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2026 Gymnastics Roster

Sophia Rice

  • Position:
    All-Around
  • Height:
    5-1
  • Class:
    Sophomore
  • Hometown:
    Morgantown, W.Va.
  • High School:
    University High School
  • Instagram:
    _sophiaricee

Summary

Biography

Statistics

Career Highs

Event Score Opponent
Vault 9.975 at Ohio State with Kent State, Pitt (3/16/25)
Floor Exercise 9.9 at 2025 Big 12 Championship (3/22/25)

Career Statistics

Career Statistics
Year Meets AA Total Points
2025 15 0 195.725
Total 15 0 195.725

2025 (Fr.)

  • Big 12 All-Championship Team (Floor Exercise)
  • Big 12 Event Specialist of the Week (March 18)
  • Big 12 Newcomer of the Week (Jan. 6)
  • Academic All Big-12 Rookie Team
  • Competed in 14 meets in the vault and floor exercise lineups, while she also competed on vault as an individual event specialist in the NCAA Regionals Second Round
  • Finished the year with 195.725 points and earned eight podium finishes during the season
  • Made her Mountaineer debut in the season opener at Temple on Jan. 4
  • In the opener, she tallied a first-place 9.85 on vault and went on to earn a Big 12 Newcomer of the Week nod
  • Earned an impressive 9.975 in a quad meet at Ohio State on March 16, earning a first-place finish and eventual Big 12 Event Specialist of the Week recognition
  • Her 9.975 at Ohio State marked the first for WVU on vault since 2005 and the first on any event since 2019
  • Broke into the floor lineup on March 9, eventually earning a career-high 9.9 at the Big 12 Championship on March 22
  • The total was good for a tie for second place at the championship, earning her all-championship team honors
  • Finished the season with a National Qualifying Score of 9.835 on vault to qualify as an individual event specialist at the NCAA Regionals

Club Gymnastics

  • A three-year Level 10 gymnast for coach Stephen Sawyer with G-Force Gymnastics at the West Virginia Gymnastics Training Center
  • Graduated from University High School in Morgantown
  • In 2023, she qualified for the Level 10 Development Program National Championships
  • Earned top-five finishes on vault and floor at nationals
  • The appearance at nationals was the second of her career, after qualifying for nationals in 2022 and earning a pair of top-10 finishes on vault and floor
  • Earned a spot at nationals in 2023 after finishing in first place on vault and floor and second in the all-around at the 2023 Region 7 Regional Championships
  • She also earned event titles at the West Virginia State Championship Meet in 2022, earning the top spot on beam and floor

Personal

  • Daughter of Brett and Tracy Rice
  • Has one sister
  • Birthday is Aug. 23
  • Majoring in exercise physiology

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Historical Player Information

  • 2025Freshman

    All-Around
    5'1"
  • 2026Sophomore

    All-Around
    5'1"
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