Hillary Heron

Heron made her international debut at the 2017 South American Junior Championships. She finished eighth in the all-around, seventh on vault, and eighth on floor exercise.[2]

Heron started the 2018 season competing at the Pacific Rim Championships where she finished sixteenth in the all-around and fourth on vault.[3] She next competed at the Junior Pan American Championships, where she helped Panama finish seventh as team; Heron finished eleventh in the all-around and fourth on vault.[4] Additionally she finished seventh floor exercise.[5]

In October Heron competed at the Junior South American Championships where she placed fourth in the all-around. During event finals she placed second on vault and balance beam, fourth on uneven bars, and fifth on floor exercise.[6]

Heron was selected to compete at the inaugural Junior World Championships alongside Karla Navas. Together they finished twenty-third as a team. Individually Heron finished 44th in the all-around.[7] Heron ended the season competing at the Junior South American Championships. She placed fourth in the all-around and helped Panama place third as a team. During event finals she placed first on vault, third on uneven bars, fourth on balance beam, and eighth on floor exercise.[8]

Floor Exercise

Uneven Bars

Balance Beam

Floor Exercise

Heron at the 2019 Junior World Championships

Heron became age-eligible for senior competition in 2020; however most competitions were canceled or postponed in 2020 due to the global COVID-19 pandemic. Therefore Heron did not compete that year. She returned to competition at the 2021 Pan American Championships where she helped Panama place fourth as a team and individually she placed twelfth in the all-around. During event finals she placed second on vault behind Natalia Escalera.[9][10]

Heron competed at the Bolivarian Games where she helped Panama finish third as a team. Individually she finished third in the all-around and on vault but won silver on floor exercise. She next competed at the Pan American Championships where she helped Panama finish tenth as a team during qualifications. Individually she placed twenty-ninth in the all-around.[11] At the South American Games Heron won silver on vault and bronze on floor exercise.