UCLA GYMNASTICS 2017 Contact: Liza David / Phone: (310) 206-8140 / Fax: (310) 825-8664 / E-Mail: [email protected] For Immediate Release: Feb. 8, 2017 Kocian Wins Pac-12 Gymnast, Freshman of 2017 SCHEDULE/RESULTS  THIS WEEK the Week  #5 UCLA vs. Stanford For the second consecutive week, a Bruin won two of Overall: 3-1 / Pac-12: 2-0 Saturday, Feb. 11 - 2pm PT the three Pac-12 Weekly Awards. A week after Kyla Ross National Ranking: 5th TV: Pac-12 Network (Jim Watson, Samantha Peszek) earned Specialist and Freshman of the Week honors, Tickets: $16 (uclabruins.com/tickets) Madison Kocian won Gymnast and Freshman of the JANUARY Live Stats: uclabruins.com Week acclaim. Kocian, a 2016 Olympic gold and silver medalist, scored career-highs of 39.625 in the all-around, 7 #17 ARKANSAS (TV: PAC12) W 195.7-195.35 Twitter: @uclagymnastics 9.95 on beam and floor and 9.875 on vault to lead 15 at #2 Oklahoma (TV: FSN) L 198.025-196.825 UCLA to victory at Arizona State. Kocian has won the 28 at #17 Oregon St. (TV: PAC12) W 197.325-196.700 Bruins Back Home all-around in three of her four meets this year and now No. 5 UCLA (3-1, 2-0 in the Pac-12) returns to Pauley ranks third in the nation on beam and seventh on fl oor. Pavilion for the fi rst time in nearly a month. After a FEBRUARY three-meet road swing, the Bruins are back home for a Perfect Scores Abound for Ross 4 at Arizona St. (TV: PAC12) W 197.15-194.6 Saturday, Feb. 11 dual meet against Stanford. The “Heart Freshman Kyla Ross, a member of the gold medal- of a Champion” meet will take place at 2pm in Pauley winning 2012 U.S. Olympic team and a fi ve-time World 11 STANFORD (TV: PAC12) 2 pm Pavilion and will be televised live on Pac-12 Network. medalist, has performed four routines in her last two 18 at Utah (TV: ESPNU) 8 pm MT Jim Watson and distinguished UCLA Gymnastics alumna meets that have earned at least one perfect score. Ross Samantha Peszek will be on the call. earned the nation’s fi rst perfect 10 of the season on 20 BRIDGEPORT/UTAH ST. (TV: PAC12) 1 pm uneven bars at the Bruins’ Jan. 28 meet at Oregon State. 25 ARIZONA (TV: PAC12) 1 pm Meet Timeline Her perfect 10 was the fi rst by a Bruin since Danusia 1:00 pm - Doors Open Francis scored a 10 on beam on Mar. 6, 2016 and UCLA’s MARCH 1:40 pm - Pre-meet entertainment begins/Be in your seats fi rst perfect 10 on bars since Samantha Peszek in 2014. 1:48 pm - National Anthem (Camp del Corazon) Ross nearly scored another perfect 10 the following 5 CALIFORNIA (TV: PAC12) 1 pm 1:50 pm - Introductions week at Arizona State, receiving a 9.975 on beam. She 12 NORTH CAROLINA (TV: PAC12) 12 pm 2:00 pm - Meet Begins has also scored 9.925 on her 9.95 start-valued vault in 3:50 pm (approximately) - Heart of a Champion presen- the last two meets, receiving the maximum 9.95 score 18 at Pac-12 Championships (TV: PAC12) TBD tation + announcement of meet results from one of the two judges. Clear Bag Policy in Effect at Pauley UCLA Debuts New Routines in Win at ASU APRIL Enhanced screening procedures have been implement- The Bruins debuted a few new routines last week at 1 at NCAA Regionals TBD ed at Pauley Pavilion. The Clear Bag Policy limits the size Arizona State. Senior Angi Cipra made her season debut 14 at NCAA Semifi nals(TV: ESPNU) 12pm/7pm CT and type of bags that may be brought into Pauley Pavil- after sitting out the fi rst three meets with a foot sprain. 15 at NCAA Finals (TV: ESPNU) 8 pm CT ion. The policy is designed to provide more consistent Cipra competed on vault and tied for second place with screening and to expedite fan entry. Increased screening a career-high-tying 9.875. On fl oor exercise, sophomore All home meets are BOLD and held at Pauley Pavilion. through the use of electronic security equipment will Katelyn Ohashi made her season debut and scored 9.875 All times listed are local to site. be used at all entry gates. For more information, visit to place third. Freshman Kyla Ross debuted her new fl oor uclabruins.com/pauleygamedayinfo. exercise routine, and senior Hallie Mossett competed Tickets and Promotions on balance beam for the fi rst time in two years. Mossett tied her career-high on beam with a 9.875, placing third.  NATIONAL RANKINGS - TOP 25 Tickets for the UCLA-Stanford meet are on sale now at  She also thrilled the crowd with a side somi to layout the UCLA Central Ticket Offi ce. Season tickets are also Gymnast V UB BB FX AA full dismount. available for the Bruins’ fi ve remaining home meets. Cipra 19 – – – – UCLA students are free with ID and eligible to win a Kocian – – 3 7t 23 In the Rankings Lee – 3 – – – raffle prize each home meet. This week’s prizes are UCLA remained at No. 5 in the nation, holding a season Mossett – – 10 – – an Apple Watch and Mammoth Mountain passes. Ad- average of 196.750. The Bruins are ranked second on Ohashi – – – 20t – ditionally, pink pom poms courtesy Massage Envy will bars and fi fth on vault and moved up to sixth on beam Preston 8t – – 20t – be distributed to the fi rst 1,000 fans as part of National and 14th on fl oor. Madison Kocian ranks third on beam, Ross 12 – – – – Cancer Prevention Month. seventh on fl oor and 23rd in the all-around. Christine Team 5 2 6 14 5 Follow Live Peng-Peng Lee now ranks third on bars. Three Bruins are ranked on vault - Madison Preston (8th), Kyla Ross Live stats will be available at uclabruins.com. Live (12th) and Angi Cipra (19). Hallie Mossett debuted in updates can be found on Twitter: @UCLAGymnastics. the rankings at No. 10, and Katelyn Ohashi is tied with  CAREER-HIGH MARKS  Heart of a Champion Preston for 20th on fl oor. Rankings are currently based Gymnast V UB BB FX AA UCLA is using Saturday’s meet to raise awareness for on average score. Cipra 9.875 – 9.850 9.975 – Camp del Corazon, a non-profi t organization that pro- UCLA vs. Stanford Dennis 9.725 9.850 – – – vides a summer camp to youngsters with heart disease. Gerber 9.625 – 9.925 9.850 – Stanford has steadily improved its scores from week to Hall 9.900 – – 9.850 – It is a cause near and dear to Associate Head Coach Chris week and is on a two-meet winning streak after home Hano 9.825 – – 9.050 – Waller, who was born with a congenital heart defect and wins over Arizona (195.900-195.650) and Washington Honest 9.900 9.950 – 9.925 – underwent his fi rst open heart surgery at age 15. Several (195.925-195.825). The Cardinal is led by reigning Pac-12 Kocian 9.875 9.875 9.950 9.950 39.625 UCLA gymnasts have volunteered at the camp over the Gymnast of the Year Elizabeth Price, who is a six-time All- Kramer 9.800 – – 9.825 – years. Campers from Camp del Corazon will sing the Lee 9.925 9.950 9.975 – – American and 2015 NCAA vault champion. Price, who is national anthem prior to Saturday’s meet. Meraz 9.850 9.850 9.900 9.900 39.400 this week’s Pac-12 Specialist of the Week, is undefeated Mossett 9.850 9.900 9.875 9.950 39.425 Champion Meet & Greet Up for Grabs this season on vault and bars and has won nine of the Ohashi 9.775 9.925 9.925 9.900 39.375 Four lucky fans at Saturday’s meet will win a golden 12 events she has competed this season. Price currently Preston 9.900 – – 9.925 – ticket to a special Champion Meet and Greet with Olym- ranks No. 2 in the nation on bars and No. 8 on vault. Ross 9.925 10.00 9.975 9.150 38.425 pic champions Jordyn Wieber, Kyla Ross and Madison UCLA is 52-17-1 all-time against Stanford and split the Savvidou – 9.875 9.825 9.800 – Toronjo – – 9.850 – – Kocian. Show your Bruin spirit for your chance to win season series last year, losing in a tri-meet at home but the golden ticket. winning the Pac-12 Championship. *underlined denotes exhibition score Streaks 2012 Olympic gold medalist Jordyn Wieber.  2017 EVENT TITLES Mikaela Gerber has a streak of 30 consecutive hit rou- Coming Back tines dating back to 2015. She hit all 19 of her routines Gymnast V UB BB FX AA UCLA returns 11 athletes who saw competition time a last year, including all 14 as the leadoff on beam … Four Gerber – – 1 – – year ago, as well as 15 of 24 routines (63%) competed Bruin returners competed in all 14 meets last season - Mi- Kocian – 1 1 2 3 at the 2016 NCAA Super Six, including fi ve on vault kaela Gerber, JaNay Honest, Sonya Meraz and Madison Lee – 3 1 – – and four on bars. Back in 2017 are Sonya Meraz and Preston. Meraz has competed in 28-straight meets, and Preston 1 – – 1 – JaNay Honest, who ranked No. 1 and No. 3 on the team Gerber has competed in 23-straight … Madison Kocian Ross 2 3 1 – – in routines competed. Meraz led all Bruins with 42, is the only Bruin to compete on every event in every and Honest was third with 36 (all of which were hit). meet this year for a total of 16-straight routines. Nine Bruin returners scored at least one 9.9 last sea-  2017 TOP 3 FINISHES Kocian, Ross Become First Olympic Gold son - Katelyn Ohashi (8), Angi Cipra (7), JaNay Honest Gymnast V UB BB FX AA Medalists to Compete Collegiately (6), Madison Preston (4), Christine Peng-Peng Lee (3), Cipra 1 – – – – Mikaela Gerber (2), Napualani Hall (2), Hallie Mossett UCLA freshmen Madison Kocian and Kyla Ross made Gerber – – 1 – – (2), and Sonya Meraz (1). history in the season opener when they became the Hall 1 – – – – fi rst two Olympic gold medalists ever to compete in Vaulting Upwards Honest – 1 – – – Kocian 2 1 2 4 3 an NCAA women’s gymnastics meet. Kocian won team Although the Bruins have yet to throw a 10.0 start-value Lee – 4 2 – – gold as a member of the Final Five along with uneven vault this season, the team has been posting solid Meraz – – – – 2 bars silver at the 2016 Olympics in Rio, while Ross won scores. UCLA ranks fi fth in the nation on vault with an Mossett – – 1 1 – team gold at the 2012 Olympics in London (along with average of 49.213 and a high of 49.3 set last week. Three Ohashi – – 1 1 – UCLA volunteer coach Jordyn Wieber) as a member of Bruins are ranked in the Top 25 on vault - No. 8 Madison Preston 1 – – 1 – the Fierce Five. Preston, No. 12 Kyla Ross and No. 19 Angi Cipra. Ross Ross 3 3 1 – 1 has the team’s highest vault score of the season with a Kocian won the all-around with a 39.425 in her colle- 9.925, set in each of the last two weeks. Madison Kocian giate debut and also tied for fi rst place on uneven bars season with career-highs of 9.85 the last two weeks. She is on the brink of the Top 25 on vault, averaging 9.863, has added diffi culty to her routine this year, upgrading (9.875), balance beam (9.85) and fl oor exercise (9.875) with her last three vaults scoring 9.875. and fourth place on vault (9.825). Ross tied for fi rst on her Tkatchev to a toe-on Tkatchev (Ray). UCLA’s bars uneven bars (9.875) and placed third on vault (9.875). Raising the Bar crew scored a season-high 49.55 at Oregon State two She also competed on balance beam and scored 9.7. UCLA’s uneven bars lineup features some of the world’s weeks ago and ranks second in the nation with an best on the event. Kyla Ross scored the nation’s fi rst average of 49.363. About the Bruins perfect 10 on uneven bars at Oregon State and has Bruins are Beaming UCLA returns 12 athletes from last year’s Pac-12 Cham- three bars victories in four meets. Ross won a world pionship squad, including All-Americans Angi Cipra and UCLA’s balance beam lineup is stacked with experi- silver medal and the U.S. national championship on enced, consistent, diffi cult and elegant routines from Christine Peng-Peng Lee, All-Pac-12 honoree Katelyn bars in 2013. Madison Kocian is the reigning World co- Ohashi, and Pac-12 uneven bars co-champion JaNay start to fi nish. Solidifi ed in the leadoff position is Mikaela champion and Olympic silver medalist on the event. Gerber, who has hit 21 consecutive beam routines. Ger- Honest. The Bruins had to replace three All-American Christine Peng-Peng Lee currently ranks third in the seniors in Sadiqua Bynum, All-American Sophina ber has a career-high of 9.925 and is averaging 9.819 this nation on bars with an average of 9.919 and has three season. She captured her fi rst career win on beam in the DeJesus and NCAA beam champion Danusia Francis, event titles to her credit this year. She is a two-time but freshman Olympic gold medalists Madison Kocian season opener. Competing for the two-spot is Sonya NCAA Regional bars champion and performs three dif- Meraz, who scored 9.85 or higher eight times last year, and Kyla Ross have fi lled those roles extremely well, fi cult release moves - a Ray, a Bhardwaj and a Shaposh competing in the all-around in the Bruins’ last meet. with a high of 9.9, and Hallie Mossett, whose 9.875 last half. Additionally, JaNay Honest is the reigning Pac-12 weekend tied her career-high. Kyla Ross nearly scored UCLA is coached by Pac-12 Gymnastics Coach of the co-champion, and Stella Savvidou placed fourth at the Century Valorie Kondos Field, Associate Head Coaches a perfect 10 last week, going 9.975 at ASU. She was the conference championships and is averaging 9.813 this U.S. beam champion in 2013 and 2014 and the world Chris Waller and Randy Lane, and volunteer coach and season. Sonya Meraz is averaging 9.825 on bars this

