2013 gymnastics championships - Pac-12
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2013 gymnastics championships - Pac-12
2013 GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS GILL COLISEUM, OREGON STATE UNIVERSITY CORVALLIS, OREGON MARCH 23, 2013 WELCOME I want to welcome you to the Pac-12, a Conference steeped in tradition and focused on defining the future. We have great pride and respect for our rich history of academic excellence and superior athletic achievement. We will continue to uphold these traditions and embrace a broad-based commitment to success as we enter a new era in college athletics. Remarkable student-athletes and leaders have helped define the Pac-12 as the “Conference of Champions” with 455 NCAA titles, by far the most of any conference in the country. And that does not include the 2,715 individual championships our multi-talented studentathletes have won. This talent took center stage at the 2012 London Olympics where 255 of our current or former student-athletes captured 45 medals, including 19 gold, while representing 44 different countries in 18 different disciplines. If the league were a nation, it would have ranked fifth in the total medal count and fifth in gold medals won. I am proud that with this year’s launch of Pac-12 Networks - a wholly independent content organization dedicated exclusively to supporting the missions of the Conference and our member universities – the Pac-12 has made a commitment to provide all our athletic programs with the unprecedented exposure that they and their student-athletes deserve. I was a beneficiary of intercollegiate athletics and am very passionate about the mission and role sports can play as part of a broader academic experience. As you watch these studentathletes compete, I hope you will appreciate their pure skill and dedication to athletics, as well as their ability to balance the academic demands of some of our country’s top institutions. As a fan, we ask that you create an atmosphere that is fun for our student-athletes and family friendly. Your courtesy to student-athletes from other teams and our officials is appreciated and expected. We hope you agree with us, and the NCAA, about the importance of sportsmanship: “Respect is the name of the game.” We are very excited about what the future holds for the Pac-12 Conference and thank you for being part of our team this year. Enjoy the championships. Sincerely, Commissioner Larry Scott pac-12.com @pac12 facebook.com/pac12conference 261 PAC-12 ATHLETES PARTIC IN THE 2012 LONDON OLYMPIC EVERY PAC-12 PAC-12 ATHLETES INSTITUTION WAS REPRESENTED AT 45 OLYMPIC ME T HE PAC -1 2 WERE A THE LONDON IITFW OULD HAVE RANKE D FI FTH A MO N G A OLYMPIC GAMES IN OV ER A LL M ED AL S AN D 19 GOLD // 14 SILVER // 12 BRONZE 89 INDIVIDUAL MEDALS EDALISTS 3 WOMEN 51 INDIVIDUAL GOLDS 22 MEN 27 % PAC-12 WOMEN MADE UP OF THE MEDALISTS U S O L Y M P I C R O S T E R THE TOP 3 GOLD MEDAL WINNING INSTITUTIONS ACROSS THE COUNTRY WERE FROM THE PAC-12 STANFORD • USC • CAL ! L L COUN T R I E S D GOLDS REPRESENTED 46 COUNTRIES N AT ION, PAC-12 ATHLETES EDALS OFFICIALS AND DELEGATES S WON INCLUDING ALTERNATES CIPATED GAMES USC LED ALL UNIVERSITIES WITH 25 MEDALS CAL WAS 3RD WITH 17 TO LONDON pac-12.com Preview & Schedule of Events Strong Contingent Competes for 2013 Pac-12 Crown A strong season for Pac-12 gymnastics with six or more teams consistently ranked in the top 25 in the nation is in its final stages as the eight teams compete for the Conference title. UCLA, the defending Pac-12 Champion, returns all but four gymnasts from last year. All-American Samantha Peszek suffered a season-ending injury prior to the start of the season, but the Bruins were undefeated through the first six weeks of competition and have held onto a top-ten ranking the entire season. UCLA also returned two All-Americans to compete this season: junior Olivia Courtney and redshirt-senior Vanessa Zamarripa. At the time of publication, Zamarripa had been named the Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week four times and was one of three Pac-12 gymnasts to earn a perfect 10.0 in 2013. Zamarripa was among the top 10 in the nation in all events, including holding the No. 1 spot in the all-around. UCLA is stacked with a deep lineup even with the loss of Peszek as freshman Danusia Francis seniors Alyssa Pritchett and Lichelle Wong and Courtney also all own individual top-25 rankings. The Bruins will have to fight for the league title as there is tough competition. UTAH returned 10 letterwinners and five All-Americans from last year’s team that placed fifth at NCAA’s. The Utes have held a top 10 national ranking all season and, at the time of publication, had just a two losses and one tie. Sophomore Tory Wilson leads the nation on vault with a 9.953 season average. She posted her first 10.0 on the apparatus against CALIFORNIA this season and will be one of the favorites in the event. Wilson was named the Pac-12 Specialist of the Week three times this season. Senior Georgia Dabritz, a one-time Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week and one-time Specialist of the Week this season, is a strong contender for the all-around title and an anchor for the Ute squad. Dabritz has a season-high all-around score of 39.525 and is among the top in the nation including a No. 8 ranking on vault and bars and a No. 19 ranking in the all-around. OREGON STATE and STANFORD have been neck-and-neck in the national rankings all season currently ranked at No. 9 and No. 10, respectively. The Beavers will look to regain the title they claimed in 2010 after finishing third by just .400 at the Pac-12 Championships last season. Host of the championships this year, the Beavers will try to take advantage of the home crowd, but will have to hit a solid set on all four events to contend. With a senior-laden team of five individuals, the Beavers have experience that can go a long way in a meet of this caliber. OSU is led by senior Makayla Stambaugh, a four-time All-American and all-around