Career Highs

Junior - 2025

• Competed in 12 meets, primarily on vault, uneven bars, and floor
• Made her season debut on bars at the Ball Stat Quad on Jan. 12
• Earned a 9.925 on vault to win the title vs. No. 18 Ohio State on Feb. 7
• Tied a career high on floor vs. No. 18 Ohio State on Feb. 7, and again two days later
• Set a new career-high 9.950 on vault to win the title vs. No. 9 Missouri on Feb. 9
• Tied a career high on bars at Zou to the Lou Quad on Feb. 14
• Academic All-Big Ten

Sophomore - 2024

• Academic All-Big Ten
• Competed in all 16 meets, primarily on vault and floor
• Tied her career high on floor (9.875) against Arizona, Missouri and SEMO on March 17
• Earned a career high on vault (9.900) on vault at the Big 5 Meet on Feb. 24 
• Made beam (9.750) and all-around (39.275) debut versus Bowling Green on March 3
• Won third place on vault (9.900) at the Big Ten Championships (March 23), earning her a spot on the All-Championship Team

Freshman - 2023

• Made Illini debut on Jan. 8 against Missouri on vault and bars 
• Competed in seven meets, primarily on vault 
• Scored a career-high on vault with a 9.850 at the Metroplex Challenge on Feb. 11

High School/Club

• Two-time Junior Olympic Qualifier
• Two-time Westerns Qualifier
• 2017 Level 9 Texas state champion
• First on vault, second on bars, floor and all-around at the 2022 Level 10 Texas State Championships
• First on vault, bars, floor and all-around at the 2021 Level 10 Texas State Championships
• Second on bars and all-around, third on floor at the 2021 Level 10 Region 3 Championships

Personal

• Born March 26, 2004
• Parents are Tonya Ward and Robert Dillingham
• Pursuing her bachelor’s degree in economics
• Chose Illinois because “When I went on my visit here at the university, it instantly felt like home and I knew I belonged here. The great academic opportunity as well as the amazing coaches, their philosophies, and the family bond of the team were exactly what I was looking for in a college.”