2026 Women's Gymnastics Roster
Bauman, Carly

Carly Bauman
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- Hometown:
- West Des Moines, Iowa
- High School:
- Valley
Bio
Career Bests
At Michigan
• Graduated with a degree in biology, health and society
• Pursuing her Masters of Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology
• Will use her fifth year and compete for the Wolverines in the 2025 season
• National Champions (2021)
• Two-time Big Ten Champions (2022, 2023)
• Two-time Big Ten Regular Season Champions (2022, 2023)
• AAI Award Nominee (2025)
• Regional Gymnast of the Year (2025)
• Individual Regional Uneven Bars Champion (2025)
• Two-time First Team All-Big Ten selection (2024, 2025)
• Two-time team captain (2024, 2025)
• Big Ten Individual Uneven Bars Champion (2023)
• Second Team All-Big Ten (2023)
• Two-time Big Ten Championship Team (2023, 2024)
• Two-time Big Ten Specialist of the Week (Last: Feb. 11, 2025)
• CSC Academic All-American (2025)
• CSC Academic All-District (2025)
• Four-time WCGA Scholastic All-America (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
• Four-time Academic All-Big Ten (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
• Two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2024, 2025)
• Team MVP (2025)
• Has won 22 career titles including: 14 uneven bars titles, four beam titles and four floor titles
• Scored a 9.900-or-better on 46 career routines, including 19 on bars, 15 on beam and 12 on floor
Graduate Student (2025)
• Regional Gymnast of the Year
• Individual Regional Champion on uneven bars
• First Team All-Big Ten
• AAI Award Nominee
• Three-time Big Ten Specialist of the Week
• Team Captain
• Team MVP
• CSC Academic All-American
• CSC Academic All-District
• WCGA Scholastic All-America
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed in three events: uneven bars, beam and floor
• Won 14 individual titles including seven on uneven bars, three on beam and four on floor
• Recorded 19 scores of 9.900-or-better including six on uneven bars, five on beam and eight on floor
• Had a season-high 9.975 on beam against Nebraska (Feb. 9) and on uneven bars against UCLA (Feb. 23)
• Also recorded a season-best 9.950 on the floor at the Big Ten Championship (March 22)
Senior (2024)
• Team Captain
• First Team All-Big Ten
• Team Specialist Award
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• WCGA Scholastic All-America
• Competed on uneven bars, beam and floor
• Won three uneven bars titles, including a season-best 9.950 at Minnesota
• Scored a season-high 9.950 on the beam against Michigan State
• Recorded a season-best 9.925 on the floor three times
• Competed on the uneven bars at the NCAA National Championship, scoring a 9.900
• Recorded 18 scores of 9.900-or-better including eight on uneven bars, six on beam and four on floor
Junior (2023)
• Big Ten Champions
• Big Ten Regular Season Champions
• Big Ten Individual Co-Champion (uneven bars)
• Second Team All-Big Ten
• Academic All-Big Ten
• WCGA Scholastic All-America
• Competed on both uneven bars and beam for the Wolverines
• Recorded a season-best 9.950 on uneven bars and a season-best 9.925 on the beam on three occasions each
• Had eight scores of 9.900-or-better including six on uneven bars and two on beam
• Won four uneven bars titles including back-to-back titles at the Big Five Meet and at Nebraska
Sophomore (2022)
• Big Ten Champions
• Big Ten regular season Champions
• Academic All-Big Ten
• WCGA Scholastic All-America
• Did not compete due to injury
Freshman (2021)
• National Champions
• Team Newcomer Award
• Scored a 9.900-or-better on the beam in two routines
• Also competed on the uneven bars and floor exercise
• Scored a career-best 9.900 on the uneven bars at the NCAA Regional Finals in just her third time competing in the lineup in the event
• Notched a career-best 9.925 on the beam in the leadoff spot in back-to-back meets (Ohio State, Maryland) in which the Wolverines surpassed the 198.000 mark for the first times in school history
• Had a career-best 9.800 on the floor at the Ohio State Quad Meet
Club
• Competed for Chow’s Gymnastics and Dance from 2011-20
• 2017 Nastia Liukin Cup all-around champion
• Two-time Nastia Liukin Cup qualifier
• Four-time Junior Olympics qualifier
• Seven-time J.O. National Champion (2x all-around, 3x uneven bars, 2x balance beam)
• 13-time Regional Champion
• 12-time State Champion
Prep
• Graduated from Valley High School in 2020
Personal
• Full name is Carly Jo Bauman
• Parents are Joe and Kim Bauman
• Has two siblings, Colton and Cameron
• Great grandfather attended the University of Michigan
Event | Score | Date |
