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Arielle Ward
- Height:
- 5-8
- Class:
- Graduate Student
- High School:
- Rock Hill High School
- Hometown:
- Frisco, Texas
2026 Season (Senior at Illinois)
Ward's Career Highs
- Academic All-Big Ten
- Did not compete
- 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
- 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
- Academic All-Big Ten
- 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
- 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
- Parents are Tonya Ward and Robert Dillingham
Ward's Career Highs
| Vault | 9.95 vs. Missouri, Feb. 9, 2025 |
| Bars | 9.85 at Zou to the Lou, Feb. 14, 2025 |
| Floor | 9.875 vs. Missouri, Feb. 9, 2025 |
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