2024 Gymnastics Roster
Roster
Katie McNamara
- Height:
- 5-4
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- Manhattan Beach, Calif.
- Prev School:
- University of Washington
- Club:
- Waller's GymJam Academy
Four-time WCGA Scholastic All-American
2024, 2023 Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
Two-time JO Nationals qualifier
2018 Region 1 Floor Exercise champion
Best Marks
V - 9.875, 2/20/21
UB - 9.800, 2/20/21
BB - 9.900, 3/10/21
FX - 9.875, 3/10/21
AA - 39.350, 3/10/21
2024
Became a four-time WCGA Scholastic All-American and two-time member of the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll … Competed on beam for the first time as a Bruin at Arizona State on March 9 ... Made her 2024 debut with a 9.800 exhibition on beam vs. Cal and also performed an exhibition vs. Clemson.
2023
WCGA Scholastic All-American for the third time in her career ... Named to the Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll … Leadoff on floor in the first three meets of the season before suffering a season-ending knee injury … Earned a UCLA-high 9.825 on floor at Washington.
2022
Earned WCGA Scholastic All-America honors for the second-straight season … Made her UCLA competitive debut at Stanford on Feb. 12, scoring 9.675 on floor exercise and improved on that mark the following week at ASU with a 9.775 … Performed an exhibition on beam twice (Jan. 30 and Mar. 6) … Earned Director’s Honor Roll distinction all three quarters.
2021 (Univ. of Washington)
WCGA Scholastic All-American … Competed all-around in nine consecutive meets to end the season … Won the all-around (39.075) and vault (9.875) at Arizona on Feb. 20, becoming the first UW freshman since 2012 to win multiple event titles in one meet … Recorded multiple career highs against Cal on Mar. 10, earning 39.350 in the all-around, 9.9 on beam to tie for first place, and 9.875 on floor … Four days later, she placed second on beam at Cal with a 9.875 … Was Washington’s top competitor at the Pac-12 Championships, scoring 39.050 in the all-around to place 12th.
Club
Two-time JO National qualifier (2018 and 2019) … Won the 2019 All-Around State championship … Placed third on vault, fourth on beam and fifth in the all-around at the 2019 Region 1 Championships … Placed ninth on beam at the 2018 JO National Championships … 2018 Region 1 floor exercise champion and balance beam bronze medalist … Trained at Waller’s GymJam Academy.
Personal
Favorite apparatus is balance beam … Describes her greatest athletic thrill as competing at the Pac-12 Championships after watching it on TV for many years … Hobbies include surfing, reading, cooking, watching basketball, and baking … Admires basketball player Klay Thompson … Came to UCLA because of the team’s energy, prestigious gymnastics and academic programs and because it’s close to home and in the best city in the world … Parents: Patty and Keith McNamara … Has an older brother, Leyton, and a twin sister, Lindy … Full name is Katherine Paige McNamara ... Born in Torrance, Calif. … Labor Studies major who is interested in a career in law or business.