competitor, who had been a rock for the team hitting 39-of-40 routines this season and was named the Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week four times in a row this year. She is balanced by senior All-American Melanie Jones who is a consistent competitor on the beam and floor for the Beavers. The Cardinal, led by senior All-American Ashley Morgan and sophomore All-American Ivana Hong, is experiencing a strong season with success from multiple gymnasts after coming off a fourth-place finish at the 2012 NCAA Championships. In addition to Morgan and Hong, Stanford returned five 2012 All-Americans in total, as well as sophomore Kristina Vaculik who took off last year to prepare and compete in the 2012 London Olympics for Team Canada. Senior Nicole Dayton and junior All-American Amanda Spinner are ranked among the nation’s top 25 on various events and have helped lead the team across the board this year. With a preseason No. 3 ranking in the Pac-12 coaches poll Stanford is proving it can contend for the top spot in the Conference. With return trip to the NCAA Championships in its sights, WASHINGTON has competed with a renewed intensity this season, having been ranked among the top 20 teams in the nation all season. Junior Aliza Vaccher, and senior cocaptains Paige Bixler and Lauren Rogers have been the backbone of the team contributing nine of the 24 routines in every meet. Freshman Allison Northey has been a force in her first-collegiate season, competing in three or four events every meet and was named the Pac-12 Newcomer of the Week on Feb. 19 and Feb. 25. With a team score that has consistently increased since the start of the season, the Huskies look to continue to build momentum and skill heading into the championships season. With a new head coach this season in Justin Howell, the CALIFORNIA Golden Bears have increased their team total average by over two points from the 2012 season. The team has totaled a 195 of higher four times this season, a feat it never accomplished last year. The Golden Bears could be the dark horse at this competition with strong competitors on the team such as senior Madisyn O’Brien, junior Alicia Asturias and freshman Serena Leong. With a team motto of “Get one day better,” the Bears have worked on building up their skills and performances to the championships meet. The team has made an impact on the Cal record book this season and fans can expect a new era of Cal gymnastics to begin. Faced with a tough schedule this season, No. 15 ARIZONA has competed against nine ranked teams this season. The team ranks in the top 25 in the nation on all four apparatus, including a No. 11 ranking on the floor exercise. The Wildcats have had to fill in different holes in the lineup due to injuries but have had different gymnasts step up all season and perform under the pressure. Freshman Jessie Sisler was named the Pac-12 Newcomer of the Week and has become a solid competitor on the floor for the Wildcats. Senior Aubree Cristello, junior Jordan Williams and sophomore Allison Flores have been the all-around competitors for UA, with Cristello owning a No. 14 ranking in the nation in the all-around. ARIZONA STATE has found success during the 2013 season. The team ranks No. 25 in the nation on beam, posting a 48.597 average on the apparatus. The Sun Devils are a young team with 11 underclassmen who hold as many as 21 of the 24 lineup spots in each meet. ASU has built on the youth of their team this season and can expect big things from these gymnasts in the years to come. Sophomore Natasha Sundby has made her impact on the vault and floor lineup, en route to being named the Pac-12 Specialist of the Week for her efforts on floor. Senior Kahoku Palafox and classmate Amelia Rew have helped guide the young team and are two of the top bar competitors for the Sun Devils. The Pac-12 Gymnastics Championships is a premier event in the collegiate gymnastics world bringing together some of the nation’s best teams and most talented athletes. Many of the Pac-12 teams will continue their season in the regional and national competition and contend for the national championship this year. 2013 COMPETITION ROTATION ROTATION VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR 1 Seeds 2/6 Seeds 3/7 Seeds 4/8 Seeds 1/5 2 Seeds 1/5 Seeds 2/6 Seeds 3/7 Seeds 4/8 3 Seeds 4/8 Seeds 1/5 Seeds 2/6 Seeds 3/7 4 Seeds 3/7 Seeds 4/8 Seeds 1/5 Seeds 2/6 PAC-12 AWARDS u The top three finishers in each of the events, including the all-around competition, and the Pac-12 Championship team will be honored at the conclusion of the meet. u The 2012 Pac-12 Gymnast of the Year, the Newcomer/Freshman of the Year and the Coach of the Year will be named during the post-championships awards ceremony. The award winners are selected by a balloting of the head coaches before the start of the championships meet. u The All-Pac-12 Team is determined by combining the regional qualifying score, which is a composite of the entire season's performance, with the Pac-12 Championships scores. The first-team All-Pac-12 will include the top six all-around competitors, plus the top three competitors in each individual event who are not among the all-around honorees. The second-team All-Pac-12 will consist of 10 student-athletes selected in the same manner as the first-team. The first two all-arounders not on the first team plus the top two gymnasts from each event not on the first-team will be selected to the second-team. The All-Pac-12 teams will be announced by press release the week following the Conference champioships. u The 2012 Pac-12 Gymnastics Scholar-Athlete of the Year will be honored at the conclusion of the meet. The award, which is presented in the 22 sports the Conference sponsors, was established to honor student-athletes that are standouts both academically and in their sports discipline. 