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2012 - Junior: Competed on vault and floor at every meet, hitting 24-of-26 routines ... Won her first career event title with a 9.825 on floor vs. Michigan State and had 14 top-five finishes ... Set career highs on vault (9.850) and floor (9.825) ... Academic All-Big Ten.
2011 - Sophomore: Competed on vault at the first four meets and counted her score three times, including a season-high 9.700 ... Also exhibitioned on vault six times and on floor nine times ... Was Illinois' Big Ten Sportsmanship honoree ... Academic All-Big Ten and Scholastic All-American selection.
2010 - Freshman: Exhibitioned on vault 10 times ... Named a Scholastic All-American by the NACGC/W.
High School/Club: Five-time Regional Qualifier ... Took second place honors on vault at Region IV Championships in 2009 ... Was the Region IV and State of Minnesota vault champion in 2007 and 2008 ... Qualified for the 2009 Minnesota state track meet, placing second in the triple jump and 4x100 ... Club team was Perpetual Motion ... Coached by Stephanie Larsen and Garrett Gibbs.
Personal: Born Aug. 1, 1990 ... Daughter of Charles and Kathryn Gill ... Says she chose Illinois because of "it's wonderful academics and gymnastics program." ... Member of the National Honor Society and finished in the top ten percent of her graduating class ... Majoring in engineering.
Elise's Career Highs
Vault: 9.850 (2/4/12)
Floor: 9.825 (6x, last 3/17/12)
Individual Titles
Floor: 1
Total: 1
The Gill File
Nickname: Gilligan, Gilly
Best memory as an Illini: Our epic snow battle last winter
Best part about Kenney Gym: All the windows and the history
Funniest teammate: Sarah
Best dressed teammate: Hannah
Something I have to bring on every road trip: A good book
Pre-meet superstitions: Macy has to do my hair
Favorite event: Vault
Favorite athlete: Joe Mauer (Minnesota Twins)
Favorite Illini athlete: Steph Panozzo (Women's Soccer)
Favorite all-time gymnast: Mary Lou Retton
Favorite sports team: Green Bay Packers
Favorite movie: Seven Brides for Seven Brothers
Favorite TV show: That 70's Show
Favorite book: Little Women
Favorite food: Pasta in any form
Favorite cereal: Wheaties
Favorite activity outside gymnastics: Mat volleyball
Favorite restaurant: Broder's Pasta Bar
Favorite band: The Postal Service
Mac or PC: My PC died so I got a Mac
Unique or quirky habit: I sew people's clothes
Celebrity I look like: Hilary Swank
Cartoon character that best describes me: Belle from Beauty and the Beast
Super power I would most like to have: Shape-shifting
What I make most often in the kitchen: Pie
Person I would most like to spend a day with: Ruth Ophelia Tessier
If I was on a reality show it would be: Ninja Warriors
If I weren't a gymnast, I would play: Ice hockey
One thing I can't go a day without: Ice Cream
Something most people don't know about me: I have at least six different kinds of shampoo and conditioner in my shower at home
One thing I've always dreamt about doing: Riding the trains across every country
Three words that describe me are: Dependable, goofy, industrious
Career Plans: Working on the business side of industrial engineering
Updated May 2012
