March 12, 2013

UCLA senior Alyssa Pritchett earned her first-ever Pac-12 weekly award, receiving Pac-12 Special Performance of the Week honors.

Pritchett scored a career-high 9.95 on floor exercise to tie for first place with Michigan's Joanna Sampson, who ranks No. 1 in the nation on the event. This was Pritchett's first floor win of the season and her first-ever 9.95 score. She averages a team-best 9.889 on floor and has not scored lower than 9.85 all season. She currently ranks No. 16 in the nation.

This is UCLA's 23rd all-time special performance of the week award.

Oregon State's Makayla Stambaugh took Gymnast of the Week honors for the fourth-straight week, and Breanna Hughes from Utah was named the Freshman/Newcomer of the Week.

UCLA wraps up the regular season on Sunday, Mar. 17 at home against Arkansas at 2 pm.

Also Nominated:
Gymnast of the Week: Aubree Cristello, ARIZ; Morgan Steigerwalt, ASU; Alicia Asturias, CAL; Ashley Morgan, STAN; Olivia Courtney, UCLA.
Special Performance of the Week: Kristin Klarenbach, ARIZ; Jordan Widener, CAL; Melanie Jones, OSU; Nicole Dayton, STAN; Tory Wilson, UTAH, Megan Whitney, WASH.
Freshman/Newcomer of the Week: Shelby Edwards, ARIZ; Risa Perez, ASU; Serena Leong, CAL; Hailey Gaspar, OSU; Taylor Rice, STAN, Danusia Francis, 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; Mar. 12: 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; Mar. 12: Alyssa Pritchett, 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; Mar. 12: Breanna Hughes, Utah.