2012 Katelyn made her college debut in a competitive lineup on vault against Stanford (1/27/12) scoring 9.50 ... also made three appearances as an alternate on the uneven bars early in the season setting a season-high of 9.675 in the Stanford meet ... trains all four events ... "hit" her only competitive routine of the year ... "hit" 3-3 exhibitions.
Pre-Oregon State Katelyn is a three-time Junior Olympic nationals qualifier ... finished 12th on the balance beam at nationals in 2011 ... finished first in Region 2 in 2011 in the all-around ... won state titles on vault, bars, beam, floor and in the all-around at the Oregon State Championships in 2011 ... trained at Cascade All Star Gymnastics under coaches Lexy Archer and Mohini Bhardwaj.
Personal Born in Bend, Oregon ... daughter of Deborah and Michael Ohlrich ... has three brothers, Michael, Sean and Eric ... Michael (`04) and Sean (`08) are Oregon State graduates ... plans to study Engineering ... graduated high school with a 4.0 grade point average ... lists her favorite athlete as Mohini Bhardwaj ... lists her biggest athletic thrill as "ending my senior year and club gymnastics career by hitting four for four routines at Junior Olympic Nationals" ... chose OSU "for its outstanding gymnastics program and its renowned engineering department. I see Oregon State as a place I could truly grow and find my potential."
