Soraya Hawthorne

Photo by: Shevaun Williams & Associates

Position:
Vault/Balance Beam/Floor Exercise
Height:
4-11
Class:
Fifth Year
High School:
Faith Heritage Academy
Prev School:
Georgia
Hometown:
Memphis, Tenn.

	Vault	Bars	Beam	Floor	All-Around
2020 (Georgia)	9.900	-	9.850	9.950	-
2021 (Georgia)	9.900	-	9.875	9.950	-
2022 (Georgia)	9.900	-	9.875	9.975	-
2023 (Georgia)	9.875	-	9.900	9.950	-
Career Highs	9.900	-	9.900	9.975	-

HONORS/ACCOLADES
• 2023 WCGA second-team All-American (floor)
• 2023 All-SEC Team
• 2023 SEC Event Specialist of the Week
• Two-time SEC Academic Honor Roll recipient (2021, ’22)
• 2020 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll
• 2020-21 J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll

2024 (SENIOR)
Saw action in five meets in her lone season as a Sooner…recorded a season-high 9.875 on floor against Denver…tallied a 9.925 on vault in exhibition against West Virginia…

PRIOR TO OKLAHOMA
Came to Oklahoma after four seasons at Georgia … competed in every meet for the GymDogs since her freshman campaign in 2020, primarily on vault, beam and floor … hit 94 out of 104 routines (90.4%) across the three events (vault, beam and floor), including hitting 100% of her floor routines (42) … 2023 WCGA second-team All-American on floor … 2023 All-SEC Team member … earned first career conference weekly accolade after being named SEC Event Specialist of the Week (Jan. 24) … finished the 2023 regular season sixth on floor in the SEC with a 9.945 NQS and was ranked 12th nationally … scored a 9.900 or better eight times on floor and collected six individual titles on the event in 2023 … posted a career-high 9.900 on beam, season-high 9.875 on vault and top score on floor (9.925) against Kentucky on Jan. 23, 2023 … scored a career-high and near-perfect 9.975 on floor during the conference opener against Florida (Jan. 22, 2022) and Missouri on March 4, 2022 … scored a 9.900 or higher six times on vault and floor in 2021, including a career-high 9.900 twice on vault at Auburn and Missouri … competed in all 10 meets as a freshman in 2020, including 10 vaults and nine floor routines … scored a career-best 9.900 on vault at Kentucky (Feb. 21, 2020) … made beam debut with a season-best 9.850 in the UGA Tri-Meet on Feb. 14, 2020 … two-time SEC Academic Honor Roll member (2021, ’22) … 2020 SEC First-Year Academic Honor Roll recipient … 2020-21 J. Reid Parker Director of Athletics Honor Roll member.

CLUB
Trained at Gymstars Gymnastics under Donna and Gene Alexin … two-time J.O. national champion … has a beam skill named after her in the USA Junior Olympics Code of Points, called the “Hawthorne” (front toss to knee) … finished club career with a national floor title and third-place finish on vault at the 2019 Women’s Junior Olympic (J.O.) National Championships … posted a perfect 10 on vault at the 2019 Tennessee Level 10 State Championships, earning state titles in the all-around, vault, and floor, and silver medals on bars and beam … won the national vault title and finished fifth all-around, and ninth on floor and 10th on beam at the 2018 Women’s J.O. National Championships … finished fourth on vault and ninth all-around at the 2017 Women’s J.O. National Championships … seventh place on floor at the 2016 Women’s J.O. National Championships.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Merry Latrice Hawthorne … has three siblings: Marquan, Raytrice and Rayfeale Jr. … graduated high school from Faith Heritage Academy … plans on majoring in multidisciplinary studies.