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Chiles, Harris Selected to Pac-12 Watch Lists
December 19, 2022 | Gymnastics
UCLA sophomore Jordan Chiles and freshman Selena Harris were highlighted on the Pac-12 women's gymnastics 2023 Preseason Watch List and Newcomer Watch List, respectively. The inaugural watch lists highlight 16 total gymnasts, as nominated by the league's eight programs.
The lists include 12 returning Pac-12 standouts and four newcomers who are set to make an immediate impact in the Pac-12 Conference, which has all eight teams ranked in the preseason Top 25.
Chiles is a 2020 Olympic silver medalist whose 2022 offseason was spent winning even more hardware. This fall, she competed at her first-ever World Championships and took home three medals - team gold and vault and floor exercise silver. The Vancouver, Wash. native also competed at the 2022 Paris World Challenge Cup this summer and won gold on floor exercise and silver on vault, and was a three-time bronze medalist (all-around, uneven bars and floor exercise) at the 2022 U.S. Gymnastics Championships. During her freshman season in 2022, Chiles qualified to the NCAA Championships on uneven bars and floor exercise and earned All-America honors on floor. She also received first-team All-Pac-12 honors on bars and floor and was an honorable mention selection on vault. Chiles recorded three perfect 10s in 2022 โ two on floor and one on bars โ and became only the third freshman in school history to score 39.8 or higher in the all-around.
Harris comes to UCLA as the No. 1-ranked recruit in the country by College Gym News. The Las Vegas, Nev. native won a total of eight Level 10 national championships (2022, 2021 all-around; 2022 and 2017 vault; 2022 and 2021 uneven bars; 2021 balance beam; 2022 floor exercise) and 19 State Championships, including the 2021 state vault title with a perfect 10. In 2022, Harris won the uneven bars at the Nastia Liukin Cup and placed fourth in the all-around and on beam. At the elite level, she placed in the Top 10 in the all-around and vault at the junior level at the 2018 U.S. Championships.
No. 10 UCLA, who was picked No. 2 in the preseason Pac-12 Coaches' poll,ย begins its season on Jan. 7 at the Super 16 in Las Vegas against No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 4 Michigan and No. 5 Auburn.
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2023 Pac-12 Women's Gymnastics Preseason Watch List
Brenna Brooks, Washington
Jade Carey, Oregon State
Jordan Chiles, UCLA
Madi Dagen, Oregon State
Malia Hargrove, Arizona
Caroline Henry, Arizona
Skylar Killough-Wilhelm, Washington
Andi Li, California
Grace McCallum, Utah
Hannah Scharf, Arizona State
Emily White, Arizona State
Chloe Widner, Stanford
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2023 Pac-12 Women's Gymnastics Newcomer Watch List
eMjae Frazier, California
Selena Harris, UCLA
Anna Roberts, Stanford
Makenna Smith, Utah
2023 Pac-12 Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Utah (7 1st place votes) โ 49 points
2. UCLA โ 41 points
3. California (1) โ 40
4. Oregon State โ 32
5. Stanford โ 25
6. Washington โ 15
7. Arizona State โ 12
8. Arizona โ 10
The lists include 12 returning Pac-12 standouts and four newcomers who are set to make an immediate impact in the Pac-12 Conference, which has all eight teams ranked in the preseason Top 25.
Chiles is a 2020 Olympic silver medalist whose 2022 offseason was spent winning even more hardware. This fall, she competed at her first-ever World Championships and took home three medals - team gold and vault and floor exercise silver. The Vancouver, Wash. native also competed at the 2022 Paris World Challenge Cup this summer and won gold on floor exercise and silver on vault, and was a three-time bronze medalist (all-around, uneven bars and floor exercise) at the 2022 U.S. Gymnastics Championships. During her freshman season in 2022, Chiles qualified to the NCAA Championships on uneven bars and floor exercise and earned All-America honors on floor. She also received first-team All-Pac-12 honors on bars and floor and was an honorable mention selection on vault. Chiles recorded three perfect 10s in 2022 โ two on floor and one on bars โ and became only the third freshman in school history to score 39.8 or higher in the all-around.
Harris comes to UCLA as the No. 1-ranked recruit in the country by College Gym News. The Las Vegas, Nev. native won a total of eight Level 10 national championships (2022, 2021 all-around; 2022 and 2017 vault; 2022 and 2021 uneven bars; 2021 balance beam; 2022 floor exercise) and 19 State Championships, including the 2021 state vault title with a perfect 10. In 2022, Harris won the uneven bars at the Nastia Liukin Cup and placed fourth in the all-around and on beam. At the elite level, she placed in the Top 10 in the all-around and vault at the junior level at the 2018 U.S. Championships.
No. 10 UCLA, who was picked No. 2 in the preseason Pac-12 Coaches' poll,ย begins its season on Jan. 7 at the Super 16 in Las Vegas against No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 4 Michigan and No. 5 Auburn.
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2023 Pac-12 Women's Gymnastics Preseason Watch List
Brenna Brooks, Washington
Jade Carey, Oregon State
Jordan Chiles, UCLA
Madi Dagen, Oregon State
Malia Hargrove, Arizona
Caroline Henry, Arizona
Skylar Killough-Wilhelm, Washington
Andi Li, California
Grace McCallum, Utah
Hannah Scharf, Arizona State
Emily White, Arizona State
Chloe Widner, Stanford
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2023 Pac-12 Women's Gymnastics Newcomer Watch List
eMjae Frazier, California
Selena Harris, UCLA
Anna Roberts, Stanford
Makenna Smith, Utah
2023 Pac-12 Preseason Coaches Poll
1. Utah (7 1st place votes) โ 49 points
2. UCLA โ 41 points
3. California (1) โ 40
4. Oregon State โ 32
5. Stanford โ 25
6. Washington โ 15
7. Arizona State โ 12
8. Arizona โ 10
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