PAC-10 CONFERENCE PAC-10 CONFERENCE 1350 Treat Blvd. Suite 500, Walnut Creek, CA 94597 // PAC-10.ORG // 925.932.4411 For Immediate Release //Wednesday, February 23, 2011 Contact // Tre Stallings (tstallings@pac-10.org) PAC-10 GYMNASTICS TEAMS MAKE PUSH TOWARDS CHAMPIONSHIPS As the regular season of the 2011 gymnastics campaign begins to move towards the championship season, the rankings have transitioned from season average to regional qualifying score (RQS). Qualification for regional competition is based on a team's and an all around competitor's six best regular-season-meet scores, of which three must be from away meets. To obtain the regional qualifying score (RQS), the high score is eliminated and the remaining five scores are averaged. The transition from Total Season Average to RQS proved an asset for the Pac-10, as WASHINGTON moved up to No. 11 in the latest poll. ARIZONA STATE recorded its second dual meet victory of the season last weekend, upsetting Pac-10 foe WASHING- TON. The win required a season-high team score and multiple career performances. Senior Beate Jones scored a season-high 39.225, finishing second in all around competition. STANFORD (14-0) remains the lone undefeated program in the Pac-10. The No. 2 Cardinal extended its streak by defeating ARIZONA for the 14th consecutive time. In its first home meet in six weeks, UCLA recorded the Conference s first score of 197. The Bruins season-high score of 197.475 was easily enough to defeat then No. 25 North Carolina State. The end of the Conference dual meet schedule is quickly approaching as Arizona State wraps up Pac-10 dual competition when it heads to Palo Alto, Calif., to compete against undefeated Stanford. Oregon State host the 31st annual Salbasgeon Suites Invitational on Friday, Feb. 25 at 7 pm. The Beavers will face Pac-10 opponent Washington, as well as San Jose State and UC Davis. UCLA remains at home for a tri-meet against No. 12 Denver and Minnesota on Sunday, Feb. 27 at 2 pm. UPCOMING SCHEDULE Friday, February 25 San Jose State, UC Davis, WASHINGTON at OREGON STATE, 7 p.m. Saturday, February 26 ARIZONA at BYU, 7 p.m. Sunday, February 27 Denver, Minnesota at UCLA, 2 p.m. ARIZONA STATE at STANFORD, 2 p.m. All times are local to site Rankings from 2010 Preseason Coaches Poll
Feb. 23, 2011 Pac-10 Women s Gymnastics Release Page 2 GYMINFO TOP-25 COACHES POLL FEB. 21 Rank School Team RQS 1. Florida 197.055 2. STANFORD 196.585 3. Oklahoma 196.250 4. Georgia 196.175 5. Alabama 196.115 6. OREGON STATE 195.935 7. Nebraska 195.595 8. Michigan 195.575 9. UCLA 195.355 10. Penn State 195.300 11. WASHINGTON 195.265 12. Denver 195.245 13. Boise State 195.215 14. Illinois-Champaign 195.150 15. Iowa 195.145 - Arkansas 195.145 17. Ohio State 195.055 18. Auburn 194.835 19. Kent State 194.829 20. LSU 194.825 21. Minnesota 194.775 22. Iowa State 194.750 23. Missouri 194.620 24. West Virginia 194.440 25. ARIZONA 194.400 RETURNING ALL-AMERICANS First Team Makayla Stambaugh, SO., Oregon State Vanessa Zamarripa, JR., UCLA (Vault, Floor Exercise, All-around) Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs, JR., UCLA (Vault) Brittani McCullough, SR., UCLA Mary Atkinson, SR., Arizona State (Vault) Second Team Aisha Gerber, JR., UCLA (Balance Beam) Niki Tom, SR., UCLA Jen Kesler, SR., Oregon State (Uneven Bars) PAC-10 NOTES ARIZONA: Arizona fell to the No. 2 Stanford Cardinal 194.675 to 195.300 before a a season high crowd of 1,490 last Friday. The Wildcats started the dual meet with a strong showing on vault, led by SO Aubree Cristello who posted the team high score of 9.825 to tie for second place. Behind her was JR Deanna Graham and SO Mykle Douglass with a score of 9.800, as they tied for third place. Douglass s mark on vault was a career-high score. Despite facing a deficit of 1.00 going into the final rotation, Arizona fought hard on floor posting a team total of 49.000 and closed the gap to only 0.625. SR Miranda Russell had a team-high score of 9.850, taking second place overall. Cristello and Graham tied for third with a score of 9.825. The Wildcats head to Provo, Utah to take on BYU Saturday Feb. 26 at 7 pm. ARIZONA STATE: Arizona State recorded its third win of the season with a upset victory against the Washington Huskies 195.750 to 195.450. The Sun Devils began the meet on vault, as SR Brittany Schuett performed her season vault debut hitting an almost perfect score of 9.900. Arizona State compiled a season-high team score of 49.025 on vault, to take the early lead over the Huskies. Finishing the competition on floor, the Sun Devils nailed their routines to clinch the win. The Gym Devils hit a season-high floor total of 49.200 as each gymnast posted scores above the 9.8 mark. SR Beate Jones finished second in all around competition with a season-high score of 39.225. The Sun Devils take its season-high score on the road to Palo Alto, Calif. this Sunday to compete against undefeated Stanford. CALIFORNIA: California was topped by UC Davis in a dual meet on the road. The Bears earned a total score of 191.500 while the Davis Aggies amassed a 194.050. Floor was Cal s strongest event as it earned a meet high score of 48.500. SO Mariesah Pierce earned Cal's top mark of the meet, a 9.825. SR Avery Gee scored a 9.725. Pierce was also Cal's top all arounder earning a total of 38.750 while SO Madisyn O Brien also competed in the all-around, earning 37.725 points. The Golden Bears have a bye his week, and return to action on Sunday, March 6 when they compete in their final home meet of the season. OREGON STATE: Oregon State returns to action this week when the Beavers host the 31st annual Salbasgeon Suites Invitational Friday at 7 pm. Oregon State will face Washington (7-7), which is ranked No. 11 in the nation, as well as San Jose State (9-3) and UC Davis (8-3). Friday's meet will mark the second time the Beavers have met the Huskies this year. Four of the Beaver s lineups are ranked in this week's top 10. Oregon State is ranked eighth on vault (49.030 RQS), second on the uneven bars (49.225), sixth on the balance beam (48.860) and seventh on the floor exercise (48.990). In addition, several OSU gymnasts are ranked among the top 25 in the nation: JR Leslie Mak is tied for second on the beam (9.870), is tied for fifth on the bars (9.870) and is seventh in the all-around (39.245). JR Olivia Vivian is No. 2 in the country on the bars (9.885). SO Kelsi Blalock is tied for 24th on the vault (9.840) and SO Makayla Stambaugh is tied for 25th on the bars (9.825). STANFORD: Stanford improved upon its best-ever start by beating Pac-10 foe Arizona, 195.300-194.675 last week. SO Nicole Dayton and FR Kristina Vaculik earned their first collegiate victories to highlight Stanford's performance as the Cardinal extended its season-opening winning streak to 14 straight. JR Alyssa Brown shared first place honors on vault earning a score of 9.850. Brown has been one of the Cardinal's steadiest performers all season, scoring at least 9.85 on every bars routine and 9.825 on every vault this season. SR Shelly Alexander earned her third all-around victory of the season with a score of 39.150. Stanford will celebrate its Senior Day in its final home meet of the season, Sunday, Feb. 27 against Arizona State. UCLA: UCLA posted a season-high score of 197.475 to win a dual meet over North Carolina State (195.025) this past Monday. In its first home meet in six weeks, the Bruins earned seven scores of 9.9 or better and had 21 out of 24 routines score at least 9.8. UCLA started the meet with a huge score on vault, earning a season-high 49.4. JR Tauny Frattone stuck her Yurchenko half-on, piked front off, tying a career-high score of 9.95. The Bruins scored another season-high on beam, earning a pair of 9.95s and totaling 49.4. SR Brittani McCullough was nearly flawless in her routine scoring a career-high 9.95. McCullough s score set up SR anchor Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs season-high-tying 9.95. FR Sydney Sawa won the all-around for the first time as a Bruin, scoring a career-high 39.275. UCLA remains at home for a tri-meet against Denver and Minnesota on Sunday, Feb. 27. WASHINGTON: Washington was upset in Tempe, Ariz., by Arizona State in a Pac-10 dual meet last Friday, 195.750-195.450. The Huskies posted a score of 48.675 on bars in its opening rotation, as JR Ruby Engreitz posted her fourth bars title of the season. FR Aliza Vaccher earned a career-high 9.875 tying Engreitz for the first place finish. For the third time this year the Huskies posted above the 49.000 mark on vault, earning a season-high score of a 49.300 on the event. JR Amanda Cline scored a career-high score of 9.925 to win the event. Engreitz posted a career-high score of 39.350 to win the all around competition. The Huskies travel to Corvallis, Ore., to compete against Pac-10 foe Oregon State along with San Jose State and UC Davis Friday, Feb. 25.
