Honors & Awards
- Big Ten Beam Co-Champion (2013)
- First-Team All-Big Ten (2013)
- All-Big Ten Championship Team (2013: BB)
- Academic All-Big Ten (2013)
- NACGC/W Scholastic All-American (2012)
- Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012)

2013 • Sophomore Season
Jennifer Lauer secured her spot as one of Nebraska’s top beam workers in her second year at Nebraska. Lauer opened the 2013 season with a splash on the road at Michigan, posting the nation’s top beam score with a 9.95 on Jan. 12. She would go on to earn nine scores of 9.85 or higher throughout the season while capturing a team-best five titles on the event.

Lauer appeared in the national rankings on beam several times throughout the season and ended the year at 22nd nationally, boasting a regional qualifying score (RQS) of 9.880.

Lauer put in another stellar performance on beam at the Big Ten Championships, earning a share of the conference title with her 9.90 performance. Already a first-team All-Big Ten selection, she also took home All-Big Ten Championship Team honors for her efforts at the meet. The following week, Lauer took home her first career Academic All-Big Ten award for her work in the classroom.

2012 • Freshman Season
Lauer provided Nebraska with solid depth on three events throughout her freshman campaign, seeing action on vault, beam and floor. Lauer's consistency enabled her to be called up to compete for the Huskers at the NCAA Salt Lake City Regional on vault (9.850), beam (9.800) and floor (9.725). She also competed in her first NCAA Semifinal for the Big Red on March 20, finishing with a score of 9.825.

Lauer also had a strong first season with the Huskers in the classroom, earning individual NACGC/W Scholastic All-America honors.  

Before Nebraska
Lauer competed for coaches Mike Durante and Stephanie Kelly at Premiere Gymnastics in Omaha, Neb. Lauer was a four-time Junior Olympic National Qualifier and finished 29th at the 2011 JO meet. In the 2011 Region IV meet, Lauer finished fourth (37.175) in the all-around and posted the best vault (9.6) and bars (9.4) scores. Lauer was the 2010 Nebraska bars, floor and all-around state champion. At the 2010 JO National Championships, Lauer placed fifth on bars and took 21st on beam. At 2010 Regionals she took fourth in the all-around. In 2009, she won the all-around and bars titles at the Regional Championships.

Personal
Jennifer Lauer was born on March 30, 1993, in Colorado Springs, Colo. Lauer is the daughter of Dan and Kim Lauer, and has a twin sister, Amanda, who is also on the team. Lauer is majoring in nutrition science at Nebraska and earned a spot on the Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll in the fall of 2012.

Lauer's Career Highs at Nebraska
Career Highs
  Vault: 9.850 (2 times, last at NCAA Salt Lake Regional, 4/7/12)
  Bars: 9.90 (vs. Michigan State, 1/19/13)
  Beam: 9.95 (vs. Michigan, 1/12/13)
  Floor: 9.90 (vs. Iowa, 3/4/13)
  All-Around: 39.200 (2 times, last vs. Michigan State, 1/19/13)
2013 Season Highs
  Vault: 9.825 (at Ohio State, 1/25/13)
  Bars: 9.90 (vs. Michigan State, 1/19/13)
  Beam: 9.95 (at Michigan, 1/12/13)
  Floor: 9.90 (vs. Iowa, 3/4/13)
  All-Around: 39.200 (2 times, last vs. Michigan State 1/19/13)
2012 Season Highs
  Vault: 9.850 (2 times, last at NCAA Salt Lake Regional, 4/7/12)
  Beam: 9.875 (at Arkansas, 2/24/12)
  Floor: 9.825 (vs. Iowa State, 3/16/12)