4 2013 PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS // GYMNASTICS Sportsmanship Award Bryson Beirne from Arizona and Brittany Hart from Oregon were honored as the 2012 Sportsmanship Award winners for demonstrating consistently good sportsmanship and ethical behavior in his/her daily participation in athletics and demonstrated good citizenship outside of the sports competition setting. The spotlight on good citizens of college athletics comes at a time when both the Pac-12 and the NCAA are focusing on creating a positive environment for student-athletes and fans through good sportsmanship. The Student-Athlete Advisory Committee selected the winners from nominations submitted by member institutions. One male and one female are selected annually, and those winners are forwarded to the NCAA for consideration for the NCAA Sportsmanship Award. Bryson Beirne Arizona Bryson Beirne injured his knee early in the 2011 football season and had to decide whether to sit out a year or play with the injury. He sacrificed the opportunity to sit out the season and played on the injured knee, which allowed fellow quarterback Matt Scott to utilize a redshirt year. In Arizona’s final Pac-12 game of the season at rival Arizona State, Beirne was called on when starting quarterback Nick Foles went down with an injury late in the fourth quarter. Trailing 27-24, Beirne connected on his only pass attempt - a 23-yard touchdown pass that put the Wildcats in front for a 31-27 Territorial Cup victory. Beirne earned his degree in family studies and human development and is currently enrolled in the University of Arizona’s MBA program. Brittany Hart Oregon Brittany Hart, a native of Hillsboro, Ore., tore her ACL in a tumbling routine in a home meet against Baylor, but continued to complete the two minute and 30 second routine. She then aided her teammates as she helped form foundations and tossed teammates in various acrobatic skills during the remainder of the competition. By continuing to compete while injured, she helped the Ducks defeat Baylor and earn the No. 2-seed entering the National Collegiate Acrobatic and Tumbling Association Championships. The Ducks went on to capture 2012 NCATA national championship. Hart, a sociology major, is in her senior season. 5 ArizonA Bill Ryden head coach 15th year Wildcats No.NAME 101 Danielle Buchanan 102 Aubree Cristello 103 Barbara Donaldson 104 Shelby Edwards 105 Allison Flores 106 Kristin Klarenbach 107 Lexi Mills Chelsea Perna 108 Molly Quirk 109 Shana Sangston 110 Jessie Sisler 111 Ali Stakem 112 Jordan Williams 113 Amber Wobma 114 Krishna Yemany YR EVENTHT SO B 5-4 SR AA 5-3 JR V 5-2 FR AA 5-4 SO AA 5-1 SO V/FX 5-2 FR AA 5-2 RS SO B 5-4 SR AA 5-5 JR V/BB/FX 5-1 FR AA 5-3 JR B/FX 5-4 JR AA 5-5 SO AA 5-2 FR AA 5-2 HOMETOWN Lancaster, Calif. Glenville, N.Y. Bakersfield, Calif. San Tan Valley, Ariz. Addison, Ill. Edmonton, Alberta Frisco, Texas Middletown, Del. Glenmont, NY. Phoenix, Ariz. Sloughhouse, Calif. Gaithersburg, Md. Rancho Cucamonga, Calif. Rockford, Mich. Toronto, Ontario Head Coach: Bill Ryden (Arizona State ‘83), 15th Year Associate Head Coach: John Court (Johnson & Wales ‘93), 15th Year Assistant Coach: Randi Acosta (Arizona ‘02), 3rd Year QUICK FACTS Founded: 1885 Location: Tucson, AZ Enrollment: 42,200 Colors: Cardinal & Navy President: Dr. Ann Weaver Hart 6 Athletics Director: Greg Byrne www.arizonawildcats.com facebook.com/ArizonaGymnastics twitter.com/AZGymnastics 2013 PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS // Flores GYMNASTICS Arizona State John Spini head coach 33rd year Sun Devils No.NAME 115 Alex Cope 116 Brianna Gades 117 Natelle Gentile 118 Erin Hamister 119 Carissa Kraus 120 Kristine Levin 121 Stephanie Miceli 122 Kahoku Palafox 123 Risa Perez 124 Amelia Rew 125 Allie Salas 126 Samantha Seaman 127 Morgan Steigerwalt 128 Natasha Sundby YR EVENTHT FR FX 5-3 SO UB/BB/FX 5-1 SO AA 5-2 FR V/FX 5-3 FR V/UB 5-2 FR V/UB 5-2 FR AA 5-2 GR UB/BB 5-1 FR UB/BB/FX 4-11 SR UB/BB 5-2 FR V/FX 5-1 JR AA 5-1 SO V/BB/FX 5-3 SO V/BB/FX 5-1 HOMETOWN Allentown, Pa. Peoria, Ariz. Trabuco Canyon, Calif. Mason, Ohio Maple Grove, Minn. Lake Zurich, Ill. Bethpage, N.Y. Kailua, Hawai’i Las Vegas, Nev. Mitchell, S.D. Kansas City, Mo. Branson, Mo. Jim Thorpe, Pa. El Dorado Hills, Calif. Head Coach: John Spini (Arizona State ‘76), 33rd Year Assistant Coach: Kari Ward (Arizona State ‘05), 4th Year Assistant Coach: Tom Ward (Kent State ‘91), 2nd Year QUICK FACTS Founded: 1885 Location: Tempe, AZ Enrollment: 73,373 Colors: Maroon & Gold President: Dr. Michael Crow VP for University Athletics: Steve Patterson www.thesundevils.com facebook.com/ASUWGymnastics twitter.com/ASUGymnastics Gades 7 California Justin Howell head coach 1st year Golden Bears No.NAME 129 Leilani Alferos 130 Alicia Asturias 131 Carol Chang 132 Dallas Crawford 133 Kristina Heymann 134 Maddie Kratzke 135 Serena Leong Madisyn O’Brien 136 Stina Olivere 137 Crystal Paz 138 Mariesah Pierce 139 Arla Rosenzweig 140 Chelsea Spomer 141 Jordan Widener YR EVENTHT RS JR AA 5-0 JR AA 5-7 SR UB/BB/FX 5-7 JR AA 5-3 FR AA 5-3 SO AA 5-4 FR AA 5-0 SR AA 5-4 SR AA 5-3 SO V/BB/FX 5-1 SR AA 5-3 SR V/UB/FX 5-4 SR V/FX 5-2 FR AA 5-6 HOMETOWN Rancho Santa Margarita, Calif. Granite Bay, Calif. Sunnyvale, Calif. San Jose, Calif. Los Gatos, Calif. Seattle, Wash. San Ramon, Calif. Sebastopol, Calif. Naperville, Ill. Fremont, Calif. Aptos, Calif. Los Altos, Calif. Forestville, Calif. Snohomish, Wash. Head Coach: Justin Howell (San Jose State ’99), 1st year Assistant Coach: Elisabeth Crandall-Howell (BYU ’97), 1st year QUICK FACTS Founded: 1868 Location: Berkeley, CA Enrollment: 36,142 Colors: Blue & Gold Chancellor: Dr. Robert J. Birgeneau 8 Athletics Director: Sandy Barbour www.calbears.com facebook.com/calwomensgymnastics twitter.com/calwgym 2013 PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS // GYMNASTICS Pierce Oregon State Tanya Chaplin head coach 16th year Beavers No.NAME 142 Erika Aufiero 143 Kelsi Blalock 144 Hannah Casey Sarah Cerami 145 Hailey Gaspar 146 Brittany Harris 147 Melanie Jones 148 Taylor Keeker Sarah Marquez 149 Stephanie McGregor 150 Katelyn Ohlrich 151 Kailie Ponto 152 Makayla Stambaugh 153 Chelsea Tang 154 Nicole Turner 155 Cerise Witherby 156 Jaime Wright YR EVENTHT FR AA 5-1 SR AA 5-4 JR V/UB/FX 5-5 FR AA 5-3 SR V/BB/FX 5-5 JR AA 5-7 SR AA 5-0 SO V/UB 5-6 FR AA 5-0 SR V/UB 5-1 SO AA 5-5 SO V/BB/FX 5-5 SR AA 5-5 SO AA 5-3 FR AA 5-0 SO AA 4-10 FR AA 5-4 HOMETOWN Sparks, Nev. Puyallup, Wash. Portland, Ore. Palo Cedro, Calif. Cypress, Calif. Tulsa, Okla. Melbourne, Australia Keizer, Ore. San Jose, Calif. Calgary, Alberta Bend, Ore. Kenmore, Wash. Sacramento, Calif. Eugene, Ore. Colleyville, Texas Huntington Beach, Calif. Coeur d’Alene, Idaho Head Coach: Tanya Chaplin (UCLA ‘90), 16th Year Associate Head Coach: Michael Chaplin (UCLA ‘90), 16th Year Assistant Coach: John Carney (Oregon State ‘11), 5th Year QUICK FACTS Founded: 1868 Location: Corvallis, OR Enrollment: 26,393 Colors: Orange & Black President: Dr. Edward Ray Athletics Director: Bob De Carolis www.osubeavers.com facebook.com/OregonStateGymnastics twitter.com/OregonStateGym Stambaugh 9 Stanford Kristen Smyth head coach 12th year Cardinal No.NAME 157 Alex Archer 158 Melissa Chuang 159 Nicole Dayton 160 Jenna Frowein 161 Pauline Hanset 162 Ivana Hong 163 Lucy Meyer 164 Ashley Morgan 165 Shona Morgan 166 Taylor Rice 167 Samantha Shapiro 168 Amanda Spinner 169 Maggie Teets 170 Kristina Vaculik 171 Rebecca Wing YR EVENTHT SO UB 5-7 FR V/FX 5-1 SR V/UB/FX 5-4 FR BB/FX 5-6 SO V/BB/FX 5-4 SO AA 5-1 JR V 4-11 SR AA 5-1 JR UB/BB/FX 5-3 FR V/BB/FX 5-0 SO UB/FX 5-0 JR UB/BB 5-3 FR UB/FX 5-3 SO AA 5-1 SO UB/BB/FX 5-5 HOMETOWN Newport Beach, Calif. Cupertino, Calif. Grand Rapids, Mich. Kaneohe, Hawaii Knoxville, Tenn. Allen, Texas St. Paul, Minn. Danville, Calif. Melbourne, Australia Las Vegas, Nev. Los Angeles, Calif. Danville, Calif. Colorado Springs, Colo. Whitby, Ontario, Canada Farnborough, England Head Coach: Kristen Smyth (California ‘93), 12th Year Associate Head Coach: Chris Swircek (San Jose State ‘93), 10th Year Assistant Coach: Tabitha Yim (Stanford ‘08), 3rd Year QUICK FACTS Founded: 1891 Location: Stanford, CA Enrollment: 15,870 Colors: Cardinal & White President: Dr. John Hennessey 10 Athletics Director: Bernard Muir www.gostanford.com facebook.com/stanfordwgym twitter.com/stanfordwgym 2013 PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS // GYMNASTICS A. Morgan UCLA Valorie Kondos Field head coach 23rd year Bruins No.NAME 172 Kaelie Baer 173 Sadiqua Bynum 174 Olivia Courtney Ellette Craddock 175 Monique De La Torre 176 Sophina DeJesus 177 Danusia Francis 178 Mattie Larson Christine Peng-Peng Lee 179 Dana McDonald Asi Peko Samantha Peszek 180 Alyssa Pritchett 181 Sydney Sawa 182 Lichelle Wong 183 Vanessa Zamarripa YR EVENTHT SR AA 5-6 SO AA 5-4 JR AA 5-2 SO AA 5-5 SR AA 5-3 FR AA 5-1 FR AA 5-4 SO AA 5-2 FR AA 5-2 SO AA 5-3 FR AA 5-6 JR AA 5-1 SR AA 5-1 JR AA 5-2 SR AA 5-4 SR AA 5-1 HOMETOWN Columbus, Ind. Berkeley, Calif. Fairfax, Va. San Francisco, Calif. Glendale, Ariz. Temecula, Calif. Kenilworth, England Los Angeles, Calif. Richmond Hill, Ontario Piedmont, Calif. Henderson, Nev. Indianapolis, Ind. Orange, Calif. Calgary, Alberta Ossendrecht, Holland O’Fallon, Ill. Head Coach: Valorie Kondos Field (UCLA ‘87), 23rd Year Associate Head Coach: Chris Waller (UCLA ‘91), 11th Year Assistant Coach: Randy Lane (Illinois ‘89), 9th Year QUICK FACTS Founded: 1919 Location: Los Angeles, CA Enrollment: 40,675 Colors: Blue & Gold President: Dr. Gene D. Block Athletics Director: Dan Guerrero www.uclabruins.com facebook.com/UCLAGymnastics twitter.com/UCLAGymnastics Zamarripa 11 Utah Greg Marsden Megan Marsden co-head coach 38th year co-head coach 29th year Utes No.NAME 184 Taylor Allex 185 Georgia Dabritz 186 Nansy Damianova Kailah Delaney 187 Lia Del Priore 188 Hailee Hansen 189 Breanna Hughes 190 Haley Lange 191 Mary Beth Lofgren 192 Kassandra Lopez Corrie Lothrop 193 Becky Tutka 194 Tory Wilson YR EVENTHT FR V, FX 5-2 SO AA 5-1 JR AA 5-1 SO AA 5-1 JR VT/BB/FX 5-5 JR UB 5-3 FR UB/BB 5-3 FR VT/BB/FX 5-1 JR AA 5-3 SO AA 5-2 JR AA 5-0 SO AA 5-0 SO AA 5-2 HOMETOWN Becker, Minn. Newburyport, Mass. Montreal, Quebec Yorba Linda, Calif. Center Valley, Pa. Bountiful, Utah Champlin, Minn. Bellevue, Wash. Salt Lake City, Utah Tucson, Ariz. Danvers, Mass. Upper Black Eddy, Pa. Albuquerque, N.M. Co-Head Coach: Greg Marsden (Central Arkansas ‘72), 38th Year Co-Head Coach: Megan Marsden (Utah ‘85), 29th Year Assistant Coach: Tom Farden (Southeast Missouri State ‘04), 3rd Year QUICK FACTS Founded: 1850 Location: Salt Lake City, UT Enrollment: 31,660 Colors: Red & White President: Dr. David W. Pershing Ph.D. 12 Athletics Director: Dr. Chris Hill www.UtahUtes.com facebook.com/Utahgymnastics twitter.com/Utahgymnastics 2013 PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS // GYMNASTICS Dabritz Washington Joanne Bowers head coach seventh year Huskies No.NAME 195 Paige Bixler 196 McKenzie Fechter 197 Kiersten Graber 198 Jackie McCartin 199 Sheridan Metcalf 200 Allison Northey 201 Madison Podlucky 202 Lauren Rogers 203 Kylie Sharp 204 Phoebe Tham 205 Aliza Vaccher 206 Megan Whitney YR EVENTHT SR BB 5-3 SO AA 5-3 FR AA 5-2 SO AA 5-1 FR AA 5-4 FR AA 5-2 SO AA 5-1 SR AA 5-3 SR F 5-4 SR AA 5-4 JR AA 5-2 SR AA 5-2 HOMETOWN Rowlett, Texas Mequon, Wis. Prescott, Ariz. West Covina, Calif. Mesa, Ariz. Sammamish, Wash. Redmond, Wash. Plains, Pa. Herriman, Utah North Vancouver, B.C. Eugene, Ore. Mesa, Ariz. Head Coach: Joanne Bowers (James Madison ‘82), 7th Year Assistant Coach: David McCreary (Illinois State ‘78), 7th Year Assistant Coach: Elise Ray (Michigan ‘05), 2nd Year QUICK FACTS Founded: 1861 Location: Seattle, Wash. Enrollment: 42,000 Colors: Purple & Gold President: Michael Young Athletics Director: Scott Woodward www.gohuskies.com facebook.com/UWHuskyGymnastics twitter.com/UWGymnastics Rogers 13 2012 Pac-12 Championships Review UCLA CLaims Pac-12 Title in Front of record Crowd SALT LAKE CITY - In front of a Pac-12 Gymnastics Championships recordsetting crowd of 19,374 people at the Huntsman Center, UCLA claimed the first-ever Pac-12 Gymnastics Championship with a score of 197.425. Competing in the evening session along with UTAH, OREGON STATE, and STANFORD, the Bruins were able to pull out the victory despite not ever having a lead during the meet. “I really didn’t think we had a chance going into the last rotation,” said UCLA head coach Valorie Kondos Field. “I know it isn’t over until the fat lady sings and all that, and that’s what we preach, but it was important to me that our athletes went out and competed well because this is all a dress rehearsal for the national championship scene.” The Conference title is UCLA’s 17th, most of any school in the Conference. No. 2-seed Utah placed second, finishing with a score of 197.375. Sophomore Corrie Lothrop was the top all-around performer, earning a 39.625. The Utes also featured another event winner as freshman Georgia Dabritz claimed the top spot on the bars, scoring a 9.950. Defending champion Oregon State finished third with a 197.025. Junior Makayla Stambaugh put all of her talents on display, tying for second on bars (9.925) as well as tying for third on the floor (9.900). Despite placing fourth, the No. 4 seed Stanford Cardinal led through the first three rotations, registering season-highs on vault, beam, and floor. Freshman Ivana Hong tied for first place on vault, scoring a 9.950, and junior Ashley Morgan won the floor competition, scoring a 9.950. 2012 NCAA Results TEAM RESULTS Super Six 1.Alabama........................... 197.650 2.UCLA................................ 197.375 5.UTAH................................ 196.500 Session I 3.UCLA................................ 196.500 Session II 3.UTAH................................ 196.200 5. OREGON STATE................ 196.100 INDIVIDUAL RESULTS (Champion and Pac-12 placers) BARS 1. Kat Ding, Georgia................ 9.9125 2. Jen Kesler, OSU.................. 9.8750 T3. Makayla Stambaugh, OSU... 9.8625 T3. Monique DeLaTorre, UCLA... 9.8625 T6. Olivia Vivian, OSU................ 9.8500 14. Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs, UCLA... 9.7500 BEAM 1. Sam Peszek, UCLA............. 9.9000 T2. Aisha Gerber, UCLA............ 9.8875 T5. Mary Beth Lofgren, UTAH... 9.8375 10. Leslie Mak, OSU.................. 9.4500 FLOOR ALL-AROUND 1. K. Bottermann, Michigan..... 39.525 1 G. Stack-Eaton, Alabama..... 9.9375 T2. Brittani McCullough, UCLA... 9.9000 8. Makayla Stambaugh, OSU... 9.8625 VAULT 1. Marissa King, Florida............. 9.875 T13.Stephanie McAllister, UTAH. .Stephanie .. 9.7313 McAllister, UTAH 16. Brittani McCullough, UCLA... 9.6155 ARIZONA, ARIZONA STATE, CALIFORNIA, and WASHINGTON all took center stage earlier during the afternoon session. Arizona bested their season average of 195.400, scoring a session-high 195.900. Junior Aubree Cristello was the top all-around performer of the afternoon session, earning a 39.325. Arizona State finished with a 194.550 in earning the second-highest score of the first session. In her final Pac-12 competition, senior Beaté Jones tied for the top score on the floor in the opening session, scoring a 9.875. Washington and California followed behind both institutions from the desert, scoring a 194.125 and 193.525, respectively. In a vote of the Conference coaches, Oregon State senior Leslie Mak was named Pac-12 Gymnast of the Year, Utah freshman Georgia Dabritz was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, and UCLA head coach Valorie Kondos Field was named Pac-12 Coach of the Year. 2012 Results TEAM RESULTS Total VaultBars Beam Floor 1.UCLA 2.Utah 3.Oregon State 4.Stanford 5.Arizona 6.Arizona State 7.Washington 8.California 49.550 49.300 49.200 49.450 48.850 48.800 48.850 48.050 197.425 197.375 197.025 196.825 195.900 194.550 194.125 193.525 All-Around RESULTS 1. Corrie Lothrop, UTAH 2. Vanessa Zamarripa, UCLA 3. Stephanie McAllister, UTAH 4. Makayla Stambaugh, OSU 5. Melanie Jones, OSU 6. Aubree Cristello, ARIZ 7. Molly Quirk, ARIZ 8. Beaté Jones, ASU 9. Madisyn O’Brien, CAL T10. Leslie Mak, OSU T10. McKenzie Fechter, WASH 14 49.20049.37549.300 49.60048.95049.525 49.20049.27549.350 48.45049.50049.425 49.02549.12548.900 47.92548.82549.000 48.77547.37549.125 48.90048.15048.425 Total VaultBars Beam Floor 39.625 39.575 39.525 39.475 39.425 39.325 39.200 39.075 39.025 38.875 38.875 9.900 9.950 9.800 9.875 9.800 9.850 9.700 9.850 9.775 9.850 9.800 9.925 9.825 9.925 9.925 9.800 9.775 9.825 9.700 9.750 9.250 9.850 9.900 9.950 9.875 9.775 9.900 9.850 9.900 9.650 9.725 9.925 9.350 2013 PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS // 9.900 9.850 9.925 9.900 9.925 9.850 9.775 9.875 9.775 9.850 9.875 Vault T1. Ivana Hong, STAN...................................... 9.950 T1. Olivia Courtney, UCLA................................. 9.950 T1. Vanessa Zamarripa, UCLA.......................... 9.950 Bars 1. Georgia Dabritz, UTAH............................... 9.950 T2. Corrie Lothrop, UTAH................................. 9.925 T2. Stephanie McAllister, UTAH........................ 9.925 Beam 1. Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs, UCLA........................ 9.975 T2. Kyndal Robarts, UTAH................................ 9.950 T2. Vanessa Zamarripa, UCLA.......................... 9.950 Floor 1. Ashley Morgan, STAN................................. 9.950 T2. Nansy Damianova, UTAH........................... 9.925 T2. Georgia Dabritz, UTAH............................... 9.925 GYMNASTICS PAC-12 RECORDS PAC-12 TEAM CHAMPIONS 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 UCLA UCLA UCLA UCLA OSU OSU UCLA OSU UCLA OSU UCLA STAN UCLA 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 UCLA STAN UCLA UCLA STAN UCLA STAN UCLA STAN UCLA UCLA OSU UCLA Pac-12 ChampIons ALL-AROUND 1987 Tanya Service, UCLA . . . . 38.350 Yumi Mordre, WASH . . . . . 38.350 1988 Jill Andrews, UCLA . . . . . . 38.600 1989 Joy Selig, OSU . . . . . . . . . 39.350 1990 Jill Andrews, UCLA . . . . . . 38.700 1991 Joy Selig, OSU . . . . . . . . . 39.400 1992 Chari Knight, OSU . . . . . . 39.550 1993 Kareema Marrow, UCLA . . 39.350 1994 Leah Homma, UCLA . . . . 38.800 1995 Stella Umeh, UCLA . . . . . 39.375 1996 Heidi Hornbeek, ARIZ . . . 39.500 1997 Leah Homma, UCLA . . . . 39.725 1998 Stella Umeh, UCLA . . . . . 39.600 1999 Heidi Moneymaker, UCLA 39.675 2000 Mohini Bhardwaj, UCLA . . 39.700 2001 Mohini Bhardwaj, UCLA . . 39.800 2002 Onnie Willis, UCLA . . . . . 39.625 2003 Kate Richardson, UCLA . . 39.825 2004 Natalie Foley, STAN . . . . . 39.800 2005 Kristen Maloney, UCLA . . . 39.700 Tasha Schwikert, UCLA . . 39.700 2006 Tabitha Yim, STAN . . . . . . 39.650 2007 Tasha Schwikert, UCLA . . 39.750 2008 Tabitha Yim, STAN . . . . . . 39.550 2009 Carly Janiga, STAN . . . . . . 39.575 2010 Vanessa Zamarripa, UCLA 39.575 2011 Leslie Mak, OSU . . . . . . . . 39.525 2012 Corrie Lothrop, UTAH . . . . 39.625 VAULT 1987 Yumi Mordre, WASH . . . . . . 9.700 1988 Jill Andrews, UCLA . . . . . . . 9.850 1989 Jami Sherman, OSU . . . . . . 9.900 1990 Diane Monty, ARIZ . . . . . . . 9.800 Jill Andrews, UCLA . . . . . . . 9.800 1991 Christine Belotti, ASU . . . . . 9.850 1992 Anna Basaldua, ARIZ . . . . 10.000 1993 Tina Brinkman, ASU . . . . . . 9.950 Kristi Gunning, ARIZ . . . . . . 9.950 1994 Karen Nelson, UCLA . . . . . 9.950 1995 Katie Freeland, ASU . . . . . . 9.950 Darci Wambsgans, ARIZ . . . 9.950 Lisa Washington, CAL . . . . . 9.950 1996 Klara Kudilkova, WASH . . . 10.000 1997 Tiffany Simpson, WASH . . . 9.975 1998 Lena Degteva, UCLA . . . . . 9.925 1999 Heidi Moneymaker, UCLA . 9.925 Megan Murphy-Barcroft, OSU . 9.925 2000 Mohini Bhardwaj, UCLA . . . 9.950 2001 Mohini Bhardwaj, UCLA . . . 9.975 Caroline Fluhrer, STAN . . . 9.975 2002 Emily Pritchard, WASH . . . . 9.975 2003 Jeanette Antolin, UCLA . . . 10.000 2004 Jeanette Antolin, UCLA . . . 10.000 Natalie Foley, STAN . . . . . 10.000 2005 Kristen Maloney, UCLA . . . . 9.925 2006 Tasha Smith, OSU . . . . . . . 9.925 2007 Ashley Houghting, WASH . . 9.950 Tasha Schwikert, UCLA . . . 9.950 2008 Tasha Smith, OSU . . . . . . . 9.900 2009 2010 2011 2012 Mandi Rodriguez, OSU . . . . 9.950 Vanessa Zamarripa, UCLA . 9.950 Olivia Courtney, UCLA . . . . 9.950 Ivana Hong, STAN . . . . . . . 9.950 Olivia Courtney, UCLA . . . . 9.950 Vanessa Zamarripa, UCLA . 9.950 UNEVEN BARS 1987 Tanya Service, UCLA . . . . . 9.800 1988 Kim Hamilton, UCLA . . . . . 9.700 1989 Joy Selig, OSU . . . . . . . . . . 9.900 Kim Hamilton, UCLA . . . . . 9.900 1990 Diana Rendall, ARIZ . . . . . . 9.700 Suzy Baldock, ASU . . . . . . 9.700 Jill Andrews, UCLA . . . . . . . 9.700 1991 Chari Knight, OSU . . . . . . . 9.950 1992 Tina Brinkman, ASU . . . . . . 9.900 Rhonda Faehn, UCLA . . . . 9.900 Chari Knight, OSU . . . . . . . 9.900 Cindy Tom, CAL . . . . . . . . . 9.900 1993 Megan Fenton, UCLA . . . . 10.000 1994 Chari Knight, OSU . . . . . . . 9.950 1995 Stella Umeh, UCLA . . . . . . 9.925 1996 Leah Homma, UCLA . . . . . 9.975 1997 Leah Homma, UCLA . . . . 10.000 1998 Deanne Droegemueller, OSU 9.975 1999 Danae Phillips, OSU . . . . . 10.000 2000 Lena Degteva, UCLA . . . . . 9.975 2001 Stacy Wong, WASH . . . . . . . 9.975 2002 Jamie Dantzscher, UCLA . . 9.950 Doni Thompson, UCLA . . . . 9.950 Onnie Willis, UCLA . . . . . . . 9.950 2003 Carly Dockendorf, WASH . 10.000 Elizabeth Jillson, OSU . . . . 10.000 2004 Jeanette Antolin, UCLA . . . . 9.950 Natalie Foley, STAN . . . . . . 9.950 2005 Tasha Schwikert, UCLA . . 10.000 2006 Liz Tricase, STAN . . . . . . . . 9.925 2007 Liz Tricase, STAN . . . . . . . . 9.950 2008 Tasha Schwikert, UCLA . . . 9.950 Liz Tricase, STAN . . . . . . . . 9.950 2009 Anna Li, UCLA . . . . . . . . . . 9.900 Carly Janiga, STAN . . . . . . . 9.900 Jen Kesler, OSU . . . . . . . . . 9.900 Leslie Mak, OSU . . . . . . . . . 9.900 Nicole Ourada, STAN . . . . . 9.900 2010 Anna Li, UCLA . . . . . . . . . 10.000 2011 Olivia Courtney, UCLA . . . . 9.900 Aisha Gerber, UCLA . . . . . . 9.900 Leslie Mak, OSU . . . . . . . . . 9.900 Olivia Vivian, OSU . . . . . . . . 9.900 Makayla Stambaugh, OSU . 9.900 Samantha Walior, WASH . . . 9.900 2012 Georgia Dabritz, UTAH . . . . 9.950 BALANCE BEAM 1987 Jodie Leekwai, ARIZ . . . . . . 9.600 Tanya Service, UCLA . . . . . 9.600 1988 Yumi Mordre, WASH . . . . . . 9.800 1989 Joy Selig, OSU . . . . . . . . . . 9.900 Tanya Service, UCLA . . . . . 9.900 Yumi Mordre, WASH . . . . . . 9.900 1990 Joy Selig, OSU . . . . . . . . . . 9.700 1991 Joy Selig, OSU . . . . . . . . . . 9.950 1992 Chari Knight, OSU . . . . . . . 9.900 1993 Jenna Karadbil, ARIZ . . . . . 9.800 Carol Ulrich, UCLA . . . . . . . 9.800 1994 Chari Knight, OSU . . . . . . . 9.900 1995 Stella Umeh, UCLA . . . . . . 9.875 1996 Lisa Vincijanovic, ASU . . . . 9.925 1997 Heidi Hornbeek, ARIZ . . . . 9.950 1998 Stella Umeh, UCLA . . . . . . 9.925 1999 Megan Murphy-Barcroft, OSU . 9.950 2000 Lena Degteva, UCLA . . . . . 9.925 2001 Lise Leveille, STAN . . . . . . . 9.975 Lindsay Wing, STAN . . . . . . 9.975 2002 Alyssa Beckerman, UCLA . . 9.900 Stevie Flanning, ARIZ . . . . . 9.900 Lise Leveille, STAN . . . . . . . 9.900 Lindsay Wing, STAN . . . . . . 9.900 2003 Lindsay Wing, STAN . . . . . . 9.975 2004 My-Lan Dodd, CAL . . . . . . 9.950 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Caroline Fluhrer, STAN . . . . 9.950 Ashley Kelly, ASU . . . . . . . . 9.950 Kristen Maloney, UCLA . . . . 9.950 Molly Seaman, WASH . . . . . 9.950 Lindsay Wing, STAN . . . . . . 9.950 Ashley Kelly, ASU . . . . . . . . 9.950 Kristen Maloney, UCLA . . . . 9.950 Tabitha Yim, STAN . . . . . . . 9.975 Anna Li, UCLA . . . . . . . . . . 9.950 Tasha Schwikert, UCLA . . . 9.950 Carly Janiga, STAN . . . . . . . 9.950 Jami Lanz, OSU . . . . . . . . . 9.950 Carly Janiga, STAN . . . . . . . 9.950 Laura-Ann Chong, OSU . . . 9.950 Leslie Mak, OSU . . . . . . . . . 9.950 Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs, UCLA . 9.975 FLOOR EXERCISE 1987 Yumi Mordre, WASH . . . . . . 9.600 1988 Kim Hamilton, UCLA . . . . . 9.650 1989 Joy Selig, OSU . . . . . . . . . . 9.900 Kim Hamilton, UCLA . . . . . 9.900 Tanya Service, UCLA . . . . . 9.900 1990 Joy Selig, OSU . . . . . . . . . . 9.850 1991 Joy Selig, OSU . . . . . . . . . . 9.900 1992 Tina Brinkman, ASU . . . . . 10.000 1993 Tina Brinkman, ASU . . . . . . 9.950 1994 Tina Brinkman, ASU . . . . . . 9.875 1995 Stella Umeh, UCLA . . . . . . 9.900 1996 Megan Bert, OSU . . . . . . . . 9.900 1997 Heidi Hornbeek, ARIZ . . . . 9.900 Klara Kudilkova, WASH . . . . 9.900 Rändi Miller, OSU . . . . . . . . 9.900 Mindy Ornellas, CAL . . . . . . 9.900 Amy Smith, UCLA . . . . . . . 9.900 1998 Stella Umeh, UCLA . . . . . . 9.950 1999 Lara Degenhardt, OSU . . . 10.000 2000 Mohini Bhardwaj, UCLA . . . 9.925 Lea Carver, ASU . . . . . . . . . 9.925 Elizabeth McNabb, ASU . . . 9.925 Heidi Moneymaker, UCLA . 9.925 2001 Jamie Dantzscher, UCLA . 10.000 2002 Jamie Dantzscher, UCLA . . 9.950 Randi Liljenquist, ARIZ . . . . 9.950 2003 Chrissy Lamun, OSU . . . . 10.000 Kate Richardson, UCLA . . 10.000 2004 Kate Richardson, UCLA . . 10.000 2005 Kristen Maloney, UCLA . . . . 9.975 2006 Tasha Smith, OSU . . . . . . . 9.950 2007 Tasha Schwikert, UCLA . . . 9.950 2008 Tasha Smith, OSU . . . . . . . 9.950 2009 Mandi Rodriguez, OSU . . . . 9.900 Nicole Ourada, STAN . . . . . 9.900 2010 Brittani McCullough, UCLA . 9.925 Carly Janiga, STAN . . . . . . . 9.925 2011 Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs, UCLA 9.900 Ashley Morgan, STAN . . . . . 9.900 2012 Ashley Morgan, STAN . . . . . 9.950 Pac-12 Awards GYMNAST OF THE YEAR 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 Tanya Service, UCLA Jill Andrews, UCLA Tanya Service, UCLA Jill Andrews, UCLA Joy Selig, OSU Chari Knight, OSU Stacy Fowlkes, ARIZ Chari Knight, OSU Leah Homma, UCLA Katie Freeland, ASU Leah Homma, UCLA Stella Umeh, UCLA Kiralee Hayashi, UCLA Heidi Moneymaker, UCLA Mohini Bhardwaj, UCLA Jamie Dantzscher, UCLA Onnie Willis, UCLA Jeanette Antolin, UCLA Kristen Maloney, UCLA Kate Richardson, UCLA 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Tasha Schwikert, UCLA Tabitha Yim, STAN Mandi Rodriguez, OSU Vanessa Zamarripa, UCLA Leslie Mak, OSU Leslie Mak, OSU FRESHMAN/NEWCOMER OF THE YEAR 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Doni Thompson, UCLA Lindsay Wing, STAN Katie Johnson, ARIZ Mandy Delgado, STAN Kate Richardson, UCLA Chelsea Plourde, OSU Tasha Schwikert, UCLA Ariana Berlin, UCLA Jami Lanz, OSU Carly Janiga, STAN Brittani McCullough, UCLA Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs, UCLA Makayla Stambaugh, OSU Olivia Courtney, UCLA Georgia Dabritz, Utah COACH OF THE YEAR 1987 1988 1989 1990 1991 1992 1993 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2000 2001 2002 2003 2004 2005 2006 2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 Jerry Tomlinson, UCLA Jim Turpin, OSU Jim Gault, ARIZ Jerry Tomlinson, UCLA Jim Gault, ARIZ Jim Turpin, OSU Jim Turpin, OSU Jim Gault, ARIZ Jim Gault, ARIZ Alfred Mitchell, CAL John Spini, ASU Valorie Kondos, UCLA John Spini, ASU Jim Gault, ARIZ John Spini, ASU Jim Turpin, OSU Bob Levesque, WASH Bob Levesque, WASH Tanya Chaplin, OSU Valorie Kondos, UCLA Mark Cook, STAN Bill Ryden, ARIZ Cari DuBois, CAL Valorie Kondos Field, UCLA Kristen Smyth, STAN Tanya Chaplin, OSU Kristen Smyth, STAN John Spini, ASU Joanne Bowers, WASH Kristen Smyth, STAN Tanya Chaplin, OSU Kristen Smyth, STAN Tanya Chaplin, OSU Tanya Chaplin, OSU Valorie Kondos Field, UCLA Pac-12 Ncaa Team Champions 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UTAH1995.......UTAH 1983...... UTAH1997.......UCLA 1984...... UTAH2000.......UCLA 1985...... UTAH2001.......UCLA 1986...... UTAH2003.......UCLA 1990...... UTAH2004.......UCLA 1992...... UTAH2010.......UCLA 1994...... UTAH 15 Oregon State University ® Most Oregon State University fans know that their favorite university is located in Corvallis, Ore., has a branch campus in Bend, a world-class marine science center in Newport, and an Extension presence in each of Oregon’s 36 counties. But there are a few other things about Oregon State that even the most ardent Beaver fan may not know. For example, did you know that Oregon State is one of only 41 universities nationwide to be selected as a “Best Buy” institution in 2012 by the Fiske Guide to Colleges? With degrees including engineering, public health, marine sciences, agriculture, forestry, pharmacy, veterinary medicine, business, science, and liberal arts, you would be hard-pressed to find a university with more diverse academic offerings. Corvallis also was named as one of the top five “Best College Towns” and “Best Overall College Destinations” by the American Institute for Economic Research. These rankings are based on the high quality of life, the academic environment of Oregon State, and professional opportunities for grads. Oregon State’s colors may be orange and black, but in many ways, the university is one of the most “green” in the country. OSU has been named to the Princeton Review’s 2012 Green Rating Honor Roll as one of the nation’s top 16 colleges and universities for sustainability. And Oregon State is the nation’s second leading purchaser of “green” power by a university, according to the Environmental Protection Agency. What makes the university’s sustainability initiatives most laudable is that they frequently are led by students. In 2007, Oregon State students voted to impose a special fee upon themselves to fund the purchase of renewable energy for the campus – and since then, some three-quarters of the university’s electricity has come from renewable production. Even some of the exercise machines in Dixon Recreation Center are hooked up to generate electricity during student cardio workouts, and feed the power back into the grid. Oregon State has had some pretty interesting people who have studied on its campus. Linus Pauling is the only individual to win two unshared Nobel Prizes – for peace and chemistry. Terry Baker is the only person to have won the Heisman Trophy in football, and played in the Final Four in basketball. Douglas Engelbart developed the computer mouse. Dick Fosbury introduced the Fosbury Flop to high jumping. Did you know that Oregon State men’s basketball coach Craig Robinson is the brother-in-law of President Barack Obama? In 2012, First Lady Michelle Obama, Coach Robinson’s sister, delivered the commencement address at OSU’s Reser