Candice King Class: Junior Hometown: Plano, Texas High School: Spring Creek Academy Height: 5-8 Event: All-Around

2008: Competed on vault in 10 meets and uneven bars in four meets ... posted a season-high vault of 9.725 (vs. UNC, UHN & W&M, 3/1/08).

2007: Competed on vault and uneven bars in all 12 meets ... tallied a career-best score of 9.900 on vault (vs. George Washington, 2/8/08), which is tied for the fourth-best mark in school history ... named EAGL Specialist of the Week for the week ending Feb. 13.

Before Maryland: Member of the World Olympic Gymnastics Academy ... 2003 and 2004 Junior Olympic National vault champion ... placed eighth in all-around at 2005 Junior Olympic Nationals ... received 2004 Gymnastics Association of Texas National Honor Award - other recipients of this award include olympic champion Carly Patterson and world champion Nastia Liukin.

Personal: Daughter of Cottrell and Terriwanda Faye King ... has one sister, Laksha (31), who ran track at North Texas ... was a member of National Honors Society ... owned a 3.8 GPA in high school ... chose Maryland over Arizona, North Carolina and Boise State ... a family science major.

 

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