Kyla Ross tied with Kocian for the bars title, and Mikaela Gerber tied for first with Kocian on beam.

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1 UCLA GYMNASTICS Contact: Liza David / Phone: (310) / Fax: (310) / ldavid@athletics.ucla.edu For Immediate Release: January 11, THIS WEEK #8 UCLA at #2 Oklahoma Sunday, Jan. 15-4:00 pm CT TV: Fox Sports Network Live Stats: soonersports.com Bruins Travel to Oklahoma on Sunday UCLA will face the defending NCAA champion Oklahoma on Sunday, Jan. 15 in Norman, Okla. at 4pm CT. The meet between the No. 8 Bruins and No. 2 Sooners will be televised on Fox Sports Network. This is the second-straight year UCLA has competed against the defending NCAA Champion in its first road meet. Last year, the Bruins first road meet was at Florida. Follow Live Live stats will be available at soonersports.com. Live updates can be found on Four World Champions Featured Four World Champions, two on each team, will be featured competitors in Sunday s meet. UCLA boasts World and Olympic champions Madison Kocian and Kyla Ross, while Oklahoma has World champions Maggie Nichols and Brenna Dowell. Kocian and Ross were teammates on Team USA s 2014 world championship squad, while Kocian, Nichols and Dowell made up half of the world championship team. Ross has a total of five World medals (2014 team gold and all-around bronze; 2013 all-around, bars and beam silver), Kocian has three ( uneven bars and team gold, 2014 team gold), Nichols has two ( team gold and floor bronze), and Dowell has one ( team). Kocian, Ross Become First Olympic Gold Medalists to Compete Collegiately UCLA freshmen Madison Kocian and Kyla Ross made history on Saturday when they became the first two Olympic gold medalists ever to compete in an NCAA women s gymnastics meet. Kocian won team gold as a member of the Final Five along with uneven bars silver at the Olympics in Rio, while Ross won team gold at the 2012 Olympics in London (along with UCLA volunteer coach Jordyn Wieber) as a member of the Fierce Five. Kocian won the all-around with a in her collegiate debut and also tied for first place on uneven bars (9.875), balance beam (9.85) and floor exercise (9.875) and fourth place on vault (9.825). Ross tied for first on uneven bars (9.875) and placed third on vault (9.875). She also competed on balance beam and scored 9.7. Bruins Win Season Opener Over Arkansas Using 13 competitors throughout the day, UCLA defeated Arkansas, in the season opener. The Bruins used strong performances on vault and uneven bars in the first two rotations to build a strong enough lead to withstand errors on balance beam and floor exercise. Senior Hallie Mossett clinched the victory for the Bruins with her 9.8 on floor on the final routine of the meet. Freshman Madison Kocian won the all-around and three events, and sophomore Madison Preston earned first-place finishes on both events in which she competed (vault and floor). Christine Peng-Peng Lee and Kyla Ross tied with Kocian for the bars title, and Mikaela Gerber tied for first with Kocian on beam. Preston Vaults to Victory Sophomore Madison Preston was stellar in the Bruins season opener, winning both events in which she competed. She won vault with a stuck Yurchenko layout full, scoring a career-high-tying 9.9, and tied for first place on floor exercise with a Preston, who won the NCAA Regional vault title last season, is currently ranked No. 8 in the nation on vault and No. 14 on floor. Gerber Wins First Title Senior Mikaela Gerber picked up her first career victory on Sunday, tying for first place on balance beam with a Gerber, who is UCLA s leadoff performer on the event, has hit 18 consecutive beam routines and 27 consecutive routines overall. Kocian Wins UCLA Athlete of the Week Honors Madison Kocian was voted the UCLA/Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week after her debut performance against Arkansas. Kocian won the all-around and three events in her first collegiate competition. In the Rankings UCLA enters the week ranked No. 8 in the nation after scoring in the season opener. The Bruins are ranked fourth on vault and fifth on bars. Madison Kocian is ranked in the Top 15 in the all-around (10th) and two events (14th on floor and 15th on bars). Madison Preston is Top 15 on two events (8th on vault and 14th on floor), as is Kyla Ross (14th on vault and 15th on bars). Christine Peng-Peng Lee is the fourth Bruin to rank in the Top 15, ranking 15th on bars. Rankings are currently based on average score. UCLA vs. Oklahoma Oklahoma is the defending NCAA champion and won its season opener last weekend against Alabama, The Sooners return eight All-Americans from last year s squad, including national all-around runner-up Chayse Capps and three-even All-American AJ Jackson. Head coach K.J. Kindler is a three-time