March 27, 2013
Five members the UCLA Gymnastics squad were named to the 2013 Pac-12 All-Conference team, led by Pac-12 Gymnast of the Year Vanessa Zamarripa, who earned first-team acclaim in the all-around for the third time in her career. Junior Olivia Courtney received first-team honors on vault for the third-straight year. Senior Kaelie Baer and freshman Danusia Francis each picked up their first career All-Pac-12 nods, with Baer earning second-team acclaim on vault and Francis landing a spot on the second team on beam. Senior Alyssa Pritchett received second-team honors on floor exercise for the second-straight year.
The All-Pac-12 team is determined by a combination of 50 percent regional qualifying score (entire season composite leading up to the Pac-12 Championships) and 50 percent Conference Championship score. The All-Conference first team consists of the top six all-around competitors, plus the top three competitors in each individual event who are not among the all-around honorees. The Pac-12 second team consists of the top two all-arounders who were not named to the first team (as all-arounders or in an event), after such the top two gymnasts from each event who were not yet named to the first team or the second team would be selected to the second team.
2013 ALL-PAC-12 WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS TEAM
Pac-12 Gymnast of the Year: Vanessa Zamarripa, UCLA
Pac-12 Freshman of the Year: Serena Leong, California
Pac-12 Specialist of the Year: Amanda Spinner, Stanford
Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year: Stephanie McGregor, Oregon State
Pac-12 Coach of the Year: Justin Howell, California
All-Around
First Team
Aubree Cristello, Arizona (Sr.)
Georgia Dabritz, Utah (So.)
Ashley Morgan, Stanford (Sr.)
Lauren Rogers, Washington (Sr.)
Tory Wilson, Utah (So.)
Vanessa Zamarripa, UCLA (Sr.)
Second Team
Alicia Asturias, California (Jr.)
Mariesah Pierce, California (Sr.)
Vault
First Team
Kelsi Blalock, OSU (Sr.)
Olivia Courtney, UCLA (Jr.)
Makayla Stambaugh, OSU (Sr.)
Second Team
Kaelie Baer, UCLA (Sr.)
Nicole Dayton, Stanford (Sr.)
Hailey Gaspar, OSU (Sr.)
Uneven Bars
First Team
Brittany Harris, OSU (Jr.)
Stephanie McGregor, OSU (Sr.)
Second Team
Erika Aufiero, OSU (Fr.)
Kahoku Palafox, ASU (Grad)
Balance Beam
First Team
Ivana Hong, Stanford (So.)
Melanie Jones, OSU (Sr.)
Amanda Spinner, Stanford (Jr.)
Chelsea Tang, OSU (So.)
Second Team
Danusia Francis, UCLA (Fr.)
Mary Beth Lofgren, Utah (Jr.)
Floor Exercise
First Team
Melanie Jones, OSU (Sr.)
Makayla Stambaugh, OSU (Sr.)
Becky Tutka, Utah (So.)
Second Team
Nansy Damianova, Utah (Jr.)
Alyssa Pritchett, UCLA (Sr.)