Name: Katy Koopman
Previous Team: Bridgeport
New Team: LIU
College Year: Sophomore
Major: Undeclared
Transfer Announcement: Instagram
Social Handles: Twitter | Instagram
NCAA Career Highs
| Vault | Uneven Bars | Balance Beam | Floor Exercise |
| 9.700 | – | 9.775 | 9.650 |
Videos
| Vault | Uneven Bars | Balance Beam | Floor Exercise |
| Brown, Rhode Island and Yale at Bridgeport (2020) | – | Brown, Rhode Island and Yale at Bridgeport (2020) | Brown, Rhode Island and Yale at Bridgeport (2020) |
About Katy
Koopman competed four routines on vault, beam and floor for Bridgeport in 2020. She performs a difficult floor routine, which opens with a triple twist. Prior to college, Koopman was a 2019 J.O. nationals qualifier and the 2019 Region 2 co-champion on vault.
What She Brings to LIU
Vault
- Skill: tucked Yurchenko full
- Margin of Improvement: Koopman performs a solid vault. It is not the most difficult, but her block is good and she finds the landing well.
- Impact on the Team: Head coach Randy Lane will want to avoid having to use a 9.9 start value in the lineup. If need be, however, Koopman would be an excellent lead-off.
Uneven Bars
Koopman struggled on bars throughout her club career and never competed it in college. There are no available videos.
Balance Beam
- Skills: BHS + BHS + LOSO, side aerial, full turn, switch leap + leap jump + back tuck somersault, 1.5 twist dismount
- Margin of Improvement: Koopman has some knee issues on her acrobatic elements.
- Impact on the Team: LIU is growing into a strong beam team and making the lineup will not be easy. Koopman, however, will bring her collegiate experience to the roster, which could be an advantage.
Floor Exercise
- Skills: triple twist, 2.5 twist to front tuck, Rudi
- Margin of Improvement: Koopman performs a very difficult routine. Her triple twist is a bit messy in the air, but on the other two passes her twisting form is tight. Her leaps are also pretty in the air.
- Impact on the Team: Koopman failed to score very high on floor at Bridgeport but she has the potential to do so. Lane will likely give her the chance to prove herself.
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