Samantha Cerio Season 2016

Samantha Cerio Season 2016

PositionAA
Height5-0
ClassFreshman
HometownHuntersville, N.C.

Career Highs
Bars - 9.925 at NCAA Regional (4/1/17); at Kentucky (2/1/19)
Beam - 9.875 at LSU (2/19/16); at Georgia (1/19/18)
Floor - 9.900 vs. Arkansas (2/3/17)

Awards and Honors
2019 SEC Scholar-Athlete of Year
2019 SEC Academic Honor Roll
2018 All-SEC
2018 SEC Academic Honor Roll 
2017 All-SEC 
2017 SEC Academic Honor Roll 
2016 SEC All-Freshman Team
2016 First-Year SEC Academic Honor Roll

2019: Became the program’s sixth SEC Scholar-Athlete of the Year … Competed in 12 meets on bars and 10 on floor … Led the squad with a 9.890 RQS on bars, winning two event titles on the year … Scored a 9.875 or better in six meets … Tied a career high with a 9.925 at Kentucky (2/1), taking home the event title … Her 9.9 on bars at Missouri (1/19) led all student-athletes in the meet … Had a 9.9 on bars vs. LSU (1/11) to help the squad upset the eventual SEC Champion at home … Tallied a 9.9 at home against Arkansas (2/15), helping Auburn set a program record in the event with a 49.6 … Had a 9.875 on two occasions – at Florida (2/8), vs. Air Force (3/15) … Finished with a 9.825 RQS on floor … Had two titles in the event – vs. Iowa (1/4), vs. Air Force … Scored back-to-back 9.875s for a pair of season bests – vs. Air Force, at SECs (3/23).

2018: Represent Auburn at the 2018 NCAA Championships on bars, marking the second-straight season she reached nationals in the event ... Won a share of the bars title at the NCAA Salt Lake City Regional with a 9.9 ... Scored a 9.825 in the event at the national meet ... Won five titles in the event, including four-straight to open the season ... Scored a 9.9 on bars five times ... Finished the regular season with a 9.89 RQS, ranking in the Top 35 nationally ... Earned a 9.875 in the event twice - at Georgia (1/19), vs. Alabama (3/9) ... Her 9.85 in the 2018 SEC Championship afternoon session came in a tie for first in the session and qualified her for All-SEC honors ... Scored a 9.825 or higher nine of 11 meets competed ... Missed three meets because of an emergency appendectomy ... Provided depth on beam and floor ... Represented Auburn on beam eight times ... Tied her career high with a 9.875 at Georgia ... Had three 9.8s on the season in the event ... Reached a season-best 9.875 on floor at home against Kentucky (1/26) ... Had a 9.85 twice - Missouri (1/12), vs. Alabama (3/9). 

2017: Secured a spot at the 2017 NCAA Championships, competing as an individual on bars ... Captured the bars title at the NCAA Fayetteville Regional with a career-high 9.925, earning a spot at nationals ... Finished with a 9.7875 in the event at the national meet ... Scored a 9.9 on bars on two occasions - vs. Arkansas (2/3) and at the SEC Championship (3/18) ... Her SEC performance in the event secured All-SEC honors ... Earned a 9.825 or better eight times on bars ... Competed on bars and beam in every team meet this year ... Made eight starts in the floor lineup ... Earned a career-best 9.9 on floor vs. Arkansas in Auburn Arena ... Had eight meets with a 9.8 or better on beam ... Won the bars title on two occasions - vs. Arkansas and at NCAA Regional ... Captured a share of the beam title vs. Pittsburgh (3/10) with a 9.825. 

2016: Her 9.850 at the SEC Championships tied for the highest score by a freshman at the meet ... Scored a 9.800 on bars in her first-ever meet at Oregon State (1/10) ... Became a regular on bars and beam midway through the season ... Recorded a pair of 9.850s on bars, coming vs. Missouri (2/26) and at Georgia (3/4) ... Career-best score of 9.875 on beam came at LSU (2/19) ... Scored a 9.800 or better six out of seven attempts on bars.

Prior to Auburn: Four-time JO National Qualifier with a top 10 AA Finish in three ... 2015 JO National Bars champion ... Two-time Region 8 level ... 10 All-Around Champion ... Coached by Kristie Phillips and Geoff Stafford at KPAC in Troutman, N.C.

Personal: Daughter of Becky and Michael Cerio ... Has a brother, Dominick ... Attended South Iredell High School ... Graduated with a degree in Aerospace Engineering in the Samuel Ginn College of Engineering.