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For Immediate Release // Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Contact // Theo Robertson ([email protected])

PAC-12 TEAMS TRAVEL TO SALT LAKE CITY FOR INAUGURAL PAC- 12 WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

Top-seeded UCLA headlines a very talented collection of teams headed to Salt Lake City to compete in the !rst ever Pac-12 Women’s Gymnastics Championships. No. 2 UTAH is set to host the inaugural event and looks forward to add- ing to an already storied tradition that includes 10 national championships. No. 3 OREGON STATE will be looking to defend its 2011 Conference crown behind the leadership of reigning Pac-10 Coach of the Year, Tanya Chaplin, and Pac-10 Gymnast of the Year, Leslie Mak. STANFORD is seeded fourth and rounds out the !eld competing in the eve- ning session of Saturday’s Championships.

No. 5 seed ARIZONA and sixth-seeded WASHINGTON are the top two seeds competing in the afternoon session. Both squads are riding impressive win streaks heading into the Championships, and !gure to be major factors in the compe- tition. Rounding out the !eld are the No. 7 and 8 seeds, ARIZONA STATE and CALIFORNIA, who will look to continue to build upon the tremendous strides each team has made this season.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Saturday, March 24 Pac-12 Championships, Salt Lake City, Utah Session 1 (2:00 P.M. MT): No. 5 Arizona, No. 6 Washington, No. 7 Arizona State, No. 8 California Session 2 (7:00 P.M. MT): No. 1 UCLA, No. 2 Utah, No. 3 Oregon State, No. 4 Stanford

Saturday, April 7 NCAA Regional Championships, TBD

Friday, April 20 NCAA Championships, Duluth, GA

Saturday, April 21 NCAA Championships, Duluth, GA

Sunday, April 22 NCAA Championships, Duluth, GA

All times are local to site. Teams listed with seedings for 2012 Pac-12 Women’s Gymnastics Championships Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Pac-12 Gymnastics Release Page 2

NATIONAL TOP-25 RANKINGS PAC-12 NOTES Rank School RQS High 1. Florida 197.395 197.900 ARIZONA: The Wildcats will head into the postseason with a lot of momentum as they 2. Oklahoma 197.310 197.450 posted a season-high 196.525 in the !nal meet of the regular season. Aubree Cris- 3. Alabama 197.155 197.725 4. UCLA 197.140 198.050 tello performed exceptionally well, winning the all-around competition with a score of 5. Georgia 196.995 197.700 39.475. Cristello’s all-around score ranks No. 9 all-time in Arizona history. For her 6. Nebraska 196.960 197.600 efforts, Cristello was named Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week. 7. UTAH 196.705 197.550 8. L.S.U. 196.550 196.850 ARIZONA STATE: Sophomore Samantha Seaman recorded three scores of 9.8 or - OREGON STATE 196.550 197.400 higher, last week, in Arizona State’s quad meet at the University of Denver. Seaman 10. Arkansas 196.545 197.225 scored a 9.875 on , 9.825 on beam, and 9.8 on the "oor for the Sun Devils. Her 11. STANFORD 196.315 196.575 all-around score of 39.150 was just short of her career-high of 39.175. 12. Penn State 196.230 196.650 13. Ohio State 196.115 197.625 CALIFORNIA: California scored a season-high 48.750 on the in the 14. Boise State 195.990 196.850 15. Auburn 195.965 196.875 !nal home meet of the year. Nicolette Lew took third overall and lead Cal with a 16. Minnesota 195.880 196.250 9.825. The Bears also recorded their second-best score of the season on the "oor 17. ARIZONA 195.870 196.525 with a 48.525. 18. Denver 195.865 196.725 19. Missouri 195.825 196.375 OREGON STATE: Oregon State senior Leslie Mak made her !nal home performance 20. North Carolina State 195.715 196.775 a memorable one. Mak notched a 39.400 in the all-around competition to claim the 21. Michigan 195.710 196.300 title. It was the sixth time this season that Mak has scored at least a 39.400 or better. 22. WASHINGTON 195.595 196.350 She also earned event titles on bars (9.900) and on the "oor (9.925). Her score on 23. Illinois-Champaign 195.545 196.150 the "oor was a career-high. 24. Kentucky 195.490 196.025 25. Iowa State 195.275 195.975 STANFORD: Stanford was off last week. Competing as the No. 4 seed, the Cardinal will be seeking its !rst Conference championship since 2008. RETURNING 2011 ALL-AMERICANS * indicates First Team All-American UCLA: The top-seeded Bruins will head to Salt Lake City after being off for a week. UCLA will look to carry its momentum from the 197.525-196.475 victory over No. 2 Vault Oklahoma. UCLA has won the most conference championships amongst the member Sam Peszek, UCLA schools with 15. Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs, UCLA Tauny Frattone, UCLA UTAH: Utah posted its best road score of the season in its 197.900-196.475 loss to Olivia Courtney, UCLA No. 1 Florida. Freshman Kailah Delaney tied for !rst on vault, scoring a 9.900. The Stephanie McAllister, Utah* win was Delaney’s fourth of the season on vault. She was awarded with Pac-12 Spe- Balance Beam cial Performance of the Week honors. Leslie Mak, Oregon State* Sam Peszek, UCLA* WASHINGTON: In defeating Cal 196.250-191.775, Washington posted at least a Aisha Gerber, UCLA* 196.0 for the second-straight week. Freshman McKenzie Fechter won her second all- Mary Beth Lofgren, Utah* around title of the year, scoring a 39.225. Washington will compete at the Conference Corrie Lothrop, Utah Championships as the No. 6 seed.

