University of Iowa Athletics
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Johanny Sotillo

Class RS So.
Hometown Valencia, Venezuela
High School Bath
Johanny Sotillo - Women's Gymnastics - University of Iowa Athletics

2016… Academic All-Big Ten honoree… competed on bars and beam… placed 9th (9.775) on bars and tied for 4th (9.800) on beam at the Big Ten Championships on March 19… tied for 8th (9.875) on bars and tied for 17th (9.800) on beam at the NCAA Regional in Iowa City.

2015…competed in every meet on bars and beam… She posted her personal best on bars (9.900) against at No. 20 Ohio State on Jan. 24…her best on beam (9.825) at No. 7 Nebraska on Feb. 7… tied for 12th on beam at NCAA Regional…. Earned ninth place on beam (9.850) and 12th place on bars (9.875) at Big Ten Championships.

2014… Did not see action due to injury.

2013… Redshirted.

High School… Represented the Venezuelan national team at the 2010 and 2011 World Championships… helped Venezuela finish sixth at the 2011 Pan American Games… earned second place in the all-around, bars and beam, and third on vault and floor at the 2011 Venezuela National Championship.

Personal… Born 6/21/91… parents are Mercedes Villanueva and Pedro Sotillo… father played baseball at Universidad de Carabobo… coached by mother and national team coach Carlos Sanchez… was member of the Environmental Club and Intercultural Exchange Program in high school… sports business major.