Nicoletta Koulos

Class:
Sophomore
Hometown:
Long Beach, Calif.
High School:
Los Alamitos

Features on Nicoletta

• Koulos Carries Family and Greek Legacy to Michigan (MGoBlue.com)

Career Bests

Event	Score	Date
Vault	9.900	2x, last: 3/7/2021 at Ohio State Quad
Uneven Bars	9.925	2x, last: 2/27/2021 at Big Five Meet
Beam	9.950	2/27/2023 at Nebraska
Floor Exercise	9.950	2/10/2023 vs. Minnesota

At Michigan
• Enrolled in the School of Kinesiology
• Majoring in applied exercise science
• Team captain (2023)
• National Champions (2021)
• Two-time Big Ten Champions (2022, 2023)
• Three-time Big Ten Regular Season Champions (2020, 2022, 2023)
• Second Team All-Big Ten (2023)
• Big Ten Specialist of the Week (2/15/23)
• Two-time Team Specialist Award winner (2021, 2023)
• Four-time WCGA Academic All-America (2020-23)
• Three-time Academic All-Big Ten (2021, 2022, 2023)
• Four-time U-M Academic Achievement Award (2020, 2021, 2022, 2023)
• Earned her first career title with a career-high 9.950 on beam at Nebraska
• Scored a 9.900 or better on 20 different occasions, including two vault, three uneven bars, three on beam and 12 on floor exercise

Senior (2023)
• Big Ten Champions
• Big Ten regular season champions
• Second Team All-Big Ten
• Big Ten Specialist of the Week (Feb. 15, 2023)
• Academic All-Big Ten
• WCGA Academic All-America
• Team Specialist Award
• Competed on uneven bars, beam and floor
• Scored a career-best 9.950 on the beam at Nebraska
• Notched a career-high 9.950 on the floor against Minnesota
• Started the season with three-straight 9.925s on the floor
• Won the beam title at Nebraska
• Recorded 13 scores of 9.900-or-better including two on vault, three on beam and eight on floor

Junior (2022)
• Big Ten Champions
• Big Ten regular season champions
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Cracked the lineup on both the uneven bars and floor exercise in the second round of regionals

Sophomore (2021)
• National Champions
• Academic All-Big Ten
• Team Specialist Award
• Competed in every meet on floor, while competing at least once in the other three events
• Scored a 9.900 or better on seven different occasions
• Recorded a career-best 9.9125 on the floor in the national championship
• Notched a 9.900 or better for four straight meets on the floor, capping the season off with a career high
• Tied a career-best 9.900 on the vault at the Ohio State Quad when the Wolverines eclipsed the 198.000 barrier for the first time in program history
• Tied a career-high 9.925 on the uneven bars in the Big Five Meet

Freshman (2020)
• Big Ten regular season champions
• U-M Academic Achievement Award
• One career 9.900 on vault
• First career 9.900 came on vault at Elevate the Stage
• Made her collegiate debut at Illinois on vault and floor
• Recorded a 9.850 on floor against Ohio State
• Posted a 9.825 on floor against New Hampshire
• End of the season was canceled prior to the final regular season meet due to the COVID-19 illness

Club
• Competed for Wildfire Gymnastics from 2014-19
• Member of SCATS Gymnastics from 2007-13
• Qualified to the Nastia Liukin Cup in 2015, placing fourth on vault, fifth on bars and sixth in the all-around
• Wildfire Gymnastics Sportsmanship Award in 2018
• Five-time J.O. Nationals qualifier
• Member of the 2016 J.O. National Team
• Placed fourth on bars and fifth in the all-around at the 2017 J.O. Nationals
• Recorded a fourth place finish in the all-around and was second on bars at the 2016 J.O. Nationals
• Three-time state champion

Prep
• Graduated from Los Alamitos High School in Los Alamitos, Calif. in 2019
• Earned the seal of biliteracy
• Tallied over 1,000 hours of community service

Personal
• Full name is Nicoletta Koulos
• Born in Long Beach, Calif.
• Birthday: November 8, 2000
• Parents are Emily and Peter Koulos
• Has four siblings, Harry, Toni-Marie, Penelope and Jack
• Father, Peter, played baseball (1975-78) and volleyball (1978) at Cal Poly Pomona
• Brother, Harry, played baseball at Yale and was a member of the Greek National Team
• Sister, Penelope, was a member of the University of Michigan Dance Team (2012-16)
• Brother, Jack, is a senior at the University of Michigan

Why Michigan
"I chose Michigan for many reasons. The University of Michigan excels both in academics and athletics, two things that are very important to me. U of M has an amazing Kinesiology program, and I want to use my personal experience and academic study to help others work through athletic injury and rediscover their inner strength. Born and raised in sunny California, I also chose Michigan because I want to experience a change of seasons and culture.

Why Gymnastics
"I started gymnastics at age 4. I attended a close family friend's birthday party and they told my mom I followed directions well, was focused, and flexible. They thought I was naturally gifted at such a young age, and so I enrolled immediately after."