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For Immediate Release // Wednesday, March 7, 2012 Contact // Theo Robertson ([email protected])

PAC-12 TEAMS GEARING UP FOR POSTSEASON

No. 7 UTAH will play host to No. 6 Nebraska in the marquee match-up of the week. For the second week in a row the Utes will host a top-10 opponent. Utah hopes to be well-prepared prior to hosting the inaugural Pac-12 Championships as they will also travel next week for a dual meet at No. 1 Florida. Prior to Friday’s meet, Utah will honor its three sen- iors as they compete in their !nal home meet.

In the only Conference action this week, No. 11 STANFORD travels to No. 23 ARIZONA STATE. Programs continue to prepare for the postseason as CALIFORNIA will look to be tested when it travels to No. 15 Boise State. No. 9 OREGON STATE will travel to compete against No. 22 Denver and Texas Women’s.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE

Friday, March 9 No. 11 STANFORD at No. 23 ARIZONA STATE, 7 p.m. CALIFORNIA at No. 15 Boise State, 7 p.m. No. 6 Nebraska at No. 7 UTAH, 7 p.m. San Jose State/Central Michigan at No. 24 WASHINGTON, 7 p.m.

Sunday, March 11 No. 9 OREGON STATE at No. 22 Denver/Texas Women’s, 6 p.m.

All times are local to site. Rankings from 2012 Preseason Coaches Poll provided by troester.com. Wednesday, March 7, 2012 Pac-12 Gymnastics Release Page 2

NATIONAL TOP-25 RANKINGS PAC-12 NOTES Rank School RQS High 1. Florida 197.330 197.850 ARIZONA: Aubree Cristello has been the Wildcats’ most consistent gymnast of the 2. Oklahoma 197.310 197.450 past couple of weeks. The junior posted her !fth consecutive score of 9.900 or better 3. UCLA 197.085 198.050 4. Alabama 196.925 197.725 on the "oor. Cristello won the event against Washington, scoring a 9.900. 5. Georgia 196.915 197.700 6. Nebraska 196.795 197.375 ARIZONA STATE: Freshman Natelle Gentile recorded her second-straight career- 7. UTAH 196.555 197.550 high on beam against Washington, scoring a 9.825. Fellow freshman Brianna Gades 8. Arkansas 196.545 197.225 also performed well on the beam, tying a career-high 9.850. 9. OREGON STATE 196.405 197.400 - L.S.U. 196.405 196.850 CALIFORNIA: California was led by junior Madisyn O’Brien and sophomore Dallas 11. STANFORD 196.205 196.575 Crawford, who each scored a 9.775 on the vault at Stanford. The Golden Bears did 12. Penn State 195.995 196.650 not have an all-around competitor for the second-straight week. 13. Ohio State 195.940 197.625 14. Missouri 195.790 196.375 15. Boise State 195.750 196.175 OREGON STATE: Oregon State suffered its !rst loss of the season when the Beavers 16. Auburn 195.735 196.875 fell to Utah, 196-575-195.600. Junior Makayla Stambaugh was pulled from both the 17. ARIZONA 195.525 196.275 balance beam and "oor exercise as she re-aggravated a lower leg injury. 18. Minnesota 195.470 196.250 19. Illinois-Champaign 195.360 195.775 STANFORD: Stanford beat Arizona and Cal by scoring 196.575 in the tri-meet. The 20. Michigan 195.345 196.300 Cardinal received major contributions from senior Nicole Pechanec, who scored a 21. North Carolina State 195.335 196.775 career-high 39.450 in the all-around competition, earning Pac-12 Gymnast of the 22. Denver 195.270 196.400 Week honors. 23. ARIZONA STATE 195.145 195.875 24. WASHINGTON 195.025 195.725 UCLA: UCLA recorded its highest road score of the season despite falling to Georgia, 25. Kentucky 194.930 195.950 197.700-196.975. Olivia Courtney performed well for the Bruins, recording a season- high 39.325 in the all-around. Tauny Frattone contributed to UCLA’s effort as she RETURNING 2011 ALL-AMERICANS took !rst on the vault, scoring 9.950. * indicates First Team All-American UTAH: Stephanie McAllister won the all-around for the second-straight week, scoring Vault a 39.375. The senior also won on the "oor by scoring 9.950 and tied for !rst on beam Sam Peszek, UCLA with a 9.850. Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs, UCLA Tauny Frattone, UCLA WASHINGTON: Washington tied its season-best score in defeating Arizona State, Olivia Courtney, UCLA 195.725-193.850. Sophomore McKenzie Fechter won the all-around with a 39.250. Stephanie McAllister, Utah* Fechter also won the bars, tying her season high score with a 9.850. Balance Beam Leslie Mak, Oregon State* Sam Peszek, UCLA* Aisha Gerber, UCLA* Mary Beth Lofgren, Utah* Corrie Lothrop, Utah

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 7, 2012 Pac-12 Gymnastics Release Page 3 Season Best Top-10 Rankings provided by troester.com.

