Molly Arnold

Molly hails from Bloomington, Minn. and comes to Clemson after a very successful freshman season at Utah State. Arnold competed in vault, bars, and floor and registered a 9.850, 9.825 and 9.900 career-high in the three events, respectively.

HONORS: Academic All-Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference (2022).

Freshman Year (2022 – Utah State): Appeared in 12 meets, competing on vaults, bars and floor… Tied for 15th in the Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference and tied for 34th in the North Central Region with a National Qualifying Score of 9.795 on vault… Ranked 11th on floor with an NQS of 9.845… Ranked 11th in the conference and 30th in the region with an NQS of 9.845 on floor… Tied for fifth on vault (9.850) and tied for 21st on floor (9.800) in Session 1 of the second round of the NCAA Norman Regional (3/31)… Tied for 17th on vault (9.750) and tied for 12th on floor (9.850) at the conference championships (3/19), helping the Aggies win their first-ever MRGC title… Recorded career-high score of 9.900 on floor at No. 25 Southern Utah (2/11)… Captured her lone title of the season on vault against Towson (2/27), notching a career-high 9.850 on the event… Had a personal-best score of 9.825 on bars at No. 24 Boise State (2/18)… … Earned academic all-MRGC honors.

CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL: Trained at Twin City Twisters in Champlin, Minnesota, for three years under the direction of Steve Hafemen and Sami Wozney… Experienced on all four events as a level-10 gymnast… Was a competitor at the 2016 and 2018 national championships… Placed fourth on beam, fifth on bars and tied for fifth on floor at the 2018 Region 4 Championships… Graduated in 2021 from Kennedy High School in Bloomington, Minnesota.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Justin and Sarah Arnold… Full name is Molly Rae Arnold… Has two brothers…