 2017 ROSTER Gymnast Ht. Yr. Hometown (Club/HS) Notes Maria Caire 5-2 Fr. La Cañada Flintridge, Calif. (Club Champion/Flintridge Sacred Heart Academy) Redshirting the season Angi Cipra 5-2 Sr. Mesa, Ariz. (Desert Devils Gymnastics/Saguaro HS) All-American on FX in 2016; back after missing 1st 3 meets with a foot sprain Rechelle Dennis 5-4 Jr. Dix Hills, N.Y. (Gold Medal Gymnastics Huntington/Half Hollow Hills HS) Scored career-high 9.85 on UB to place 3rd vs. ASU 2/27/16 Mikaela Gerber 5-5 Sr. Cambridge, Ontario (Oakville Gymnastics Club/Galt Collegiate Institute) Won her fi rst event title in the season opener, tying for 1st on BB Anna Glenn 5-1 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. (Southeastern Gymnastics/South Mecklenburg HS) 2012 JO National UB champ; Redshirting the season (shoulder) Grace Glenn 5-2 Fr. Charlotte, N.C. (Southeastern Gymnastics/South Mecklenburg HS 2014 JO National AA, BB champion; Redshirting the season (shoulder) Napualani Hall 5-4 Jr. Kansas City, Mo. (Fuzion Gymnastics/North Kansas City HS) Twice scored 9.9 on vault in 2016 Felicia Hano 5-2 Fr. San Gabriel, Calif. (Gym Max/San Gabriel HS) Former U.S. Nat’l Team member; missed last 3 meets with elbow injury JaNay Honest 5-2 Jr. Visalia, Calif. (Central California Gymnastics Institute/El Diamante HS) Pac-12 uneven bars co-champion; hit 36-for-36 in 2016 Madison Kocian 5-2 Fr. Dallas, Texas (WOGA/Spring Creek Academy) 2016 Olympic gold and silver medalist; 3-time World gold medalist Gracie Kramer 5-3 Fr. San Clemente, Calif. (Wildfi re Gymnastics/JSerra Catholic HS) 2015 Region 1 vault champion; scored 9.825on FX in exhibition at ASU Christine Peng-Peng Lee 5-2 RSr. Richmond Hill, Ontario (Sport Seneca/Oakville Gymnastics Club/Northview Heights Secondary) 4-time All-American; has 3 UB wins in 4 meets Sonya Meraz 5-1 Jr. Santa Monica, Calif. (All Olympia Gymanstics Center/Santa Monica HS) Led UCLA in 2016 with 42 routines competed Hallie Mossett 5-2 Sr. Los Angeles, Calif. (West Coast Elite Gymnastics/Vistamar School) Career-high 9.95 on FX 1/10/16 included a perfect 10 from 1 judge Katelyn Ohashi 4-10 So. Plano, Texas (WOGA/Plano Senior HS) All-Pac-12 on beam in 2016; 3rd at ASU in season FX debut Giulianna Pino 5-2 Fr. Miami, Fla. (Universal Gymnastics/Gulliver Preparatory) First Ecuadorian gymnast ever to compete at World Championships Madison Preston 5-3 So. Loveland, Ohio (Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy/K-12 Int’l Academy) Won V, FX vs. Arkansas; missed last 3 meets with ankle injury Kyla Ross 5-7 Fr. Aliso Viejo, Calif. (Gym Max/Aliso Niguel HS) 2012 Olympic gold medalist; scored perfect 10 on bars 1/28/17 Mercedez Sanchez 5-5 Fr. Agoura Hills, Calif. (Matrix Gymnastics/Agoura HS) Two-time Region 1 qualifi er Stella Savvidou 5-2 So. Melbourne, Australia (Methodist Ladies College Gymnastics Club/Methodist Ladies College) 2015 World Championships competitor Macy Toronjo 4-11 RFr. Huntsville, Texas (Texas Dreams/Coppell HS) 2015 Level 10 national AA/FX champion Head Coach: Valorie Kondos Field (27th year, UCLA ‘87) Associate Head Coaches: Chris Waller (15th year, UCLA ‘91), Randy Lane (13th year, Illinois ‘89); Volunteer Assistant Coach: Jordyn Wieber Team Managers: Matteah Brow, Karli Dugas, Melissa Metcalf, Alex Waller; Director of Operations: Claire Donyanavard; Asst. Director of Operations: Cory Tomlinson silver medalist in 2013. Madison Kocian ranks third in the nation on beam with an Gymnast Biographies average of 9.894 and a high of 9.95 set last week. Christine Peng-Peng Lee owns a career-high of 9.975 and a season-high of 9.95. She does some of the most unique Angi Cipra - Senior skills in NCAA, including the Homma fl airs mount, a backhandspring-two-foot layout 2017 and a double turn. Katelyn Ohashi has competed possibly the most diffi cult fl ight series in NCAA history, a backhandspring-backhandspring-layout full. Ohashi set her • Tied for second on vault with a career-high-tying 9.875 career-high at Oklahoma with a 9.925. The Bruins rank sixth nationally on beam with in her season debut at ASU an average of 49.194 and have averaged 49.35 in the last three meets. • Did not compete in the fi rst three meets due to a foot Show-Stoppers sprain 2016 UCLA’s fl oor exercise routines are not to be missed. With routines choreographed by Valorie Kondos Field and Hallie Mossett, the Bruins put on a show every time they • Second-team Regular Season All-American and fi rst- step onto the fl oor. Mossett helped choreograph the fl oor routines for JaNay Honest, team All-Pac-12 on fl oor Gracie Kramer, Giulianna Pino and Mercedez Sanchez, along with co-choreographing • Second-team Pac-12 All-Academic her own Beyonce-inspired routine with Kondos Field. Madison Kocian is the highest- • Finished the regular season ranked No. 11 in the nation ranked Bruin on fl oor, currently ranking seventh with an average of 9.913 and a high on fl oor with a RQS of 9.930 of 9.95. Although she has not competed since the season opener due to an ankle • Scored 9.9 or better on seven of 12 fl oor routines and 9.95 or better four times injury, Madison Preston is ranked 20th based on her meet-winning 9.875 score against • Recorded three fi rst-place fi nishes on fl oor Arkansas, tied with Katelyn Ohashi, who matched that mark in her season debut at • Tied for fi rst on fl oor with a 9.95, second on vault with a 9.85 and fi fth on beam with ASU. Honest is averaging 9.863 in two meets and holds a career-best of 9.925, and a career-high 9.85 at Washington Mossett has a 9.856 season average and career-high of 9.95. UCLA’s fl oor lineup will be bolstered by the return of Angi Cipra, who earned All-America and All-Pac-12 • Named Pac-12 Specialist of the Week after scoring a career-high 9.975 on fl oor to honors a year ago. Cipra scored 9.9 or higher seven times in 2016, with a high of 9.975. help defeat Utah Napualani Hall and Sonya Meraz each have season-highs of 9.85, and Stella Savvidou 2015 scored a season-high 9.8 last week at ASU. UCLA has had its strongest showings of • Earned NACGC/W Scholastic All-America honors for the second time the season on fl oor the last two weeks, scoring 49.2 at Oregon State and 49.3 at ASU. • Second-team Pac-12 All-Academic honoree UCLA Gymnastics - Home of Olympians • Tied for second on fl oor at 2015 NCAA Regionals with a season-high-tying 9.9 , one No other gymnastics program in the nation has the Olympic history that UCLA has. of three 9.9s she scored on the year The Bruins currently have two Olympic gold medalists (Madison Kocian and Kyla Ross) • Won fl oor at ASU (her hometown meet) with a 9.875 and an honorary Olympian (Christine Peng-Peng Lee) on the competitive roster, an- • Recorded three Top 3 fi nishes on fl oor and one on vault other Olympic gold medalist in volunteer assistant coach Jordyn Wieber, plus another • Scored a career-high of 9.875 on vault twice Olympic competitor in associate head coach Chris Waller. UCLA has had at least one Olympian from each of the last nine Olympics, dating back to 1984. 