Carmen Nelms Class: Junior Hometown: Stone Mountain, Ga. High School: Lakeside Height: 5-1 Event: AA Birthdate: 03/15/1988 Club Team: Georgia Gymnastics Academy

2008 (Sophomore)
Competed on bars for the Tigers at six meets ... Exhibitioned on bars at Alabama and Arkansas and on beam at NC State ... Matched career high 9.800 on bars against Alabama.

2007 (Freshman)
Suffered a season ending injury in regular season finale against Alabama ... Competed on vault, floor and beam at Illinois-Chicago ... Finished Illinois meet as runner-up on floor and vault, scoring career highs on both at 9.800 and 9.875, respectively ... Posted beam career high of 9.775 and 9.800 on vault against Arkansas ... Placed fourth on floor against Kentucky ... Earned third-place honors on floor against NC State.

Prior to Auburn
A four-time Junior Olympic national qualifier ... 2003 regional vault champion ... 2002 Level nine regionals all-around champion ... 2002 East Nationals floor runner-up.

Personal
Full name is Carmen Michelle Nelms ... Born March 15, 1988 ... Daughter of Jeff and Karen Nelms ... Has twin brother, Jeffery, 20, who plays baseball at Texas Southern University ... Major: psychology.