University of Iowa Athletics

Ally Zipse

Class Jr.
Hometown Fort Wayne, Ind.
High School Homestead
Ally Zipse - Women's Gymnastics - University of Iowa Athletics

2007 – Earned a 9.775 on floor at Illinois to tie for third… scored career highs on bars (9.8), and floor (9.825)… academic all-Big Ten.

2006 – Scored a career high 9.8 on beam at Texas Woman’s University to tie for second place… competed on beam and bars in all but one of Iowa’s meets… competed on floor in every meet… academic all-Big Ten.

2005 – Scored career-highs of 9.725 on vault, bars and beam, and 9.775 on floor… tied for third on floor at Illinois (9.775)… suffered season-ending injury against Iowa State.

High School – 2002 and 2004 National qualifier… won vault, floor, bars and all-around at 2004 state… won vault and placed second in all-around at 2004 regionals… finished fourth on vault, floor and bars at 2002 regionals… high school team won state championship in 2000… competed for Set-10 More Than Gymnastics and Homestead High School… coaches were Natalia and Yuri Tokareva, Barry Ruhl and Anna Dizengof… member of National Honor Society… graduated in the top three-percent of class.

Personal – Born 7/21/85… parents are Mike and Kay Zipse… integrative physiology major.

Event Score Meet Date
Vault 9.725 at Denver 1/15/05
Bars 9.800 vs. Quad Meet 2/03/07
Beam 9.800 at Texas Woman’s 2/25/06
Floor 9.825 vs. LSU 1/12/07
All-Around 37.775 at Super Six Challenge 1/08/05