2014 2016 - Madison Kocian • Missed the fi nal three months of the season after injuring her heel Feb. 8 2012 - Kyla Ross, Jordyn Wieber*, Jennifer Pinches, Anna Li#, Danusia Francis#, Peng- • Averaged 9.855 on fl oor in the fi ve meets in which she competed Peng Lee+ • Pac-12 Freshman of the Week Jan. 14, 2014 after scoring 9.85 and tying for fi fth on 2008 - Samantha Peszek, Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs vault and fl oor in her collegiate debut vs. Florida 2004 - Mohini Bhardwaj, Kate Richardson, Tasha Schwikert#, Marci Bernholtz# Club 2000 - Jamie Dantzscher, Kristen Maloney, Tasha Schwikert, Michelle Conway, Kate Richardson, Yvonne Tousek, Alyssa Beckerman#, Holly Murdock# • Won the 2012 Level 10 national title on fl oor exercise and placed third on vault 1996 - Yvonne Tousek, Kerri Strug* • Swept the all-around and four events at the 2012 Region 1 and State Championships 1992 - Stella Umeh, Luisa Portocarrero, Kerri Strug* • Won the Level 10 State fl oor exercise title in 2013. 1998 - Rhonda Faehn# 1984 - Gigi Zosa Angi Cipra Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements Date V UB BB FX AA *UCLA coach, # - Olympic alternate, + - honorary Olympian 1/7 – – – – – International Competitors 1/15 – – – – – UCLA’s roster is fi lled with international competitors, led by Olympic gold medalists 1/28 – – – – – Madison Kocian and Kyla Ross. Kocian is a three-time World Champion, having won 2/4 9.875 (2t) – – – – 2/11 a share of the uneven bars title in 2015 and team titles in 2014 and 2015. Ross was 2/18 also part of the 2014 World Championship team and won a total of four individual 2/20 medals in 2013 and 2014. Stella Savvidou and Giulianna Pino competed at the 2015 2/25 Worlds along with Kocian, with Savvidou representing Cyprus and Pino representing 3/5 Ecuador. Christine Peng-Peng Lee and Mikaela Gerber competed at the 2011 World 3/12 Championships for Canada. Katelyn Ohashi has American Cup (2013) and Pacifi c Rim 3/18 Championship (2012 juniors) all-around championship titles to her credit. The 2012 4/1 Pacifi c Rim Championship podium had a decidedly UCLA-fl avor to it, as Jordyn Wieber, 4/14 Ross and Lee went 1-2-3 in the senior competition, and Ohashi won the all-around, 4/15 bars, beam and fl oor titles in the junior competition. Average 9.875 – – – – 17 High 9.875 – – – – Looking Ahead Career-Hi 9.875 – 9.850 9.975 – UCLA begins a grueling stretch next week in which the Bruins will compete three times in seven days, starting with a Feb. 18 meet at Utah. UCLA will then return home and compete on Feb. 20 against Bridgeport and Utah State before hosting Arizona on Feb. 25. Get Social UCLA Gymnastics has one of the largest social media followings in all of women’s collegiate sports, ranking third across all women’s sports in combined likes/followers on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter. The Bruins rank fi rst among all NCAA gymnastics teams on both Instagram (107k) and Facebook (127k) and fourth on Twitter (16k). Among all UCLA teams, gymnastics ranks fi rst on Instagram and Facebook, and UCLA Gymnastics is the most followed Instagram team account in any sport in the Pac-12. Follow the Bruins at @UCLAGymnastics on Instagram and Twitter and on Facebook at facebook.com/uclagymnastics. The team’s Snapchat name is also uclagymnastics. Rechelle Dennis - Junior Mikaela Gerber - Senior 2017 2017 • Scored 9.775 on an exhibition uneven bars routine at • Enters the week having hit 21 straight beam routines Oklahoma and 9.725 in an exhibition at Oregon State • Earned her fi rst career victory, tying for fi rst on beam 2016 with a 9.85 vs. Arkansas in the leadoff spot • Saw action in seven meets and competed three times • Matched her season-best on beam at ASU with a 9.85 on bars and twice on vault before she was forced out of 2016 action Mar. 6 with a sprained ankle • NACGC/W Scholastic All-American with a 3.81 GPA for • Recorded a career-best 9.85 to place third on bars vs. the year ASU and also competed on vault and made her exhibi- • Second-team Pac-12 All-Academic tion debut on beam • Hit all 19 of her routines, including all 14 as the leadoff • At Washington, she set a new career-high on bars with on beam a 9.8 to tie for third, and she also competed on vault for the fi rst time in her career, • Scored 9.8 or higher on 10 of her last 11 leadoff beam routines, including two scores scoring 9.725 of 9.9 or higher • Made her competitive debut on bars vs. Oregon State, scoring 9.725 • Led UCLA to a 49.575 beam score at Pac-12 Championships with a leadoff score of 9.9 • Averaged 9.7125 in four exhibition bars performances prior to her competitive debut, • Scored a career-high 9.925 on beam vs. Stanford/Georgia to place third and also with a high of 9.8 set at Cal added a season-high-tying 9.825 on fl oor 2015 2015 • Made her UCLA debut with an 9.825 on an exhibition bars routine on Feb. 21 • Earned NACGC/W Scholastic All-America honors for the second-straight year Club • Honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic • Five-time JO National Championships qualifi er (2010-14) • Averaged 9.814 on fl oor and scored career-highs of 9.85 on fl oor in three of her last • Highest fi nish was seventh in the all-around and bars and fi fth on fl oor at the 2012 fi ve performances JO Nationals • Scored 9.8 fi ve times on beam, including twice in the leadoff position • Ninth on fl oor at the 2014 JO Nationals • Hit her fi rst 10 routines of the year and 17 of 18 overall • Bars and fl oor champion at the 2012 Region 6 Championships and repeated as fl oor 2014 champion and also won the all-around in 2013 • Competed on beam in one meet and performed exhibition routines in six other Rechelle Dennis Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements meets in 2014 Date V UB BB FX AA Club 1/7 – – – – – • Key member of the Canadian National Team that placed 11th at the 2011 World 1/15 – 9.775 – – – Championships 1/28 – 9.725 – – – • Two-time silver medalist at the 2011 Pan American Games, capturing second place 2/4 – 9.325 – – – 2/11 on fl oor and in the team competition 2/18 • Placed 12th in the