Navia Jordan
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- Height:
- 5-2
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- Hometown:
- Jacksonville, Fla.
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- Year:
- Sr.
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- Events:
- VT, BB, FX
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- Previous School:
- Atlantic Coast HS
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- Gym Club/Center:
- VEGA
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- Event:
- VT, BB, FX
Bio
2018 Junior Season: Finished First Team All-American for USA Gymnastics on floor… Took second in event finals in floor with a season high of 9.875 on April 15… Competed in 14 meets on the year on either floor and/or beam… Won on floor twice for the year (9.675 against Alaska-Anchorage on February 9 and a 9.800 against Southeast Missouri State February 23)… Also won on beam with a 9.775 at Southeast Missouri State March 9… Recorded a season high 9.800 on beam to finish third at the Texas Woman’s quad February 25… Also finished as a runner-up on floor three times… Received Scholastic All-America honors from the Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association and Academic All-Conference honors from the Midwest Independent Conference.
2017 Sophomore Season: Qualified for USA Gymnastics Nationals on floor... Finished first among Division III athletes on floor with a regional qualifying score of 9.820... Competed in 12 meets... Named Midwest Independent Conference Specialist of the Week on January 31 after winning twice on floor the previous week: against Wisconsin-OshKosh on January 27 with a season best 9.875 and on January 29 against Air Force with a 9.800... Also won on beam with a 9.725 February 17 at Southeast Missouri State and on floor with a 9.875 against Lindenwood February 25 and at Alaska with a 9.850 on March 5... Named a Scholastic All-American by the National Association of Gymnastics Coaches... Also earned MIC Academic All-Conference status.
2016 Freshman Season: Appeared in all 15 meets on floor with a season-best of 9.900... Competed on beam in 13 meets, and received an 8.450 in only time competing on bars... Her 9.900 at the USA Gymnastics Championships on floor made her a First Team All-American on the event, and was the best mark on the apparatus for a Centenary gymnast in a decade... Named MIC Specialist of the Week on February 16 and January 26... RQS of 9.750 on beam led NCAA Division III and ranked fifth in the MIC... Won beam on her first time competing on the event against SE Missouri State January 22... Other event wins came on beam against UIC February 8 with a 9.825 and a season-best 9.850 against Iowa State and Texas Woman’s February 19.
Prior to Centenary: Competed for VEGA and head coaches Valentin Buse and Michelle Aspinwall... Honors include:
- Regional Qualifier 2009-2015
- Eastern National Qualifier 2011
- Regional Beam and Floor Champion (2011)
- Regional Runner-Up Beam (2015)
Navia is the daughter of Samuel and Jacqueline Jordan and has two siblings, Milan and Kristopher... Majoring in communications.
News mentions
BRIDGEPORT, CONN. – Two days after receiving her third and fourth USA Gymnastics All-American honors of her collegiate career, Navia Jordan received runner-up honors on floor and third place on beam in the event finals to finish out her Centenary Gymnastics career at the USA Gymnastics Championships on Sunday afternoon, April 14.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Senior Navia Jordan was bound and determined to make sure Friday afternoon, April 12, would not be her final collegiate competition. Mission Accomplished.
BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Four Ladies Gymnasts, senior Navia Jordan, junior Cami Bea Austin, and freshmen Xian Baumgartner and Kendall Sanders, will compete at the annual USA Gymnastics (USAG) Championships during session one of the team semi-finals and all-around finals Friday afternoon, April 12, at the University of Bridgeport. The session, the first of two, is set to begin at 1 p.m. (2 p.m. EDT).
SHREVEPORT, La. – In the Ladies Gymnastics final team competition of the season, junior Cami Bea Austin (vault) and senior Navia Jordan (beam and floor) picked up All-Conference honors, while Centenary finished fifth as a team with a 190.575 at the Midwest Independent Conference Championships Friday night, March 22.
PHILADELPHIA – For the second-straight meet, the Ladies began the competition on beam. And for the second-straight meet, the Ladies gymnastic team set the tempo with a great rotation, breaking 48 on the apparatus for the third time in four meets as Centenary finished the Temple Tri Meet with a 191.500 – its second highest team score of the season. The host Owls won the meet with a 195.175, while William & Mary barely took second with a 191.525.
