Junior - 2015

• Competed on vault, beam and floor in every meet, hitting 39 of 39 routines
• Averaged a 9.7 or higher on the season in all three of her events
• Proved to be clutch on beam in the postseason, setting her career-high (9.850) at both the Big Ten Championships and NCAA Regionals
• Tied her career-high on vault at Nebraska with a 9.850
• Posted her season-high of 9.800 on floor four times and posted a 9.750 or higher in 10 of 13 meets.
• Finished second on floor at home against Penn State with a 9.800
• Won the team’s Most Improved award
• Academic All-Big Ten 
• Scholastic All-American
• Big Ten Distinguished Scholar

Sophomore - 2014

• Competed on vault in every meet except the Big Ten Quad, hitting all 13 of her vaults
• Set a season high 9.8 at the State of Illinois Classic on Feb. 21
• Hit a 9.7 or higher in five of the last six meets of the season
• Produced a 9.725 at the NCAA Championships
• Academic All-Big Ten

Freshman - 2013

• Competed on vault in all 14 meets where she set a career high of 9.85 at the Big Ten Championships
• Worked her way into the floor lineup, competing in the final nine meets of the season, where she posted a career high of 9.85
• Performed her beam routine three times, scoring a career best of 9.65
• Didn't score below a 9.7 during the Illini's postseason run to Nationals
• Hit 24-of-26 routines
• Earned one finish in the Top-5 after scoring a 9.75 on vault at Missouri

High School/Club

• Five-time National qualifier
• Took third on beam in 2012 at Nationals
• Competed at State 2007, 2009, 2010 and 2012
• Won first on beam and vault and second on bars at State in 2012
• Took first on vault and second on beam at State in 2010
• Made high honor roll two times and won student of the month
• Club team was Salto Gymnastics and M&M Gymnastics
• Club coaches were Jim Melcarek and Kristin Kremer

Personal

• Daughter of Dave and Marie Foley
• Father, Dave, played golf at Ole Miss
• Has one brother, Shawn, who played golf at Northern Illinois University
• Majoring in Communications
• Chose Illinois because, "the campus and the school's traditions as well as the spirit of the students who attend it. I also loved the team and coaches and how they made me feel welcome as soon as I set foot in the gym." Heather's

Career Highs

Vault: 9.85 (2x, last at Nebraska, 3/1/15)

Beam: 9.85 (2x, last at NCAA Morgantown Regional, 4/4/15)

Floor: 9.85 (vs. Ball State and UIC, 3/10/13)