UCLA Women's Gymnastics Weekly Press Release March 12, 2008 UCLA Sports Information PO Box 24044 Los Angeles, CA 90024-0044 SID Contact: Liza David Phone: 310/206-8140 Fax: 310/825-8664 Email: ldavid@athletics.ucla.edu Website: www.uclabruins.com UCLA Travels To Top-Ranked Georgia For Regular Season Finale Bruins to compete at site of NCAA Championships. 2008 UCLA Schedule Date Opponent Time/Result Lady Luck Invitational - Las Vegas, NV 1/4 vs. ASU, OSU 1st, 194.975 1/13 MEET THE BRUINS Exhibition 1/20 at Cal State Fullerton 1st, 196.125 w/ Brown, Wisconsin-Eau Claire 1/27 STANFORD W 195.050-195.025 2/1 at Washington W 195.975-194.425 IGI Chicago Style Meet - Chicago, IL 2/8 vs. Illinois, Stanford, Wash. 1st, 196.875 2/17 at California W 195.225-189.425 2/22 at Arizona W 196.575-196.050 2/24 UTAH L 195.825-197.450 3/2 OREGON ST. W 196.775-195.950 3/9 ALABAMA, ARKANSAS, 3rd, 195.800 CAL STATE FULLERTON at Georgia 7:30 pm at Pac-10 Championships 4 pm at NCAA Regionals TBD NCAA Championships - Athens, GA NCAA Prelims TBD NCAA Super Six TBD 4/26 NCAA Event Finals TBD Home meets are in BOLD CAPS and held in Pauley Pavilion. All times are local to site. Nationally-Ranked Bruins Gymnast V UB BB FX AA Li 2nd-T 8th McCullough 12th 24th J. Schwikert 21st-T T. Schwikert 9th 4th-T Team 5th 2nd 11th 20th 10th 2008 Event Titles Gymnast V UB BB FX AA Berlin 1 Bernholtz 1 Comforte 1 1 1 Li 5 2 4 5 McCullough 3 1 2 J. Schwikert 2 1 T. Schwikert 4 1 2 4 3 2008 Honors Marci Bernholtz Pac-10 Event Specialist of the Week (Jan. 15-21) Anna Li Pac-10 Gymnast of the Week (Jan. 8-14) UCLA/Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week (Feb. 11-18) Jordan Schwikert Pac-10 Event Specialist of the Week (Jan. 22-28) Tasha Schwikert Pac-10 Gymnast of the Week (Jan. 29-Feb. 4) This Week Tenth-ranked UCLA (14-3) will close out the regular season with a dual meet at top-ranked Georgia (8-2) on Saturday, Mar. 15. The meet will take place at 7:30 pm in Stegeman Coliseum, which is the site of the 2008 NCAA Gymnastics Championships. Live Coverage Live scoring and play-by-play commentary is available at georgiadogs.com. A live webcast is also available to G-Xtra subscribers. A monthly subscription costs $9.95. Comcast Sports South is televising the meet on a delayed basis. It will air on Mar. 18 at 7 pm ET and on Mar. 19 at 12:30 pm ET. In The Rankings UCLA dropped two spots to No. 10 in the national rankings, which is based on Regional Qualifying Score (RQS). The Bruins' RQS is 196.255. UCLA remains second on uneven bars (49.305), fi fth on vault (49.300) and is now 11th on beam (49.000) and 20th on fl oor (48.920). Individually, sophomore Anna Li is ranked eighth in the all-around (39.375) and tied for second on bars (9.915). Redshirt freshman Brittani McCullough ranks 24th in the all-around (39.185) and 12th on vault (9.895). Tasha Schwikert is tied for fourth on bars (9.910) and is ninth on vault (9.910), and Jordan Schwikert is tied for 21st on bars (9.860). RQS is compiled by taking the top six regular-season scores, a minimum of three coming in away meets, dropping the high and averaging the remaining fi ve scores. Bruins Place Third In Home Finale UCLA had to count a fall on both balance beam and fl oor exercise and saw its two-rotation lead turn into a third-place fi nish in a quad meet that served as the Bruins' home fi nale. Arkansas won the meet with a season-high 196.425, and Alabama edged out the Bruins for second place with a 195.925. UCLA was third with a 195.800, and Cal State Fullerton placed fourth with a 192.625. Tasha Schwikert and Jordan Schwikert both saw success in their Senior Day meet, with Tasha winning the all-around and fl oor exercise with season-high scores of 39.675 and 9.975, respectively, and Jordan placing third in the all-around with a season-high 39.4. McCullough Out With Season-Ending Achilles Injury More devastating for UCLA than the quad meet loss was the loss of redshirt freshman Brittani McCullough to a ruptured left Achilles tendon. McCullough suffered the injury on the takeoff of her opening tumbling pass. She will have surgery next week and will miss the remainder of the season. This will be her third season-ending injury in as many seasons. In 2006, she had surgery on her right Achilles tendon, and last year, she was in a car accident and severed a tendon on her toe and had to redshirt the season. Schwikerts Surging Seniors Tasha Schwikert and Jordan Schwikert have been on fi re as of late. Although consistent all season, having each hit 31 of 32 routines on the year, each has been building their scores as the season has progressed. Tasha has improved her all-around total in each of her last four efforts, going from 39.55 in Chicago and against Utah to 39.625 against Oregon State and fi nally to a season-best 39.675 last weekend. She has also scored 9.925 or better on her last four fl oor routines, with a 9.975 coming a week ago, and 9.9 or better on her last four vaults. Jordan, although often competing in the early half of the lineup, has scored 39.35 or better in each of her last three meets, with a season-best of 39.4 coming last weekend. She has scored 9.875 on fl oor in her last three meets and has four 9.9+ scores on the year. Tasha has hit 27 straight routines, while Jordan has hit 26 straight. About The Gym Dogs Top-ranked Georgia is the three-time defending NCAA champion. Although the Gym Dogs lost two-time defending NCAA all-around champion Courtney Kupets to a torn Achilles two weeks ago, Georgia is loaded with talent. Seven All-Americans returned from last year's squad, including 2004 Olympic medalist Courtney McCool and 2007 SEC Gymnast of the Year Katie Heenan. McCool is the top-ranked gymnast in the nation on fl oor exercise, while freshman Cassidy McComb ranks 10th. McCool is also fourth on balance beam. On uneven bars, where Georgia ranks No. 1 just ahead of UCLA, three Georgia athletes are ranked in the Top 7 - No. 1 Kupets, No. 6 Heenan and No. 7 Grace Taylor. UCLA's all-time record against Georgia in regular season action is 5-13. In the last meeting on Mar. 4, 2007, the Bruins edged out the Gym Dogs in Pauley Pavilion, 197.150-197.000, to snap their 27-meet, 57-opponent unbeaten streak. Anna Li's then-career-best 9.9 on fl oor exercise clinched the victory. The last time UCLA competed in Athens was in 2006, and an injury-depleted Bruin team lost, 197.525-195.200. UCLA's last win at Georgia was in 2004, 197.850-197.475. Powerhouse Teams UCLA and Georgia have been the premier teams in the nation in the last 11 years, with the two teams combining for 10 of the last 11 NCAA titles. The only other school to win a NCAA Championship during this 11-year span was Alabama in 2002. Overall, UCLA has won fi ve NCAA titles (2004, 2003, 2001, 2000, 1997), while Georgia has won eight (2007, 2006, 2005, 1999, 1998, 1993, 1989, 1987), including the last three consecutive. Star Power UCLA and Georgia typically boast rosters stacked with the biggest names in gymnastics. Each team has a U.S. Olympian (UCLA - Tasha Schwikert, Georgia - Courtney McCool and Courtney Kupets) p. 1 of 2
and a plethora of national team members. The two teams have a combined 14 former National Team members from the U.S., Canada and Great Britain on their rosters. UCLA has seven (Marci Bernholtz, Shavahn Church, Kristina Comforte, Ashley Jenkins, Brittani McCullough, Jordan Schwikert and Tasha Schwikert), and Georgia has seven (Nikki Childs, Katie Heenan, Courtney Kupets, Hilary Mauro, Courtney McCool, Marcia Newby and Grace Taylor). Comforte Back On Two Junior Kristina Comforte is making her way back into the competition lineup after injuring her right knee on Jan. 27 during her fl oor exercise routine. A bone bruise sidelined her for four meets before she returned to the competition lineup with a 9.825 on uneven bars Feb. 24 against Utah. On Mar. 2 against Oregon State, she returned to the vault lineup and stuck a big Yurchenko full for a 9.9 and then added a season-high tying 9.9 on uneven bars. Comforte is back to training on balance beam and could return to the beam lineup shortly. Perfect In The Pac UCLA fi nished a perfect 6-0 in Pac-10 Conference matchups this season. The Bruins also picked up additional victories over Oregon State, Stanford and Washington in invitational meets that did not count as conference matchups. Overall, UCLA is 9-0 against Pac-10 teams this season. Bruins Have Best Start In 20 Years UCLA started the season 12-0 with wins in its fi rst seven meets to get off to its best start since the 1988 team went 17-0 in the regular season. The 2008, 1988 and 1987 teams are the only teams in UCLA history to win their fi rst seven meets of the year. Church Makes Memorable Debut In her fi rst ever competitive routine as a Bruin on Feb. 24, freshman Shavahn Church earned a 9.85 on the uneven bars, placing fourth overall against Utah. She scored 9.825 a week later against Oregon State. Church, who missed the fi rst half of the season after undergoing arthroscopic knee surgery in late December, was a 2005 World Championships competitor for Great Britain and 2006 Commonwealth Games medalist. She was also a member of the U.S. Junior National Team in 2003. Bars Team Hardly Uneven With the return of Kristina Comforte and the addition of Shavahn Church, the Bruins are loaded on uneven bars. The bars team of Ariana Berlin, Brittani McCullough, Church, Jordan Schwikert, Comforte and Tasha Schwikert racked up a season-high total of 49.425 against Oregon State, with all six gymnasts scoring 9.825 or better and the fi nal three all going 9.9+. That lineup did not even include Anna Li, who is ranked No. 2 in the nation on bars and sat out that meet with a concussion. Li has a career and season-high 9.975 and averages 9.858 on the year, with fi ve scores of 9.9 or better. The Bruins have scored 49.175 or better on bars in the last seven meets. Career-highs from the Bruins on bars include a 10.0 from Tasha Schwikert, 9.975s from Berlin, Jordan Schwikert and Li, 9.95 from Comforte, and 9.85 from Church in just her fi rst-ever collegiate routine. Also capable of 9.8+ scores are Allison Taylor (season-high 9.8 set at Cal) and two Bruins who have yet to see action this year on bars - Melissa Chan and Ashley Jenkins, both of whom have careerbests of 9.825. Setting The Table Competing comfortably and more than capably in the leadoff position on most events is junior Ariana Berlin. The leadoff position is not typically one that is embraced by most competitors, but Berlin thrives in the role of setting the tone for the rest of her team and setting them up for big scores. In 17 of 30 leadoff routines this season, Berlin has recorded a score of 9.8 or greater, including a 9.85 on vault last week that led to a season-high team score of 49.425, a 9.875 on uneven bars at Cal that set the tone for a then-season-high 49.4 team score, a winning mark of 9.85 on balance beam at Washington that led to a season-high team score of 49.15, and a 9.8 on fl oor exercise that led to another then-season-high team mark of 49.275 in Chicago. The consistent Berlin averages over 9.7 on all four events and has hit all seven of her beam routines this year for 9.7 or higher. Perhaps Berlin's most impressive leadoff moment came last year at the NCAA Team Finals, when she scored a 9.9 as the leadoff vaulter, helping the Bruins capture fourth place. Freshmen Get In Mix The Bruin freshmen have been making big contributions this season. NiKi Tom has competed in six of 10 meets on the year, recording highs of 9.825 on vault and fl oor and 9.85 on beam. Allison Taylor has posted a high of 9.8 on bars and got her fi rst taste of action on fl oor exercise at Arizona. Marci Bernholtz has a high of 9.875 on the balance beam with a fi rst-place showing at Fullerton and a second-place fi nish against Stanford. Mizuki Sato is a regular in the Bruins' fl oor lineup and recorded a season-best 9.875 that placed second at Arizona. She also had a big mark in an exhibition beam performance, scoring 9.825. Sato is ranked 10th in the Pac-10 on fl oor with a RQS of 9.830. The only Bruin teammate ranked ahead of her is Anna Li. Talia Kushynski competed on fl oor exercise at Fullerton and scored 9.675 in her competition debut. She also hit her exhibition beam routine in Las Vegas for a 9.5. Shavahn Church made her collegiate debut on the uneven bars against Utah Feb. 24 and scored 9.85 to place fourth. Streaks Tasha Schwikert has hit 27 routines in a row and 31 of 32 this season Dating back to last year, Schwikert has hit 90 of her last 91 routines In her career, she has hit 151 of 157 routines (96.2%) without a fall Schwikert has also hit 36 straight vaults for 9.8 or better and has scored lower than 9.8 just once in her career (9.75) Younger sister Jordan Schwikert has been just as consistent this year, hitting 26 routines in a row and 31 of 32 Ariana Berlin has competed in 38 straight meets and has hit 130 of 136 career routines (95.6%) without a fall Anna Li's streak of 22 straight meets competing in the all-around ended Feb. 22 when she did only two events at Arizona The Bruins had a streak of hit balance beam routines end at 30 on Feb. 17 at Cal. UCLA has hit 6-for-6 on beam in fi ve of eight meets this year. Tasha Schwikert To Be Inducted Into USAG Hall Of Fame Senior Tasha Schwikert will be inducted into the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame this summer as a member of the 2003 U.S. Women's World Championships Team. She was the team captain of the 2003 U.S. squad that won the country's fi rst-ever team gold medal at the World Championships. Schwikert, who was also a member of the 2000 U.S. Olympic team and a two-time U.S. all-around champion, is the fi rst UCLA woman to be inducted in the USAG Hall of Fame. Looking Ahead UCLA begins post-season play on Saturday, Mar. 29 at the Pac-10 Championships in Seattle, Wash. The Bruins are the defending Pac-10 Champions and have won a total of 13 Pac-10 team titles. 2008 UCLA Gymnastics Roster Name Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School/Club) Notes Ariana Berlin (are-ee-on-uh) 5-2 Jr. San Diego, CA (Patrick Henry/SCEGA/South Coast Gymnastics) Has competed in 38 straight meets Marci Bernholtz 5-2 Fr. Unionville, ON (Thornhill Secondary/ASF Gymnastics) Pac-10 Event Specialist of Week for Jan. 15-21 Melissa Chan 5-1 Jr. Los Gatos, CA (Los Gatos/Airborne Gymnastics) Scored important 9.85 on FX to help UCLA win at AZ Shavahn Church (sha-von) 5-2 Fr. Tarzana, CA (Laurel Springs/Waller's GymJam Academy) Scored 9.85 on UB in collegiate debut Kristina Comforte (com-forty) 5-4 Jr. Burr Ridge, IL (Lyons Township/IGI) Back on V/UB after missing 3 meets w/ bone bruise on rt. knee Ashley Jenkins 5-3 So. Laguna Niguel, CA (Mater Dei/SCATS) Missed fi rst 5 meets w/ broken toe Talia Kushynski (TALL-ya coo-shin-ski) 5-2 Fr. Sherman Oaks, CA (Van Nuys/Waller's GymJam Academy) Walk-on scored 9.675 on fi rst FX routine Anna Li 5-4 So. Aurora, IL (Waubonsie Valley/Aerial Gymnastics) Won all-around in fi ve of seven AA meets Brittani McCullough (muh-cull-uh) 5-4 RFr. Corona, CA (Centennial/SCEGA) Top 3 in AA in 6 of 7 meets before season-ending injury Natalie Padilla (pa-dee-ya) 5-4 Sr. San Diego, CA (Bonita Vista/SCEGA) Scored career-highs of 9.9 on V, 9.85 on FX at AZ Mizuki Sato (mi-zoo-key SAH-toe) 5-2 Fr. Fair Oaks, CA (Bella Vista/Technique Gymnastics) 2nd on fl oor at AZ with career-high 9.875 Jordan Schwikert (SHWHY-curt) 5-4 Sr. Las Vegas, NV (Centennial/Gymcats) Hit 26 routines in a row Tasha Schwikert (SHWHY-curt) 5-3 Sr. Las Vegas, NV (Centennial/Gymcats) Leads team w/ 32 Top 3 fi nishes Allison Taylor 5-3 Fr. Dallas, TX (Spring Creek Academy/WOGA) Scored career-high 9.8 on bars at Cal NiKi Tom 5-0 Fr. Northridge, CA (Chatsworth/JAG) 2nd on beam at Cal w/ career-high 9.85 Head Coach: Valorie Kondos Field, 18th year Assistant Head Coach: Chris Waller, 6th year; Assistant Coach: Jim Foody, 1st year Volunteer Assistant Coach: Marshall Nelson; Undergraduate Assistant Coaches: Ashley Peckett, Lindsey Vanden Eykel p. 2 of 2
Bio Updates Ariana Berlin Has hit of 130 of 136 career routines without a fall for a hit percentage of 95.6% Has competed in 38 consecutive meets Typically the leadoff competitor on all four events In 17 of 30 leadoff routines this season, she has recorded a score of 9.8 or greater, with highs of 9.85 on vault the last two weeks, 9.875 on bars at Cal, 9.85 on beam at Washington and 9.825 on fl oor against Utah Scored 9.725 or better on every leadoff beam routine Has one event title on the year, on beam at Washington (9.85) Tied for second on uneven bars in the season opener at Las Vegas (9.85) Her other Top 3 fi nish came on bars at Cal with a third-place mark of 9.875 Has competed in the all-around fi ve times and scored over 39.1 in her last four attempts, with a high of 39.275 achieved against both Utah and Oregon State Career averages are over 9.7 on all four events and 39.099 in the all-around. Season High: V - 9.850, UB - 9.875, BB - 9.850, FX - 9.825, AA - 39.275 Career High: V - 9.900, UB - 9.975, BB - 9.875, FX - 9.875, AA - 39.425 Marci Bernholtz Competed on beam in eight of the last nine meets Scored a 9.875, which still stands as her season-best, on her fi rst collegiate beam routine to claim fi rst place at Cal State Fullerton and was subsequently named the Pac-10 Event Specialist of the Week Placed second on beam the week after against Stanford with a 9.8 Has also competed once on bars and on fl oor. Season/Career High: UB - 8.300, BB - 9.875, FX - 8.925 Melissa Chan Limited to just four meets after sustaining early-season ankle injuries Made her season debut on Jan. 27 against Stanford and scored 9.55 on fl oor Earned a season-best 9.85 on fl oor at Arizona to tie for fourth Competed once on beam against Utah and suffered her fi rst career fall on the apparatus, scoring 9.15 She had hit all 11 of her beam routines prior to this season. Season High: BB - 9.150, FX - 9.850 Career High: V - 9.850, UB - 9.825, BB - 9.950, FX - 9.900, AA - 39.375 Shavahn Church Had arthroscopic surgery on her right knee just before the season started but made a quick recovery to compete for the fi rst time on Feb. 24 against Utah Scored 9.85 on uneven bars in her fi rst routine to tie for fourth place Scored 9.825 the following week against Oregon State. Season/Career High: UB - 9.850 Kristina Comforte Returned from sitting out most of last year with an ankle injury Competed in the all-around the fi rst three meets but suffered a bone bruise on her right knee during her fl oor exercise routine on Jan. 27 and had to sit out the next three meets Returned to the lineup on uneven bars on Feb. 24 against Utah and scored 9.825 to tie for sixth Came back on both vault and bars the next week against Oregon State and scored 9.9 on each event to tie for third-place Recorded season-highs of 9.925 on vault and 9.85 on fl oor in the season-opener in Las Vegas Placed fi rst on beam with a season-best 9.85 against Stanford Won the uneven bars at Cal State Fullerton with a season-high 9.9 and placed third in the all-around with a 39.0. Season High: V - 9.925, UB - 9.900, BB - 9.850, FX - 9.850, AA - 39.000 Career High: V - 10.0, UB - 9.950, BB - 9.900, FX - 9.900, AA - 39.525 Ashley Jenkins Missed the fi rst fi ve meets with a broken toe Made her season debut on Feb. 17 at Cal and competed on balance beam Did beam and fl oor at Arizona on Feb. 22 and scored 9.65 on beam and 9.35 on fl oor Also performed on fl oor on Feb. 24 against Utah and scored 9.4. Season High: BB - 9.650, FX - 9.400 Career High: UB - 9.825, BB - 9.900, FX - 9.875 Talia Kushynski Walk-on gymnast who has competed once on fl oor, scoring 9.675 at Cal State Fullerton Has performed exhibition fl oor routines three other times and beam once, scoring 9.5 in Las Vegas. Season/Career High: FX - 9.675 Anna Li One of the nation's top all-arounders, ranking eighth in the nation and posting a season average of 39.4125 and a season and career-high of 39.6 Suffered a concussion during the Bruins' meet against Utah Feb. 24, was unable to fi nish the competition and had to sit out the following week Returned to the lineup on bars and beam on Mar. 9 and tied for fi fth on bars with a 9.825 and third on beam with a 9.875 In her six completed all-around competitions, she placed fi rst fi ve times and second in the other Leads the team with 16 individual victories - fi ve on bars, two on beam, four on fl oor and fi ve in the all-around Scored a career-best 39.6 to win the IGI Chicago-Style meet and also won bars (9.95) and beam (9.9) Inserted a double layout into her fl oor routine on Feb. 1 at Washington and won the event with a then-career-high 9.9 Improved her fl oor score a week later and earned 9.925 Tied for second in the nation on bars and has scored 9.9 or better in 11 of 25 career routines and 9.8 or better in 23 of her 25 routines Just missed out on a perfect 10 on bars at Cal on Feb. 17, scoring a career-high 9.975 Scored 9.8 or better on all eight vaults this year Has hit 31 of 33 routines without a fall this year and 88 of 94 in her career (93.6%) Pac-10 Gymnast of the Week for the fi rst week of the season after winning the all-around, bars, beam and fl oor at the Lady Luck Invitational. Season High: V - 9.875, UB - 9.975, BB - 9.900, FX - 9.925, AA - 39.600 Career High: V - 9.900, UB - 9.975, BB - 9.950, FX - 9.925, AA - 39.600 Brittani McCullough Ruptured her left Achilles tendon on fl oor exercise Mar. 9 and will miss the remainder of the season Had been a strong all-around competitor for the Bruins prior to her injury, averaging 39.1 and ranking 24th in the nation Had six Top 3 all-around fi nishes in seven meets Scored a season-best 39.375 in the all-around twice One of the Bruins' top vaulters, she averaged 9.865 and recorded three vault wins (Jan. 20, Jan. 27 and Feb. 17) Recorded a season-high of 9.875 on uneven bars Picked up her fi rst beam victory on Mar. 2 with a career-best 9.9 against Oregon State Tied for fi rst on fl oor twice (Jan. 4 and Feb. 17) and had a season-high of 9.875. Season/Career High: V - 9.900, UB - 9.875, BB - 9.900, FX - 9.875, AA - 39.375 Natalie Padilla Regular competitor on vault with a career-high of 9.9 set at Arizona on Feb. 22 Also at that meet, she tied her career-high on fl oor with a 9.85 Had a pair of second-place fi nishes on vault in back-to-back meets (at Cal, at Arizona) Averaging 9.83 on vault in her last fi ve meets Competed on fl oor fi ve times with a high of 9.85 set twice Competed on bars one time and scored 9.725 at Washington Added a new double layout dismount this season. Season High: V - 9.900, UB - 9.725, FX - 9.850 Career High: V - 9.900, UB - 9.825, BB - 9.725, FX - 9.85, AA - 38.975 Mizuki Sato A regular in the fl oor lineup, competing in the last six meets and in eight of 10 meets overall Scored a career-best 9.875 at Arizona to tie for second place Has a third-place fi nish at Cal State Fullerton (9.825) Ranked 10th in the Pac-10 on fl oor with a RQS of 9.830 Averaging 9.84 in her last four meets Has exhibitioned on the other three events and has a high of 9.825 on beam. Season/Career High: FX - 9.875 Jordan Schwikert One of the most consistent gymnasts for the Bruins all season, hitting 31 of her 32 routines on the year, including 26 in a row Averaging over 9.775 on all four events and 39.154 in the all-around Scored 39.35 or better in her last three meets with a season-best of 39.4 set Mar. 9 Has a pair of victories on uneven bars (9.9 on Jan. 27 and 9.925 on Mar. 2) and one on balance beam (9.9 on Feb. 17 ) In her last home meet, she scored seasonhighs on vault (9.9), fl oor (9.875) and the all-around (39.4) Has scored 9.875 on fl oor in three consecutive meets Named the Pac-10 Event Specialist of the Week for Jan. 22-28 after taking fi rst place on bars and second on fl oor in the win over Stanford Currently ranked 21st in the nation on uneven bars. Season High: V - 9.900, UB - 9.925, BB - 9.900, FX - 9.875, AA - 39.400 Career High: V - 9.950, UB - 9.975, BB - 9.925, FX - 9.925, AA - 39.500 Tasha Schwikert Also one of the most consistent gymnasts for the Bruins all season, hitting 31 of her 32 routines on the year, including 27 in a row Has hit 90 of her last 91 routines and 151 of 157 (96.2%) in her career Averaging over 9.8 on all four events and 39.4 in the all-around Scored 39.5 or better in her last fi ve meets with a season-best of 39.675 set Mar. 9 Currently ranked fourth in the nation on uneven bars and ninth on vault Scored 9.9 or higher on vault in four straight meets and in seven of nine efforts this year Has scored lower than 9.8 on vault just once in her entire career Has fi ve 9.9+ scores on bars in her last six meets Came close to scoring a perfect 10 on fl oor on Mar. 9, earning a season-best 9.975 Named the Pac-10 Gymnast of the Week or Jan. 29-Feb. 4 after winning the all-around, vault and beam and placing second on bars and fl oor at Washington Posted 14 individual victories this season (four on vault and fl oor, three in the all-around, two on beam and one on bars) and leads the team with 32 Top 3 fi nishes. Season High: V - 9.950, UB - 9.925, BB - 9.900, FX - 9.975, AA - 39.675 Career High: V - 9.975, UB - 10.0, BB - 9.975, FX - 10.0, AA - 39.825 Allison Taylor Competed on bars in fi ve meets, with a high of 9.8 set Feb. 17 in Chicago Did exhibition routines in three other meets Saw her fi rst action on fl oor at Arizona and scored 9.15. Season/Career High: UB - 9.8, FX - 9.15 NiKi Tom Competed in six of 10 meets on the year Has seen the most action on beam, competing fi ve times with hit routines in her last four Career-best is 9.85, set at Cal, where she tied for second Was a late replacement on vault in the season opener and scored 9.825 Competed on fl oor for the fi rst time on Feb. 22 and scored 9.825 Scored 9.725 in her Pauley Pavilion fl oor debut Has exhibitioned twice on uneven bars. Season/Career High: V - 9.825, BB - 9.850, FX - 9.825
2008 UCLA Gymnastics Stats Team - Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements 1/04 49.250 (1) 48.100 (2) 48.875 (1) 48.750 (1) 194.975 (1) 1/20 49.050 (1) 49.100 (1) 49.025 (1) 48.950 (1) 196.125 (1) 1/27 49.225 (1) 48.325 (2) 48.950 (1) 48.550 (1) 195.050 (1) 2/1 48.900 (1) 49.175 (1) 49.150 (1) 48.750 (1) 195.975 (1) 2/8 49.150 (2) 49.325 (1) 49.125 (1) 49.275 (2) 196.875 (1) 2/17 49.200 (1) 49.400 (1) 48.625 (1) 48.000 (1) 195.225 (1) 2/22 49.425 (1) 49.375 (1) 49.025 (1) 48.750 (2) 196.575 (1) 2/24 49.275 (2) 49.250 (1) 48.425 (2) 48.875 (2) 195.825 (2) 3/2 49.350 (1) 49.425 (1) 48.700 (1) 49.300 (1) 196.775 (1) 3/9 49.425 (2) 49.175 (1) 48.650 (2) 48.550 (4) 195.800 (3) Average 49.225 49.065 48.855 48.775 195.920 08 High 49.425 49.425 49.150 49.300 196.875 Record 49.725 49.825 49.725 49.875 198.875 Ariana Berlin - Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements 1/04 9.775 (11t) 9.850 (2t) 9.725 (9t) 9.375 (13) 38.725 (6) 1/20 9.700 (5t) 1/27 9.800 (6t) 9.225 (11) 9.725 (9t) 2/1 9.700 (7) 9.775 (6) 9.850 (1t) 2/8 9.775 (11t) 9.800 (8t) 9.725 (17t) 9.800 (11t) 39.100 (8) 2/17 9.800 (5) 9.875 (3) 2/22 9.750 (11) 9.825 (6t) 2/24 9.825 (7t) 9.825 (6t) 9.800 (6t) 9.825 (8t) 39.275 (6) 3/2 9.850 (6) 9.850 (6t) 9.800 (5t) 9.775 (8t) 39.275 (5) 3/9 9.850 (10t) 9.825 (5t) 9.775 (11t) 9.775 (15t) 39.225 (5) Average 9.792 9.755 9.771 9.710 39.120 08 High 9.850 9.875 9.850 9.825 39.275 Career-Hi 9.900 9.975 9.875 9.875 39.425 Marci Bernholtz - Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements 1/04 8.300 (18) 1/20 9.875 (1) 1/27 9.800 (2) 2/8 9.800 (6t) 2/17 9.750 (5) 8.925 (10) 2/22 9.825 (4t) 2/24 9.275 (12) 3/2 9.400 (9) 3/9 9.275 (20t) Average 8.300 9.625 8.925 08 High 8.300 9.875 8.925 Career-Hi 8.300 9.875 8.925 Melissa Chan - Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements 1/27 9.550 (8) 2/1 8.450 (12) 2/22 9.850 (4t) 3/2 9.150 (11) Average 9.150 9.283 08 High 9.150 9.850 Career-Hi 9.850 9.825 9.950 9.900 39.375 Shavahn Church - Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements 2/24 9.850 (4t) 3/2 9.825 (8t) Average 9.838 08 High 9.850 Career-Hi 9.850 Kristina Comforte - Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements 1/04 9.925 (1) 9.325 (14) 9.775 (4t) 9.850 (3t) 38.875 (5) 1/20 9.550 (9) 9.900 (1) 9.775 (4t) 9.775 (6) 39.000 (3) 1/27 9.875 (2t) 9.700 (8) 9.850 (1) 2.000 (12) 31.425 (5) 2/24 9.825 (6t) 3/2 9.900 (3t) 9.900 (3t) 3/9 9.850 (10t) 9.700 (16) Average 9.820 9.725 9.800 7.208 36.433 08 High 9.925 9.900 9.850 9.850 39.000 Career-Hi 10.0 9.950 9.900 9.900 39.525 Ashley Jenkins - Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements 2/17 9.350 (7) 2/22 9.650 (9t) 9.350 (10) 2/24 9.400 (11) Average 9.500 9.375 08 High 9.650 9.400 Career-Hi 9.825 9.900 9.875 Talia Kushynski - Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements 1/20 9.675 (9t) Average 9.675 08 High 9.675 Career-Hi 9.675
Anna Li - Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements 1/04 9.850 (6) 9.900 (1) 9.825 (1) 9.875 (1t) 39.450 (1) 1/20 9.850 (3) 9.850 (2t) 9.825 (2t) 9.825 (3t) 39.350 (1) 1/27 9.800 (6t) 9.775 (6) 9.750 (8) 9.875 (1) 39.200 (1) 2/1 9.800 (3t) 9.925 (1) 9.825 (3t) 9.900 (1) 39.450 (2) 2/8 9.825 (6t) 9.950 (1) 9.900 (1) 9.925 (2) 39.600 (1) 2/17 9.825 (3t) 9.975 (1) 9.775 (4) 9.850 (1t) 39.425 (1) 2/22 9.875 (4) 9.950 (1) 2/24 9.800 (9t) 9.575 (12) 9.350 (11) 5.000 (12) 33.725 (7) 3/9 9.825 (5t) 9.875 (3t) Average 9.828 9.858 9.766 9.179 38.600 08 High 9.875 9.975 9.900 9.925 39.600 Career-Hi 9.900 9.975 9.950 9.925 39.600 Brittani McCullough - Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements 1/04 9.875 (3t) 9.850 (2t) 9.775 (4t) 9.875 (1t) 39.375 (2) 1/20 9.900 (1t) 9.800 (4) 9.775 (4t) 9.675 (9t) 39.150 (2) 1/27 9.900 (1) 9.725 (7) 9.775 (3t) 9.525 (9) 38.925 (2) 2/1 9.800 (3t) 9.875 (2t) 9.825 (3t) 9.725 (5) 39.225 (3) 2/8 9.825 (6t) 9.775 (11t) 9.875 (2t) 9.775 (13t) 39.250 (5) 2/17 9.900 (1) 9.325 (10) 9.325 (8t) 9.850 (1t) 38.400 (3) 2/22 9.900 (2t) 9.825 (6t) 9.800 (5) 2/24 9.875 (5t) 9.700 (10) 3/2 9.775 (10) 9.825 (8t) 9.900 (1) 9.875 (4t) 39.375 (2t) 3/9 9.900 (4t) 9.850 (3t) 9.150 (23) Average 9.865 9.761 9.690 9.757 39.100 08 High 9.900 9.875 9.900 9.875 39.375 Career-Hi 9.900 9.875 9.900 9.875 39.375 Natalie Padilla - Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements 1/04 9.775 (11t) 1/20 9.675 (6) 9.850 (2) 2/1 9.175 (12) 9.725 (9) 9.575 (9) 2/8 9.725 (15t) 2/17 9.850 (2) 9.575 (6t) 2/22 9.900 (2t) 9.850 (4t) 2/24 9.775 (11) 3/2 9.875 (5) 3/9 9.750 (19) 9.100 (23) Average 9.722 9.725 9.590 08 High 9.900 9.725 9.850 Career-Hi 9.900 9.825 9.725 9.850 38.975 Mizuki Sato - Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements 1/04 9.300 (14) 1/20 9.825 (3t) 2/8 9.825 (9t) 2/17 8.900 (11) 2/22 9.875 (2t) 2/24 9.825 (8t) 3/2 9.850 (7) 3/9 9.825 (9t) Average 9.653 08 High 9.875 Career-Hi 9.875 Jordan Schwikert - Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements 1/04 9.775 (4t) 9.775 (7t) 1/27 9.675 (12) 9.900 (1t) 9.800 (2t) 2/1 9.675 (8) 9.175 (12) 9.775 (6t) 9.700 (6t) 38.325 (7) 2/8 9.825 (6t) 9.875 (4) 9.775 (9t) 9.750 (16t) 39.225 (6) 2/17 9.725 (6) 9.825 (4) 9.900 (1) 9.800 (3) 39.250 (2) 2/22 9.800 (8t) 9.850 (4t) 9.750 (7) 2/24 9.875 (5t) 9.850 (4t) 9.775 (8t) 9.875 (6) 39.375 (4t) 3/2 9.825 (7t) 9.925 (1t) 9.725 (8) 9.875 (4t) 39.350 (4) 3/9 9.900 (4t) 9.800 (8t) 9.825 (6t) 9.875 (5t) 39.400 (3) Average 9.788 9.775 9.788 9.806 39.154 08 High 9.900 9.925 9.900 9.875 39.400 Career-Hi 9.950 9.975 9.925 9.925 39.500 Tasha Schwikert - Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements 1/20 9.900 (1t) 9.850 (2t) 9.775 (4t) 1/27 9.850 (4t) 9.075 (12) 9.775 (3t) 9.800 (2t) 38.500 (4) 2/1 9.925 (1) 9.875 (2t) 9.850 (1t) 9.850 (2t) 39.500 (1) 2/8 9.900 (1t) 9.925 (2) 9.775 (9t) 9.950 (1) 39.550 (3) 2/17 9.825 (3t) 9.925 (2) 2/22 9.950 (1) 9.925 (2) 9.875 (1t) 2/24 9.900 (3t) 9.900 (2t) 9.800 (6t) 9.950 (1t) 39.550 (3) 3/2 9.900 (3t) 9.925 (1t) 9.875 (2) 9.925 (1t) 39.625 (1) 3/9 9.925 (2t) 9.875 (2) 9.900 (2) 9.975 (1) 39.675 (1) Average 9.897 9.808 9.828 9.908 39.400 08 High 9.950 9.925 9.900 9.975 39.675 Career-Hi 9.975 10.000 9.975 10.000 39.825 Allison Taylor - Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements 1/04 9.175 (15) 1/20 9.675 (7) 2/8 9.750 (14) 2/17 9.800 (5t) 2/22 9.275 (12) 9.150 (12) Average 9.535 9.150 08 High 9.800 9.150 Career-Hi 9.800 9.150 NiKi Tom - Meet-by-Meet Scores/Placements 1/04 9.825 (7) 9.025 (18) 1/20 9.725 (4t) 9.700 (7t) 2/1 9.800 (5) 2/17 9.850 (2t) 2/22 9.775 (6) 9.825 (6t) 3/2 9.725 (10t) Average 9.775 9.630 9.775 08 High 9.825 9.850 9.825 Career-Hi 9.825 9.850 9.825