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Leading off on beam is never an easy thing to do in a meet, but it was no problem for the Ladies Friday night, March 8.
Hi Centenary Ladies fans! This is your sophomore Sierra Ponder coming at you with this week’s Gym Talk!
DENTON, Texas – In its second meet of the weekend, Centenary took fourth at the Texas Woman’s Quad, finishing with a 190.425 – its highest road score of the season.
SHREVEPORT, La. – While the meet did not start off the way the Ladies Gymnastic team hoped on vault, they rebounded with season bests on the final three rotations and a big season best team score in 2019 by more than six tenths as Centenary lost a close meet to Air Force, 191.350-191.050 on Senior Night Friday, March 1.
ST. CHARLES, Mo. – Senior Navia Jordan claimed first on floor with a 9.825 and third on beam with a season best 9.800 to lead Ladies Gymnastics, but Centenary fell on the road at Lindenwood, 194.850-187.450 Sunday afternoon, February 24.
Hello Centenary Gymnastics fans! It’s Aspen a.k.a “Spin” checking in to give you this weeks Gym Talk! If you are wondering where I have been this year, they forgot to give me a Gym Talk last semester (I wish I can enter a shocked meme right here) But, I am back to give you this weeks’ one so sit back and grab a cup of coffee ‘cause I have a lot to catch you up on!
SHREVEPORT, La. – After a big weekend – which included a pair of wins on floor – senior Navia Jordan received a pair of honors. Having been named Centenary Athlete of the Week for the second time in 2019, Jordan received Midwest Independent Conference Performance of the Week honors Wednesday, February 6.
SHREVEPORT, La. – The Ladies Gymnastics team continued its trend of improving its team score in every meet this season. In the penultimate home regular season meet of the season Sunday afternoon, February 3, Centenary bested Gustavus Adolphus 190.375-182.725.
SHREVEPORT, La. – The Ladies Gymnastics team broke 190 for the first time in 2019 while also claiming six career bests and two event wins as Centenary (2-5-1) fell to Texas Woman’s (5-4) 192.875-190.075 Friday night, February 1.
SHREVEPORT, La. – Trailing at the halfway point, the Ladies took the lead in third rotation and claimed 3-of-4 events for the meet as Centenary (1-3) knocked off Wisconsin-Eau Claire (0-2) 188.100-185.725 in the Gold Dome Saturday night, January 19.
Hey there Centenary Gym Fans! Senior Navia Jordan here with this week’s Gym Talk! The moment we’ve all been waiting for is finally here as this week was the start to our competitive season.
Ladies Gymnastics Second on Beam, Finishes Fourth at UIC Quad CHICAGO – The Centenary Gymnastics Team finished fourth with a 181.800 total at the UIC Quad Sunday afternoon, January 13. Host UIC won the meet with a 194.200 while Kent State received a 191.250. UW-Osh Kosh took third with a 185.750.
Senior Tavia Smith gives us the first Gym Talk of the New Year.
Knaps and Sander provides the final Gym Talk of 2018.
This is sophomore Jenny Jackson coming at you with this week’s Gym talk! The Ladies have really been putting in the work in the gym and the classroom. I have seen so much heart and determination going into last week’s practices as we prepare for our intrasquad coming up this weekend. Shout out to all the Ladies for really putting in the hard work and being intentional.
Hey Ladies gym fans! This is Dot, Dot, Dot coming at you with this week’s gym talk! This past week was jam-packed, fun-filled, and spent side-by-side nearly the entire time!
Hello Ladies fans! This is senior Natalie Scates and junior Cami Bea Austin here to get you up to speed on all of our shenanigans over the last few weeks. Last week was another busy one for the team.
Greetings fellow Centenary Gymnastics enthusiasts, it’s senior Tavia Smith here with this week’s gym talk.
BOWLING GREEN, Ohio - Ten members of the Centenary Ladies Gymnastic team received the Scholastic All-America Award by the Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA).