MEET 8: MASTERS CLASSIC AT NEBRASKA CALIFORN WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS Assistant Director of Athletic Communications (Women s Gymnastics contact): Mara Rudolph Phone: (510) 384-6574 Email: marar@berkeley.edu WEBSITE: CALBEARS.COM FACEBOOK: FACEBOOK.COM/CALWOMENSGYMNASTICS TWITTER: @CALWGYM INSTAGRAM: @CALWGYM 2017 SCHEDULE Overall: 9-2 Pac-12: 4-2 DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT JAN. 9 NORCAL CLASSIC 195.325 (1ST) SACRAMENTO STATE W, 194.475 (2ND) UC DAVIS W, 193.875 (3RD) NO. 11 STANFORD* W, 193.250 (4TH) SAN JOSE STATE W, 192.600 (5TH) Jan. 15 at No. 24 Iowa W, 195.550-194.400 JAN. 21 CAL TRI MEET 196.300 (1ST) #17 WASHINGTON* W, 195.325 (2ND) SAN JOSE STATE W, 193.875 (3RD) JAN. 28 ARIZONA STATE* W, 196.025-193.575 Feb. 4 at #4 Utah* L, 196.450-195.725 Feb. 10 at Arizona* L, 196.100-195.325 FEB. 18 #12 OREGON STATE* W, 197.075-196.825 Feb. 25 at Masters Classic^ 4 p.m. PT Nebraska Southeast Missouri Utah State March 5 at UCLA* (P12N) 1 p.m. MARCH 12 OKLAHOMA (P12N) 2 P.M. March 18 at Pac-12 Champs% (P12N) 1 p.m. April 1 NCAA Regionals TBD April 14-15 NCAA Championships # TBD % Stanford, Calif. ^ Lincoln, Neb. # St. Louis, Mo. * indicates Pac-12 opponent All times listed Pacific (PT) Home meets listed in BOLD FAST FACTS COACHING STAFF Head Coach... Justin Howell San Jose State 99 fifth season Assoc. Head Coach..Elisabeth Crandall-Howell BYU 97 fifth season Assistant Coach... Holly Thomas UC Davis 97 first season 2017 TEAM INFORMATION Arena: Haas Pavilion (11,877) 2016 Overall Record: 16-10, 8-6 Pac-12 2016 Final Ranking: 17 Letterwinners Returning/Newcomers: 12/4 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA Location: Berkeley, Calif. Nickname: Golden Bears Enrollment: 38,204 NO. 19 CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS at Masters Classic Date...Saturday, Feb. 25 Time...4 p.m. PT Venue... Devaney Sports Center Location...Lincoln, Neb. Broadcast...None Live Video...Huskers N Side ($) Live Stats... CalBears.com NO. 24 UTAH STATE AGGIES Ranked 19th in the first Regional Qualifying Score rankings of the season, California women s gymnastics heads to its second Big Ten campus of the season looking to improve its standings ahead of the final weeks of the season. The Golden Bears join host Nebraska, plus Southeast Missouri and Utah State for the 27th annual Masters Classic at the Bob Devaney Sports Center. Action is set for 4 p.m. PT Saturday. Fans can follow the meet online by watching on the Huskers N Side Premium network. Live stats can be accessed via the women s gymnastics schedule page on CalBears.com. Follow @CalWGym on Twitter and Instagram for updates, behind-the-scenes photos and videos and the latest information, and like Facebook.com/CalWGym for more on the Bears. BEAR NECESSITIES: CAL'S TOP STORYLINES ROTATION ORDER Cal will begin the meet on floor and rotate in Olympic order from floor to vault, bars and finally beam. The remaining three teams will start on the following events and continue in Olympic order: Vault - Nebraska Bars - Utah State Beam - Southeast Missouri LAST TIME OUT Season-high scores on three events lifted then- No. 18 Cal to an upset over No. 12 Oregon State, 197.075. Highlights: Cal s 197.075 was the third-highest team total in program history. The Bears 49.475 on