National Coach of the Year. The two teams met last year in Pauley Pavilion, with the Sooners winning, This is the Bruins first trip back to Oklahoma since UCLA also scored in that meet, while Oklahoma scored The Bruins are 1-5 all-time against the Sooners, with their lone win coming in 2012 in Los Angeles, Streaks Mikaela Gerber has a streak of 27 consecutive hit routines dating back to. She hit all 19 of her routines last year, including all 14 as the leadoff on beam Katelyn Ohashi has hit 24 consecutive routines without a fall Four Bruin returners competed in all 14 meets last season - Mikaela Gerber, JaNay Honest, Sonya Meraz and Madison Preston. Meraz has competed in 25-straight meets, and Gerber has competed in 20-straight. About the Bruins UCLA returns 12 athletes from last year s Pac-12 Championship squad, including All-Americans Angi Cipra and SCHEDULE/RESULTS Overall: 1-0 / Pac-12: 0-0 National Ranking: 8th JANUARY 7 #17 ARKANSAS (TV: PAC12) W at #2 Oklahoma (TV: FSN) 4 pm CT 28 at Oregon State (TV: PAC12) 1:30 pm FEBRUARY 4 at Arizona State (TV: PAC12) 1:30 pm MT 11 STANFORD (TV: PAC12) 2 pm 18 at Utah (TV: ESPNU) 8 pm MT 20 BRIDGEPORT/UTAH ST. (TV: PAC12) 1 pm 25 ARIZONA (TV: PAC12) 1 pm MARCH 5 CALIFORNIA (TV: PAC12) 1 pm 12 NORTH CAROLINA (TV: PAC12) 12 pm 18 at Pac-12 (TV: PAC12) TBD APRIL 1 at NCAA Regionals TBD 14 at NCAA Semifi nals (TV: ESPNU) 12pm/7pm CT 15 at NCAA Finals (TV: ESPNU) 8 pm CT All home meets are BOLD and held at Pauley Pavilion. All times listed are local to site. NATIONAL RANKINGS - TOP 25 Gymnast V UB BB FX AA Kocian 15t 14t 10t Lee 15t Preston 8t 14t Ross 14t 15t Team t 8 CAREER-HIGH MARKS Gymnast V UB BB FX AA Cipra Dennis Gerber Hall Hano Honest Kocian Kramer Lee Meraz Mossett Ohashi Preston Ross Savvidou Toronjo *underlined denotes exhibition score

2 Christine Peng-Peng Lee, All-Pac-12 honoree Katelyn Ohashi, and Pac-12 uneven bars co-champion JaNay Honest. The Bruins will have to replace three important seniors in All-American Sadiqua Bynum, All-American Sophina DeJesus and NCAA beam champion Danusia Francis, but bring in two Olympic gold medalists in Madison Kocian and Kyla Ross, plus former U.S. national team member Felicia Hano. Additionally, the Bruins will get back Level 10 all-around champion Macy Toronjo, who redshirted last season with a torn rotator cuff. UCLA is coached by Pac-12 Gymnastics Coach of the Century Valorie Kondos Field, Associate Head Coaches Chris Waller and Randy Lane, and volunteer coach and 2012 Olympic gold medalist Jordyn Wieber. Coming Back UCLA returns 11 athletes who saw competition time a year ago, as well as 15 of 24 routines (63%) competed at the NCAA Super Six, including five on vault and four on bars. Back in are Sonya Meraz and JaNay Honest, who ranked No. 1 and No. 3 on the team in routines competed. Meraz led all Bruins with 42, and Honest was third with 36 (all of which were hit). Nine Bruin returners scored at least one 9.9 last season - Katelyn Ohashi (8), Angi Cipra (7), JaNay Honest (6), Madison Preston (4), Christine Peng-Peng Lee (3), Mikaela Gerber (2), Napualani Hall (2), Hallie Mossett (2), and Sonya Meraz (1). Glenn Twins to Redshirt Season Freshmen Anna Glenn and Grace Glenn will redshirt the season after suffering torn labrums that will require surgery. The identical twins are both JO National Champions, with Anna winning uneven bars in 2012, and Grace winning the all-around and beam in Vaulting Towards 10.0 Vaults The Bruins will be easing in upgraded vaults during the season. Felicia Hano, Gracie Kramer, Sonya Meraz, Angi Cipra and JaNay Honest have been training Yurchenko 1.5 vaults. Napualani Hall, Kyla Ross and Katelyn Ohashi, have been training the Omelianchik (Yurchenko half-on, front pike). Madison Preston may not need to upgrade her vault, as her Yurchenko layout full (9.95 start value) scored 9.9 in the season opener. Raising the Bar UCLA s uneven bars lineup features some of the world s best on the event. Madison Kocian is the reigning World co-champion and Olympic silver medalist on the event. Christine Peng-Peng Lee won a World Cup title on bars in 2012 and has won the event at each of the last two NCAA Regional. Lee performs three difficult release moves - a Ray, a Bhardwaj and a Shaposh half. Kyla Ross was the U.S. champion and World silver medalist in Additionally, JaNay Honest is the reigning Pac-12 co-champion, and Stella Savvidou placed fourth at the conference championships. Sonya Meraz has added difficulty to her routine, upgrading her Tkatchev to a toe-on Tkatchev (Ray). Bruins are Beaming UCLA was one of the nation s best teams on beam last year, and although the Bruins lose NCAA beam champion Danusia Francis, they gain one of the best beam workers in the world in Kyla Ross, who was the U.S. champion in 2013 and 2014 and the world silver medalist in Madison Kocian is also a strong beam competitor, earning Top 7 finishes on the event at each of the last two USA. Katelyn Ohashi, Mikaela Gerber and Sonya Meraz are the Bruins only returners on beam from last season s NCAA, but all three are capable of 9.9+ scores. Ohashi scored 9.9 five times last year and may bring back her old elite series (backhandspring-backhandspring-layout full). Gerber was solid as a rock as the leadoff last year, hitting all 14 routines and averaging In the No. 2 spot, Meraz went 9.85 or higher eight times last year, with a high of 9.9. Also back is Christine Peng-Peng Lee, who owns a career-high of and does some of the most unique skills in NCAA, including the Homma flairs mount and a double turn. EVENT TITLES Gymnast V UB BB FX AA Gerber 1 Kocian Lee 1 Preston 1 1 Ross 1 TOP 3 FINISHES Gymnast V UB BB FX AA Gerber 1 Kocian Lee 1 Meraz 1 Preston 1 1 Ross 1 1 Putting on a Show on Floor UCLA s floor 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 step onto the floor. Mossett choreographed the floor routines for JaNay Honest, Sonya Meraz, Gracie Kramer, Giulianna Pino and Mercedez Sanchez, along with co-choreographing her own Beyonce-inspired routine with Kondos Field. Leading the returning performers on floor is Angi Cipra, who earned All-America honors with her iphone routine last year. Cipra scored 9.9 or higher seven times in, with a high of Mossett earned a perfect 10 from one judge on her first routine last season and has a career-high mark of Both JaNay Honest and Madison Preston averaged over 9.85 with careerhighs of 9.925, and Katelyn Ohashi and Sonya Meraz each have career-highs of 9.9. Also look for freshmen Felicia Hano, Madison Kocian and Kyla Ross to provide dynamic routines. ROSTER Gymnast Ht. Yr. Hometown (/Previous School) Notes Maria Caire 5-2 Fr. La Cañada Flintridge, Calif. ( 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 ; day-to-day 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 /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 Felicia Hano 5-2 Fr. San Gabriel, Calif. (Gym Max/San Gabriel HS) Former U.S. Nat l Team member; 2012, 2013 JO National AA, V champion 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 Madison Kocian 5-2 Fr. Dallas, Texas (WOGA/Spring Creek Academy) Olympic gold and silver medalist; 3-time World gold medalist Gracie Kramer 5-3 Fr. San Clemente, Calif. (Wildfi re Gymnastics/JSerra Catholic HS) Region 1 vault champion Christine Peng-Peng Lee 5-2 RSr. Richmond Hill, Ontario (Sport Seneca/Oakville Gymnastics /Northview Heights Secondary) 4-time All-American Sonya Meraz 5-1 Jr. Santa Monica, Calif. (All Olympia Gymanstics Center/Santa Monica HS) Led UCLA in 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 ; Has hit 24 consecutive routines Giulianna Pino 5-2 Fr. Miami, Fla. (Universal Gymnastics/Gulliver Preparatory) First Ecuadorian gymnast ever to compete at World Madison Preston 5-3 So. Loveland, Ohio (Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy/K-12 International Academy) Won V, FX in season opener Kyla Ross 5-7 Fr. Aliso Viejo, Calif. (Gym Max/Aliso Niguel HS) 2012 Olympic gold medalist; 5-time World medalist 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 /Methodist Ladies College) World competitor Macy Toronjo 4-11 RFr. Huntsville, Texas (Texas Dreams/Coppell HS) 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; Volunteer Director of Operations: Cory Tomlinson

3 UCLA Gymnastics - Home of Olympians No other gymnastics program in the nation has the Olympic history that UCLA has. The Bruins currently have two Olympic gold medalists (Madison Kocian and Kyla Ross) and an honorary Olympian (Christine Peng-Peng Lee) on the competitive roster, another Olympic gold medalist in volunteer assistant coach Jordyn Wieber, plus another 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 Madison Kocian Kyla Ross, Jordyn Wieber*, Jennifer Pinches, Anna Li#, Danusia Francis#, Peng- Peng Lee Samantha Peszek, Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs Mohini Bhardwaj, Kate Richardson, Tasha Schwikert#, Marci Bernholtz# Jamie Dantzscher, Kristen Maloney, Tasha Schwikert, Michelle Conway, Kate Richardson, Yvonne Tousek, Alyssa Beckerman#, Holly Murdock# Yvonne Tousek, Kerri Strug* Stella Umeh, Luisa Portocarrero, Kerri Strug* Rhonda Faehn# Gigi Zosa *UCLA coach, # - Olympic alternate, + - honorary Olympian International Competitors UCLA s roster is filled with international competitors, led by Olympic gold medalists Madison Kocian and Kyla Ross. Kocian is a three-time World Champion, having won a share of the uneven bars title in and team titles in 2014 and. Ross was also part of the 2014 World Championship team and won a total of four individual medals in 2013 and Stella Savvidou and Giulianna Pino competed at the Worlds along with Kocian, with Savvidou representing Cyprus and Pino representing Ecuador. Christine Peng-Peng Lee and Mikaela Gerber competed at the 2011 World for Canada. Katelyn Ohashi has American Cup (2013) and Pacific Rim Championship (2012 juniors) all-around championship titles to her credit. The 2012 Pacific Rim Championship podium had a decidedly UCLA-flavor to it, as Jordyn Wieber, Ross and Lee went in the senior competition, and Ohashi won the all-around, bars, beam and floor titles in the junior competition. Bruins Televised All Season All of UCLA s regular season meets in, plus the Pac-12 and NCAA, will be televised. The Pac-12 Network will televise eight regular season meets and the conference championships. The Bruins dual meet at Oklahoma will air on Fox Sports Network. ESPNU will pick up the UCLA at Utah dual meet and the NCAA. UCLA Signs Dennis, Tratz in Early Signing Period In November, UCLA announced the signing of four-time U.S. National Team member Nia Dennis (Columbus, Ohio/Legacy Elite Gymnastics) and German National Team member and Olympic alternate Pauline Tratz (Karlsruhe, Germany/TSV Rintheim/ Karlsruhe Gymnastics) to National Letters of Intent. The duo will enter UCLA in the fall of. Looking Ahead UCLA will have a week off before going back on the road at Oregon State on Jan. 28. 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 first among all NCAA gymnastics teams on both Instagram (96k) and Facebook (125k) and fifth on Twitter (14k). Among all UCLA teams, gymnastics ranks first on Instagram and Facebook. Follow the Bruins on Instagram and Twitter and on Facebook at facebook.com/ uclagymnastics. The team s Snapchat name is also uclagymnastics. Gymnast Biographies Angi Cipra - Senior Did not compete in the season opener due to a foot sprain. Her status is day-to-day. Second-team Regular Season All-American and firstteam All-Pac-12 on floor Second-team Pac-12 All-Academic Finished the regular season ranked No. 11 in the nation on floor with a RQS of Scored 9.9 or better on seven of 12 floor routines and 9.95 or better four times Recorded three first-place finishes on floor Tied for first on floor with a 9.95, second on vault with a 9.85 and fifth on beam with a career-high 9.85 at Washington Named Pac-12 Specialist of the Week after scoring a career-high on floor to help defeat Utah Earned NACGC/W Scholastic All-America honors for the second time Second-team Pac-12 All-Academic honoree Tied for second on floor at NCAA Regionals with a season-high-tying 9.9, one of three 9.9s she scored on the year Won floor at ASU (her hometown meet) with a Recorded three Top 3 finishes on floor and one on vault Scored a career-high of on vault twice 2014 Missed the final three months of the season after injuring her heel Feb. 8 Averaged on floor in the five meets in which she competed Pac-12 Freshman of the Week Jan. 14, 2014 after scoring 9.85 and tying for fifth on vault and floor in her collegiate debut vs. Florida Won the 2012 Level 10 national title on floor exercise and placed third on vault Swept the all-around and four events at the 2012 Region 1 and State Won the Level 10 State floor exercise title in Angi Cipra Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements 1/7 4 5 Average 17 High Career-Hi

4 Rechelle Dennis - Junior Saw action in seven meets and competed three times on bars and twice on vault before she was forced out of action Mar. 6 with a sprained ankle Recorded a career-best 9.85 to place third on bars vs. ASU and also competed on vault and made her exhibition debut on beam At Washington, she set a new career-high on bars with a 9.8 to tie for third, and she also competed on vault for the first time in her career, scoring Made her competitive debut on bars vs. Oregon State, scoring Averaged in four exhibition bars performances prior to her competitive debut, with a high of 9.8 set at Cal Made her UCLA debut with an on an exhibition bars routine on Feb. 21 Five-time JO National qualifier ( ) Highest finish was seventh in the all-around and bars and fifth on floor at the 2012 JO Nationals Ninth on floor at the 2014 JO Nationals Bars and floor champion at the 2012 Region 6 and repeated as floor champion and also won the all-around in 2013 Rechelle Dennis Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements 1/7 4 5 Average 17 High Career-Hi (ex.) Mikaela Gerber - Senior Earned her first career victory, tying for first on beam with a 9.85 vs. Arkansas in the leadoff spot NACGC/W Scholastic All-American with a 3.81 GPA for the year Second-team Pac-12 All-Academic Hit all 19 of her routines, including all 14 as the leadoff on beam Scored 9.8 or higher on 10 of her last 11 leadoff beam routines, including two scores of 9.9 or higher Led UCLA to a beam score at Pac-12 with a leadoff score of 9.9 Scored a career-high on beam vs. Stanford/Georgia to place third and also added a season-high-tying on floor Earned NACGC/W Scholastic All-America honors for the second-straight year Honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic Averaged on floor and scored career-highs of 9.85 on floor in three of her last five performances Scored 9.8 five times on beam, including twice in the leadoff position Hit her first 10 routines of the year and 17 of 18 overall 2014 Competed on beam in one meet and performed exhibition routines in six other meets in 2014 Key member of the Canadian National Team that placed 11th at the 2011 World Two-time silver medalist at the 2011 Pan American Games, capturing second place on floor and in the team competition Placed 12th in the all-around, fourth on beam and eighth on vault at the 2012 Canadian At the junior level, she was a silver all-around medalist at the 2010 and 2009 Canadian Younger sister of UCLA All-American Aisha Gerber Mikaela Gerber Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements 1/ (1t) 4 5 Average High Career-Hi

5 Napualani Hall - Junior Competed on floor vs. Arkansas One of just two Bruins who competed a 10.0-start value vault (Yurchenko 1.5) Scored a career-high 9.9 on vault twice, at Arizona to earn her first career event victory and at Florida to place third Stuck her Yurchenko 1.5 vault at Pac-12 and scored 9.85 Scored on vault and 9.8 on floor vs. Stanford/ Georgia Returned to action on vault and floor vs. ASU after sitting out two meets with a low back strain and scored a career-high-tying 9.85 on floor Competed on floor in six meets and scored a high of 9.85 twice Earned on floor in an exhibition performance on Feb. 21 Scored a high of on vault in exhibition Level 10 state all-around, vault, bars and beam silver medalist in 2014 Won vault and placed sixth in the all-around at the 2013 JO Nationals Level 10 Regional all-around, vault and floor exercise champion and all-around, beam and floor state champion in 2013 Placed fifth in the all-around and won a silver medal on vault at 2012 JO Nationals Won the Regional vault title and state all-around, vault and floor crowns in 2012 Qualified to the VISA National in 2009 as a junior, placing 14th in the all-around, and in 2010 as a senior, where she was 14th on vault Napualani Hall Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements 1/ (11) 4 5 Average High Career-Hi Felicia Hano - Freshman Tied for fourth on vault with Arkansas with a Member of the U.S. Senior National Team in Won the J.O. National all-around and vault championships in 2013 and 2012 Third on bars at the 2013 Level 10 Nationals and third on floor in 2012 Selected to compete at the 2014 Pan Am Games Placed seventh on floor at the 2014 P&G Won gold on vault and floor and silver in the all-around at the 2014 American Classic First on vault and third in the all-around and on floor at the 2013 American Classic Felicia Hano Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements 1/ (4t) (12) 4 5 Average High Career-Hi

6 JaNay Honest - Junior Won a share of the Pac-12 uneven bars title with a 9.9 at Pac-12 Hit all 36 routines during the season, with 29 scores of 9.8 or better Has hit 48 consecutive routines without a fall and is 51-for-52 in her career Ranked third on the team in scoring with points Top points contributor on bars with points (16.8%) Recorded a new career-high of 9.95 on bars to tie for first vs. Oklahoma and also added a 9.85 on floor and on vault Tied her career-high on floor with a third-place score of vs. Stanford/Georgia and also scored 9.85 on bars and 9.8 on vault Posted career-highs on bars (9.9) and floor (9.925) to finish second vs. ASU Tied for first on vault with a career-high 9.9 vs. Oregon State Earned her first career event win, setting a new career-high with a on bars at Cal Competed on vault in 12 meets and averaged 9.819, with 11 scores of 9.8 or higher Season-high marks were on vault, on bars and 9.8 on floor Second in the all-around and floor and fifth on vault and bars at the 2014 Region 1 to qualify for the JO National Won floor and placed second on vault at the 2014 NorCal State JO NIT vault champion, floor silver medalist and all-around bronze medalist in 2013 JaNay Honest Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements 1/ (11) 4 5 Average High Career-Hi Madison Kocian - Freshman Won the all-around (39.425), bars (9.875), beam (9.85) and floor (9.875) vs. Arkansas Won team gold at the Olympic Games as a member of the Final Five and also captured a silver medal on the uneven bars Co-champion on uneven bars at the World Won team gold at and 2014 World U.S. champion on uneven bars in and silver medalist in 2014 and Fifth in the all-around at the P&G First in the all-around and on vault and uneven bars at her first senior national event, the 2013 American Classic Won team gold and uneven bars silver at the 2014 Pan American Six-time U.S. National Team member Madison Kocian Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements 1/ (4t) (1t) (1t) (1t) (1) 4 5 Average High Career-Hi

7 Gracie Kramer - Freshman Competed on vault in the season opener and scored Won the Level 10 state all-around title in and the Region 1 vault championship Tied for second in the all-around and placed second on floor and beam at the J.O. NIT In 2014, she won the J.O. NIT vault and beam titles, as well as the State vault title 2013 J.O. National qualifier and Region 1 beam champion AA champion at the Heart of a Champion meet Scored a career-high on vault to win the Gliders Invitational in Gracie Kramer Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements 1/ (9t) 4 5 Average High Career-Hi Christine Peng-Peng Lee - Redshirt Senior Tied for first on bars with a vs. Arkansas in the season opener Pac-12 All-Academic honorable mention Missed five meets due to a knee injury and returned to the lineup at NCAA Regionals, winning uneven bars with a career-high-tying 9.95 Competed on bars at the NCAA and scored in the semifinals and 9.85 in the Super Six Began the season competing on just balance beam while she recovered from off-season surgery on her thumb Won beam vs. Utah with a score of Stuck her landing on her first vault of the season at Cal and tied for first place with a Placed first on beam with a 9.95 in her only routine vs. Alabama. Earned first-team regular season All-America honors and All-Pac-12 honors on bars and beam in Second-team All-American on those two events at the NCAA Honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic Named Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Week Mar. 2 and Feb. 23 and was Specialist of the Week Feb. 2 Won every event she competed at NCAA Regionals, scoring a career-high on vault, on bars and 9.95 on beam Recorded career-best marks of on beam, 9.95 on bars and on vault Earned 12 event titles - six on bars, five on beam and one on vault In her first season of competition in after undergoing an ACL revision surgery in November of 2013 and being forced to sit out a second consecutive season Was Canada s top competitor in 2012 and 2011 until she suffered a knee injury at the national championships that kept her out of the Olympic Games and her freshman season in 2013 Served as honorary team captain for the Canadian gymnastics team at the 2012 Olympics Competed at the World in 2011 and earned a Top 20 all-around finish Won bronze in the all-around and silver on beam and floor at the 2012 Pacific Rim Won gold on uneven bars at the World Cup in Croatia in 2012 Christine Peng-Peng Lee Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements 1/ (1t) (10) 4 5 Average High Career-Hi

8 Sonya Meraz - Junior Tied for third in the all-around in the season opener with a nd-team Pac-12 All-Academic Led the team with 42 routines competed Contributed the most points to the team scoring with total points (12.49%) Scored a new career-high on beam with a 9.9 at Pac- 12 and also added a on vault and 9.8 on bars Tied her career-high in the all-around with a second-place score of 39.4 vs. Stanford/ Georgia and posted career-highs on bars and beam (9.85) and a season-high on floor (9.875) despite competing without music after a music malfunction Second in the all-around vs. ASU with a score of and also finished second on beam with a career-high-tying 9.85 Scored a career-high 39.4 in her all-around season debut vs. Oregon State, scoring 9.85s across the board and career-highs on vault, bars and beam One of just two Bruins to compete all-around in Won the all-around in her first all-around attempt, scoring against Washington on Feb. 9 Recorded her all-around high at Arkansas on Mar. 13 with a 39.3 Scored 9.85 on beam in five of 10 meets and in four of her last six in the leadoff position Averaged on beam Scored career-bests of 9.9 on floor and 9.85 on bars and beam at Stanford on Feb. 14 Level 10 Region 1 floor exercise champion and SoCal State uneven bars champion Won the all-around, vault and beam at the 2013 JO NIT JO National qualifier in 2012 after finishing fifth in the all-around at the Region 1 Level 10 State all-around and beam champion in 2012 Sonya Meraz Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements 1/ (4t) (7) (11) (7t) (3t) 4 5 Average High Career-Hi Hallie Mossett - Senior Clinched UCLA s win over Arkansas with a 9.8 on floor exercise on the final routine of the competition Suffered a fractured sternum on Feb. 13 and missed seven meets before returning to compete on floor exercise at the NCAA Scored in her first routine back in the NCAA semifinals and improved her mark to in the Super Six Ranked in the Top 11 in the nation on floor for six weeks at the beginning of the season Earned a season-high on bars at Cal and then tied her career-high against Utah with a 9.9 Earned a career-high 9.95 on floor vs. Alabama, receiving a 10.0 from one of the two judges and picking up her first career win on the event Named the Pac-12 Specialist of the Week Jan. 12 Scored 9.8 or better on bars in her last six meets of, including a 9.85 at the NCAA Semifinals Had her strongest overall performance of the season vs. Stanford on Mar. 7, tying for second on bars with a 9.875, tying her career-high with a on floor and hitting in an exhibition on beam Scored 9.85 on a beam exhibition on Feb. 21, 2014 Hit 41 of 43 routines without a fall during the 2014 season Averaged 9.79 as the leadoff on beam in UCLA s last seven meets Placed in the Top 3 in four of five all-around appearances, winning twice Scored a career-high in the all-around to place third at Arizona and also set a new career-high on vault with a 9.85 Won her second Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honor after capturing all-around title vs. Arizona State with a then-career-high Scored two career-highs at Cal, winning bars with a 9.9 and tying for second on beam with a to win Pac-12 Freshman of the Week Won the all-around at Utah in her all-around debut, scoring Five-time VISA competitor, qualifying for the national championship meet from Highest finish at the VISA was a ninth-place showing to make the national team in 2008, and she also placed fifth on floor and seventh on vault Named to the U.S. National Team in 2011 and was an alternate for the Pan American Games Hallie Mossett Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements 1/ (4) 4 5 Average High Career-Hi

9 Katelyn Ohashi - Sophomore Performed a backhandspring/backhandspring/layout full series on beam for the first time in a collegiate meet vs. Arkansas Second-team All-Pac-12 on balance beam Named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week four times in the six weeks she competed in the regular season Sat out four weeks with a small sternum fracture but came back to score 9.9 on beam in five meets, including at the NCAA and NCAA Super Six Won Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors for the second-straight week after scoring career-highs of 9.9 on both beam and floor vs. Stanford/Georgia In her first meet back from injury, she won beam with a career-high 9.9 vs. ASU, en route to Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors Won Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors after winning the all-around and bars and setting career-highs on all four events (vault , bars , beam , floor ) and the all-around (39.375) at Arizona Named the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week Jan. 19 after scoring a career-high 9.9 on bars to tie for third and adding scores of 9.8 on beam and on floor at Florida 2013 AT&T American Cup all-around champion Won a total of four gold medals, a silver and a bronze at the City of Jesolo Trophy in 2012 and 2011 Dominated at the 2012 Pacific Rim, winning team, all-around, bars, beam and floor 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 floor titles at the 2011 U.S. First on bars, second on beam, third in the all-around and fifth on vault at the 2011 CoverGirl Classic Second in the all-around and first on bars at the 2010 U.S. Competed at Level 10 in and placed second on vault and beam at the State Katelyn Ohashi Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements 1/ (9) 4 5 Average High Career-Hi Giulianna Pino - Freshman Became the first gymnast ever from Ecuador to compete in two World Cups and at the World, doing so in Competed at the Pacific Rim and the 2014 Pan American Games Qualifier Member of the Ecuadorian National Team since 2012 Competed at the Level 10 Region 8 in 2014 Giulianna Pino Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements 1/7 4 5 Average 17 High Career-Hi

10 Madison Preston - Sophomore Won both events that she competed vs. Arkansas, taking first on vault with a 9.9 on a stuck Yurchenko layout full, and tying for first on floor with a NCAA Regional vault co-champion with a career-hightying 9.9 Competed on vault in every meet and placed first three times Scored 9.85 on floor at Pac-12, her first time competing on floor in over a month Tied for second on vault vs. Oklahoma with a Tied her career-high with a 9.9 on a stuck Yurchenko layout full on Mar. 6 Tied for first on vault with a 9.85 vs. ASU Hit a career-high 9.9 on vault to tie for first place vs. Oregon State Pac-12 Freshman of the Week Feb. 2 after scoring career-highs on all three events she competed, with a 9.85 on vault to place second, a on beam in her collegiate debut on the event, and on floor to kick-start UCLA s comeback win Made her floor exercise debut at Arizona and scored Anchored vault for UCLA in the season opener, scoring to tie for fifth vs. Alabama Won the 2014 Level 10 National vault championship with a score of 9.9 Fifth in the all-around and first on vault at the 2014 Region 5 Won the all-around and vault and placed second on beam and floor at the 2014 Level 10 State Won a total of three all-around Level 10 State titles from Madison Preston Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements 1/ (1) (1t) 4 5 Average High Career-Hi Kyla Ross - Freshman Tied for first on bars with a 9.875, placed third on vault with a and scored 9.7 on beam in her collegiate debut vs. Arkansas 2012 Olympic gold medalist as a member of the Fierce Five Five-time World Championship medalist, winning team gold and all-around bronze in 2014 and silver in the allaround, uneven bars and balance beam in 2013 Awarded the Longines Prize for Elegance at the 2013 World Captured a total of seven medals at the USA, including gold on balance beam in 2013 and 2014 and uneven bars in 2013 and silver in the all-around in 2013 and 2014 Earned five medals at the 2014 Pacific Rim, winning team and balance beam gold and all-around, uneven bars and floor exercise silver Also won team and balance beam gold and all-around silver at the 2012 Pacific Rims Won the all-around at the 2010 Pan American Two-time U.S. junior all-around champion (2009, 2010) Seven-year U.S. National Team member (four years at the senior level and three at the junior level) Kyla Ross Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements 1/ (3) (1t) (8) 4 5 Average High Career-Hi

11 Mercedez Sanchez - Freshman Won the all-around, bars, beam and floor at the Copa Quetzal Level 10 competition in Guatemala Level 10 Region 1 qualifier in and Earned Top 5 finishes in the all-around, vault and beam at the 2014 Level 9 Western Finished fourth in the all-around, third on vault and fifth on bars and beam at the 2014 Level 9 Region 1 Mercedez Sanchez Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements 1/7 4 5 Average 17 High Career-Hi Stella Savvidou - Sophomore Fourth place on bars vs. Arkansas with a 9.85 Tied for fourth on bars at Pac-12 with a career-high Sscored on bars to place fourth against Oklahoma Competed on bars and beam vs. Stanford/Georgia and posted a season-high on bars Competed on beam for the first time Feb. 27 vs. ASU and tied for third place with a Hit a on bars in an exhibition vs. ASU Competed for Cyprus at the World All-around finalist at the 2014 Commonwealth Games Competed at the European Games Won the Australian Level 10 national vault and bars titles in 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 1/ (4) 4 5 Average High Career-Hi Macy Toronjo - Redshirt Freshman Made her UCLA debut with an exhibition on beam vs. Arkansas Redshirted the season due to a torn rotator cuff Won the all-around and floor and placed third on beam, fourth on vault and fifth on bars at the Level 10 National All-around and floor champion at the Region 3 Swept the all-around and all four events at the State Made her senior elite debut in 2014, placing eighth in the all-around and sixth on floor exercise at the P&G National Placed first in the all-around, bars and beam and second on floor at the 2014 American Classic At the junior level in 2011, she won a bronze medal on floor and placed ninth in the all-around at the American Classic to qualify for the Visa National 2010 U.S. Challenge bars and floor champion Macy Toronjo Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements 1/ Average 17 High Career-Hi

12 TV Roster Maria Caire, Freshman Redshirting Angi Cipra, Senior All-American on Floor Rechelle Dennis, Junior Career-high of 9.85 on bars Mikaela Gerber, Senior 2011 World Championship competitor Anna Glenn, Freshman Redshirting due to injury Grace Glenn, Freshman Redshirting due to injury Napualani Hall, Junior Career-high of 9.9 on vault Felicia Hano, Freshman U.S. Nat'l Team member JaNay Honest, Junior Pac-12 UB co-champ Madison Kocian, Freshman Olympic gold, silver Gracie Kramer, Freshman Region 1 vault champ Peng-Peng Lee, R. Senior 2011 World Championship competitor Sonya Meraz, Junior 2nd-team Pac-12 All-Academic Hallie Mossett, Senior U.S. Nat'l Team member Katelyn Ohashi, Sophomore 4-year U.S. Nat'l Team member Giulianna Pino, Freshman World Championship competitor Madison Preston, Sophomore NCAA Regional V champ Kyla Ross, Freshman 2012 Olympic gold medalist Mercedez Sanchez, Freshman 2-time Region 1 qualifi er Stella Savvidou, Sophomore World Championship competitor Macy Toronjo, R. Freshman JO National AA champ Valorie Kondos Field Head Coach Chris Waller Associate Head Coach Randy Lane Associate Head Coach Jordyn Wieber Volunteer Assistant Coach Matteah Brow Team Manager Karli Dugas Team Manager Melissa Metcalf Team Manager Alex Waller Team Manager