Feb. 23, 2011 Pac-10 Women s Gymnastics Release Page 4 2010 PAC-10 WOMEN S GYMNASTICS COMPOSITE SCHEDULE/RESULTS (Times are local. Schedule subject to change.) Friday, January 7 Utah (195.7); UCLA (195.3) OREGON STATE (195.400); LSU (193.350) Sunday, January 9 Pac-10 Showcase Stanford (196.625); UCLA (195.925); Oregon State (195.375); Arizona (193.825); Washington (193.675); Arizona State (191.850); California (191.675). Friday, January 14 ARIZONA (192.750); Utah State (192.00); BYU (193.075) UC Davis (192.600); San Jose State (192.950) CALIFORNIA (192.475) Ohio State (193.300); OREGON STATE (195.925) UCLA (194.425); Southern Utah (194.75) Saturday, January 15 Boise State (194.825); Illinois State (188.025); Seattle Pacific (185.825); WASHINGTON (194.825) Friday, January 21 ARIZONA STATE (192.050); ARIZONA (193.625) CALIFORNIA (190.125); WASHINGTON (195.475) OREGON STATE (194.650); Oklahoma (195.300); Denver (194.300); Centenary (187.625) Sunday, January 23 UCLA (194.825); STANFORD (196.200) Friday, January 28 STANFORD (196.825); Utah (196.500) UCLA (196.675); OREGON STATE (196.625) Oklahoma (196.175); WASHINGTON (195.100) Brown (186.875); ARIZONA STATE (191.325) Boise State (194.400); ARIZONA (195.375) Sunday, January 30 Alaska (188.425); CALIFORNIA (191.850) Friday, February 4 WASHINGTON (195.800); Seattle Pacific (190.100) ARIZONA STATE (194.125); Utah (196.525) Illinois-Chicago (193.400); ARIZONA (195.400) Sunday, February 6 OREGON STATE (196.950); ARIZONA STATE (194.800) San Jose State (193.825); STANFORD (196.975) Sacramento State (192.900); CALIFORNIA (192.700) Friday, February 11 IGI/Chicago Style Classic OREGON STATE (196.350) STANFORD (196.475) UCLA (196.300) CALIFORNIA (191.975); ARIZONA STATE (194.450) WASHINGTON (195.475); Utah (196.975) Saturday, February 12 ARIZONA (195.550); North Carolina State (194.250); William & Mary (187.575) Sunday, February 13 STANFORD (196.800); Michigan (196.500); Nebraska (195.400) Friday, February 18 WASHINGTON (195.450); ARIZONA STATE (195.750) STANFORD (195.300); ARIZONA (194.675) CALIFORNIA (191.500); UC Davis (194.050) Monday, February 21 NC State (195.025); UCLA (197.475) Friday, February 25 WASHINGTON at OREGON STATE, 7 p.m. Saturday, February 26 ARIZONA at BYU, 7 p.m. Sunday, February 27 Denver, Minnesota at UCLA, 2 p.m. ARIZONA STATE at STANFORD, 2 p.m. Friday, March 4 Michigan State/Men's Club vs. ARIZONA STATE at WASHINGTON, 7 p.m. Sunday, March 6 Georgia, ARIZONA at UCLA, 2 p.m. STANFORD, OREGON STATE at CALIFORNIA, 2 p.m. ARIZONA STATE at Nebraska, TBA Friday, March 11 Air Force/Seattle Pacific at WASHINGTON, 7 p.m. Bridgeport at ARIZONA STATE, 7:30 p.m. New Hampshire, TWU, BYU at ARIZONA, 7 p.m. Saturday, March 12 Utah at OREGON SATE, 7 p.m. Sunday, March 13 UCLA at Cal State Fullerton, 2 p.m. CALIFORNIA at Penn, Temple, Kentucky, 1 p.m. Saturday, March 19 Pac-10 Championships, Los Angeles, California 4 p.m. Saturday, April 2 NCAA Regionals, TBA Friday, April 15 NCAA Championships, Cleveland, Ohio TBA
Pac-10 Gymnast of the Week WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- WASHINGTON junior Ruby Engreitz has been awarded Pac-10 Gymnast of the Week, for the week of Feb. 14-20 Commissioner Larry Scott announced today. Ruby Engreitz, a junior from Kirkland, Wash., had her best career meet as a Husky, posting careerbest marks on vault, beam and all-around competition. Engreitz s career-best score of 9.900 on vault earned a tie for second place, as the Huskies posted a season-high score of 49.300 in the event. Engreitz earned a first place finish on bars with a score of 9.875, posting her fourth title in the event this season. In addition, Engreitz won the all-around with a career-high 