Jessie DeZiel

Jessie DeZiel
 Gymnast 
Country represented  United States
Born (1993-08-12) August 12, 1993
Crystal, Minnesota, U.S.
Hometown Rogers, Minnesota, U.S.
Residence Lincoln, Nebraska, U.S.
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Level College (2011-15), Level 10 (2007-11), Elite (2011)
Club Twin City Twisters
College team Nebraska Cornhuskers (2011–2015)
Retired 2015

Jessie DeZiel (born August 12, 1993) is an American artistic gymnast.[1][2][3] She currently attends University of Nebraska and was a member of their gymnastics team, from 2012 to 2015.

Club career

DeZiel is a five-time J.O. Nationals qualifier (2007–11) and is a two-time J.O. National Champion (2010–11).[4] In her final club career, in 2011, Jessie qualified to Senior International Elite and advanced to U.S. Nationals. She was named to the U.S. Senior National team and then later, was named to the USA's team to the 2011 Pan American Games in Guadalajara, Mexico. She won a team gold and qualified to the floor final, finishing sixth.

College career

Jessie started at the University of Nebraska in the fall of 2011 and is graduating in 2015. She has competed at three NCAA Championships (2012–14) and is a 5-time All-American. She finished her senior career at the 2015 NCAA Gymnastics championship.

Personal life

DeZiel graduated from Spectrum High School in 2011. Her sister, Brittany DeZiel, is a gymnast at UW-Stout[5]

References

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