SOPHIA GROTH

Career Highs
Vault – 9.900 at LSU (2/5/22)
Bars – 9.925 vs. Florida (3/4/22)
Beam – 9.950 – 8x, last at NCAA Regional Final (4/2/22)
Floor – 9.975 vs. Florida (3/4/22)
All-Around – 39.700 vs. Florida (3/4/22)

Awards and Honors
2022 NCAA All-America Second Team – beam
2022 WCGA All-America First Team – beam
2022 All-SEC
SEC Freshman of the Week – January 18, 2022; February 8, 2022; March 8, 2022; March 15, 2022

2022: Big time competitor for the Tigers as a freshman … Competed in the all-around nine times, having a 39.425 average at the end of the regular season … Had a career meet vs. Florida (3/4) setting or tying career highs on bars, beam, floor and the all-around … Totaled a 39.7 in the all-around against the Gators and scored a career-best 9.925 on bars and 9.975 on floor … Captured first team All-America honors with a 9.95 NQS on beam … Scored a career-best 9.95 on beam eight times … Her 9.95 on beam at SEC Championship (3/19) garnered All-SEC recognition … Her 9.925 at the NCAA Championship Semifinal (4/14) secured NCAA All-America Second Team honors … Competed on floor in every meet, having a 9.895 NQS … Scored a 9.9 or higher seven times … Had a 9.925 vs. Missouri (2/11) … Contributed on vault in all but one meet so far … Earned a 9.9 at LSU (2/5) to set a career high … Given a 9.85 or better six times … Had a 9.855 NQS on vault … Competed on bars eight times with her career high coming against Florida … Added a 9.9 at Elevate (3/6).

Prior to Auburn: Six-time JO National Championship qualifier … Finished second on floor and third on bars at the 2018 JO National meet … 2017 Nastia Liukin Cup qualifier … Captured the all-around title at the 2016 Hopes Championship … JO National Champion on beam.

Personal: Daughter of Karen Groth … Has one older sister, Natalie … Mother swam for Iowa State and was a five-time All-American as well as a Big Eight champion in the 400 IM … She was inducted to the Iowa State Athletics Hall of Fame in 2018 … Her mother spent 20 years in the Air Force … Majoring in exercise science with the College of Education.
SOURCE: Auburn Athletics Website