April 3, 2007

Walnut Creek, Calif. - UCLA gymnasts Anna Li, Jordan Schwikert, Tasha Schwikert and Michelle Selesky have been named to the Pac-10 All-Conference team. Tasha Schwikert and Li received honors in the all-around, while Selesky and Jordan Schwikert were named on the vault and uneven bars, respectively.

Tasha Schwikert led the way in the all-around after winning the Pac-10 all-around title for the second time in her career, scoring a 39.75, and ranking as the No. 3 gymnast in the nation with a regional qualifying score of 39.525. Schwikert, this season's Pac-10 Gymnast of the Year, also won the vault, beam and floor titles at the Pac-10 Championships. As a freshman in 2005, she tied for the all-around title and won the uneven bars crown with a perfect 10 at the Pac-10 Championships and was named the Pac-10 Freshman of the Year.

Li earned a third-place all-around finish at the Pac-10 Championships with a score of 39.45 and tied for first on beam with Tasha Schwikert with a career-high 9.95. Li, who is the only conference freshman honored in the all-around, currently ranks 18th in the nation in the all-around and is tied for 11th on the uneven bars.

Selesky received her first all-conference honor in her first and last season as a regular in the Bruin lineup. The senior and former walk-on scored a career-high-tying 9.925 to tie for third-place on vault at the Pac-10 Championships and currently ranks 31st in the nation and sixth in the conference on the event. Selesky was also honored last week as a second-team Pac-10 All-Academic selection.

Jordan Schwikert tied for fourth place on the uneven bars at the Pac-10 Championships with a 9.9 and is tied for eighth in the conference on the event. She has scored as high as 9.975 this season. As a freshman in 2005, she earned all-conference honors in the all-around.

The All-Conference teams consist of the top six all-around competitors, plus the top three competitors in each individual event not amongst the all-around selections. A gymnast's score is determined by a combination of 50 percent regional qualifying score (entire season composite) and 50 percent Pac-10 Conference Championship score.

2007 ALL-PAC-10 WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS TEAM

All-Around
Nicole Harris, Arizona State (So.)
Jami Lanz, Oregon State (So.)
Anna Li, UCLA (Fr.)
Tasha Schwikert, UCLA (Jr.)
Tasha Smith, Oregon State (So.)
Karin Wurm, Arizona (Jr.)

Vault
Ashley Houghting, Washington (So.)
Mandi Rodriguez, Oregon State (Fr.)
Michelle Selesky, UCLA (Sr.)

Uneven Bars
Carly Janiga, Stanford (Fr.)
Jordan Schwikert, UCLA (Jr.)
Tabitha Yim, Stanford (Jr.)

Balance Beam
April Boone, Arizona State (Sr.)
Kelly Fee, Stanford (So.)
Jamie Holton, Arizona (Sr.)

Floor Exercise
Carly Janiga, Stanford (Fr.)
Jamie Holton, Arizona (Sr.)
Nicole Ourada, Stanford (So.)