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2002 — First-team All-American on the balance beam, tying for seventh place …?NCAA South Central Regional balance beam co-champion …?Pac-10 beam co-champion …?First-team All-Pac-10 on beam …?Recorded a career-best of 9.95 to place first against Oregon State on Feb. 23 …?Unexpectedly made her season debut at Georgia on Jan. 13 and produced a 9.85 …?UCLA's anchor on beam, she averaged 9.77 on the year and led the team with six individual victories and eight Top 3 placements … Made her Bruin debut on floor on Feb. 10 against Stanford and earned a 9.875 …?Twice scored career-bests of 9.9 on floor and scored no lower than 9.8 in all nine appearances … Averaged 9.867 with three Top 3 finishes … Earned Pac-10 All-Academic honorable mention acclaim.?
2001 — Limited to just three competitions on the balance beam due to a wrist injury … Had wrist surgery Mar. 5 and missed the remainder of the season … Recorded a best of 9.875 at Arizona State to tie for second and also tied for fifth at the UCLA Invitational with a 9.8 … Earned NACGC Scholastic All-America honors.
Club — 2000 U.S. Olympic alternate and 1999 World Championship team member … Three-year U.S. National Team member …?Earned first place on beam, second place on bars and fifth place in the all-around at the 2000 U.S. Championships … Won first place in the all-around and team competition at the 2000 Spieth Sogipa … Placed third in the all-around at the 2000 U.S. Classic … Took third in the all-around at the 1999 World Championships trials … Captured third place on bars and fourth place in the all-around at the 1999 National Championships … Placed third in the all-around at the 1999 American Classic/Pan American trials … Silver medalist (team) at the 1999 Pan American Games … Helped the U.S. to a second-place finish at the 1999 International Team Championships … Placed second in the all-around at the 1998 Ecoair Gymnastics Cup … Silver medalist on bars at the 1998 National Championships … Trained at Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy under coach Mary Lee Tracy.
Personal — Describes her biggest thrill as walking out on the floor on the second day of the Olympic Trials and hearing her name announced as part of the 2000 Olympic Team … Admires Hungarian gymnast Henrietta Onodi for her style … Parents: Howard and Melanie Beckerman … Has one younger brother, Jared, who attends Vanderbilt University, and one older brother, Mathew, who has his own record label … Grandfather Bob played football at Tulane …?Full name is Alyssa Erin Beckerman … Born January 23, 1981 in Middletown, NJ … Would like to pursue a career in acting and singing … Sang the national anthem during several UCLA home meets …?Sociology major.
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