Pac-12 Women's Gymnastics Weekly Awards - Feb. 9, 2021

Gymnast of the Week: Maile O’Keefe, So., UTAH (Las Vegas, Nev.)

• Recorded a 39.525 all-around score in then-No. 3 Utah’s win over No. 16 Arizona State. She now holds the three highest all-around marks in the Pac-12 this season, to go along with three titles.

• Tied for first on the floor with a 9.925 and finished second on the vault (9.90) and beam (9.875). Her vault score was a new career-high.

• Currently ranks No. 2 in the nation on beam, No. 7 in the all-around and No. 23 on floor.

• Third Pac-12 Women’s Gymnast of the Week honor in 2021.

Specialist of the Week: Alexia Burch, Sr., UTAH (Sparks, Nev.)

• Last week’s Coaches Choice honoree posted a new career-high of 9.975 on vault, with one 10.0 score, to win the event for the Red Rocks.

• Utah’s collective 49.475 vault score was the second-best total in the nation this season.

• Also added a 9.85 leadoff score on the beam and a 9.825 on bars.

Freshman/Newcomer of the Week: Sarah Clark, Fr., ARIZONA STATE (Huntington Beach, Calif.)

• Led the Sun Devils to their highest team score since 2006 and 14th-best in program history (197.150) with impressive marks in three events.

• Completed a personal best 9.875 on floor and tied her career-high of 9.900 on bars, which tied for second in the event.

• Posted a team-leading 9.850 on beam, tying for third in the event.

Coaches Choice: Jaedyn Rucker, So., UTAH (Mesa, Ariz.)

• Posted a career-high 9.90 on floor and tied her personal best with a 9.875 on vault.

• Has successfully hit on 10-of-10 routines this season, all on leg events, one year after missing her freshman season due to two knee surgeries.

• Two-time Coaches Choice in 2021 after earning the honor during the opening week of Utah’s season (1/18).

ALSO NOMINATED:

Gymnast of the Week: Hannah Scharf, Arizona State; Nevaeh DeSouza, California

Specialist of the Week: Juliette Boyer, Arizona State; Emi Watterson, California

Freshman/Newcomer of the Week: Andi Li, California; Lucy Stanhope, Utah

Coaches Choice: Cairo Leonard-Baker, Arizona State; Victoria Salem, California