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Danielle McNair

  • Position
    Vault, Uneven Bars
  • Height
    4-11
  • Class
    Senior
  • Highschool
    Tesoro
  • Hometown
    Trabuco Canyon, Calif.

Biography

2016 Season (Junior)

  • Tied for fifth on bars with a 9.875 against No. 7 UCLA and No. 10 Georgia (March 6)
  • Delivered the first beam performance of her career against Arizona State to earn a 9.700, and contributed scores on vault (9.800) and bars (9.725) (Feb. 8)
  • Contributed scores of 9.800 on vault and 9.775 on bars against No. 23 California and San Jose State (Jan. 24)
  • Competed in all 12 meets on vault, 11 on bars and twice on beam
  • Hit 11-of-12 vaults, 9-of-11 on bars and 1-of-2 on beam

2015 Season (Sophomore)

  • Tied for third on bars with a 9.700 at No. 20 California (Feb. 8)
  • Finished third on vault with a 9.875 at Penn (Jan. 18)

2014 Season (Freshman)

  • Led Stanford with a 9.825 on vault at the NCAA Championships Semifinals (April 18)
  • Scored a 9.875 on vault and 9.850 on bars against No. 22 California (March 3)
  • Recorded a career-best 9.875 on bars against No. 4 Utah (Feb. 17)
  • Placed third on vault with a 9.850 at No. 24 Washington
  • Scored collegiate bests on vault (9.900) and bars (9.850) in a quad meet at UC Davis (Jan. 26)
  • Made her collegiate debut and hit both of her routines on vault and bars at the NorCal Quad Meet (Jan. 5)
  • Competed in all 13 meets on vault and 12 competitions on bars

Club/High School

  • A 2013 graduate of Tesoro High School in Las Flores, Calif.
  • Trained at Gym Max Gymnastics, the same gym as U.S. National Team member and 2012 Olympic gold medalist Kyla Ross
  • Attended Level 10 Junior Olympic Championships four times
  • Finished first on vault and second on beam at the 2013 regional competition before claiming ninth on vault at nationals
  • Claimed the vault title, earned second-place finishes on bars and the all-around, sixth on floor and seventh on beam at the 2012 regional meet
  • Earned a seventh-place finish on vault at the 2012 Junior Olympic nationals
  • Finished second on bars, fifth on beam, eighth on vault and 12th in the all-around at the 2011 Junior Olympics National Championships
  • Claimed the vault title, earned second-place finishes on bars and the all-around, and placed third on beam at the 2011 regional meet
  • Placed third on vault and 12th in the all-around at the 2008 Junior Olympic nationals

Personal

  • Daughter of Ron and Charleen McNair
  • Has a twin sister, Nicolette, who also competes on the Stanford women’s gymnastics team
  • Has an older brother, Christopher, and a younger sister Lauren
  • Interned at a nutritionist and alternative medicine private practice during the summer of 2015
  • Considering a major in human biology and a possible career as a doctor
  • Enjoys swimming, reading, biking, babysitting and going to the movies

 

Career Scores
Year Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around
2014 9.900 9.875 - - -
2015 9.875 9.700 - - -
2016 9.825 9.875 9.700 - -
Career Highs 9.900 9.875 9.700 - -