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For Immediate Release // Thursday, April 19, 2012 Contact // Natalia Ciccone ([email protected])

Four Pac-12 Teams Compete for Spots in NCAA Super Six

WALNUT CREEK, Calif. — Four Pac-12 teams are headed to the 2012 National Collegiate Women’s Gymnastics Championships in Atlanta, Ga., Friday-Sunday, April 20-22. OREGON STATE, STANFORD, UCLA and UTAH earned spots in the competition. In addi- tion, three individuals from Pac-12 teams will compete in speci!c events.

Pac-12 Champion UCLA posted the highest score at regionals of any Conference team and was the second-highest in the country, coming in !rst place at Fayetteville. The Utes posted a 196.825 at the Salt Lake City Regional, coming in second. The Beavers were second at the Auburn Regional with a 196.450 and Stanford was second at the Champaign Regional with a score of 196.675.

Qualifying for the national competition in the all-around are ARIZONA’s Aubree Cristello (39.250 at the Seattle Regional) and WASH- INGTON’s Aliza Vaccher (39.225 at the Seattle Regional). Wildcat teammate Katie Matusik posted a 9.900 on the balance beam in Seattle and quali!ed on the event for the national competition.

HOW THEY QUALIFIED The women’s gymnastics championships consist of 12 teams and 12 all-around competitors (who are not on a qualifying team) and individual event specialists. The top two teams and the top two all-around competitors from each of the six regionals have advanced to the national championships.

In addition, the event winners at each regional also advanced to the national championships (in their speci!c event), if they were not part of a qualifying team or an all-around quali!er.

ROTATION PAIRINGS The process for determining the rotation pairings for Day 1 of the team competition at the site of the !nals is based on the National Qualifying Score (NQS), calculated by adding the Regional Qualifying Score (RQS) to the score achieved at the regional competition.

Once the NQS is calculated, teams are ranked based on the NQS from 1-12. Teams 1, 4, 5, 8, 9 and 12 were placed in Group A, and teams 2, 3, 6, 7, 10 and 11 were placed in Group B. The host team and its corresponding group will compete in the second semi!nal. If there is not a host institution competing, a random drawing will be used to determine which group is placed in semi!nal one or two.

ABOUT THE COMPETITION The team semi!nal and all-round competition will be conducted in two sessions on Friday, April 20 at noon and 6 p.m. ET. The top three teams from each semi!nal advance to the Super Six competition on Saturday, April 21 at 4 p.m. ET. The top four individuals in each event (including ties) from Friday’s semi!nals will compete in the individual event competition on Sunday, April 22 at 1 p.m. ET. For more information and to follow the action, visit www.ncaa.com.

2011 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP REVIEW Last year, UCLA scored a 197.375 to place second behind Alabama (197.650) at the NCAA Championships in Cleveland, Ohio. Okla- homa was third (197.250), Nebraska was fourth (196.725), Utah was fifth (196.500) and Michigan rounded out the top six (196.425). The Bruins’ Sam Peszek scored a 9.900 to claim an individual title on the balance beam. Thursday, April 19, 2012 Pac-12 Gymnastics Release Page 2

NCAA REAL-TIME COVERAGE Friday, April 20 Saturday, April 21 Live Video: http://www.ncaa.com/liveschedule/2012/04/20 4:00 ET/2 p.m. MT Super Six Team Finals http://www.ramblinwreck.com/livestats/w-gym/teamfinal.htm Live Scores: 12:00 ET/10 a.m. MT Semifinal Sunday, April 22 http://www.ramblinwreck.com/livestats/w-gym/session1.htm 1:00 p.m. ET/11 a.m. MT Individual Event Finals http://www.ramblinwreck.com/livestats/w-gym/individual.htm 6:00 ET/4 p.m. MT Semifinal http://www.ramblinwreck.com/livestats/w-gym/session2.htm

Team Competition Qualifiers

TEAM REGIONAL REGIONAL SCORE NATIONAL QUALIFYING SCORE Florida Raleigh 197.325 394.770 UCLA Fayetteville 197.225 394.495 Oklahoma Champaign 197.025 394.385 Alabama Seattle 197.025 394.270 Georgia Auburn 197.100 394.095 Nebraska Salt Lake City 196.525 393.555 UTAH Salt Lake City 196.825 393.530 Arkansas Fayetteville 196.825 393.370 OREGON STATE Auburn 196.450 393.210 STANFORD Champaign 196.675 393.085 LSU Seattle 196.075 392.645 Ohio State Raleigh 196.225 392.470