Stadium to some 33,000 people – the largest audience ever for an Oregon State graduation ceremony. Oregon State is one of just two universities in the country (along with Cornell) to be designated a Land Grant, Sea Grant, Space Grant and Sun Grant institution. And OSU is one of the few universities to offer ROTC programs in four branches of the military – Navy, Army, Air Force and Marine Corps. OSU is the leading research university in the state, and its $260 million-plus in annual research funding brings together faculty and students from different disciplines to tackle diverse societal issues, including climate change, childhood obesity, water use policy, conservation biology, transparent electronics, and sustainable natural resources. One signature project is OSU’s leadership in the National Science Foundation-funded Ocean Observatories Initiative, a $386 million project that looks at the impacts of climate change on the world’s oceans. The university is in the midst of The Campaign for OSU, which to date has raised more than $850 million toward a goal of $1 billion. Donors are investing in the university’s students, faculty and facilities to provide scholarships, endowed positions and world-class buildings and laboratories. This momentum is helping Oregon State attract high-achieving students; more than 40 percent of the incoming freshmen from Oregon had grade point averages of 3.75 or higher. And when OSU students graduate, they enter jobs that reward them with a media annual income that is more than 50 percent greater than the median income nationwide. That is why business and industry leaders increasingly partner with Oregon State to not only produce innovation and business systems that spur the economy, but meet career-ready graduates. Oregon State also has some unusual facilities and resources that few universities can match. Here are just a few: • The University has about 15,000 acres of its own forests, most within a few miles of campus, where students learn about growing and managing multiple-use forests – and enjoy hiking, horseback riding and mountain biking. • The nation’s most sophisticated tsunami wave basin is located on campus as part of the O.H. Hinsdale Wave Research Laboratory. • Oregon State has its own nuclear reactor, where faculty and students have helped create a new generation of passively safe nuclear power generators, and a nationally ranked program in radiation health physics. • OSU has its own fleet of research ships and a reputation as one of the top oceanography programs in the world. Scientists at the university’s Hatfield Marine Science Center helped pioneer the use of satellites to track threatened and endangered marine mammals. • Oregon State University is the leading academic institution in the nation in the field of wave energy research and home to the Northwest National Marine Renewable Energy Center, created by the U.S. Department of Energy to develop this clean, sustainable source of power. • Numerous research farms and food processing facilities allow Oregon State to play a key role in developing new varieties of high-yield wheat, multi-colored potatoes and tomatoes that have enhanced beneficial health qualities, surimi seafood products enjoyed worldwide, and disease-resistant hazelnuts and fruits. Last, but certainly not least, on the list of interesting things about Oregon State University is this: OSU has one of the top two fermentation science programs in the country. That’s right – Oregon State has its own fermentation laboratories, a research brewery and winery, and a pilot processing plant, and OSU students graduate into leadership positions in the beer and wine industries. The university also just launched its first artisan cheese product, Beaver Classic Cheese. And to top it off, Oregon State is where the maraschino cherry was developed. Cheers! 16 2013 PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS // GYMNASTICS Conference Medal Winners Tom Hansen Conference Medal Winners The Tom Hansen Conference Medal is the most prestigious honor bestowed on a student-athlete by the Pac-12 Conference. Each institution annually selects its most outstanding male and female senior student-athlete based on the greatest combination of performance and achievement in scholarship, athletics and leadership. The award was named for former commissioner Tom Hansen, who retired in June 2009 after 26 years at the helm of the Conference of Champions. The following individuals were honored by their institutions with the Tom Hansen Conference Medal in 2011-12: Ben Grado Arizona swimming & diving Katie Matusik Arizona gymnastics Aaron Pflugrad Arizona State football Katelyn Boyd Arizona State softball Jorge Gutierrez California basketball Valerie Arioto California softball Andy Wacker Colorado Track & Field Katie Hartman Colorado skiing David Paulson Oregon football Amanda Johnson Oregon basketball Cameron Collins Oregon State football Leslie Mak Oregon State gymnastics Andrew Luck Stanford football Nnemkadi Ogwumike Stanford basketball Andy Rose UCLA soccer Samantha Camuso UCLA softball Daniel Nguyen USC tennis Amanda Smith USC swimming Derrick Shelby Utah football Maria Graefnings Utah skiing Robert Munn Washington rowing Kate Deines Washington soccer Derek Jones Washington State baseball Elisabeth Fournier Washington State tennis BASEBALL BASKETBALL (M) BASKETBALL (W) CROSS COUNTRY (M&W) MARCH 13-16, 2013 // HOST : PAC-12 CONFERENCE MARCH 7-10, 2013 // HOST : PAC-12 CONFERENCE DIVING (M&W) FOOTBALL CHAMPION DETERMINED BY THREE-GAME ROUND-ROBIN PLAY ROBINSON RANCH GOLF CLUB SANTA CLARITA, CALIFORNIA OCTOBER 27, 2012 // HOST : UCLA GOLF (M) LOS ANGELES COUNTRY CLUB LOS ANGELES, CALIFORNIA APRIL 29 - MAY 1, 2013 // HOST : UCLA ROWING (M&W) SACARAMENTO STATE AQUATICS CENTER LAKE NATOMA, CA MAY 19, 2013 // HOST : PAC-12 CONFERENCE SWIMMING (M) WEYERHAUSER KING COUNTY AQUATIC CENTER FEDERAL WAY, WASHINGTON MARCH 3-6, 2013 // HOST : PAC-12 CONFERENCE TRACK & FIELD (M&W) KATHERINE B. 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