Kara Eaker
Kara Eaker | ||||||||||||||||||||
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Full name | Kara Eaker | |||||||||||||||||||
Born |
Jianxi, China | November 7, 2002|||||||||||||||||||
Residence | Grain Valley, Missouri, U.S. | |||||||||||||||||||
Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics | |||||||||||||||||||
Level | Senior International Elite | |||||||||||||||||||
Years on national team | 2017 – Present (US) | |||||||||||||||||||
Gym | Great American Gymnastics Express | |||||||||||||||||||
Head coach(es) | Al Fong | |||||||||||||||||||
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Kara Eaker (born November 7, 2002) is an American artistic gymnast. She is a two-time member of the United States' women's national gymnastics team (2017–2019) and the 2018 Pan American balance beam champion.
Early life
Eaker was born in Jianxi, China. She was adopted by her family in 2003 and has since resided with them in Missouri.[1]
Gymnastics career
Junior
2017
Eaker competed at the 2017 U.S. Classic where she placed third on balance beam and fifth in the all-around.[2] She later competed at the 2017 U.S. National Gymnastics Championships where she placed first on balance beam, third in the all-around, fourth on floor exercise, and fifth on uneven bars. She was then named to the Junior National Team.[3]
Senior
2018
Eaker turned senior in 2018. She competed at the American Classic where she placed first on balance beam, second on floor exercise, and fourth in the all-around.[4] Later in the summer she competed at the 2018 U.S. Classic where she placed fifth on balance beam after falling off.[5] At the National Championships Eaker finished seventh in the all-around, second on balance beam behind Simone Biles, fifth on floor exercise, and ninth on uneven bars.[6][7] As a result of her performance she was added to the senior national team.[8] The following day, Eaker was named to the team to compete at the Pan American Championships in Lima, Peru alongside Grace McCallum, Trinity Thomas, Jade Carey, and Shilese Jones.[9] On the first day of competition, Eaker won the gold medal on balance beam and the bronze on floor exercise. In the team competition, Eaker contributed on these two events toward the United States' gold-medal winning performance.[10][11]
In October Eaker participated in the Worlds Team Selection Camp. During the competition she placed first on the balance beam, sixth in the all-around, eighth on vault, ninth on uneven bars, and fifth on floor exercise.[12] The following day she was named to the team to compete at the 2018 World Championships alongside Simone Biles, Morgan Hurd, Grace McCallum, Riley McCusker, and Ragan Smith (alternate to be named in Doha).[13]
Competitive history
Junior
Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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2017 | Parkettes National Qualifier | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |||
American Classic | 25 | 34 | ![]() | ![]() | |||
U.S. Classic | 5 | 26 | 14 | 3 | 7 | ||
P&G National Championships | ![]() | 14 | 5 | ![]() | 4 |
Senior
Year | Event | Team | AA | VT | UB | BB | FX |
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2018 | Auburn National Qualifier | ![]() | 4 | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | |
American Classic | 4 | 9 | 12 | ![]() | ![]() | ||
U.S. Classic | 16 | 13 | 5 | 14 | |||
U.S. National Championships | 7 | 9 | ![]() | 5 | |||
Pan American Championships | ![]() | ![]() | ![]() | ||||
Worlds Team Selection Camp | 6 | 8 | 9 | ![]() | 5 |
References
- ↑ "Children's Hope International Family Story: Thank You from the Eaker's, China Adoption". childrenshopefamily.blogspot.com. Retrieved 2018-09-24.
- ↑ "2017 U.S. Classic Meet Results - Juniors" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. July 29, 2017.
- ↑ "O'Keefe wins junior women's all-around standings at 2017 P&G Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 20, 2017.
- ↑ "Jones, DiCello win all-around titles at 2018 American Classic today". USA Gymnastics. July 8, 2018.
- ↑ "Biles, Wong win all-around titles at 2018 GK U.S. Classic". USA Gymnastics. July 28, 2018.
- ↑ "Biles wins fifth senior women's all-around title at 2018 U.S. Gymnastics Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 19, 2018.
- ↑ "2018 U.S. Championships Results". The Gymternet. August 20, 2018.
- ↑ "USA Gymnastics names 2018-19 U.S. Women's National Team". USA Gymnastics. August 20, 2018.
- ↑ "USA Gymnastics names U.S. Women's Team for 2018 Pan Am Championships". USA Gymnastics. August 20, 2018.
- ↑ "U.S. women win team gold at 2018 Senior Pan Am Championships". USA Gymnastics. September 16, 2018.
- ↑ "McCallum, Thomas go one-two in women's all-around at 2018 Senior Pan Am Championships". USA Gymnastics. September 15, 2018.
- ↑ "Biles wins U.S. women's World Team Selection Camp competition". USA Gymnastics. October 11, 2018.
- ↑ "USA Gymnastics announces 2018 U.S. Women's World Championships Team". USA Gymnastics. October 12, 2018.