All-Around Individual Competition Qualifiers

QUALIFIERS REGIONAL REGIONAL SCORE Amy Glass, Boise State Arkansas 39.450 Alina Weinstein, Illinois Champaign 39.450 Sharaya Musser, Penn State Raleigh 39.450 Katie Zurales, Michigan Auburn 39.375 Bri Guy, Auburn Auburn 39.350 Rachel Updike, Missouri Arkansas 39.350 Morgan Evans, North Carolina Raleigh 39.275 Aubree Cristello, Arizona Seattle 39.250 Aliza Vaccher, Washington Seattle 39.225 Moriah Martin, Denver Champaign 39.200 Dusti Russell, Minnesota Salt Lake City 39.125 Kayla Slechta, Minnesota Salt Lake City 39.025

Individual Competition Event Qualifiers

QUALIFIERS REGIONAL REGIONAL SCORE Bars Rachel Fincham, North Carolina Raleigh 9.900 BeamState Taylor Westrick, Southeast Missouri Champaign 9.900 KatieState Matusik, Arizona Seattle 9.900 Vault Kylie Shields, Auburn Auburn 9.925 , Michigan Auburn 9.925 Thursday, April 19, 2012 Pac-12 Gymnastics Release Page 3

NATIONAL TOP-25 RANKINGS PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS RECAP AS OF APRIL 9 SALT LAKE CITY — In front of a Pac-12 Gymnastics Championships record- Rank School NQS RQS setting crowd of 19,374 people at the Huntsman Center, UCLA claimed the !rst- 1. Florida 394.770 197.445 ever Pac-12 Gymnastics Championship with a score of 197.425. 2. UCLA 394.495 197.270 Competing in the evening session along with UTAH, OREGON STATE, and 3. Oklahoma 394.385 197.360 STANFORD, the Bruins were able to pull out the victory despite not ever having a 4. Alabama 394.270 197.245 lead during the meet. 5. Georgia 394.095 196.995 "I really didn't think we had a chance going into the last rotation," said 6. Nebraska 393.555 197.030 UCLA head coach . "I know it isn't over until the fat lady 7. UTAH 393.530 196.705 sings and all that, and that's what we preach, but it was important to me that our 8. Arkansas 393.370 196.545 athletes went out and competed well because this is all a dress rehearsal for the 9. OREGON STATE 393.210 196.760 national championship scene." 10. STANFORD 393.085 196.410 11. LSU 392.645 196.570 The Conference title is UCLA’s 17th, most of any school in the Confer- 12. Ohio State 392.470 196.245 ence. 13. Michigan 392.150 195.825 No. 2-seed Utah placed second, !nishing with a score of 197.375. 14. Boise State 392.105 196.055 Sophomore Corrie Lothrop was the top all-around performer, earning a 39.625. 15. Auburn 392.065 195.965 The Utes also featured another event winner as freshman 16. Penn State 391.880 196.230 claimed the top spot on the bars, scoring a 9.950. 17. NC State 391.845 195.870 Defending champion Oregon State !nished third with a 197.025. Junior T18. Illinois-Champaign 391.420 195.695 Makayla Stambaugh put all of her talents on display, tying for second on bars T18. WASHINGTON 391.420 195.595 (9.925) as well as tying for third on the #oor (9.900). 20. Missouri 391.375 195.925 Despite placing fourth, the No. 4 seed Stanford Cardinal led through the 21. West Virginia 391.165 195.265 22. ARIZONA 391.095 196.020 !rst three rotations, registering season-highs on vault, beam, and #oor. Fresh- 23. Denver 390.965 196.090 man tied for !rst place on vault, scoring a 9.950, and junior Ashley 24. Minnesota 390.785 195.985 Morgan won the #oor competition, scoring a 9.950. 25. Kentucky 390.240 195.490 ARIZONA, ARIZONA STATE, CALIFORNIA, and WASHINGTON all took center stage earlier during the afternoon session. Arizona bested their season average of 195.400, scoring a session-high 195.900. Junior Aubree Cristello was the top all-around performer of the afternoon session, earning a 39.325. Arizona State !nished with a 194.550 in earning the second-highest score of the !rst session. In her !nal Pac-12 competi- tion, senior Beaté Jones tied for the top score on the #oor in the opening session, scoring a 9.875. Washington and California followed behind both institutions from the desert, scoring a 194.125 and 193.525, respectively.