bars was the third-best bars score in school history. Three Bears scored a 9.90 or better on bars. Cal set season-high totals on beam (49.225) and floor (49.225). Arianna Robinson won two events with a 9.875 on vault and a 9.90 on floor. Zoe Draghi shared the floor title with Robinson and Alicia Gallarzo won bars with a career-high 9.925. BEARS SHOWCASE DEPTH While injuries have hampered Cal s lineup, the Bears have been able to showcase their depth as other gymnasts have stepped up in place. Ten different Cal gymnasts have claimed event titles this season, with 13 different gymnasts finishing in the NO. 15 NEBRASKA CORNHUSKERS SOUTHEAST MISSOURI REDHAWKS BY THE NUMBERS 49.475 Cal s 49.475 on the uneven bars against Oregon State marked the thirdhighest total on the event in school history. 9.925 Alicia Gallarzo scored a career-best 9.925 on bars against Oregon State for the event title. It is one of just 18 performances in Cal Gymnastics history to earn a 9.925 or better. 5 Arianna Robinson owns a team-leading five event titles this season. Of her 14 performances this season (on vault and floor at all seven meets), Robinson has placed in the top 3 of those events 10 times.
2017 CALIFORNIA WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS MEET NOTES MEET 8: AT NEBRASKA QUAD top three of an event. BEAM QUEENS California continues its reign over the balance beam in 2017, taking a beam title in five of seven meets this season. Cal has swept the beam title in three meets this season. Desiree Palomares is the latest queen of the beam among the Bears with a team-best four titles, including three consecutive to start the season. She has matched her career-high 9.90 on the event twice in 2017. Alicia Gallarzo also owns one beam title, using a career-best 9.875 against Arizona State for her first crown on the apparatus. Once considered Cal s worst event, the Bears have made significant improvement on the apparatus under coaches Justin Howell and Liz Crandall- Howell. The Bears owned a 48.285 RQS and ranked 44th in the country on beam in 2012, prior to the duo taking the lead in Berkeley. In 2016, Cal finished 13th on beam with a 49.205 RQS -- an improvement of nearly one point and 31 spots in the rankings. The Bears currently rank 16th on beam and are averaging 49.032 with an RQS of 49.035 and a high of 49.175. RANKED ON THE ROAD TO NATIONALS Cal is set to face eight opponents who were ranked in the Road to Nationals preseason top 25 this season, including three in the top 10: top-ranked Oklahoma, UCLA (No. 4), Utah (6), Stanford (11), Nebraska (12), Oregon State (13), Arizona (18) and Washington (20). Additionally, seven of the Pac- 12 s eight gymnastics programs also ranked in the top 25 in the preseason rankings. Cal s results against top 25 ranked opponents so far in 2017 (using rankings at time of competition): No. 11 Stanford -- W, 195.325-193.250 No. 24 Iowa -- W, 195.550-194.400 No. 17 Washington -- W, 196.300-195.325 No. 4 Utah -- L, 196.450-195.725 No. 12 Oregon State -- W, 197.075-196.825 NEXT ROTATION Cal wraps up regular-season road action at UCLA on Sunday, March 5. The Bears battle the Bruins at 1 p.m. from Pauley Pavilion, live on Pac-12 Network. PRESEASON PROWESS For the first time in school history, Cal women s gymnastics began the season ranked top 10 in the nation with a No. 10 ranking in the Road To Nationals Preseason Coaches Poll. This is the fourth consecutive season Cal was ranked in the top 25 preseason poll. Reigning national champion Oklahoma, who the Bears play host to in their home finale on March 12, took the top spot with 47 firstplace votes and 2,519 points. PAC-12 PREDICTIONS Coaches around the conference have predicted that the Bears will finish fourth in the Pac-12 this season, just one point behind third-place Stanford. UCLA was selected to repeat as the conference champion. The exact breakdown of points is as follows: 1. UCLA (5 first-place votes) 47 points 2. Utah (3 first-place votes) 45 points 3. Stanford -- 33 points 4. California -- 32 points 5. Oregon State -- 25 points 6. Arizona -- 22 points 7. Washington -- 13 points 8. Arizona State -- 7 points TONI AWARD WINNER Toni-Ann Williams picked up her first Pac-12 weekly honor of the season on Jan. 24 when the Golden Bear junior was named Specialist of the Week after claiming a pair of event titles in the Cal triangular meet and finishing in the top three on bars. The selection marked the second Specialist of the Week honor of her career, and her program-best 11th weekly honor. THE BEAR FACTS California returns 12 letterwinners from the 2016 squad who helped lead the Golden Bears to their first NCAA Championships appearance in 24 years. The Bears did not lose a single routine from their NCAA Championship squad. Leading the way in 2017 are seven talented and battle-tested seniors, including Zoe Draghi and Jessica Howe, as well as 2016 Olympian Toni-Ann Williams and All-Pac-12 second team honoree Arianna Robinson. Sophomore Chelsea Shu and senior Dana Ho, who both redshirted last season, are also healthy and expected to contribute this season. National Coaches of the Year Justin Howell and Liz Crandall-Howell return for their fifth seasons at the helm for the Bears. FAB FOUR ARE TOP TEN The Bears signed four gymnasts to National Letters of Intent in the early signing period, inking Kyana George, Alma Kuc, Victoria Salem and Nina Schank. The class was named the ninth-best class in the country by CollegeGymFans.com. More on this year s signees: A 2016 Junior Olympic National Team member and all-around and floor runner-up at 2016 JO Nationals, George is expected to make an instant impact on all four events. At JO Nationals, she also finished in the top 10 on bars (7th) and vault (9th). A member of the Polish National Team who competed at the 2015 World Gymnastics Championships, Kuc is the 2016 Polish uneven bars champion and logged a bronze finish on floor at the Polish National Championships. Salem posted two top-three finishes at the 2016 JO Nationals, winning the balance beam title and taking silver on bars. She was seventh all-around at the prestigious event after winning the beam title and turning in top-four finishes on every event at Level 10 Regionals. Schank trains at the nearby Head Over Heels Athletic Arts facility and qualified to the 2016 Level 10 national championships after claiming the bars, beam and all-around titles in NorCal State competition. 