All-Around Leslie Mak, Oregon State* Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs, UCLA* Stephanie McAllister, Utah Corrie Lothrop, Utah

Uneven Bars Makayla Stambaugh, Oregon State* Olivia Vivian, Oregon State* Monique De La Torre, UCLA* Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs, UCLA*

Floor Exercise Makayla Stambaugh, Oregon State* Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs, UCLA Sydney Sawa, UCLA Olivia Courtney, UCLA Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Pac-12 Gymnastics Release Page 3 Season Best Top-10 Rankings provided by troester.com.

VAULT

Rank Name School RQS Rank Name School RQS 1. Sara Stone Oklahoma 9.935 1. Kat Ding Georgia 9.930 2. L.S.U. 9.930 2. Janelle Giblin Nebraska 9.910 - Janelle Giblin Nebraska 9.930 3. Megan Ferguson Oklahoma 9.905 4. UCLA 9.925 - Mariah Howdeshell Arkansas 9.905 5. Sharaya Musser Penn State 9.920 5. Nicole Pechanec STANFORD 9.900 6. Arkansas 9.915 - Lora Evenstad Nebraska 9.900 - Sarah Miller Ohio State 9.915 7. Alaina Johnson Florida 9.895 - Moriah Martin Denver 9.915 - Jaime Pisani Arkansas 9.895 9. Diandra Milliner Alabama 9.910 - Chelsea Davis Georgia 9.895 - Tauny Frattone UCLA 9.910 10. Thomasina Wallace San Jose State 9.890

BALANCE BEAM EXERCISE

Rank Name School RQS Rank Name School RQS 1. Florida 9.925 1. Megan Ferguson Oklahoma 9.940 2. Megan Ferguson Oklahoma 9.920 - Jaime Pisani Arkansas 9.940 - Leslie Mak OREGON STATE 9.920 3. Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs UCLA 9.920 4. Sharaya Musser Penn State 9.905 4. Lloimincia Hall L.S.U. 9.915 5. Sarah Miller Ohio State 9.900 - Noel Couch Georgia 9.915 6. Georgia 9.890 6. Katherine Grable Arkansas 9.910 - Kelsey Joannides Illinois-Champaign 9.890 7. Aubree Cristello ARIZONA 9.905 - Ashley Priess Alabama 9.890 8. Corrie Lothrop UTAH 9.900 9. Samantha Peszek UCLA 9.885 - Sharaya Musser Penn State 9.900 - Florida 9.885 - Lora Evenstad Nebraska 9.900 Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Pac-12 Gymnastics Release Page 4

ALL-AROUND

Rank Name School RQS 1. Jaime Pisani Arkansas 39.590 2. Sharaya Musser Penn State 39.540 3. Jessie DeZiel Nebraska 39.505 4. Katherine Grable Arkansas 39.500 5. Alaina Johnson Florida 39.450 - Emily Wong Nebraska 39.450 7. Thomasina Wallace San Jose State 39.445 8. Rheagan Courville L.S.U. 39.435 9. Ashanée Dickerson Florida 39.415 - Corrie Lothrop UTAH 39.415

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 Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Pac-12 Gymnastics Release Page 5 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) Wednesday, March 21, 2012 Pac-12 Gymnastics Release Page 6

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

Saturday, April 7 NCAA Regional Championships, TBD

Friday, April 20 NCAA Championships, Duluth, GA

Saturday, April 21 NCAA Championships, Duluth, GA

Sunday, April 22 NCAA Championships, Duluth, GA