Nicole Curler Class: Sophomore Hometown: Bay City, Mich. High School: John Glenn Height: 5-0 Club Team: Geddert's Twistars

2007: A First Team All-Big Ten selection ... Ranked 25th in the national rankings for the floor exercise ... Performed in all 13 meets, including competing in the all-around in 12 ... Began her collegiate career on a high note, earning Big Ten Gymnast of the Week honors on Jan. 17 after the season-opener at Arizona ... At Arizona, tied for first in the all-around with a career-best score of 39.400, while also winning two individual titles - balance beam (a career-best 9.925) and floor exercise (9.875) - and placing second on the bars with a career high mark of 9.900 ... Finished first on the balance beam (9.775) at the Pittsburgh quad meet (Jan. 19) ... Tied for second in the vault with a career-best mark of 9.875 and finished second on the floor (9.850) in the home meet against Ohio State and UIC ... Placed second in the all-around (39.350) at the State of Michigan Classic (Feb. 3), also tying for first on the beam (9.900) and second on the floor (9.990) ... Finished tied for third on the floor exercise (9.800) at the Fox Run Invitational (Feb. 10) ... Placed third in the all-around at West Virginia (Feb. 23) with a 39.050 ... Won the floor exercise against Michigan (March 3) with a score of 9.925, also tied for second on the beam (9.825) and finished fourth in the all-around (38.775) ... Tied for the individual title in the floor exercise at No. 2 Florida (March 16) with a career standard of 9.950, leading to a third place finish in the all-around (39.250) ... Third on the floor at Western Michigan (March 18) with a mark of 9.875 ... Won the balance beam with a career-best score of 9.925 and finished fourth in the all-around (38.675) vs. NC State (March 23) ... Placed eighth in the balance beam (9.825) and 14th in the all-around (38.975) at the NCAA Central Regional (April 14).

Prior to Michigan State: 2005 Junior Olympic National Champion on beam ... Two-time Level 10 national qualifier (2005-06) ... Fourth on the bars and vault at the 2005 Nationals ... Eighth in the all-around at the 2006 National Championships ... 2006 State champion in the floor exercise ... Trained locally at Geddert's Twistars for coaches John and Kathryn Geddert ... Named a Region V all-star in 2005 ... Competed for USA Region V team in El Salvador ... Member of the National Honor Society.

Personal: Born Feb. 22, 1988 in Bay City, Mich. ... Daughter of Ed and Debbie Curler ... Has a sister, Kelsey ... Majoring in interdisciplinary studies in social science.