all-around, fourth on beam and eighth on vault at the 2012 2/20 Canadian Championships 2/25 • At the junior level, she was a silver all-around medalist at the 2010 and 2009 Cana- 3/5 dian Championships 3/12 • Younger sister of UCLA All-American Aisha Gerber 3/18 4/1 Mikaela Gerber Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements 4/14 Date V UB BB FX AA 4/15 1/7 – – 9.850 (1t) – – Average – – – – – 1/15 – – 9.825 (9t) – – 17 High – – – – – 1/28 – – 9.750 (10) – – Career-Hi 9.725 9.850 9.400 (ex.) – – 2/4 – – 9.850 (4) – – 2/11 2/18 2/20 2/25 3/5 3/12 3/18 4/1 4/14 4/15 Average – – 9.819 – – 17 High – – 9.850 – – Career-Hi 9.625 – 9.925 9.850 – Napualani Hall - Junior Felicia Hano - Freshman 2017 2017 • Earned 9.825 on vault and 9.775 on fl oor at ASU • Has missed the last three meets with an elbow injury • Contributed a pair of 9.85s on vault and fl oor at Oregon • Tied for fourth on vault with Arkansas with a 9.825 State, placing third on vault and tying her career-best Club on fl oor • Member of the U.S. Senior National Team in 2014-15 • Competed on fl oor vs. Arkansas and on vault and fl oor • Won the J.O. National all-around and vault champion- at Oklahoma ships in 2013 and 2012 2016 • Third on bars at the 2013 Level 10 Nationals and third • One of just two Bruins who competed a 10.0-start value on fl oor in 2012 vault (Yurchenko 1.5) • Selected to compete at the 2014 Pan Am Games • Scored a career-high 9.9 on vault twice, at Arizona to • Placed seventh on fl oor at the 2014 P&G Championships earn her fi rst career event victory and at Florida to place third • Won gold on vault and fl oor and silver in the all-around at the 2014 American Classic • Stuck her Yurchenko 1.5 vault at Pac-12 Championships and scored 9.85 • First on vault and third in the all-around and on fl oor at the 2013 American Classic • Scored 9.875 on vault and 9.8 on fl oor vs. Stanford/Georgia • Returned to action on vault and fl oor vs. ASU after sitting out two meets with a low Felicia Hano Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements back strain and scored a career-high-tying 9.85 on fl oor Date V UB BB FX AA 2015 1/7 9.825 (4t) – – 9.050 (12) – 1/15 – – – – – • Competed on fl oor in six meets and scored a high of 9.85 twice 1/28 – – – – – • Earned 9.875 on fl oor in an exhibition performance on Feb. 21 2/4 – – – – – • Scored a high of 9.775 on vault in exhibition 2/11 2/18 Club 2/20 • Level 10 state all-around, vault, bars and beam silver medalist in 2014 2/25 • Won vault and placed sixth in the all-around at the 2013 JO Nationals 3/5 • Level 10 Regional all-around, vault and fl oor exercise champion and all-around, 3/12 beam and fl oor state champion in 2013 3/18 4/1 • Placed fi fth in the all-around and won a silver medal on vault at 2012 JO Nationals 4/14 • Won the Regional vault title and state all-around, vault and fl oor crowns in 2012 4/15 • Qualifi ed to the VISA National Championships in 2009 as a junior, placing 14th in Average 9.825 – – 9.050 – the all-around, and in 2010 as a senior, where she was 14th on vault 17 High 9.825 – – 9.050 – Napualani Hall Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements Career-Hi 9.825 – – 9.050 – Date V UB BB FX AA 1/7 – – – 9.225 (11) – 1/15 9.775 (9t) – – 9.475 (11) – 1/28 9.850 (3) – – 9.850 (6t) – 2/4 9.825 (4) – – 9.775 (8t) – 2/18 2/20 2/25 3/5 3/12 3/18 4/1 4/14 4/15 Average 9.817 – – 9.581 – 17 High 9.850 – – 9.850 – Career-Hi 9.900 – – 9.850 – JaNay Honest - Junior Madison Kocian - Freshman 2017 2017 • Matched her season-high on bars with a 9.875 at ASU to • Set a new career-high to win the all-around at ASU with tie for second place and added a 9.775 on vault a 39.625 and scored career-bests of 9.95 on beam to place • Recorded season-bests on all three events at Oregon second and fl oor to place fi rst State, scoring 9.8 on vault and 9.875 on bars and fl oor • Named the Pac-12 Gymnast and Freshman of the Year • Competed on three events at Oklahoma, scoring 9.875 for Feb. 7 after her performance at ASU on bars, 9.85 on fl oor and 9.775 as a last-minute replace- • Scored a career-high 39.525 to win the all-around at ment on vault Oregon State and also contributed career-bests on vault 2016 (9.875), bars (9.875) and fl oor (9.925) • Won a share of the Pac-12 uneven bars title with a 9.9 • Posted UCLA’s top marks on vault (9.875) and fl oor (9.9) at Pac-12 Championships at Oklahoma and earned a season-high 9.925 on beam • Hit all 36 routines during the season, with 29 scores of 9.8 or better • Won the all-around (39.425), bars (9.875), beam (9.85) and fl oor (9.875) vs. Arkansas • Ranked third on the team in scoring with 353.8625 points Club • Top points contributor on bars with 137.75 points (16.8%) • Won team gold at the 2016 Olympic Games as a member of the Final Five and also • Recorded a new career-high of 9.95 on bars to tie for fi rst vs. Oklahoma and also captured a silver medal on the uneven bars added a 9.85 on fl oor and 9.825 on vault • Co-champion on uneven bars at the 2015 World Championships • Tied her career-high on fl oor with a third-place score of 9.925 vs. Stanford/Georgia • Won team gold at 2015 and 2014 World Championships and also scored 9.85 on bars and 9.8 on vault • U.S. champion on uneven bars in 2015 and silver medalist in 2014 and 2016 • Posted career-highs on bars (9.9) and fl oor (9.925) to fi nish second vs. ASU • Fifth in the all-around at the 2016 P&G Championships • Tied for fi rst on vault with a career-high 9.9 vs. Oregon State • First in the all-around and on vault and uneven bars at her fi rst senior national event, • Earned her fi rst career event win, setting a new career-high with a 9.875 on bars at Cal the 2013 American Classic 2015 • Won team gold and uneven bars silver at the 2014 Pan American Championships • Competed on vault in 12 meets and averaged 9.819, with 11 scores of 9.8 or higher • Six-time U.S. National Team member • Season-high marks were 9.825 on vault, 9.825 on bars and 9.8 on fl oor Madison Kocian Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements Club Date V UB BB FX AA • Second in the all-around and fl oor and fi fth on vault and bars at the 2014 Region 1 1/7 9.825 (4t) 9.875 (1t) 9.850 (1t) 9.875 (1t) 39.425 (1) Championships to qualify for the JO National Championships 1/15 9.875 (4) 8.900 (12) 9.925 (4t) 9.900 (2t) 38.600 (4) • Won fl oor and placed second on vault at the 2014 NorCal State Championships 1/28 9.875 (2) 9.875 (5t) 9.850 (4t) 9.925 (2t) 39.525 (1) 2/4 9.875 (2t) 9.850 (4t) 9.950 (2t) 9.950 (1) 39.625 (1) • JO NIT vault