Pac-12 Gymnastics Awards SCHOLAR-ATHLETE OF THE YEAR: Stephanie McAllister, Utah FRESHMAN OF THE YEAR: Georgia Dabritz, Utah GYMNAST OF THE YEAR: Leslie Mak, Oregon State COACH OF THE YEAR: Valorie Kondos Field, UCLA

Pac-12 Gymnastics Championships: Team Results

Team Vault Bars Beam Floor Total

1. UCLA 49.550 49.200 49.375 49.300 197.425

2. Utah 49.300 49.600 48.950 49.525 197.375

3. Oregon State 49.200 49.200 49.275 49.350 197.025

4. Stanford 49.450 48.450 49.500 49.425 196.825

5. Arizona 48.850 49.025 49.125 48.900 195.900

6. Arizona State 48.800 47.925 48.825 49.000 194.550

7. Washington 48.850 48.775 47.375 49.125 194.125

8. California 48.050 48.900 48.150 48.425 193.525 Thursday, April 19, 2012 Pac-12 Gymnastics Release Page 4 ALL-PAC-12 HONORS

ALL-AROUND

First Team School Yr. Hometown

Corrie Lothrop Utah SO Danvers, Mass.

Makayla Stambaugh Oregon State JR Sacramento, Calif.

Stephanie McAllister Utah SR Indianapolis, Ind.

Aubree Cristello Arizona JR Glenville, N.Y.

Melanie Jones Oregon State JR Melbourne, Australia

Leslie Mak Oregon State SR Toronto, Ontario

Second Team School Yr. Hometown

Beaté Jones Arizona State RS SR Neptune, N.J.

Molly Quirk Arizona JR Glenmont, N.Y.

VAULT BALANCE BEAM

First Team School Yr. Hometown First Team School Yr. Hometown

Vanessa Zamarripa UCLA RS JR O’Fallon, Ill. Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs UCLA SR Toronto, Ontario

Olivia Courtney UCLA S0 Fairfax, Va. Kyndal Robarts Utah SR San Marcos,

Kailah Delaney Utah FR Yorba Linda, Calif. Katie Matusik Arizona SR McKinney, Texas

Tauny Frattone UCLA SR Lake Forest, Calif.

Second Team School Yr. Hometown

Second Team School Yr. Hometown Shona Morgan Stanford SO Melbourne, Australia

Ivana Hong Stanford FR Allen, Texas UCLA SO Indianapolis, Ind.

Kelsi Blalock Oregon State JR Puyallup, Wash.

FLOOR EXERCISE

UNEVEN BARS First Team School Yr. Hometown

First Team School Yr. Hometown Ashley Morgan Stanford JR Danville, Calif.

Olivia Vivian Oregon State SR Perth, Australia Georgia Dabritz Utah FR Newburyport, Mass.

Ashley Morgan Stanford JR Danville, Calif. Olivia Courtney UCLA S0 Fairfax, Va.

Aisha Gerber UCLA SR Cambridge, Ontario

Second Team School Yr. Hometown

Second Team School Yr. Hometown Ruby Engreitz Washington SR Kirkland, Wash.

Brittany Harris Oregon State SO Tulsa, Okla. Alyssa Pritchett UCLA RS JR Orange, Calif.

Cortni Beers Utah SR Tulsa, Okla. Thursday, April 19, 2012 Pac-12 Gymnastics Release Page 5

Season Best Top-10 Rankings provided by troester.com as of April 2.

