Mara Titarsolej
| Mara Titarsolej | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Mara Zoe Titarsolej |
| Born | 28 August 1999 Arnhem, Netherlands |
| Height | 5 ft 2 in (157 cm)[1] |
| Gymnastics career | |
| Discipline | Women's artistic gymnastics |
| Country represented |  Netherlands |
| College team | LIU Sharks (2021–2023) Missouri Tigers (2024–2025) |
| Club | GTV de Hazenkamp |
Mara Zoe Titarsolej (born 28 August 1999) is a Dutch artistic gymnast. She competed at the 2015 World Championships, where she helped the Dutch team qualify for the 2016 Summer Olympics, marking the first time they qualified a team to the Olympics since 1976. She finished fifth on the floor exercise at the 2016 European Championships. After concluding her elite gymnastics career, she moved to the United States to compete in NCAA gymnastics. She is the 2024 and 2025 SEC conference champion on the uneven bars.
Elite gymnastics career
[edit]Titarsolej was the 2012 Dutch national junior all-around champion.[2] She competed at the 2013 European Youth Olympic Festival and finished ninth in the team competition alongside Eythora Thorsdottir and Dana de Groot. Individually, she finished eighth in the floor exercise final.[3]
Titarsolej won the silver medal in the all-around at the 2015 Dutch Worlds Team Trials.[4] As a result, she was selected to compete at the 2015 World Championships alongside Thorsdottir, Lisa Top, Tisha Volleman, Lieke Wevers, and Sanne Wevers. During the qualification round, the team beat out Brazil by less than half of a point for the eighth and final Olympic qualification spot. This marked the first time the Netherlands qualified as a team for the Olympic Games since 1976.[5][6] The team once again finished eighth in the team final with Titarsolej contributing on the vault.[7]
Titarsolej won an all-around silver medal at the 2016 IAG SportEvent behind Thorsdottir.[8] She then competed at the 2016 European Championships and qualified for the floor exercise final, finishing fifth.[9] Additionally, she was the third reserve for both the uneven bars and balance beam finals.[10][11] She finished ninth in the all-around at the 2016 Dutch Championships.[12] She was not selected for the Olympic team.[13]
Titarsolej was not able to compete consistently following the 2016 season due to an ankle injury. She returned to international competitions after three years at the 2019 Züri-Oberland Cup,[14] where she won the all-around.[15] She then finished sixth in the all-around at the 2019 Dutch Championships.[16] She was training for the 2020 Summer Olympics until her gym closed down during the COVID-19 pandemic, so she decided to end her elite career.[17][2]
Collegiate gymnastics career
[edit]2021–2023: LIU
[edit]Titarsolej joined the LIU Sharks for their inaugural gymnastics season in 2021.[2] She only competed in three meets during her freshman year due to an injury.[18] On 6 March 2022, Titarsolej became the first LIU gymnast to receive a perfect 10 on any event for her uneven bars routine.[19] She won the uneven bars title at the 2022 East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) Championships and was named the EAGL Specialist of the Year.[20] She became the first LIU Gymnast to qualify for NCAA Regionals, where she finished fifth on the uneven bars.[21] The next season, she was once again named the EAGL Specialist of the Year.[22]
2024–2025: Missouri
[edit]Titarsolej transferred to Missouri for her senior year.[23] On 16 February 2024, Titarsolej became the first Missouri gymnast to ever receive a perfect 10 on the uneven bars.[18] She helped Missouri place fifth at the 2024 SEC Championships and also became the SEC Co-champion on the uneven bars.[24] Titarsolej qualified as an individual for the 2024 NCAA Championships on the uneven bars, but she only scored 9.6625.[25][26] She announced before the end of the season that she would return for a fifth year.[17]
At the 2025 SEC Championships, Titarsolej scored a perfect 10 on the uneven bars and tied with Leanne Wong and Riley McCusker as SEC co-champion on the event.[27]
Career Perfect 10.0
[edit]| Season | Team | Date | Event | Meet |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | LIU | March 6, 2022 | Uneven bars | LIU vs North Carolina |
| 2024 | Missouri | February 16, 2024 | Mizzou to the Lou | |
| 2025 | Missouri | March 22, 2025 | SEC Championships |