Vault | 9.750 | 2/24/23 at Big Five Meet |
Uneven Bars | 9.975 | 2/23/2025 vs. UCLA |
Balance Beam | 9.975 | 2/9/25 vs. Nebraska |
Floor Exercise | 9.950 | 3/22/25 at Big Ten Championships |
All-Around | 39.425 | 2/24/23 at Big Five Meet |
At Michigan
• Graduated with a degree in biology, health and society
• Pursuing her Masters of Molecular, Cellular & Developmental Biology
• Will use her fifth year and compete for the Wolverines in the 2025 season
• National Champions (2021)
• Two-time Big Ten Champions (2022, 2023)
• Two-time Big Ten Regular Season Champions (2022, 2023)
• AAI Award Nominee (2025)
• Regional Gymnast of the Year (2025)
• Individual Regional Uneven Bars Champion (2025)
• Two-time First Team All-Big Ten selection (2024, 2025)
• Two-time team captain (2024, 2025)
• Big Ten Individual Uneven Bars Champion (2023)
• Second Team All-Big Ten (2023)
• Two-time Big Ten Championship Team (2023, 2024)
• Two-time Big Ten Specialist of the Week (Last: Feb. 11, 2025)
• CSC Academic All-American (2025)
• CSC Academic All-District (2025)
• Four-time WCGA Scholastic All-America (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
• Four-time Academic All-Big Ten (2022, 2023, 2024, 2025)
• Two-time Big Ten Distinguished Scholar (2024, 2025)
• Team MVP (2025)
• Has won 22 career titles including: 14 uneven bars titles, four beam titles and four floor titles
• Scored a 9.900-or-better on 46 career routines, including 19 on bars, 15 on beam and 12 on floor
Graduate Student (2025)
• Regional Gymnast of the Year
• Individual Regional Champion on uneven bars
• First Team All-Big Ten
• AAI Award Nominee
• Three-time Big Ten Specialist of the Week
• Team Captain
• Team MVP
• CSC Academic All-American
• CSC Academic All-District
• WCGA Scholastic All-America
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed in three events: uneven bars, beam and floor
• Won 14 individual titles including seven on uneven bars, three on beam and four on floor
• Recorded 19 scores of 9.900-or-better including six on uneven bars, five on beam and eight on floor
• Had a season-high 9.975 on beam against Nebraska (Feb. 9) and on uneven bars against UCLA (Feb. 23)
• Also recorded a season-best 9.950 on the floor at the Big Ten Championship (March 22)
Senior (2024)
• Team Captain
• First Team All-Big Ten
• Team Specialist Award
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar
• WCGA Scholastic All-America
• Competed on uneven bars, beam and floor
• Won three uneven bars titles, including a season-best 9.950 at Minnesota
• Scored a season-high 9.950 on the beam against Michigan State
• Recorded a season-best 9.925 on the floor three times
• Competed on the uneven bars at the NCAA National Championship, scoring a 9.900
• Recorded 18 scores of 9.900-or-better including eight on uneven bars, six on beam and four on floor
Junior (2023)
• Big Ten Champions
• Big Ten Regular Season Champions
• Big Ten Individual Co-Champion (uneven bars)
• Second Team All-Big Ten
• Academic All-Big Ten
• WCGA Scholastic All-America
• Competed on both uneven bars and beam for the Wolverines
• Recorded a season-best 9.950 on uneven bars and a season-best 9.925 on the beam on three occasions each
• Had eight scores of 9.900-or-better including six on uneven bars and two on beam
• Won four uneven bars titles including back-to-back titles at the Big Five Meet and at Nebraska
Sophomore (2022)
• Big Ten Champions
• Big Ten regular season Champions
• Academic All-Big Ten
• WCGA Scholastic All-America
• Did not compete due to injury
Freshman (2021)
• National Champions
• Team Newcomer Award
• Scored a 9.900-or-better on the beam in two routines
• Also competed on the uneven bars and floor exercise
• Scored a career-best 9.900 on the uneven bars at the NCAA Regional Finals in just her third time competing in the lineup in the event
• Notched a career-best 9.925 on the beam in the leadoff spot in back-to-back meets (Ohio State, Maryland) in which the Wolverines surpassed the 198.000 mark for the first times in school history
• Had a career-best 9.800 on the floor at the Ohio State Quad Meet
Club
• Competed for Chow’s Gymnastics and Dance from 2011-20
• 2017 Nastia Liukin Cup all-around champion
• Two-time Nastia Liukin Cup qualifier
• Four-time Junior Olympics qualifier
• Seven-time J.O. National Champion (2x all-around, 3x uneven bars, 2x balance beam)
• 13-time Regional Champion
• 12-time State Champion
Prep
• Graduated from Valley High School in 2020
Personal
• Full name is Carly Jo Bauman
• Parents are Joe and Kim Bauman
• Has two siblings, Colton and Cameron
• Great grandfather attended the University of Michigan
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