39.350, placed second on the beam with a score of 9.825, and finished fourth on floor with a 9.800. This is Engreitz s first Pac-10 Gymnast of the Week honor and fifth in Huskies history. Also Nominated: Beaté Jones, ASU; Mariesah Pierce, CAL; Shelley Alexander, STAN; Aubree Cristello, ARIZ; Sydney Sawa, UCLA. 2011 Pac-10 Gymnasts of the Week: Jan. 12 - Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs, UCLA, Jan. 18 - Leslie Mak, OSU, Jan. 25 - Shelley Alexander, STAN, Feb. 1 - Allyse Ishino, STAN, Feb. 8 - Aubree Cristello, ARIZ, Feb. 15 - Deanna Graham, ARIZ, Feb. 22 - Ruby Engreitz, WASH. Pac-10 Special Performer of the Week WALNUT CREEK, Calif. -- UCLA junior Tauny Frattone has been awarded Pac-10 Special Performance of the Week, for the week of Feb. 14-20, Commissioner Larry Scott announced today. Junior Tauny Frattone, hailing from Lake Forest, Calif., tied a career-high on vault with a 9.95, sticking her Yurchenko half-on, piked front half-off vault for her fourth consecutive vault victory. Frattone s score led the way for a Bruin season-high team score of 49.4 on vault. Frattone is averaging a teambest 9.868 on vault this year and ranks third amongst Conference competition. She has scored 9.8 or better on the event in 18 consecutive meets and in 22 of 24 career meets. In addition, Frattone scored a career-high 9.85 on beam (4th place) to help the Bruins achieve a season-high score of 49.4 on the event, and her leadoff score of 9.8 on floor (8th place) helped lead the way to another seasonhigh of 49.425. The Bruins team total of 197.475 is a season-high and the highest of any team in the Pac-10 this season. The Special Performance of the Week nod is Frattone s first of her career and UCLA s 14th all-time. Also Nominated: Brittany Schuett, ASU; Dallas Crawford, CAL; Miranda Russell, ARIZ; Aliza Vaccher, WASH; Alyssa Brown, STAN. 2011 Pac-10 Special Performance of the Week: Jan. 12 - Olivia Vivian, OSU, Jan. 18 - Olivia Vivian, OSU, Jan. 25 - Ashley Morgan, STAN, Feb. 1 - Miranda Russell, ARIZ, Feb. 8 - Nicole Pechanec, STAN, Feb. 15 - Samantha Peszek, UCLA, Feb. 22 - Tauny Frattone, UCLA.
Season Bests - Top 10 (Weekly rankings provided by Troester.com. Rankings by highest score.) All-Around 1. 39.280 Shelley Alexander, STAN 2. 39.245 Leslie Mak, OSU 3. 38.595 Deanna Graham, ARIZ 4. 38.355 Madisyn O Brien, CAL 5. 38.075 Alicia Asturias, CAL Floor 1. 9.915 Ashley Morgan, STAN 2t. 9.820 Shelley Alexander, STAN Kristen Linton, WASH 4t. 9.815 Miranda Russell, ARIZ Nicole Pechanec, STAN 6. 9.800 Leslie Mak, OSU 7. 9.795 Samantha Walior, WASH 8. 9.780 Kelsi Blalock, OSU 9. 9.775 Brittany Schuett, ASU 10t. 9.755 Olivia Vivian, OSU Danielle Ikoma, STAN Beam 1. 9.870 Leslie Mak, OSU 2. 9.840 Shelley Alexander, STAN 3. 9.815 Alyssa Brown, STAN 4. 9.795 Aisha Gerber, UCLA 5. 9.785 Danielle Ikoma, STAN 6. 9.765 Samantha Walior, WASH 7. 9.755 Olivia Vivian, OSU 8t. 9.740 Katie Matusik, ARIZ Kelsi Blalock, OSU Ashley Morgan, STAN Paige Bixler, WASH Bars 1. 9.885 Olivia Vivian, OSU 2. 9.880 Allyse Ishino, STAN 3t. 9.870 Alyssa Brown, STAN Leslie Mak, OSU 5t. 9.865 Nicole Pechanec, STAN Ruby Engreitz, WASH 7. 9.825 Makayla Stambaugh, OSU 8. 9.820 Samantha Walior, WASH 9. 9.815 Jen Kelser, OSU 10. 9.810 Aisha Gerber, UCLA Vault 1. 9.870 Alyssa Brown, STAN 2. 9.860 Shelley Alexander, STAN 3. 9.845 Tauny Frattone, UCLA 4. 9.840 Kelsi Blalock, OSU 5t. 9.835 Becky Colvin, OSU Deanna Graham, ARIZ 7t. 9.825 Allyse Ishino, STAN Amanda Cline, WASH 9. 9.800 Lauren Rogers, WASH 10t. 9.795 Ashley Morgan, STAN Samantha Seaman, ASU RQA 1. 196.585 STAN 2. 195.935 OSU 3. 195.355 UCLA 4. 195.265 WASH 5. 194.400 ARIZ 6. 193.455 ASU 7. 191.895 CAL * Indicates nation leading score