champion, fl oor silver medalist and all-around bronze medalist in 2013 2/11 JaNay Honest Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements 2/18 Date V UB BB FX AA 2/20 1/7 – 9.200 (11) – – – 2/25 1/15 9.775 (9t) 9.875 (7) – 9.850 (8t) – 3/5 1/28 9.800 (6t) 9.875 (5t) – 9.875 (4t) – 3/12 2/4 9.775 (6) 9.875 (2t) – – – 3/18 2/11 4/1 2/18 4/14 2/20 4/15 2/25 Average 9.863 9.625 9.894 9.913 39.294 3/5 17 High 9.875 9.875 9.950 9.950 39.625 3/12 Career-Hi 9.875 9.875 9.950 9.950 39.625 3/18 Gracie Kramer - Freshman 4/1 4/14 4/15 Average 9.783 9.706 – 9.863 – 17 High 9.800 9.875 – 9.875 – Career-Hi 9.900 9.950 – 9.925 – 2017 2017 • Competed on vault in every meet and has a high of 9.8 • Won bars for the third time this season at ASU, scor- at ASU and at Oklahoma ing 9.925 • Earned 9.825 on fl oor in an exhibition at ASU • Won beam with a 9.925 and placed second on bars with Club a career-high-tying 9.95 at Oregon State • Won the Level 10 state all-around title in 2015 and the • Tied for fi rst on uneven bars at Oklahoma with a 9.925 Region 1 vault championship and also scored 9.95 on beam, receiving a perfect 10 from • Tied for second in the all-around and placed second one of the two judges. She was subsequently named the on fl oor and beam at the 2015 J.O. NIT Championships Pac-12 Specialist of the Week • In 2014, she won the J.O. NIT vault and beam titles, as • Tied for fi rst on bars with a 9.875 vs. Arkansas in the well as the State vault title season opener • 2013 J.O. National qualifi er and Region 1 beam champion 2016 • AA champion at the 2016 Heart of a Champion meet • Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention • Scored a career-high 9.925 on vault to win the Gliders Invitational in 2016 • Missed fi ve meets due to a knee injury and returned to the lineup at NCAA Regionals, winning uneven bars with a career-high-tying 9.95 Gracie Kramer Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements • Competed on bars at the NCAA Championships and scored 9.825 in the semifi nals Date V UB BB FX AA and 9.85 in the Super Six 1/7 9.725 (9t) – – – – 1/15 9.800 (8) – – – – • Began the season competing on just balance beam while she recovered from off - 1/28 9.775 (8t) – – 9.450 – season surgery on her thumb 2/4 9.800 (5) – – 9.825 – • Won beam vs. Utah with a score of 9.925 2/11 • Stuck her landing on her fi rst vault of the season at Cal and tied for fi rst place with 2/18 a 9.875 2/20 2/25 • Placed fi rst on beam with a 9.95 in her only routine vs. Alabama. 3/5 2015 3/12 • Earned fi rst-team regular season All-America honors and All-Pac-12 honors on bars 3/18 and beam in 2015 4/1 • Second-team All-American on those two events at the NCAA Championships 4/14 4/15 • Honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic Average 9.775 – – – – • Named Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Week Mar. 2 and Feb. 23 and was Spe- 17 High 9.800 – – – – cialist of the Week Feb. 2 Career-Hi 9.800 – – 9.825 (ex.) – • Won every event she competed at 2015 NCAA Regionals, scoring a career-high 9.925 Christine Peng-Peng Lee - Redshirt Senior on vault, 9.925 on bars and 9.95 on beam • Recorded career-best marks of 9.975 on beam, 9.95 on bars and 9.925 on vault • Earned 12 event titles - six on bars, fi ve on beam and one on vault • In her fi rst season of competition in 2015 after undergoing an ACL revision surgery in November of 2013 and being forced to sit out a second consecutive season Club • Was Canada’s top competitor in 2012 and 2011 until she suff ered a knee injury at the national championships that kept her out of the Olympic Games and her fresh- man season in 2013 • Served as honorary team captain for the Canadian gymnastics team at the 2012 Olympics • Competed at the World Championships in 2011 and earned a Top 20 all-around fi nish • Won bronze in the all-around and silver on beam and fl oor at the 2012 Pacifi c Rim Championships • Won gold on uneven bars at the World Cup in Croatia in 2012 Christine Peng-Peng Lee Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements Date V UB BB FX AA 1/7 – 9.875 (1t) 9.650 (10) – – 1/15 – 9.925 (1t) 9.950 (2t) – – 1/28 – 9.950 (2) 9.925 (1) – – 2/4 – 9.925 (1) 9.600 (9) – – 2/11 2/18 2/20 2/25 3/5 3/12 3/18 4/1 4/14 4/15 Average – 9.919 9.781 – – 17 High – 9.950 9.950 – – Career-Hi 9.925 9.950 9.975 – – Sonya Meraz - Junior 2017 • Competed in the all-around in the fi rst three meets and • Recorded a season-high 9.9 on fl oor and tied her career- has a high of 39.225, set at Oklahoma high on beam with a 9.875 • Tied her career-high on bars at Oregon State and at ASU • Successfully completed a side somi to layout full dis- with scores of 9.85 mount on beam • Tied for third in the all-around in the season opener • Earned 9.85 on fl oor at Oregon State with a 38.925 • Scored a season-best 9.875 on fl oor at Oklahoma 2016 • Clinched UCLA’s win over Arkansas with a 9.8 on fl oor • 2nd-team Pac-12 All-Academic exercise on the fi nal routine of the competition • Led the team with 42 routines competed 2016 • Contributed the most points to the team scoring with • Suff ered a fractured sternum on Feb. 13 and missed seven 409.6875 total points (12.49%) meets before returning to compete on fl oor exercise at • Scored a new career-high on beam with a 9.9 at Pac-12 the NCAA Championships Championships and also added a 9.825 on vault and 9.8 on bars • Scored 9.7875 in her fi rst routine back in the NCAA semifi nals and improved her • Tied her career-high in the all-around with a second-place score of 39.4 vs. Stanford/ mark to 9.8375 in the Super Six Georgia and posted career-highs on bars and beam (9.85) and a season-high on fl oor • Ranked in the Top 11 in the nation on fl oor for six weeks at the beginning of the season (9.875) despite competing without music after a music malfunction • Earned a season-high 9.825 on bars at Cal and then tied her career-high against • Second in the all-around vs. ASU with a score of 39.025 and also fi nished second on Utah with a 9.9 beam with a career-high-tying 9.85 • Earned a career-high 9.95 on fl oor vs. Alabama, receiving a 10.0 from one of the two • Scored a career-high 39.4 in her all-around season debut vs. Oregon State, scoring judges and picking up her fi rst career win on the event 9.85s across the board and career-highs on vault, bars and beam • Named the Pac-12 Specialist of the Week Jan. 12 2015 2015 • One of just two Bruins to compete all-around in 2015 • Scored 9.8 or better on bars in her last six meets of 2015, including a 9.85 at the • Won the all-around