginia State Championships, placing first on bars, third on vault, and fourth all-around ... Was a 2013 NIT Qualifier ... Was a 2013 and 2014 Region 7 Qualifier ... Competed at the 2014 Virginia State meet, where she placed third on vault, second on bars, and third place all-around ... Competed at the 2014 National Invitational Tournament, finishing seventh on bars and seventh all-around.
Personal: Majoring in Journalism ... Daughter of Reginald and Adrienne Shirley.
