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2023 Pac-12 Gymnastics Championships

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Pac-12 Women's Gymnastics Weekly Awards - Jan. 24, 2023

Jan 24, 2023

Gymnast of the Week: Jade Carey, So., Oregon State (Phoenix, Ariz.)

  • The Olympic Gold Medalist earns Gymnast of the Week honors for the second consecutive week after sweeping the podium awards at the Beaver Quad Meet featuring No. 16 OSU, No. 9 Denver, Brown and Sacramento State.
  • Captured the all-around title for the second straight meet, matching her career regular season-best of 39.825, which also ties her mark for second-best all-around score in program history.
  • Her 39.825 in the all-around is tied for the best score in the nation this season, while her average of 39.642 ranks fourth overall.
  • Collected all four event titles at the quad meet, posting a 9.975 on vault, a 9.925 on bars, a 9.950 on beam and a 9.975 on floor.
  • Her performance helped the Beavers win their home event with a season-high score of 197.200.
  • Has now won 54 individual events titles in her career and 13 all-around titles.
  • This is her fifth career Gymnast of the Week honor.

Specialist of the Week: Amara Cunningham, Sr., Washington (Nyack, N.Y.)

  • The fifth-year senior matched her career-high on the floor with a 9.950, tying for first in the event in the Huskies' Pac-12 opener at home against No. 6 UCLA.
  • The 2021 Pac-12 First Team Floor honoree helped UW to a 49.200 team score on the floor event.
  • Finished in third on the vault after posting a 9.875, which was a team-high for the Huskies.
  • In 50 career collegiate competitions has a perfect hit rate of 100 in 100 total routines.
  • This is her second career Pac-12 Specialist of the Week award after she earned her first on Feb. 16, 2021 during her junior campaign.

Freshman/Newcomer of the Week: Selena Harris, Fr., UCLA (Las Vegas, Nev.)

  • Earns award for third straight week after winning the all-around and three individual event titles to help No. 6 UCLA to its first conference win of the season, a dual meet victory at No. 25 Washington (196.900-195.825). 
  • Posted a 39.725 to take first in the all-around for a second consecutive week, hitting 9.925 or higher on all four events to match her career high. 
  • The 39.725 in a single meet is tied for fifth-best in the country while her 39.650 average in the all-around is third-highest overall.
  • Won the vault with a career-best 9.950, tied a career-high of 9.925 in winning the beam, tied for first on the bars with a 9.925 and tied for third on the floor with a career-high 9.925.
  • The freshman has scored a 9.9 or higher on 11 of 12 routines she has competed in to begin her collegiate career.
  • In addition to ranking third in the nation in the all-around, Harris ranks tied for sixth in the vault (9.917), sixth in the bars (9.933) and tied for 10th on the floor (9.917).

Coaches Choice: Chloe Lashbrooke, Sr., UCLA (Scottsdale, Ariz.)

  • Made her return to the competitive lineup after a long three years due to a shortened Covid season in 2020 and an achilles injury that kept her out of the 2021 season and most of last year.
  • Performed full tumbling for the first time in a meet on Jan. 14 with an exhibition performance that earned a 9.875 and earned her a spot in the lineup at No. 25 Washington last weekend.
  • Scored a 9.850 on the floor to finish sixth in the event, marking her seventh score of 9.825 or higher on the floor in as many career meets.
  • Her performance contributed to No. 6 UCLA knocking off the Huskies on the road in the first dual meet of the season.

2023 Pac-12 Women's Gymnastics Weekly Awards

  Gymnast Specialist Freshman/Newcomer Coaches Choice
Jan. 10 Jordan Chiles, UCLA Mya Lauzon, CAL Selena Harris, UCLA Ella Cesario, CAL
Jan. 17 Jade Carey, OSU Kara Eaker, UTAH Selena Harris, UCLA Ira Alexeeva, STAN
Jan. 24 Jade Carey, OSU Amara Cunningham, WASH Selena Harris, UCLA Chloe Lashbrooke, UCLA