in her fi rst all-around attempt, scoring 39.025 against Wash- NCAA Semifi nals ington on Feb. 9 • Had her strongest overall performance of the 2015 season vs. Stanford on Mar. 7, • Recorded her all-around high at Arkansas on Mar. 13 with a 39.3 tying for second on bars with a 9.875, tying her career-high with a 9.875 on fl oor and • Scored 9.85 on beam in fi ve of 10 meets and in four of her last six in the leadoff position hitting 9.775 in an exhibition on beam • Averaged 9.813 on beam • Scored 9.85 on a beam exhibition on Feb. 21, 2015 • Scored career-bests of 9.9 on fl oor and 9.85 on bars and beam at Stanford on Feb. 14 2014 Club • Hit 41 of 43 routines without a fall during the 2014 season • Level 10 Region 1 fl oor exercise champion and SoCal State uneven bars champion • Averaged 9.79 as the leadoff on beam in UCLA’s last seven meets • Won the all-around, vault and beam at the 2013 JO NIT • Placed in the Top 3 in four of fi ve all-around appearances, winning twice • JO National Championships qualifi er in 2012 after fi nishing fi fth in the all-around at • Scored a career-high 39.425 in the all-around to place third at Arizona and also set the Region 1 Championships a new career-high on vault with a 9.85 • Level 10 State all-around and beam champion in 2012 • Won her second Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honor after capturing all-around title vs. Arizona State with a then-career-high 39.325 Sonya Meraz Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements • Scored two career-highs at Cal, winning bars with a 9.9 and tying for second on Date V UB BB FX AA beam with a 9.875 to win Pac-12 Freshman of the Week 1/7 9.825 (4t) 9.775 (7) 9.625 (11) 9.700 (7t) 38.925 (3t) 1/15 9.775 (9t) 9.825 (8t) 9.775 (11) 9.850 (8t) 39.225 (3) • Won the all-around at Utah in her all-around debut, scoring 39.075 1/28 9.725 (11t) 9.850 (7t) 9.850 (4t) 8.350 (12) 37.775 (4t) Club 2/4 – 9.850 (4t) – – – • Five-time VISA Championships competitor, qualifying for the national championship 2/11 meet from 2007-11 2/18 • Highest fi nish at the VISA Championships was a ninth-place showing to make the 2/20 2/25 national team in 2008, and she also placed fi fth on fl oor and seventh on vault 3/5 • Named to the U.S. National Team in 2011 and was an alternate for the Pan American 3/12 Games 3/18 4/1 Hallie Mossett Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements 4/14 Date V UB BB FX AA 4/15 1/7 – – – 9.800 (4) – Average 9.775 9.825 9.750 9.300 38.642 1/15 – – – 9.875 (6t) – 17 High 9.825 9.850 9.850 9.850 39.225 1/28 – – – 9.850 (6t) – Career-Hi 9.850 9.850 9.900 9.900 39.400 2/4 – – 9.875 (3) 9.990 (2) – 2/11 Hallie Mossett - Senior 2/18 2017 2/20 2/25 3/5 3/12 3/18 4/1 4/14 4/15 Average – – 9.875 9.856 – 17 High – – 9.875 9.900 – Career-Hi 9.850 9.900 9.875 9.950 39.425 Katelyn Ohashi - Sophomore Giulianna Pino - Freshman 2017 Club • Made her season debut on fl oor at ASU and scored • Became the fi rst gymnast ever from Ecuador to compete 9.875 to place third in two World Cups and at the World Championships, • Tied for second on beam at Oregon State with a 9.875 doing so in 2015 • Scored a career-high 9.925 on beam at Oklahoma • Competed at the 2016 Pacifi c Rim Championships and • Performed a backhandspring/backhandspring/layout the 2014 Pan American Games Qualifi er full series on beam for the fi rst time in a collegiate meet • Member of the Ecuadorian National Team since 2012 vs. Arkansas • Competed at the Level 10 Region 8 Championships 2016 in 2014 • Second-team All-Pac-12 on balance beam • Named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week four times in the six weeks she competed in Giulianna Pino Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements the regular season Date V UB BB FX AA • Sat out four weeks with a small sternum fracture but came back to score 9.9 on beam 1/7 – – – – – in fi ve meets, including at the NCAA Championships and NCAA Super Six 1/15 – – – – – • Won Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors for the second-straight week after scoring 1/28 – – – – – career-highs of 9.9 on both beam and fl oor vs. Stanford/Georgia 2/4 – – – – – 2/11 • In her fi rst meet back from injury, she won beam with a career-high 9.9 vs. ASU, en 2/18 route to Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors 2/20 • Won Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors after winning the all-around and bars 2/25 and setting career-highs on all four events (vault - 9.775, bars - 9.925, beam - 9.825, 3/5 fl oor - 9.85) and the all-around (39.375) at Arizona 3/12 • Named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week Jan. 19 after scoring a career-high 9.9 on 3/18 bars to tie for third and adding scores of 9.8 on beam and 9.825 on fl oor at Florida 4/1 Club 4/14 4/15 • 2013 AT&T American Cup all-around champion Average – – – – – • Won a total of four gold medals, a silver and a bronze at the City of Jesolo Trophy 17 High – – – – – in 2012 and 2011 Career-Hi – – – – – • Dominated at the 2012 Pacifi c Rim Championships, winning team, all-around, bars, Madison Preston - Sophomore beam and fl oor gold in the junior division • Won bars and placed eighth on beam at the 2012 Secret U.S. Classic • Won the junior all-around bars, beam and fl oor titles at the 2011 U.S. Championships • First on bars, second on beam, third in the all-around and fi fth on vault at the 2011 CoverGirl Classic • Second in the all-around and fi rst on bars at the 2010 U.S. Championships • Competed at Level 10 in 2015 and placed second on vault and beam at the State Championships Katelyn Ohashi Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements Date V UB BB FX AA 1/7 – – 9.675 (9) – – 1/15 – – 9.925 (4t) – – 1/28 – – 9.875 (2t) – – 2/4 – – 9.250 (11) 9.875(3) – 2/11 2/18 2/20 2/25 3/5 3/12 3/18 4/1 4/14 4/15 Average – – 9.681 9.875 – 17 High – – 9.925 9.875 – Career-Hi 9.775 9.925 9.925 9.900 39.375 2017 2017 • Missed the last three meets with an ankle injury • Has received at least one perfect score on four routines • Won both events that she competed vs. Arkansas, taking this season (perfect 10 on bars and 9.925 on 9.95-start fi rst on vault with a 9.9 on a stuck Yurchenko layout full, value vault at OSU; 9.975 on beam and 9.925 on vault and tying for fi rst on fl oor with a 9.875 at ASU) 2016 • Made her collegiate all-around debut at ASU • NCAA Regional vault co-champion with a career-high- • Won beam with a career-high 9.975 and vault with a tying 9.9 career-high-tying 9.925 at ASU • Competed on vault in every meet and