Southeast Missouri State University Athletics

Season Outlook: [quote]Sandy is expected to make contributions on each event and anchor several of them. Her leadership will be key to this year[apos]s success.[quote] Coach Farden

2008: Named to ESPN The Magazine Academic All-American At-Large Third Team as selected by the College Sports Information Directors of America (CoSIDA) ... maintains a perfect 4.0 G.P.A. ... NCAA National Championship All-Around alternate ... captured 12 individual titles and shared five titles ... named MIC Gymnast of the Week three times ... named to the All-MIC First Team on the floor exercise and all-around ... named to the All-MIC Second Team on the balance beam ... scored a career-high 9.875 on vault at Iowa placing her sixth all-time at Southeast ... tallied a career-high 9.875 on balance beam at Texas Woman[apos]s ... scored a career-best 39.175 all-around at Texas Woman[apos]s ... scored a 9.875 on bars against Centenary ... scored 9.875 on the floor exercise at the MIC Championships.

2007: Named to the ESPN The Magazine Academic All-District Team for District 7 as an at-large selection ... top Redhawk at the 2007 NCAA South Central Regional scoring 9.750 on vault and floor, placing sixth and seventh respectively ... scored a season-high 38.800 in the all-around, finishing second overall at the MIC Championships ... All-MIC First Team on vault and all-around ... All-MIC Second Team on bars and floor ... named MIC Gymnast of the Week after winning an individual title on vault and placing second on bars ... earned individual titles on vault, beam, floor and all-around at the Gershon/McLellan Invitational ... earned an individual title on vault (9.7) and beam (career-high 9.850) in the season opener.

2006: Named the MIC[apos]s Gymnast of the Year and Newcomer of the Year ... Redhawks top individual finisher in the NCAA regional as she tied for third on the vault with a 9.800 ... she won consecutive MIC Gymnast of the Week awards on the 2nd and 9th of February ... she won four all-around titles on the season ... honored as a NACGC Scholar Athlete and named to the OVC Commissioner[apos]s honor roll.

Personal: Born on 10/4/86 ... daughter of Pam and Mark Blake .... majoring in Accounting ... chose Southeast because of the Gymnastics program and the genuinely nice people ... recruited by Seattle Pacific and TWU.

Prep/Club: Three-time national qualifier (2002-2004) ... competed in an international meet in Costa Rica in 2004 ... school Valedictorian (4.0 G.P.A.) ... member of the National Honor Society.