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Find Cal at: Twitter: @CalWGym Facebook: Facebook.com/CalWomensGymnastics Instagram: @CalWGym 2 CAL IN THE NATIONAL RANKINGS Road To Nationals - Week 7 RANK TEAM NAME RQS 1 Oklahoma 197.890 2 LSU 197.655 3 Florida 197.435 4 Alabama 197.085 5 Utah 196.965 6 UCLA 196.900 7 Georgia 196.735 8 Denver 196.550 9 Michigan 196.500 10 Oregon State 196.370 11 Kentucky 196.360 12 Boise State 196.330 13 Missouri 196.020 14 Auburn 196.015 15 NEBRASKA 195.985 16 George Washington 195.970 17 Iowa 195.950 18 Washington 195.875 19 CALIFORNIA 195.785 20 Ohio State 195.595 21 Arkansas 195.535 22 Illinois-Champaign 195.495 23 New Hampshire 195.290 T24 UTAH STATE 195.270 T24 Iowa State 195.270 TEAM EVENT Event Rank RQS Average V 15 49.050 49.068 UB 31 48.805 48.864 BB 16 49.035 49.032 FX 25 48.930 48.939 INDIVIDUAL EVENT (Top 25) Vault Gymnast Rank RQS Average -- Uneven Bars Gymnast Rank RQS Average -- Balance Beam Gymnast Rank RQS Average -- Floor Exercise Gymnast Rank RQS Average -- All-Around Gymnast Rank RQS Average --
MEET 8: AT NEBRASKA QUAD 2017 CALIFORNIA WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS MEET NOTES MEET 11: SOUTHERN UTAH & BOISE ST. 2017 TEAM RESULTS (9-2 Overall, 4-2 Pac-12) RECORD/ DATE MEET VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR TOTAL RESULT 1/10 NORCAL CLASSIC AT CAL 4-0, 1-0 PAC-12 No. 10 Cal 49.250 48.550 48.825 48.700 195.325 1st Sacramento State 48.925 48.600 48.500 48.450 194.475 W, 2nd UC Davis 48.700 48.700 48.400 48.075 193.875 W, 3rd No. 11 Stanford 49.175 49.150 48.000 46.925 193.250 W, 4th San Jose State 48.700 48.800 46.425 48.675 192.600 W, 5th 1/15 AT NO. 24 IOWA 5-0, 1-0 PAC-12 No. 13 Cal 48.900 48.850 49.025 48.775 195.550 1st No. 24 Iowa 48.725 48.950 48.000 48.725 194.400 W, 2nd 1/21 TRI MEET AT CAL 7-0, 2-0 PAC-12 No. 13 Cal 49.125 49.100 49.175 48.900 196.300 1st No. 17 Washington 49.000 48.925 49.100 48.300 195.325 W, 2nd San Jose State 48.525 49.025 47.500 48.825 193.875 W, 3rd 1/28 VS. ARIZONA STATE 8-0, 3-0 PAC-12 No. 15 Cal 48.925 48.975 48.950 49.175 196.025 1st Arizona State 48.375 48.450 48.200 48.550 193.575 W, 2nd 2/4 AT NO. 4 UTAH 8-1, 3-1 PAC-12 No. 15 Cal 48.825 48.875 49.125 48.900 195.725 2nd No. 4 Utah 49.275 48.425 49.275 49.475 196.450 L, 1st 2/10 AT ARIZONA 8-2, 3-2 PAC-12 No. 15 Cal 49.300 48.225 48.900 48.900 195.325 2nd Arizona 49.125 49.225 48.575 49.175 196.100 L, 1st 2/18 VS. NO. 12 OREGON STATE 9-2, 4-2 PAC-12 No. 18 Cal 49.150 49.475 49.225 49.225 197.075 1st No. 12 Oregon State 49.075 49.300 49.350 49.100 196.825 W, 2nd SEASON HIGH Cal 49.300 49.475 49.225 49.225 197.075 Opponent 49.275 49.300 49.350 49.475 196.825 2017 INDIVIDUAL EVENT TITLES Arianna Robinson (5) V 9.825 at Iowa, 1/15 V 9.90 at Arizona, 2/10 V 9.875 Oregon State, 2/18 FX 9.825 at Iowa, 1/15 FX 9.90 Oregon State, 2/18 Toni-Ann Williams (5) V 9.875 Cal Tri Meet, 1/21 FX 9.925 NorCal Classic, 1/9 FX 9.825 at Iowa, 1/15 FX 9.90 Cal Tri Meet, 1/21 FX 9.925 Arizona State, 1/28 Desiree Palomares (4) BB 9.875 NorCal Classic, 1/9 BB 9.875 at Iowa, 1/15 BB 9.90 Cal Tri Meet, 1/21 BB 9.90 at Arizona, 2/10 Alicia Gallarzo (2) UB 9.925 Oregon State, 2/18 BB 9.875 Arizona State, 1/28 Emily Richardson (2) V 9.85 Arizona State, 1/28 UB 9.85 at Utah, 2/4 Zoe Draghi (1) FX 9.90 Oregon State, 2/18 Dana Ho (1) UB 9.825 Arizona State, 1/28 Mariah Peterson (1) V 9.90 at Arizona, 2/10 Sofie Seilnacht (1) BB 9.875 NorCal Classic, 1/9 Chelsea Shu (1) UB 9.825 Arizona State, 1/28 2017 TOP 3 INDIVIDUAL EVENT FINISH TOTALS BY GYMNAST GYMNAST 1ST 2ND 3RD Total Robinson 5 5 10 Williams 5 1 2 8 Richardson 2 3 1 6 Palomares 4 1 5 Gallarzo 2 1 1 4 So. Seilnacht 1 3 4 Draghi 1 2 3 Ho 1 2 3 Keelen 1 2 3 Takara 1 2 3 Shu 1 1 1 3 Peterson 1 1 Sy. Seilnacht 1 1 Totals 23 14 17 54 3