ALL-AROUND VAULT

Rank Name School RQS Rank Name School RQS 1. Jaime Pisani Arkansas 39.590 1. Sara Stone Oklahoma 9.935 2. Sharaya Musser Penn State 39.540 - UCLA 9.935 3. Jessie DeZiel Nebraska 39.520 3. Janelle Giblin Nebraska 9.930 4. Arkansas 39.500 - LSU 9.930 5. Alaina Johnson Florida 39.475 5. Sharaya Musser Penn State 9.925 6. Emily Wong Nebraska 39.465 - Kystra Hunter Florida 9.925 7. Thomasina Wallace San Jose State 39.445 7. Tauny Frattone UCLA 9.920 8. Rheagan Courville LSU 39.450 - Olivia Courtney UCLA 9.920 9. Florida 39.445 - Jessie DeZiel Nebraska 9.920 10. Corrie Lothrop UTAH 39.435 10. Marissa Gutierrez Alabama 9.915 - Katherine Grable Arkansas 9.915 UNEVEN BARS - Jamie Schleppenbach Nebraska 9.915 - Moriah Martin Denver 9.915 Rank Name School RQS - Sarah Miller Ohio State 9.915 1. Kat Ding Georgia 9.935 2. Lora Evenstad Nebraska 9.910 FLOOR EXCERCISE - Janelle Giblin Nebraska 9.910 - Megan Ferguson Oklahoma 9.910 Rank Name School RQS 5. Mariah Howdeshell Arkansas 9.905 1. Megan Ferguson Oklahoma 9.940 - Alaina Johnson Florida 9.905 - Jaime Pisani Arkansas 9.940 7. Mackenzie Caquatto Florida 9.900 3. Lloimincia Hall LSU 9.930 - Nicole Pechanec STANFORD 9.900 4. Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs UCLA 9.920 9. Vivian Olivia OREGON STATE 9.895 5. Ashley Morgan STANFORD 9.915 - Chelsea Davis Georgia 9.895 - Noel Couch Georgia 9.915 - Jaime Pisani Arkansas 9.895 7. Katherine Grable Arkansas 9.910 - Thomasina Wallace San Jose State 9.895 - Kytra Hunter Florida 9.910 9. Jessie DeZiel Nebraska 9.905 BALANCE BEAM - Aubree Cristello ARIZONA 9.905 - Geralen Stack-Eaton Alabama 9.905 Rank Name School RQS - Makayla Stambaugh OREGON STATE 9.905 1. Leslie Mak OREGON STATE 9.930 - Megan Ferguson Oklahoma 9.930 3. Florida 9.925 4. Shayla Worley Georgia 9.910 5. Sharaya Musser Penn State 9.905 6. Sarah Miller Ohio State 9.900 7. Jaime Pisani Arkansas 9.895 - Kelsey Joannides Illinois-Champaign 9.895 9 Alyssa Click Southern Utah 9.890 - Emily Wong Nebraska 9.980 - Ashley Priess Alabama 9.890 - Samantha Peszek UCLA 9.890 - Kytra Hunter Florida 9.890 2012 Pac-12 Weekly Awards

Gymnast of the Week Special Performance of the Week

Date Name School Date Name School Jan. 10 Samantha Peszek UCLA Jan. 10 Tauny Frattone UCLA Jan. 17 Leslie Mak OSU Jan. 17 Vanessa Zamarripa UCLA Jan. 24 Samantha Peszek UCLA Jan. 24 Leslie Mak OSU Jan. 31 Ruby Engreitz WASH Jan. 31 Cortni Beers UTAH Feb. 7 Corrie Lothrop UTAH Feb. 7 Vanessa Zamarripa UCLA Feb. 14 Leslie Mak OSU Feb. 14 Melanie Jones OSU Feb. 21 Makayla Stambaugh OSU Feb. 21 Leslie Mak OSU Feb. 28 Vanessa Zamarripa UCLA Feb. 28 Kyndal Robarts UTAH Mar. 6 Nicole Pechanec STAN Mar. 6 Kyndal Robarts UTAH Mar. 13 Samantha Peszek UCLA Mar. 13 Tauny Frattone UCLA Mar. 20 Aubree Cristello ARIZ Mar. 20 Kailah Delaney UTAH 2012 PAC-12 WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS COMPOSITE SCHEDULE/RESULTS (Times are local. Schedule subject to change.)

