Sophomore Selena Harris Named Pac-12 Gymnast of Year
March 26, 2024 | Gymnastics
UCLA sophomore Selena Harris was selected the Pac-12 Gymnast of the Year and earned first-team All-Pac-12 honors on all four events and the all-around. Harris led six Bruins to a total of 10 All-Pac-12 honors.
Harris secured UCLA's conference-best 21st Gymnast of the Year award, the Bruins' first since 2020 when Kyla Ross won her second consecutive. Harris, who won the Pac-12 all-around title with a conference championship record 39.825 score, is averaging 39.643 in the all-around this season, with a high of 39.900, and has compiled a total of eight all-around wins on the year. The Las Vegas native has four perfect 10s this season, three on vault and one on uneven bars, and five in her career. Harris has hit all 44 of her routines this season and all 99 in her career and leads the Bruin team with 28 event victories, 38 Top 3 finishes, and 30 scores of 9.9 or higher, including 22 scores of 9.95 or higher. She finished the regular season ranked No. 1 in the nation on vault, No. 5 in the all-around, No. 10 on uneven bars, No. 13 on balance beam and No. 20 on floor exercise. In the Pac-12, she ranks No. 1 on vault, No. 2 in the all-around, No. 4 on uneven bars and floor exercise and No. 6 on balance beam.ย
This is the second consecutive year Harris has earned the maximum five first-team all-conference honors.
Five other Bruins earned all-conference awards. First-team honorees were Chae Campbell on vault and Nya Reed on floor exercise. Katelyn Rosen (all-around), Emma Malabuyo (balance beam) and Brooklyn Moors (floor exercise) earned honorable mention acclaim.
Campbell receives her fourth consecutive all-conference honor on vault. She finished the regular season ranked No. 21 nationally and No. 4 in the Pac-12 with a National Qualifying Score (NQS) of 9.910. She has recorded a perfect 9.95 on her Yurchenko full vault two times this season and seven times in her career and has totaled three event wins on vault in 2024.
Reed adds an All-Pac-12 honor on floor exercise to an All-SEC selection in 2022 as a member of the University of Florida. Reed is ranked No. 23 in the nation on floor and No. 6 in the Pac-12 with a NQS of 9.940. She averages 9.923 on the year, with a high of 9.975. She has scored 9.9 or higher in 10 of her 11 routines.
Rosen is the only freshman to earn All-Pac-12 honors in the all-around. She ranks No. 7 in the Pac-12 and No. 31 in the nation with a 39.450 NQS. Rosen averages 39.436 in the all-around and posted a career-high 39.550 to place fourth at the Pac-12 Championships. She has hit all 41 routines this season and scored 9.8 or higher on 37 of those 41 routines, including 18 in a row.
Malabuyo earns her second All-Pac-12 award on balance beam. She was a second-team honoree in 2022 as a freshman. This season, she ranks No. 16 in the nation and No. 7 in the Pac-12 on beam with a NQS of 9.940. She averages a team-best 9.911 on the year and has two individual victories and a season-high of 9.975.
Moors earns her first career All-Pac-12 honor with her honorable mention selection on floor exercise. She sits at No. 7 in the Pac-12 on floor exercise with a 9.935 NQS. The 2020 Olympian has scored 9.950 on four occasions this season, most recently at the Pac-12 Championships to tie for second place.
The All-Pac-12 first team consists of the Top 6-ranked gymnasts in the conference in the all-around and all four events. The second team consists of the No. 7 and No. 8-ranked gymnasts.
Other award winners in the Pac-12 were Specialist of the Year Chloe Widner of Stanford, Freshman of the Year Sophia Esposito of Oregon State and Coaches of the Year Justin and Liz Howell of California.
Harris secured UCLA's conference-best 21st Gymnast of the Year award, the Bruins' first since 2020 when Kyla Ross won her second consecutive. Harris, who won the Pac-12 all-around title with a conference championship record 39.825 score, is averaging 39.643 in the all-around this season, with a high of 39.900, and has compiled a total of eight all-around wins on the year. The Las Vegas native has four perfect 10s this season, three on vault and one on uneven bars, and five in her career. Harris has hit all 44 of her routines this season and all 99 in her career and leads the Bruin team with 28 event victories, 38 Top 3 finishes, and 30 scores of 9.9 or higher, including 22 scores of 9.95 or higher. She finished the regular season ranked No. 1 in the nation on vault, No. 5 in the all-around, No. 10 on uneven bars, No. 13 on balance beam and No. 20 on floor exercise. In the Pac-12, she ranks No. 1 on vault, No. 2 in the all-around, No. 4 on uneven bars and floor exercise and No. 6 on balance beam.ย
This is the second consecutive year Harris has earned the maximum five first-team all-conference honors.
Five other Bruins earned all-conference awards. First-team honorees were Chae Campbell on vault and Nya Reed on floor exercise. Katelyn Rosen (all-around), Emma Malabuyo (balance beam) and Brooklyn Moors (floor exercise) earned honorable mention acclaim.
Campbell receives her fourth consecutive all-conference honor on vault. She finished the regular season ranked No. 21 nationally and No. 4 in the Pac-12 with a National Qualifying Score (NQS) of 9.910. She has recorded a perfect 9.95 on her Yurchenko full vault two times this season and seven times in her career and has totaled three event wins on vault in 2024.
Reed adds an All-Pac-12 honor on floor exercise to an All-SEC selection in 2022 as a member of the University of Florida. Reed is ranked No. 23 in the nation on floor and No. 6 in the Pac-12 with a NQS of 9.940. She averages 9.923 on the year, with a high of 9.975. She has scored 9.9 or higher in 10 of her 11 routines.
Rosen is the only freshman to earn All-Pac-12 honors in the all-around. She ranks No. 7 in the Pac-12 and No. 31 in the nation with a 39.450 NQS. Rosen averages 39.436 in the all-around and posted a career-high 39.550 to place fourth at the Pac-12 Championships. She has hit all 41 routines this season and scored 9.8 or higher on 37 of those 41 routines, including 18 in a row.
Malabuyo earns her second All-Pac-12 award on balance beam. She was a second-team honoree in 2022 as a freshman. This season, she ranks No. 16 in the nation and No. 7 in the Pac-12 on beam with a NQS of 9.940. She averages a team-best 9.911 on the year and has two individual victories and a season-high of 9.975.
Moors earns her first career All-Pac-12 honor with her honorable mention selection on floor exercise. She sits at No. 7 in the Pac-12 on floor exercise with a 9.935 NQS. The 2020 Olympian has scored 9.950 on four occasions this season, most recently at the Pac-12 Championships to tie for second place.
The All-Pac-12 first team consists of the Top 6-ranked gymnasts in the conference in the all-around and all four events. The second team consists of the No. 7 and No. 8-ranked gymnasts.
Other award winners in the Pac-12 were Specialist of the Year Chloe Widner of Stanford, Freshman of the Year Sophia Esposito of Oregon State and Coaches of the Year Justin and Liz Howell of California.
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