Carmen Nelms Class: Sophomore Hometown: Stone Mountain, Ga. High School: Lakeside HS Height: 5-1 Event: AA Club Team: Georgia Gymnastics Academy

2007 (Freshman):
Auburn Top Tiger ... Suffered a season-ending injury before the meet at home against Alabama... Scored a 9.825 on vault,a 9.725 on floor and a 9.700 on beam at Illinois-Chicago... Placed second on floor (9.800) and recorded a career high to tie for second on vault (9.875) at Illinois... Posted a career high on beam with a 9.775 , while also scoring a 9.800 on vault against Arkansas... Recorded a career high score of 9.825 on vault at Georgia... Performed vault for the first time, scoring a 9.750 against LSU... Totaled a 9.700 on beam and a 9.725 on floor... Registered a 9.775 on floor and an 8.925 on vault... Scored a 9.775 on floor at Alabama... Placed fourth on floor with a 9.825 vs. Kentucky... Finished third on floor vs. NC State with a 9.700... Tied for eighth with a 9.725 at Cancun Classic.

Prior to Auburn:
A four-time JO national qualifier from 2003-06... Placed first in the all around at the level 9 Regionals in 2002... Recorded a fourth place finish in the all around at the 2002 East Nationals, including finishing second on floor... Finished first on vault at the 2003 regional meet.

Personal:
Born March 15, 1988 ... Daughter of Jeff and Karen Nelms... Has twin brother, Jeffery ... Was a member of Lakeside's honor roll... Nickname is Carm ... Majoring in psychology.