Friday, January 6 Friday, February 17 ARIZONA (195.150, 2nd) at Cancun Classic BYU (194.525) at ARIZONA (196.275) UC Davis (190.500) at ARIZONA STATE (190.850) CALIFORNIA (192.350)/UCLA (196.775) at OREGON STATE CALIFORNIA (190.375) at Sacramento State (189.725) (196.775) WASHINGTON (193.175) at Michigan State (191.825) UTAH (196.050) at Michigan (194.850) LSU (196.450)/SPU (190.800) at WASHINGTON (194.975) Sunday, January 8 UTAH (196.025) at UCLA (196.075) Saturday, February 18 STANFORD (196.375, 1st) at Metroplex Challenge Friday, January 13 Oklahoma (195.675) at OREGON STATE (196.525) Sunday, February 19 Utah State (191.925) at UTAH (197.400) Illinois (195.775) at ARIZONA STATE (195.525) WASHINGTON (193.425) at Boise State (194.400) Friday, February 24 Sunday, January 15 WASHINGTON (194.925) at ARIZONA (195.675) UCLA (196.675) at CALIFORNIA (192.500) CALIFORNIA (192.475) at San Jose State (194.900) Norcal Quad Meet at STANFORD (194.900, 1st) Boise State (195.375) at OREGON STATE (196.875) STANFORD (196.100) at UTAH (196.300) Friday, January 20 OREGON STATE (194.825) at ARIZONA (194.375) Sunday, February 26 CALIFORNIA (194.050) at ARIZONA STATE (195.250) ARIZONA STATE (194.850) at UCLA (198.050)

Sunday, January 22 Friday, March 2 WASHINGTON (195.725) at STANFORD (195.925) ARIZONA (194.100, 2nd) at UC Davis/San Jose State/Alaska San Jose State (193.200) at UCLA (197.575) ARIZONA STATE (193.850) at WASHINGTON (195.725) OREGON STATE (195.600) at UTAH (196.575) Friday, January 27 UCLA (196.975) at Georgia (197.700) ARIZONA (194.350) at ARIZONA STATE (195.875) CALIFORNIA (191.750, 1st) at UC Davis Sunday, March 4 STANFORD (194.525) at OREGON STATE (196.800) ARIZONA (195.025)/CALIFORNIA (191.450) at STANFORD, UCLA (194.600) at Washington (195.350) (196.575) BYU (194.450) at UTAH (197.550) Friday, March 9 Friday, February 3 STANFORD (196.475) at ARIZONA STATE (194.975) ARIZONA (195.875) at Texas Women’s (193.725) CALIFORNIA (193.050) at Boise State (195.875) ARIZONA STATE (194.600) at Utah State (192.575) Nebraska (197.600) at UTAH (197.450) OREGON STATE (195.975) at WASHINGTON (194.725) San Jose State/Central Michigan at WASHINGTON (196.350, 1st) Georgia (196.950) at UTAH (197.150) Saturday, March 10 Sunday, February 5 OREGON STATE (196.325, 2nd) at Denver/Texas Women’s UC Davis (190.625) at CALIFORNIA (193.275) STANFORD (196.450) at UCLA (197.250) Sunday, March 11 ARIZONA (196.150) at New Hampshire (195.200) Friday, February 10 Oklahoma (196.475) at UCLA (197.525) ARIZONA STATE (195.500) at ARIZONA (195.900) OREGON STATE (197.400, 1st) at UC Davis/Sacramento State Friday, March 16 UCLA (196.850, 1st) at Illinois/Missouri/Boise State Air Force/ Bridgeport/Utah State at ARIZONA (196.525, 1st) New Hampshire/Seattle Paci!c at OREGON STATE (196.725, 1st) Saturday, February 11 UTAH (196.475) at Florida (197.900) WASHINGTON (194.150, 3rd) at Nebraska/Michigan/S. Utah Saturday, March 17 Sunday, February 12 ARIZONA STATE (194.225, 4th) at Denver UTAH (196.150) at ARIZONA STATE (194.000) STANFORD (196.175) at CALIFORNIA (194.725) Sunday, March 18 WASHINGTON (196.250) at CALIFORNIA (191.775) Thursday, April 19, 2012 Pac-12 Gymnastics Release Page 8

Saturday, March 24 Pac-12 Championships, Salt Lake City, Utah

Saturday, April 7 NCAA Regional Championships

Friday, April 20 NCAA Championships, Duluth, GA

Saturday, April 21 NCAA Championships, Duluth, GA

Sunday, April 22 NCAA Championships, Duluth, GA