2008: Competed in 11 of 13 meets during the season...All-MIC Second Team...made her rookie debut against Western Michigan on Jan. 20...placed third on the balance beam with a 9.70 against Centenary on Jan. 26...scored a season-best 9.60 on the vault versus Northern Illinois and Central Michigan on March 2...shared the balance beam title with teammate Emily Fiorilli with identical season-best scores of 9.80 against Ball State and SEMO on March 8...took third-place on the balance beam with a 9.675 versus Illinois State on March 11...recorded a fourth-place finish on the balance beam (9.625) at the Midwest Independent Conference Championships on March 28.

Prior to UIC: Attended the University of Wisconsin-Oshkosh for one semester.

Prep/Personal: Four-year letterwinner at East Leyden...all-conference, all-academic, and conference champion all four years...four year state qualifier and a two-time state finals qualifier...team MVP all four years...awarded Illinois Outstanding Senior Gymnast of the Year...Leyden's only gymnast to make it to state preliminaries and state finals all four years...member of Itasca Park District for four years and Aerial Gymnastics for one year...Level 8, 9, 10 state and regional qualifier...born April 10, 1988...daughter of Reinaldo Morales and Karin Chew...majoring in elementary education.