Nickname: "Cheetah"
Height: 5-5
Weight: 91 lbs.
Birthplace: Salt Lake City, Utah
High School: Juan Diego Catholic H.S.
Year of Graduation: 2016
Coach: Jacek Gonciarz
Dojang: trains at home dojang
Hobbies: sailing, dancing and singing
Favorite Food: homemade vegetable salad
Pre-Competition Meal: organic cereal and milk
Favorite Athletes: Cheyenne Lewis, Diana Lopez and Steven Lopez
Favorite Movie: "My Life in Ruins"
Favorite Music: soul and pop
Did You Know?: Michelle maintains a straight 4.0 GPA at Saint John the Baptist Middle School in Draper, Utah, and she has never missed even one day of school except for taekwondo competitions...she would like to one day become a family doctor.
Quotable Michelle Gonciarz: "I got a wonderful birthday present from my parents for my 12th birthday. It was a puppy Cavalier King Charles Spaniel. His name is 'Sir Bentley'. He is the most wonderful little dog in the whole world."
MAJOR COMPETITION RESULTS:
2012 USAT Junior National Team Member (Jr. Fin)
2012 USAT National Championships (Sr. Fin): GOLD
2012 USAT National Championships (Jr. Fin): GOLD
2012 Utah Summer Games (Jr. Fly): GOLD
2012 USAT Western Regional Qualifier (Jr. Fin): GOLD
2012 Stanford Spring Open (Jr. Fin): GOLD
2012 Young In Cheon International Tournament (Jr. Fin): GOLD
2012 Junior World Championship Trials (Jr. Fin): 5th
2011 Pan Am Junior International Championships (12-13 Bantam): GOLD
2011 USAT Junior Prep National Team Member (Bantam)
2011 USAT Junior Olympics (12-13 Bantam): GOLD
2011 USAT San Diego National Qualifier (12-13 Bantam): GOLD
2010 Global Open: GOLD
2010 USAT Junior Prep National Team Member (Fin)
2010 USAT Junior Olympics (12-13 Fin): GOLD
2010 Utah State Qualifier: GOLD
2010 U.S. Open: GOLD
2009 USAT Junior Olympics: BRONZE
2009 Utah State Qualifier: GOLD
2009 U.S. Open: BRONZE
2008 Rocky Mountain Open: GOLD
2008 Jimmy Kim International: GOLD
2007 AAU National Championship: SILVER
2007 AAU National Qualifier: GOLD
last updated 7/11/12