2017 CALIFORNIA WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS MEET NOTES MEET 8: AT NEBRASKA QUAD 2017 GYMNAST SUPERLATIVES (Top 10) # Score Gymnast Meet VAULT 1. 9.90...Mariah Peterson...at Arizona...Arianna Robinson...at Arizona 3. 9.875...Arianna Robinson (2x)...Oregon State...Toni-Ann Williams...Cal Tri Meet 6. 9.85...Sylvie Seilnacht (3x)...Oregon State...Cassidy Keelen (2x)...Cal Tri Meet...Toni-Ann Williams... NorCal Classic...Arianna Robinson...Cal Tri Meet...Emily Richardson (3x)...at Arizona UNEVEN BARS 1. 9.925...Alicia Gallarzo...Oregon State 2. 9.90...Amber Takara... NorCal Classic...Emily Richardson (2x)...Oregon State...Chelsea Shu...Oregon State 6. 9.875...Chelsea Shu... NorCal Classic...Toni-Ann Williams...Cal Tri Meet...Sofie Seilnacht...Oregon State...Yuleen Sternberg...Oregon State 10. 9.85...Toni-Ann Williams (2x)... at Iowa...Emily Richardson... at Utah...Dana Ho...at Arizona...Amber Takara...Oregon State BALANCE BEAM 1. 9.90...Desiree Palomares (2x)...at Arizona...Alicia Gallarzo...Oregon State 4. 9.875...Desiree Palomares (2x)... at Iowa...Sofie Seilnacht... NorCal Classic...Alicia Gallarzo...Arizona St. 8. 9.85...Cassidy Keelen... at Iowa...Sofie Seilnacht (3x)...Oregon State...Dana Ho...Cal Tri Meet...Emily Richardson...Oregon State...Chelsea Shu...Oregon State FLOOR EXERCISE 1. 9.925...Toni-Ann Williams (2x)...Arizona St. 3. 9.90...Toni-Ann Williams...Cal Tri Meet...Desiree Palomares...at Arizona...Arianna Robinson...Oregon State...Zoe Draghi...Oregon State 7. 9.85...Arianna Robinson (2x)...Arizona St....Zoe Draghi...at Arizona 10. 9.825...Toni-Ann Williams... at Iowa...Arianna Robinson (2x)...at Arizona...Charlie Owens...Cal Tri Meet...Alex Dudschus...Cal Tri Meet...Zoe Draghi (2x)... at Utah...Desiree Palomares (2x)...Oregon State ALL-AROUND 1. N/A...N/A...N/A 2017 TEAM SUPERLATIVES (Top 5) TEAM TOTAL 1. 197.075...Oregon State 2. 196.300...Cal Tri Meet 3. 196.025... Arizona State 4. 195.725... at Utah 5. 195.550... at Iowa VAULT 1. 49.300...at Arizona 2. 49.250... NorCal Classic 3. 49.150...Oregon State 4. 49.125...Cal Tri Meet 5. 48.925... Arizona State UNEVEN BARS 1. 49.475...Oregon State 2. 49.100...Cal Tri Meet 3. 48.975... Arizona State 4. 48.875... at Utah 5. 48.850... at Iowa BALANCE BEAM 1. 49.225...Oregon State 2. 49.175...Cal Tri Meet 3. 49.125... at Utah 4. 49.025... at Iowa 5. 48.950... Arizona State FLOOR EXERCISE 1. 49.225...Oregon State 2. 49.175... Arizona State 3. 48.900...at Arizona... at Utah...Cal Tri Meet PROGRAM BESTS (TEAM) Top 5 TEAM TOTAL 1. 197.500...at UC Davis Tri (3/11/16) 2. 197.325...vs. UC Davis (3/8/15) 3. 197.075... vs. Oregon State (2/18/17) 4. 196.900... at Arizona State (2/15/16) 5. 196.825... vs. Arizona (2/8/16) VAULT 1. 49.500...vs. UC Davis (3/8/15) 2. 49.375...vs. Washington, Sac St. (2/21/03) 3. 49.350... at UCLA (2/1/15) 4. 49.325... at Kentucky, Centenary (3/7/14) 49.325...vs. Ball State (3/12/04) UNEVEN BARS 1. 49.550...vs. Ball State (3/12/04) 2. 49.525...vs. UC Davis (3/8/15) 3. 49.475...at UC Davis Tri (3/11/16)... vs. Oregon State (2/18/17) 4. 