VAULT UNEVEN BARS

Rank Name School RQS Rank Name School RQS 1. Sara Stone Oklahoma 9.935 1. Kat Ding Georgia 9.905 2. UCLA 9.925 3. Megan Ferguson Oklahoma 9.900 3. L.S.U. 9.920 3. Janelle Giblin Nebraska 9.895 4. Moriah Martin Denver 9.915 4. Alaina Johnson Florida 9.890 - Katherine Grable Arkansas 9.915 - Kylie Shields Auburn 9.890 6. Olivia Courtney UCLA 9.910 - Mackenzie Caquatto Florida 9.890 - Sarah Miller Ohio State 9.910 - Mariah Howdeshell Arkansas 9.890 - Kat Ding Georgia 9.910 - Lora Evenstad Nebraska 9.890 - Florida 9.910 9. Nicole Pechanec STANFORD 9.885 10. Kailah Delaney UTAH 9.905 - Jaime Pisani Arkansas 9.885

BALANCE BEAM FLOOR 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 2. Jaime Pisani Arkansas 9.930 3. Leslie Mak OREGON STATE 9.915 3. Katherine Grable Arkansas 9.910 4. Sharaya Musser Penn State 9.905 4. Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs UCLA 9.905 5. Sarah Miller Ohio State 9.890 5. Lloimincia Hall L.S.U. 9.900 6. Shayla Worley Georgia 9.880 - Aubree Cristello ARIZONA 9.900 - Katherine Grable Arkansas 9.880 - Lora Evenstad Nebraska 9.900 - Taylor Spears Okllahoma 9.880 - Kytra Hunter Florida 9.900 9. Ashanée Dickerson Florida 9.875 9. Ashanée Dickerson Florida 9.895 - Ashley Priess Alabama 9.875 10. Ashley Morgan STANFORD 9.895 Wednesday, March 7, 2012 Pac-12 Gymnastics Release Page 4

ALL-AROUND

Rank Name School RQS 1. Katherine Grable Arkansas 39.500 2. Sharaya musser Penn State 39.495 3. Jessie DeZiel Nebraska 39.475 4. Emily Wong Nebraska 39.435 5. Jamie Pisani Arkansas 39.425 6. Ashanée Dickerson Florida 39.410 7. Leslie Mak OREGON STATE 39.400 8. Rheagan Courville L.S.U. 39.370 9. Thomasina Wallace San Jose State 39.330 - Mary Burke Missouri 39.330

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 Wednesday, March 7, 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 at ARIZONA STATE, 7 p.m. ARIZONA (195.875) at Texas Women’s (193.725) CALIFORNIA at Boise State, 7 p.m. ARIZONA STATE (194.600) at Utah State (192.575) Nebraska at UTAH, 7 p.m. OREGON STATE (195.975) at WASHINGTON (194.725) San Jose State/Central Michigan at WASHINGTON, 7 p.m. Georgia (196.950) at UTAH (197.150) Saturday, March 10 Sunday, February 5 OREGON STATE at Denver/Texas Women’s, 6 p.m. UC Davis (190.625) at CALIFORNIA (193.275) STANFORD (196.450) at UCLA (197.250) Sunday, March 11 ARIZONA at New Hampshire, 1 p.m. Friday, February 10 Oklahoma at UCLA, 2 p.m. 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, 7 p.m. New Hampshire/Seattle Paci!c at OREGON STATE, 7 p.m. Saturday, February 11 UTAH at Florida, 7 p.m. WASHINGTON (194.150, 3rd) at Nebraska/Michigan/S. Utah Saturday, March 17 Sunday, February 12 ARIZONA STATE at Denver, 6 p.m. UTAH (196.150) at ARIZONA STATE (194.000) STANFORD (196.175) at CALIFORNIA (194.725) Saturday, March 18 WASHINGTON at CALIFORNIA, 2 p.m. Wednesday, March 7, 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, TBD

Saturday, April 21 NCAA Championships, TBD

Sunday, April 22 NCAA Championships, TBA