Women's Gymnastics Pac-12 Conference

Pac-12 Women's Gymnastics Weekly Awards - Feb. 20, 2024

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

  • Led No. 19 Oregon State to its first conference dual win of the season over Stanford (197.100 - 196.600).
  • Competing in the all-around for just the second time this season, scored 9.9 or higher on bars (9.95), beam (9.925) and floor (9.925) to win three event titles and the all-around title (39.650).
  • Beam and all-around scores tied season-highs while the floor score tied a season-high.
  • Added a third-place finish on vault (9.850).
  • Officially surpassed 100 career event titles with the four event wins against the Cardinal.
  • 10th career Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week honor and 18th weekly award overall (Two-time Specialist of the Week; Six-time Freshman/Newcomer of the Week).

ALSO NOMINATED: Maya Lauzon; CAL; Jada Mangahas, ASU.

Specialist of the Week: Anapaula Gutierrez, Jr., Stanford (Highlands Ranch, Colo.)

  • In the dual meet at No. 19 Oregon State, won the vault title with a career-best 9.950.
  • Became the first Cardinal to win a vault title since Feb. 20, 2023.
  • Was the only other gymnast other than OSU's Carey to win an event title at the meet, topping the Olympian's vault score by .100.
  • Added an eighth-place finish on bars (9.800).
  • First Cardinal to earn the Specialist of the Week honor since Elizabeth Price on Feb. 7, 2017.

ALSO NOMINATED: Kaitlin Garcia, OSU; Emily Innes, WASH; Gabby Perea, CAL; Emily White, ASU.

Freshman/Newcomer of the Week: Sophia Esposito, Fr., Oregon State (Melville, N.Y.)

  • Played a key role in helping No. 19 Oregon State to its second 197-plus of the season.
  • A week after making her collegiate all-around debut, posted a 39.450 in the all-around to finish second behind teammate Carey.
  • Included a pair of second-place finishes in the vault (9.875) and the floor (9.900) to go along with a fourth-place finish on beam (9.85) and a seventh-place finish on bars (9.825).
  • Earns her second consecutive and third overall Freshman/Newcomer of the Week honor this year (Jan. 23, Feb. 13).

ALSO NOMINATED: Halle Gregoire, ASU; Kyen Mayhew, CAL.

Coaches' Choice: Taralyn Nguyen, Sr., STAN (Fair Oaks, Calif.)

  • Competed in three events at Stanford's Pac-12 dual meet at No. 19 Oregon State, subbing in last minute to the Cardinal beam lineup.
  • Finished the day with three top-six finishes as she tied for third on vault (9.850), tied for for second on floor (9.900) and took sixth on beam (9.825).
  • The floor score matched a career-best while her beam effort matched her season-best score.
  • Second Cardinal this season to earn the Coaches' Choice honor, joining teammate Porsche Trinidad (Jan. 20).

ALSO NOMINATED: Casey Brown, CAL; Taylor Russon, WASH; Sage Thompson, OSU; Emily White, ASU.

2024 Pac-12 Women's Gymnastics Weekly Awards

Gymnast Specialist Freshman/Newcomer Coaches' Choice
Jan. 9 Maile O'Keefe, UTAH Jade Carey, OSU Taylor DeVries, OSU Natalie Briones, OSU
Jan. 16 eMjae Frazier, CAL Jade Carey, OSU Camie Winger, UTAH Sage Thompson, OSU
Jan. 23 Mya Lauzon, CAL Amelie Morgan, UTAH Sophia Esposito, OSU Alysen Fears, ARIZ
Jan. 30 Mya Lauzon, CAL Chae Campbell, UCLA Katelyn Rosen, UCLA Porsche Trinidad, STAN
Feb. 6 Selena Harris, UCLA Nya Reed, UCLA Katelyn Rosen, UCLA Emily White, ASU
Feb. 13 Selena Harris, UCLA Sarah Clark, ASU Sophia Esposito, OSU Skylar Killough-Wilhelm, WASH
Feb. 20 Jade Carey, OSU Anapaula Gutierrez, STAN Sophia Esposito, OSU Taralyn Nguyen, STAN