NaTori Robinson was born on August 19, 1998 to Lamon and Toy Robinson. Her younger sister, Zoi, is also a gymnast. NaTori trains at World Class Gymnastics in Virginia. She will graduate from high school in 2016.
In 2005, NaTori competed level four. She finished in the top ten at the State Championships. She placed second on vault at the State Championships in 2006 as a level five. In 2007, NaTori finished fifth all-around as a level six at the State Championships. She competed level seven in 2008. NaTori finished third all-around at the Excalibur Cup. She also finished third all-around at the State Championships. NaTori competed level eight in 2009. She won the all-around at the Gymnastics in Paradise meet. NaTori finished second all-around at the Excalibur Cup. She won vault, bars, beam and the all-around at the State Championships. She finished third all-around at Regionals. She won vault!
NaTori competed level nine in 2010. She won vault at both the Cancun Classic and Sand Dollar Invitational. She won bars at the Metroplex Challenge. NaTori finished second all-around at the Excalibur Cup and Derby Classic. She finished first on bars at the State Championships. In addition, she placed second all-around. At Regionals, NaTori finished third on floor and sixth all-around. NaTori placed second on bars and sixth on vault and the all-around at Easterns.
NaTori continued competing as a level 9 gymnast during the 2010-2011 season. She placed first on vault and floor exercise at the Christmas on the Chesepeake. She placed first in the all-around and first on vault at the World Class Invitational. At the New Year Opener, she finished third on both vault and floor exercise. NaTori traveled to Las Vegas for the Lady Luck Invitational. There, she placed second in the all-around as well as second on floor exercise and third on vault and uneven bars. At the Parkette Invitational, she placed third on vault and seventh in the all-around. NaTori then traveled to Dallas, Texas for the Texas Prime Meet and finished fifth overall as well as second on vault and first on uneven bars. There, she qualified to the Legendz Classic and was on Team McCready, where they won the team title! She placed fifth overall at the Excalibur Cup and second overall at the Tim Rand Invitational in Florida. At the Level 9 State Championships, she won the all-around title as well as gold medals on uneven bars and floor exercise. NaTori earned a bronze medal in the all-around at the Level 9 Regionals. In addition, she won a gold medal on uneven bars and a bronze medal on balance beam and qualified to the Level 9 Eastern Nationals. NaTori concluded her season at the Eastern Nationals, finishing third in the all-around, first on vault and third on floor exercise.
In 2012 as a first-year level 10 gymnast, NaTori placed third in the all-around at the Commonwealth Cup, New Year Opener and Atlanta Crown Invitational. She was the uneven bars champion at both New Year Opener and Atlanta Crown Invitational. She placed second on uneven bars at the Excalibur Cup and fourth on vault at the Tim Rand Invitational. At the Level 10 State Championships, NaTori placed second in the all-around as well as first on balance beam and floor exercise. She concluded her 2012 season at the Level 10 Regionals, finishing tenth on uneven bars.
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