UCLA senior Jordan Chiles extended her total of Big Ten Gymnast of the Week awards to a conference-record nine, sharing the award with Minnesota's Arianna Ostrum. Chiles has won the award every week this season and now has a total of 14 in two seasons and 20 across two conferences in her career.
Chiles won the all-around for the seventh week in a row and eighth time overall, scoring 39.625 to help the Bruins win the Big Four meet and close out a second-straight unbeaten conference season with the Big Ten regular season title. In addition to winning the all-around, Chiles won vault and floor exercise with scores of 9.950 and tied for first on uneven bars with a 9.900, bringing her season total to 31 victories in nine meets. She has eight all-around wins, eight floor wins (including six in a row), six vault wins and five uneven bars wins. Chiles leads the nation with a 39.694 season average in the all-around and remains ranked No. 1 on floor for the third-straight week. She is also Top 10 on vault (No. 3), bars (No. 5), beam (No. 7) and in the all-around (No. 2). Every routine she has performed this season has scored 9.800 or higher. Seventeen have scored 9.95 or higher, and 27 of her 36 routines have scored 9.900 or higher.
The No. 5 Bruins will compete at No. 10 Stanford on Saturday, March 7 at 2pm.
Big Ten Gymnast of the Week: Jan. 6 – Jordan Chiles, UCLA; Jan. 13 – Jordan Chiles, UCLA; Jan. 20 – Jordan Chiles, UCLA; Jan. 27 – Jordan Chiles, UCLA; Feb. 3 – Jordan Chiles, UCLA; Feb. 10 – Jordan Chiles, UCLA; Feb. 17 – Jordan Chiles, UCLA; Feb. 24 – Jordan Chiles, UCLA; March 3 – Jordan Chiles, UCLA & Arianna Ostrum, Minnesota.
Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week: Jan. 6 – Ciena Alipio, UCLA; Jan. 13 – Carly Bauman, Michigan; Jan. 20 – Ciena Alipio, UCLA; Jan. 27 – Sophia Diaz, Michigan; Feb. 3 – Ciena Alipio, UCLA & Sage Kellerman, Michigan State; Feb. 10 - Carly Bauman, Michigan & Nya Kraus, Nebraska; Feb. 17 - Sophie Parenti, Michigan & Sage Kellerman, Michigan State; Feb. 24 – Olivia Zsarmani, Michigan State; March 3 – Jahzara Ranger, Michigan & Jordyn Lyden, Minnesota.
Big Ten Freshman of the Week: Jan. 6 – Tiana Sumansekera, UCLA; Jan. 13 – Quincy Walters, Michigan; Jan. 20 – Ashlee Sullivan, UCLA; Jan. 27 – Lacie Saltzmann, Minnesota; Feb. 3 – Tiana Sumanasekera, UCLA; Feb. 10 – Ashlee Sullivan, UCLA; Feb. 17 – Tiana Sumanasekera, UCLA; Feb. 24 – Ashlee Sullivan, UCLA & Daisy Bowles, Iowa; March 3 – Arianna Ostrum, Minnesota.
Chiles won the all-around for the seventh week in a row and eighth time overall, scoring 39.625 to help the Bruins win the Big Four meet and close out a second-straight unbeaten conference season with the Big Ten regular season title. In addition to winning the all-around, Chiles won vault and floor exercise with scores of 9.950 and tied for first on uneven bars with a 9.900, bringing her season total to 31 victories in nine meets. She has eight all-around wins, eight floor wins (including six in a row), six vault wins and five uneven bars wins. Chiles leads the nation with a 39.694 season average in the all-around and remains ranked No. 1 on floor for the third-straight week. She is also Top 10 on vault (No. 3), bars (No. 5), beam (No. 7) and in the all-around (No. 2). Every routine she has performed this season has scored 9.800 or higher. Seventeen have scored 9.95 or higher, and 27 of her 36 routines have scored 9.900 or higher.
The No. 5 Bruins will compete at No. 10 Stanford on Saturday, March 7 at 2pm.
Big Ten Gymnast of the Week: Jan. 6 – Jordan Chiles, UCLA; Jan. 13 – Jordan Chiles, UCLA; Jan. 20 – Jordan Chiles, UCLA; Jan. 27 – Jordan Chiles, UCLA; Feb. 3 – Jordan Chiles, UCLA; Feb. 10 – Jordan Chiles, UCLA; Feb. 17 – Jordan Chiles, UCLA; Feb. 24 – Jordan Chiles, UCLA; March 3 – Jordan Chiles, UCLA & Arianna Ostrum, Minnesota.
Big Ten Event Specialist of the Week: Jan. 6 – Ciena Alipio, UCLA; Jan. 13 – Carly Bauman, Michigan; Jan. 20 – Ciena Alipio, UCLA; Jan. 27 – Sophia Diaz, Michigan; Feb. 3 – Ciena Alipio, UCLA & Sage Kellerman, Michigan State; Feb. 10 - Carly Bauman, Michigan & Nya Kraus, Nebraska; Feb. 17 - Sophie Parenti, Michigan & Sage Kellerman, Michigan State; Feb. 24 – Olivia Zsarmani, Michigan State; March 3 – Jahzara Ranger, Michigan & Jordyn Lyden, Minnesota.
Big Ten Freshman of the Week: Jan. 6 – Tiana Sumansekera, UCLA; Jan. 13 – Quincy Walters, Michigan; Jan. 20 – Ashlee Sullivan, UCLA; Jan. 27 – Lacie Saltzmann, Minnesota; Feb. 3 – Tiana Sumanasekera, UCLA; Feb. 10 – Ashlee Sullivan, UCLA; Feb. 17 – Tiana Sumanasekera, UCLA; Feb. 24 – Ashlee Sullivan, UCLA & Daisy Bowles, Iowa; March 3 – Arianna Ostrum, Minnesota.