Allie Southard Class: Sophomore Hometown: Nanuet, N.Y. High School: Nanuet Height: 5-1 Position: AA

Inside Women's Gymnastics: A Q&A with Allie

Lion Career
2007 (Freshman): Competed in 11 meets of the year, seeing action on vault, beam and floor ... averaged a 9.713 on vault in eight contests ... posted a career-high 9.825 on vault at Maryland (3/2), good for a fourth-place finish ... tallied a 9.650 on the floor at Maryland (3/2).

High School/Club
Competed for US Gymnastics in Mahwah, N.J., under the direction of John and Michele Ribeiro and Suzanne Soto ... 2006 Junior Olympic National Qualifier, placing sixth on beam and fourth on floor ... 2006 New Jersey State vault, floor and all-around champion ... 2006 Region VII silver medalist on beam and all-around ... 2004 New Jersey beam champion ... 2003 New Jersey state floor and all-around champion ... 2003 Junior Olympic National floor champion ... four-year gymnastics letterwinner and team captain at Nanuet (N.Y.) High School, claiming the New York state all-around and beam championship her freshman season ... member of the National Honor Society and the Foreign Language Honors Society.

Personal
Born Allie Elizabeth Southard on March 20, 1988 ... parents are Eileen and Bill Southard ... has one sister, Emma (17) ... majoring in business.