Central Michigan University Athletics
2026 Gymnastics Roster
Samantha Shannon
- Position:
- All-Around
- Height:
- 5-1
- Class:
- Junior
- Hometown:
- Naperville, Ill.
- High School:
- Neuqua Valley
- Club Team:
- Phenom Gymnastics
- Major:
- Pre-Optometry
2026 (as a junior):
2025 (as a sophomore):
2024 (as a freshman):
High School/Club: Graduated in June 2023 from Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, Ill. … competed for Phenom Gymnastics … three-time Level-10 national qualifier … ranked 5th on beam and 8th on bars at 2023 National Championships … 2023 Illinois State beam Champion … placed 5th on vault and 6th on bars for a 6th-place All-Around finish … finished 6th place all-around, 2nd place on beam, 7th place vault and bars at the 2023 regionals … took 10th place on the beam at the Level-10 National Dream Team qualifier in 2022 … earned a 10th place finish at the national championships in 2021 … placed fourth on the beam in the Level-10 state championships in 2022 … took fifth place on vault, and third place on beam at the Level-10 regional championships in 2023 … two-time award-winner of the Neuqua Honors awards (leadership and equity) in 2021 … earned Star Student award by Neuqua Valley in 2019 … earned Neuqua Business Student of the Year award in 2020 … earned First Place Region 5 Senior F National team award in 2023.
Personal: Born Samantha Rose Shannon … daughter of Daniel and Victoria Shannon … nicknamed “Jersey” … chose Central Michigan because of the atmosphere and the fact that she was welcomed to campus as if she were already a part of the family … the second she stepped foot on campus, she felt like it was home and fell in love with the energy and environment of the gymnastics program.
YEAR-BY-YEAR | TOP SCORES
- Competed in 10 meets, including the 2026 MAC Championships and first round of the NCAA Lexington Regional
- Part of the 2026 MAC Championship team (second career Championship)
- Part of the 2026 undefeated MAC regular-season team
- Part of 2026 team NCAA Regional berth
- Won uneven bars titles with a score of 9.875 vs. Illinois State (Jan. 24) and again vs. Kent State (2/13)
- Scored career-high 39.125 in the all-around vs. Illinois State (Jan. 24) for her first career all-around title.
- Scored career-high 9.700 on floor vs. Illinois State (Jan. 24)
2025 (as a sophomore):
- Competed in all eleven meets, including MAC Championships
- Won uneven bars vs. Bowling Green (1/17) with score of 9.800.
- Tied career-best score of 9.875 on uneven bars vs. Northern Illinois (3/14) for second place.
- Won two balance beam titles in 2025 against Bowling Green (1/17) and UW-Oshkosh and SEMO (2/6), with scores of 9.775 and 9.850.
- Academic All-MAC
- WCGA Academic All-American
2024 (as a freshman):
- Competed in all twelve meets, including MAC Championships
- WCGA Scholastic All-American
- Recorded career-highs of 9.825 on vault and 9.875 on bars at Bowling Green Tri (2/04), placed first on bars event
- Tied career-high vault of 9.825 once more vs. Kent State (2/24)
- Scored career-high 9.900 on beam vs. Western Michigan (3/15) for a first-place finish.
High School/Club: Graduated in June 2023 from Neuqua Valley High School in Naperville, Ill. … competed for Phenom Gymnastics … three-time Level-10 national qualifier … ranked 5th on beam and 8th on bars at 2023 National Championships … 2023 Illinois State beam Champion … placed 5th on vault and 6th on bars for a 6th-place All-Around finish … finished 6th place all-around, 2nd place on beam, 7th place vault and bars at the 2023 regionals … took 10th place on the beam at the Level-10 National Dream Team qualifier in 2022 … earned a 10th place finish at the national championships in 2021 … placed fourth on the beam in the Level-10 state championships in 2022 … took fifth place on vault, and third place on beam at the Level-10 regional championships in 2023 … two-time award-winner of the Neuqua Honors awards (leadership and equity) in 2021 … earned Star Student award by Neuqua Valley in 2019 … earned Neuqua Business Student of the Year award in 2020 … earned First Place Region 5 Senior F National team award in 2023.
Personal: Born Samantha Rose Shannon … daughter of Daniel and Victoria Shannon … nicknamed “Jersey” … chose Central Michigan because of the atmosphere and the fact that she was welcomed to campus as if she were already a part of the family … the second she stepped foot on campus, she felt like it was home and fell in love with the energy and environment of the gymnastics program.
YEAR-BY-YEAR | TOP SCORES
| Year | Vault | Bars | Beam | Floor | All-Around |
| 2024 | 9.825 | 9.875 | 9.900 | - | - |
| 2025 | 9.800 | 9.875 | 9.850 | - | - |
| 2026 | 9.775 | 9.875 | 9.825 | 9.700 | 39.125 |
| Career | 9.825 | 9.875 | 9.900 | 9.700 | 39.125 |
| Event Titles (Career) | 0 | 4 | 4 | 1 |
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