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Honors & Awards
- First-Team All-American (2012: FX, AA (11th))
- Second-Team All-American (2012: V; 2013: BB, AA)
- NACGC/W First-Team All-American (2013: V, AA)
- NCAA Morgantown Regional Co-Vault Champion (2013)
- Big Ten Vault Co-Champion (2013)
- First-Team All-Big Ten (2012; 2013)
- Academic All-Big Ten (2013)
- All-Big Ten Championship Team (2012: FX, AA; 2013: FX, V, AA)
- Big Ten Floor Champion (2012)
- NCAA Salt Lake City All-Around, Vault and Floor Exercise Champion (2012)
- Big Ten Freshman of the Year (2012)
- Four-Time Big Ten Gymnast of the Week
- Nine-Time Big Ten Freshman of the Week
- Nebraska Newcomer of the Year Award (2012)
- Nebraska Scholar-Athlete Honor Roll (Fall 2012)
- 2011 USA Team Member (Pan American Games)
- 2011 Junior Olympic National All-Around Champion
- 2010 Junior Olympic National All-Around Champion
2013 • Sophomore Season
Jessie DeZiel (pronounced Duh-ZEEL) reinforced her claim as one of the nation’s top all-arounders in 2013, notching a 12th-place finish overall at the 2013 NCAA Championships to become a second-team All-American. She also posted a 9.875 on beam in the first session of the championship meet to earn second-team All-America honors on the event. Her two honors in 2013 bring her career tally to five through two season at NU.
DeZiel earned or shared Big Ten Gymnast of the Week honors twice this season, giving her 14 career weekly honors overall. She was a first-team All-Big Ten pick for the second year in a row and snagged her first career Academic All-Big Ten honor during the winter season. Prior to NCAA competition, DeZiel earned NACGC/W first-team All-America honors on vault and in the all-around.
DeZiel was the 2013 Big Ten Runner-Up in the all-around (39.625), tying for second place on floor (9.95) and first on vault (9.95). She took home three All-Big Ten Championship Team honors at the meet on vault, floor and in the all-around while boosting the Big Red to their third straight conference title. She also competed as one of NU’s three all-arounders at the NCAA Morgantown Regional, posting a 39.200 and winning an ensuing tiebreaker to qualify for the NCAA Championships as an individual competitor.
2012 • Freshman Season
In one of the most impressive freshman campaigns in school history, DeZiel captured three All-America honors and was the NCAA Salt Lake City Regional all-around champion to help lead the Huskers. DeZiel capped off her year at the NCAA Championships in Duluth, Ga., where she became a first-team All-American on the floor and all-around, while earning second-team All-America honors on vault. DeZiel advanced to the NCAA event finals on floor, scoring a 9.90 to finish in sixth. The Rogers, Minn., native posted a 39.425 in the NCAA Semifinals to finish in 11th place overall.
DeZiel, who didn't miss a routine the entire season, was a dominant force within the Big Ten Conference, winning a league-high 11 Big Ten individual weekly awards and taking home the Big Ten Conference Freshman of the Year award. At the Big Ten Conference meet, DeZiel was the Big Ten Floor Champion after a 9.90 on the event and finished in second in the all-around with a 39.525 to earn spot on the All-Big Ten Championship team on each event. At regionals, DeZiel was the all-around, vault and floor champion.
DeZiel scored at least a 39.225 in the all-around in each meet during 2012 and posted a season-high 39.60 in her home state of Minnesota against the Gophers on Feb. 18. She was named the 2012 Nebraska Newcomer of the Year and finished with a team-high 16 individual titles throughout the season and seven all-around crowns.
Before Nebraska
DeZiel competed for Mike Hunger at Twin City Twisters in Champlin, Minn. DeZiel, an elite level gymnast, comes to Nebraska after representing the United States at the 2011 Pan American Games where she helped the U.S. team capture gold, and posted the team's highest scores on vault (15.125), beam (13.275) and floor exercise (13.150), with her vault score being the highest in the entire competition. DeZiel is also a two-time Junior Olympic all-around champion (2010, 2011), and a five-time JO qualifier. The Rogers, Minn., native finished 17th at the Visa Nationals in 2011.
Personal
DeZiel was born on August 12, 1993, in Crystal, Minn. She is the daughter of Craig and Jean DeZiel and has one sister, Brittany. An honor roll student at Spectrum High School for four years, DeZiel has not yet decided a major at Nebraska.
DeZiel's Career Highs at Nebraska
Career Highs
Vault: 9.95 (7 times, last at NCAA Morgantown Regional, 4/6/13)
Bars: 9.925 (2 times, last at Minnesota w/ Arkansas, Centenary, 3/23/13)
Beam: 9.90 (2 times, last at Minnesota, 2/18/12)
Floor: 9.95 (2 times, last at Big Ten Championships, 3/23/13)
All-Around: 39.675 (vs. Iowa, 3/4/13)
2013 Season Highs
Vault: 9.95 (5 times, last at NCAA Morgantown Regional, 4/6/13)
Bars: 9.925 (2 times, last at Minnesota w/ Arkansas, Centenary, 3/9/13)
Beam: 9.875 (3 times, last at NCAA Preliminaries, 4/19/13)
Floor: 9.95 (at Big Ten Championships, 3/23/13)
All-Around: 39.675 (vs. Iowa, 3/4/13)
2012 Season Highs
Vault: 9.95 (2 times, last at Salt Lake City Regional, 4/7/12)
Bars: 9.90 (at Iowa State, 1/20/12)
Beam: 9.90 (2 times, last at Minnesota, 2/18/12)
Floor: 9.95 (at Utah, 3/9/12)
All-Around: 39.60 (at Minnesota, 2/18/12)
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