| Karissa Moreland |
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 | Class:
Sophomore
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| Hometown:
Vancouver, Wash.
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| High School:
Hudson's Bay HS
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| Height:
5-4
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| Event:
All-Around
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| Experience:
Squad
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AS A FRESHMAN (2000): Was a member of the team but did not see action in any meets.
PRE-OREGON STATE: Two-time qualifier to Level 10 Nationals... Placed fourth on vault and bars at regionals in 1999... Was the 1998 Washington state champion on floor... Spent three years on her high school's varsity team as well and won three district individual titles... Was the district all-around champion as a senior, the district bars champion as a junior and the district vault champion as a sophomore... Named Gymnast of the Year in1998 and 1999 by the Randy Myers Foundation... Earned Athlete of the Week honors from both the Columbian and Oregonian newspapers... Was a KVAN radio Athlete of the Month... Chose OSU because "My idol, Randi Miller, went there."
PERSONAL: Born in Vancouver, Washington... Daughter of Vila and Mike Moreland... Has a younger brother, Adam... Her cousin Jeff Moreland was a quarterback at Pitt State and led his team to the '95 Division II National Championship... Was an four-year honor roll student at Hudson's Bay High School... Was her high school homecoming queen her senior year... Member of the Doernbecher Hospital fundraising committee... Pre-dentistry major.
