Brittany Bartko Class: Freshman Hometown: Elkridge, Md. High School: Howard Position: Base All Star Team: Maryland Twisters F5

At Maryland: In 2011-12, won event national championship titles as member of synchronized toss and open toss groups...also competed in quad tumbling... member of team that went 8-1 during regular season and advanced to second straight NCATA championship.

Before Maryland: Competed on Maryland Twisters F5 for three years...team won 2011 USASF World Championship in Disney...served as team captain in her senior year...F5 won All Star Challenge's Return to Atlantis in 2011...team won Jamfest Super Nationals in 2009...F5 was named Battle at the Capital Grand Champion in 2009...team also named Spirit Sports Grand Champion in 2009...team earned three full-paid bids to World Championships (2009, 2010, 2011)...also cheered on Howard's varsity team all four years of high school...high school team won county title and regional title all four years (2008, 2009, 2010, 2011).

Personal: Brittany Nicole Bartko...parents are Jeff and Michelle Bartko...member of National Honor Society in high school...helped coach a special needs team at Maryland Twisters...chose Maryland for the academics and to be on the acrobatics & tumbling team...intends to be a psychology major.