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2012 - Sophomore: Placed fourth on floor and sixth on vault at the NCAA Champaign Regional ... Second-team All-Big Ten selection ... Tied for sixth on vault at the Big Ten Championships ... Won a team-high six floor titles and hit all 13 routines on the event while scoring a 9.850 or better 11 times ... Ranked third on the team with 11 individual titles (VT-2, BB-1, FX-6, AA-2) & had 24 top-five finishes ... Tied the second-best vault score in school history with a personal-best 9.925 at UIC ... Turned in career highs on bars (9.825) and beam (9.850) ... Competed in the all-around five times, highlighted by a career-best 39.175 ... Earned the team's Scholar-Athlete award ... Academic All-Big Ten selection.
2011 - Freshman: Big Ten vault champion, tying for the top spot with a season-high 9.900 ... Also tied for fourth on floor at the Big Ten Championships with a 9.900 ... Was twice named Big Ten Freshman of the Week (Feb. 21 & March 7) ... Won four event titles on vault and one on floor along with earning four other runner-up finishes ... Competed on vault, beam and floor at the NCAA Championships ... Led the Illini on vault and recorded a career-best 9.850 on beam at the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional, helping the squad earn its second national bid ... Competed on floor at every meet and tallied a career-high 9.925, which tied the sixth-best mark in school history ... Hit 11-of-11 vaults and 7-of-7 beam routines.
High School/Club: Was named the 2010 Minnesota JO Senior of the Year ... Six-time JO Level 10 National Qualifier ... Four-time Level 10 Regional champion in the all-around ... Won two individual titles at the 2010 JO National Championships, taking first on vault and floor while also finishing fourth in the all-around ... Finished first on vault, second in the all-around and third on bars at the 2010 Region IV meet ... Won the floor title at the 2010 Minnesota state meet along with tallying runner-up finishes on vault, bars and in the all-around ... Placed second on vault and uneven bars, seventh on floor and ninth in the all-around at the 2009 JO National Championships ... 2009 Minnesota Junior Olympic Athlete of the Year ... Took sixth on beam at the 2005 JO National Championships ... Club coaches are Bryon Hough and Mindy Kiff.
Personal: Born May 31, 1991 ... Daughter of Gary and Shari See ... Says she chose Illinois because "the university not only provides a great education, but also has a successful gymnastics team." ... Majoring in news editorial journalism.
Amber's Career Highs
Vault: 9.925 (2/25/12)
Bars: 9.825 (2/17/12)
Beam: 9.850 (twice, last 2/4/12)
Floor: 9.925 (3/6/11)
All-Around: 39.175 (2/4/12)
Individual Titles
Vault: 6
Beam: 1
Floor: 7
All-Around: 2
Total: 16
The See File
Nickname: Bam, Bambi
Favorite place on campus: I love standing in the dead middle of the engineering quad. The beauty surrounding it relaxes me and makes me appreciate the campus.
Best memory as an Illini: Sitting on the floor at the 2011 NCAA regionals waiting to hear the results for the national qualifying teams. I will always remember the tears of joy streaming down everyone's faces as our name was called to go to nationals.
Best part about Kenney Gym: The size. It is not too big and not too small. It is the perfect size to spread energy through out the gym.
Being a Fighting Illini means: Bleeding orange and blue
Funniest teammate: Sarah
Best dressed teammate: Hannah
Something I have to bring on every road trip: Camera
Pre-meet superstitions: I have to use chalk on every event even though I don't always use it in practice
Favorite event: Floor
Favorite floor music: Slumdog Millionaire
Favorite athlete: Joe Mauer (Minnesota Twins)
Favorite Illini athlete: Lauren Parkin (Soccer)
Favorite all-time gymnast: Alicia Sacromone
Favorite sports team: Minnesota Twins
Favorite movie: Tangled
Favorite TV show: Glee
Favorite food: Hibachi Shrimp
Favorite ice cream: Rainbow Sherbet
Favorite activity outside gymnastics: Hanging out with friends
Favorite restaurant: Ichiban
Favorite singers: Josh Turner and Blake Shelton
Mac or PC: Mac
Dream Job: Fashion Designer or Writer/Reporter for ESPN
Unique or quirky habit: Singing in the shower
Celebrity I look like: Dakota Fanning
Cartoon character that best describes me: Bambi
Person I would most like to spend a day with: Shia Labouf
If I was on a reality show it would be: Wipe Out
Three words that describe me are: Energetic, caring, goal- oriented
Career Plans: I plan to get my journalism degree (either broadcast or news-editorial) from the Univeristy of Illinois, then will hopefully get a job offer in an area of interest.
Updated May 2012