placed fi rst • Scored the fi rst perfect 10 of the season on uneven bars three times at Oregon State Jan. 28, won vault with a career-high • Scored 9.85 on fl oor at Pac-12 Championships, her fi rst 9.925 and tied for fourth on beam with a career-high 9.85 time competing on fl oor in over a month • Earned Pac-12 Freshman and Specialist of the Week • Tied for second on vault vs. Oklahoma with a 9.875 honors Jan. 31 after her perfect 10 performance and was also voted UCLA/Muscle • Tied her career-high with a 9.9 on a stuck Yurchenko layout full on Mar. 6 Milk Student-Athlete of the Week • Tied for fi rst on vault with a 9.85 vs. ASU • Picked up her second consecutive victory on bars, tying for fi rst with a career-high • Hit a career-high 9.9 on vault to tie for fi rst place vs. Oregon State 9.925 at Oklahoma. Also scored 9.85 on vault and 9.825 on beam. • Pac-12 Freshman of the Week Feb. 2 after scoring career-highs on all three events • Tied for fi rst on bars with a 9.875, placed third on vault with a 9.875 and scored 9.7 she competed, with a 9.85 on vault to place second, a 9.775 on beam in her collegiate on beam in her collegiate debut vs. Arkansas Club debut on the event, and 9.925 on fl oor to kick-start UCLA’s comeback win • Made her fl oor exercise debut at Arizona and scored 9.875 • 2012 Olympic gold medalist as a member of the Fierce Five • Anchored vault for UCLA in the season opener, scoring 9.775 to tie for fi fth vs. Alabama • Five-time World Championship medalist, winning team gold and all-around bronze Club in 2014 and silver in the all-around, uneven bars and balance beam in 2013 • Won the 2014 Level 10 National vault championship with a score of 9.9 • Awarded the Longines Prize for Elegance at the 2013 World Championships • Fifth in the all-around and fi rst on vault at the 2014 Region 5 Championships • Captured a total of seven medals at the USA Championships, including gold on balance beam in 2013 and 2014 and uneven bars in 2013 and silver in the all-around • Won the all-around and vault and placed second on beam and fl oor at the 2014 in 2013 and 2014 Level 10 State Championships • Earned fi ve medals at the 2014 Pacifi c Rim Championships, winning team and bal- • Won a total of three all-around Level 10 State titles from 2012-14 ance beam gold and all-around, uneven bars and fl oor exercise silver Madison Preston Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements • Also won team and balance beam gold and all-around silver at the 2012 Pacifi c Rims Date V UB BB FX AA • Won the all-around at the 2010 Pan American Championships 1/7 9.900 (1) – – 9.875 (1t) – • Two-time U.S. junior all-around champion (2009, 2010) 1/15 – – – – – 1/28 – – – – – • Seven-year U.S. National Team member (four years at the senior level and three at 2/4 – – – – – the junior level) 2/11 Kyla Ross Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements 2/18 Date V UB BB FX AA 2/20 1/7 9.875 (3) 9.875 (1t) 9.700 (8) – – 2/25 1/15 9.850 (5t) 9.925 (1t) 9.825 (9t) – – 3/5 1/28 9.925 (1) 10.00 (1) 9.850 (4t) – – 3/12 2/4 9.925(1) 9.375(11) 9.975(1) 9.150(12) 38.425 (3) 3/18 2/11 4/1 2/18 4/14 2/20 4/15 2/25 Average 9.900 – – 9.875 – 3/5 17 High 9.900 – – 9.875 – 3/12 Career-Hi 9.900 – 9.775 9.925 – 3/18 Kyla Ross - Freshman 4/1 4/14 4/15 Average 9.894 9.794 9.838 9.150 38.425 17 High 9.925 10.000 9.975 9.150 38.425 Career-Hi 9.925 10.000 9.975 9.150 38.425 Mercedez Sanchez - Freshman Club Macy Toronjo - Redshirt Freshman • Won the all-around, bars, beam and fl oor at the 2015 2017 Copa Quetzal Level 10 competition in Guatemala • Scored 9.85 in an exhibition on beam at Oklahoma • Level 10 Region 1 qualifi er in 2016 and 2015 • Made her UCLA debut with an exhibition on beam vs. • Earned Top 5 fi nishes in the all-around, vault and beam Arkansas at the 2014 Level 9 Western Championships 2016 • Finished fourth in the all-around, third on vault and fi fth on bars and beam at the 2014 Level 9 Region 1 • Redshirted the season due to a torn rotator cuff Championships Club • Won the all-around and fl oor and placed third on beam, fourth on vault and fi fth on bars at the 2015 Level 10 Mercedez Sanchez Meet-by-Meet Scores/ National Championships Placements • All-around and fl oor champion at the 2015 Region 3 Championships Date V UB BB FX AA • Swept the all-around and all four events at the 2015 State Championships 1/7 – – – – – • Made her senior elite debut in 2014, placing eighth in the all-around and sixth on 1/15 – – – – – 1/28 – – – – – fl oor exercise at the P&G National Championships 2/4 – – – – – • Placed fi rst in the all-around, bars and beam and second on fl oor at the 2014 2/11 American Classic 2/18 • At the junior level in 2011, she won a bronze medal on fl oor and placed ninth in the 2/20 all-around at the American Classic to qualify for the Visa National Championships 2/25 • 2010 U.S. Challenge bars and fl oor champion 3/5 3/12 Macy Toronjo Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements 3/18 Date V UB BB FX AA 4/1 1/7 – – 9.025 – – 4/14 1/15 – – 9.850 – – 4/15 1/28 – – 9.600 – – Average – – – – – 2/4 – – – – 17 High – – – – – 2/11 Career-Hi – – – – – 2/18 Stella Savvidou - Sophomore 2/20 2/25 2017 3/5 • Recorded a pair of 9.8s at ASU on bars and fl oor 3/12 • Scored a then-career-high 9.7 on fl oor and added a 9.8 3/18 on bars at Oregon State 4/1 4/14 • Fourth place on bars vs. Arkansas with a 9.85 4/15 2016 Average – – – – – • Tied for fourth on bars at Pac-12 Championships with 17 High – – 9.850 (ex.) – – a career-high 9.875 Career-Hi – – 9.850 (ex.) – – • Scored 9.875 on bars to place fourth against Oklahoma • Competed on bars and beam vs. Stanford/Georgia and posted a season-high 9.575 on bars • Competed on beam for the fi rst time Feb. 27 vs. ASU and tied for third place with a 9.825 • Hit a 9.875 on bars in an exhibition vs. ASU Club • Competed for Cyprus at the 2015 World Championships • All-around fi nalist at the 2014 Commonwealth Games • Competed at the 2015 European Games • Won the Australian Level 10 national vault and bars titles in 2015 and helped lead her Victorian State team to its second-straight team championship • Placed second in the all-around and vault at the 2014 national championships Stella Savvidou Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements Date V UB BB FX AA 1/7 – 9.850 (4) – – – 1/15 – 9.800 (10) – 9.400 (12) – 1/28 – 9.800 (10t) – 9.700 (11) – 2/4 – 9.800 (6) – 9.800 (6t) – 2/11 2/18 2/20 2/25 3/5 3/12 3/18 4/1 4/14 4/15 Average – 9.813 – 9.633 – 17 High – 9.850 – 9.800 – Career-Hi – 9.875 9.825 9.800 –