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Mara Titarsolej". Missouri Tigers. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ a b c Crumlish, John (3 April 2023). "Mara Titarsolej pivots gymnastics success from the Netherlands to New York". International Gymnast Magazine. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (19 July 2013). "2013 European Youth Olympic Festival Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 1 July 2023.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (19 September 2015). "2015 Dutch Worlds Qualification Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ Armour, Nancy (24 October 2015). "Brazil women 9th at gymnastics worlds, just miss qualifying for Rio". USA Today. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ Howard, Tori (30 December 2015). "Best of 2015: Best Performances". FloGymnastics. FloSports. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ "46th Artistic Gymnastics World Championships, Glasgow (GBR) Women's Team Final" (PDF). USA Gymnastics. International Gymnastics Federation. 27 October 2015. Archived from the original (PDF) on 21 December 2018. Retrieved 16 October 2022.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (9 May 2016). "2016 IAG SportEvent Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "Mara Titarsolej vijfde in vloerfinale bij EK turnen" [Mara Titarsolej fifth in floor final at European Gymnastics Championships]. NU.nl (in Dutch). 5 June 2016. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "31st European Championships in Women's Artistic Gymnastics Seniors and Juniors: Senior Qualifications (Uneven Bars)" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. European Gymnastics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ "31st European Championships in Women's Artistic Gymnastics Seniors and Juniors: Senior Qualifications (Balance Beam)" (PDF). Gymnastics Results. European Gymnastics. Archived from the original (PDF) on 29 March 2017. Retrieved 20 February 2019.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (25 June 2016). "2016 Dutch Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "Turnsters Lieke en Sanne Wevers officieel naar Olympische Spelen". RTV Oost (in Dutch). 10 July 2016. Archived from the original on 28 August 2016. Retrieved 13 July 2016.
- ^ "Recruit Files: Mara Titarsolej, LIU". College Gym News. 5 July 2020. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (27 May 2019). "2019 Züri-Oberland Cup Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ Hopkins, Lauren (28 June 2019). "2019 Dutch Championships Results". The Gymternet. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ a b Salsman, Nate (15 April 2024). "From the Netherlands to Nationals: gymnast Mara Titarsolej is ready to shine in Texas". The Maneater. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ a b ""Program Gym Slam" Brings Special Significance for Missouri". College Gym News. 1 April 2024. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ Ilacqua, Talitha (31 March 2022). "For LIU's Mara Titarsolej, Perfection Is About Being the Best Version of Herself". College Gym News. Retrieved 13 April 2024.
- ^ "Titarsolej Tabbed Specialist of the Year at EAGL Championships". LIU Sharks. 19 March 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "Titarsolej Finishes Tied for Fifth at NCAA Regionals". LIU Sharks. 31 March 2022. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "Dekanoidze Tabbed EAGL Co-Specialist Of The Year". North Carolina Tar Heels. 18 March 2023. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ Buhler, Ashlee (13 December 2023). "It's Tiger Time for Mara Titarsolej". Inside Gymnastics Magazine. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ Helms, Kyle (23 March 2024). "Mizzou claims fifth place at SEC Championships, Titarsolej crowned co-champion on bars". KMIZ. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ "Titarsolej Concludes The 2024 Season At The NCAA National Semifinal". Missouri Tigers. 18 April 2024. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ Helms, Kyle (18 April 2024). "Mara Titarsolej posts 9.6625 at NCAA National Semifinals". KMIZ. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
- ^ Marshall, Lilly (22 March 2025). "Mizzou Gymnast Achieves Perfection, Tigers Finish in Top 5 at SEC Championship". Sports Illustrated. Retrieved 2 April 2025.
