Sierra Ponder
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- Height:
- 5-1
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- Hometown:
- Stone Mountain, Ga.
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- Year:
- Jr.
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- Previous School:
- South Gwinnett HS
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- Gym Club/Center:
- Georgia Gymnastics Academy
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- Event:
- AA
Bio
2020 Junior Season: Competed in all 10 of the Ladies' meets during the season on bars ... Finished with a season average score of 9.509 ... Earned a 9.725 score in the final meet of the season on March 6, setting a season and career best mark ... Named a Midwest Independent Conference scholar-athlete .... Named the recipient of the Sylvia Keiter Memorial Award, which honors one gymnast from the conference who best exemplifies character traits of former Centenary gymnast Sylvia Keiter, who was killed by a drunk driver in 2018.
2019 Sophomore Season: Academic All-Conference selection … Tied for first on bars (9.625) versus Gustavus Adolphus on Feb. 3.
2018 Freshman Season: Received Second Team All-America accolades from USA Gymnastics for finishing with a season high 9.800 on bars at the USAG Championships April 13… Competed in 11 meets on the year on bars, also appearing on vault and floor… Took second on bars with a 9.750 at Illinois State March 4… Placed third on bars with a 9.525 against Alaska-Anchorage February 11… Has a season high on vault of 9.375 at the Midwest Independent Conference Championships March 23 and a 9.725 on floor at the Texas Woman’s Quad February 25.
Prior to Centenary: Competed for head coaches Amanda Cain, Annette Kaiser, and Judy Prestigiacomo at Georgia Gymnastics Academy... A regional qualifier from 2012-2017, won both on and in the all-around at the Atlanta Paw’s for a Cause Meet in 2017... At USA Gymnastic Region 8 Championships, finished sixth on vault, 15th on bars, and 17th on vault...Throughout her high school career achieved Honor Roll status and was a member of the National Honor Society.
Personal: Birthdate is February 3... Daughter of Anthony and Tracey Ponder, she has one brother, Antonius... Majoring in psychology with a minor in business.
Hobbies: Listening to music and hanging out with friends
Favorite Athlete: Dominique Dawes
News mentions
The Centenary gymnastics program has had an award-filled postseason and today we recap all of the individual honors the Ladies have received from both the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association, USA Gymnastics, and the Midwest Independent Conference.
The Midwest Independent Conference continued the announcement of its postseason awards and honors on Tuesday as the league’s Scholar-Athlete Team was released. Twelve Ladies gymnasts made the team meaning each earned a 3.25 grade point average or higher during the fall 2019 semester.
The Midwest Independent Conference announced its 2020 specialty award winners on Friday, after votes were tabulated by the league’s head coaches and the Centenary gymnastics teams claimed three honors. The league will continue recognize the outstanding accomplishments of its student-athletes next week, as the MIC All-Conference Team and Scholar-Athlete Team will be released.
Hey Ladies Fans! This is sophomore K2/Knaps with this week’s gym talk! The Ladies had yet another eventful double meet weekend, but this time around, it was in beautiful St. Louis, Missouri. We have two Missouri Natives on our team (Lauryn Stiff and Madison McCary) and it was nice to get to spend some time in their home state to do some gymnastics ....
The Centenary gymnastics team placed third in the GymQuarters Mardi Gras Invitational tri meet on Friday at The Family Arena. The Ladies, currently the highest ranked team in division III in the country in the latest Road to Nationals rankings, were joined by host school and division 1 member Southeast Missouri State and Seattle Pacific.
The Centenary gymnastics team defeated the Winona State Warriors by a score of 191.050-186.900 on Sunday afternoon in a dual meet at the Gold Dome. The Ladies, competing in their fourth home meet of the season, were coming off an impressive performance on Friday against Texas Woman’s University in which they earned a season-high score of 191.650 which was the Ladies' fifth-highest score since 2013 when they finished third at Nationals.
Hi Centenary Ladies fans! This is your junior Sierra Ponder coming at you with this week’s Gym Talk! The Ladies have been getting back into the swing of things after having an amazing weekend competing against Cortland. Shout out to all of the Ladies for having the I got you and you got me mentality, that’s what makes a team. Let’s keep that same energy!
Hey Ladies Fans, it’s Junior Jenny with this week’s gym talk. Let me tell you, I am so so proud of the Ladies this week. We have really shown our grit and determination this week during practice while getting ready for our second home meet of the year. The Ladies have really stepped it up by being intentional with every turn and having no doubt in ourselves or our teammates.
Hey Centenary gymnastics fans! Freshman Kennedy Stephens here with my first Gym Talk. This week everyone made goals on each event we are hoping to achieve before Thanksgiving break begins. We have all been working hard to cross them off before we go back home. Shout out to Rose for crossing off her goal of a lay out on vault onto a higher landing surface, Kendall Knaps for her double pike off bars, Xian for getting her new beam dismount, and Kendall Huff for getting her blind full and her double pike on floor!
Hey guys, it’s your freshman Lani here and believe it or not, this is my first gym talk! I have to say this week was really about numbers and perseverance! Towards the end of the week we really pushed through to finish strong! In this gym talk I will reflect on some of the highlights which occurred at the end of the week.