2013 Season: Competed at almost every meet in
the all-around competition ... charted a career-best 9.875 on the vault at the State of
Illinois Classic (Feb. 2) ... recorded a career-high 9.800 at the MIC Championships on
uneven bars (March 23) ... posted a career-high 9.825 on the balance beam against Denver
(March 9) ... posted a career-high 9.775 on the floor exercise against Denver (March 9) ...
also scored a career-high all-around score of 39.025
2012 Season: Competed twice in the
all-around competition and in every competition on vault, uneven bars, and balance beam ...
charted a career-high score of 9.850 on vault against Northern Illinois (March 4)...
recorded a career-high score of 9.750 on the uneven bars at the MIC Championships (March
24) ... posted a career-high score of 9.725 on balance beam against Michigan State (Jan.
28) ... scored a season-high score of 9.175 on floor exercise against Ball State (Jan. 8)
... tallied a 37.900 against Ball State (Jan. 13)... contributed to the record breaking
team score of 49.150 against SEMO... Awarded "Most Improved" gymnast of the season
2011 Season: Competed in the first three meets
on vault, uneven bars and balance beam before an injury that took her out of competition
until the end of the season ... posted a season-high 9.800 on the vault (Jan. 15) ...
posted a season-high 9.575 on the uneven bars (Mar. 12) ... scored a season-high 9.450 on
the balance beam (Mar. 19).
2010 Season: Was a consistent competitor on
the vault and uneven bars ... posted a career-high 9.825 on the vault against SEMO (Jan.
15) ... on the uneven bars, charted a career-high 9.700 against Alaska-Anchorage (Mar. 5)
... named to the AFNI Honor Roll.
Fremd High School: Four-year varsity competitor ... team captain and named most
valuable player senior year ... team was state runner-up freshman year and state champions
sophomore and junior years ... won third place on balance beam at state as a junior ... won
fifth place on vault, second place on floor and fourth place all-around at state senior
year ... member of the American Academy of Gymnastics.
Personal: Born: April 2, 1991
... daughter of Tony and Tina Sarantakis ... major: elementary education ... favorite
gymnast: Shaun Johnson ... favorite movie: "Zoolander" ... biggest thrill in sports career:
the feeling I get when I help my team ... favorite quote: "When you pull on that jersey,
the name on the front is a lot more important than the one on the back" -
"Miracle".