March 5, 2013

UCLA senior gymnast Vanessa Zamarripa continues to set Pac-12 records, earning her record eighth career Pac-12 Special Performance of the Week award. She also holds the record for most Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week honors in a career (nine) and in a single-season (four, tied with UCLA's Kristen Maloney, 2005).

Zamarripa won UCLA's only two events at Alabama last weekend, taking first place on vault with a 9.95 and on uneven bars with a 9.9. She also finished second in the all-around with a score of 38.825. Zamarripa has 17 first-place finishes on 30 routines this season, including five on vault and six on bars. She is averaging 9.825 or higher on all four events - 9.913 on vault, 9.891 on bars, 9.857 on beam and 9.829 on floor.

This is Zamarripa's eighth career Special Performance of the Week award and UCLA's 22nd all-time.

Oregon State's Makayla Stambaugh took Gymnast of the Week honors, and Shelby Edwards from Arizona was named the Freshman/Newcomer of the Week.

UCLA hosts No. 3 Michigan, California and Iowa State on Sunday, Mar. 10 at 2 pm.

Also Nominated:
Gymnast of the Week: Cristello, ARIZ; Mariesah Pierce, CAL; Shona Morgan, STAN; Olivia Courtney, UCLA; Tory Wilson, UTAH.
Special Performance of the Week: Jessie Sisler, ARIZ; Kristina Heymann, CAL; Kelsi Blalock, OSU; Mary Beth Lofgren, UTAH.
Freshman/Newcomer of the Week: Serena Leong, CAL; Erika Aufiero, OSU; Taylor Rice, STAN; Sophina DeJesus, UCLA.

2013 Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week
Jan. 8: Vanessa Zamarripa, UCLA; Jan. 15: Vanessa Zamarripa, UCLA; Jan. 22: Georgia Dabritz, Utah; Jan. 29: Ashley Morgan, Stanford; Feb. 5: Vanessa Zamarripa, UCLA; Feb. 12: Vanessa Zamarripa, UCLA; Feb. 19: Makayla Stambaugh, Oregon State; Feb. 26: Makayla Stambaugh, Oregon State; Mar. 5: Makayla Stambaugh, Oregon State.

2013 Pac-12 Special Performance of the Week
Jan. 8: Nicole Dayton, Stanford; Jan. 15: Olivia Courtney, UCLA; Jan. 22: Tory Wilson, Utah; Jan. 29: Natasha Sundby, Arizona State; Feb. 5: Tory Wilson, Utah; Feb. 12: Georgia Dabritz, Utah; Feb. 19: Tory Wilson, Utah; Feb. 26: Lia Del Priore, Utah; Mar. 5: Vanessa Zamarripa, UCLA.

2013 Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Week
Jan. 8: Sophina DeJesus, UCLA; Jan. 15: Hailey Gaspar, Oregon State; Jan. 22: Shelby Edwards, Arizona; Jan. 29: Sophina DeJesus, UCLA; Feb. 5: Danusia Francis, UCLA; Feb. 12: Jessie Sisler, Arizona; Feb. 19: Allison Northey, Washington; Feb. 26: Allison Northey, Washington; Mar. 5: Shelby Edwards, Arizona.