49.400...at San Jose St. (2/26/00) 5. 49.325...at UC Davis (3/23/07) BALANCE BEAM 1. 49.350...at UC Davis Tri (3/11/16 2. 49.325... at Arizona State (2/15/16) 3. 49.300...at Utah State (3/6/04) 4. 49.275...Pac-12 Championships (3/22/14) 5. 49.250... 2x, last at Pac-12 Championships (3/19/16) FLOOR EXERCISE 1. 49.550...vs. UC Davis (3/8/15) 2. 49.450...at UC Davis Tri (3/11/16 3. 49.425... at Stanford (2/20/04) 4. 49.375.. 3x, last at Pac-12 Championships (3/19/16) PROGRAM BESTS (INDIVIDUAL) VAULT 1. 10.0...2x, last Toni-Ann Williams, 3/8/15 2. 9.975...Toni-Ann Williams, 2/1/15 3. 9.95...11x, last Toni-Ann Williams, 4/4/15 UNEVEN BARS 1. 10.0...Cindy Tom, 2/15/92 2. 9.95... 6x, last Owens & Williams, 3/8/15 3. 9.925... 11x, last Alicia Gallarzo, 2/18/17 BALANCE BEAM 1. 9.95...4x, last Jessica Howe, 3/11/16 2. 9.925...4x, last Toni-Ann Williams, 2/15/16 3. 9.90...38x, last Alicia Gallarzo, 2/18/17 FLOOR EXERCISE 1. 9.975...2x, last Toni-Ann Williams. 3/8/15 2. 9.95... 10x, last Toni-Ann Williams, 3/11/16 3. 9.925... 23x, last Toni-Ann Williams, 1/28/17 ALL-AROUND 1. 39.700...2x, last Toni-Ann Williams, 2/15/16 2. 39.675...My-Lan Dodd, 2/28/03 3. 39.650... Stephanie Kim, 3/12/04 4. 39.625...Toni-Ann Williams, 3/8/15 5. 39.575...My-Lan Dodd (2x), 3/12/04 4
MEET 8: AT NEBRASKA QUAD 2017 CALIFORNIA WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS MEET NOTES MEET 11: SOUTHERN UTAH & BOISE ST. HEAD COACH JUSTIN HOWELL AT A GLANCE At Cal: Fifth season Career Record: 81-59 COLLEGIATE COACHING HISTORY Cal Head Coach (June 2012-present) Cal Assistant Coach (June 2011- June 2012) EDUCATION Graduated in 1999 with a bachelor s degree in kinesiology from San Jose State, which he attended on a men s gymnastics scholarship PERSONAL Married to Elisabeth Crandall-Howell with three sons -- Jacob, Noah and Greyson COACHING HONORS 2016 NACGC/W National Coach of the Year Four-time NACGC/W Regional Coach of the Year (2013, 2014, 2015, 2016) Two-time Pac-12 Coach of the Year (2013, 2016) BY THE NUMBERS 1 NCAA All-American 4 NACGC/W Regular-Season All-America Honors (1 gymnast) 2 NCAA Regional event champions (2 gymnasts) 3 NACGC/W Regional Gymnasts of the Year (2 gymnasts) 1 Pac-12 Individual Event Champion 9 All-Pac-12 honors (5 gymnasts) 2 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year winners 12 NACGC Scholastic All-Americans 26 Pac-12 All-Academic Selections (15 gymnasts) 1 CoSIDA Academic All-American 1 Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year A LOOK BACK AT 2016... Finished the season ranked No. 7, the highest final ranking in program history and second among all Pac-12 programs. Posted nine team totals that rank among the program s all-time highest scores, including: TEAM TOTAL: 197.500 (highest), 196.900 (3rd-highest) and 196.825 (4th-highest) BARS: 49.475 (3rd-highest) BEAM: 49.350 (highest), 49.325 (2nd-highest), 49.250 (5th-highest) FLOOR: 49.450 (2nd-highest), 49.375 (4th-highest) Claimed 25 individual titles and posted 77 top-three finishes. Made their first appearance at the NCAA Championships in 24 years, and 2nd overall appearance. Clinched a fourth-straight berth to an NCAA Regional, and finished second at the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional, the highest regional finish in school history. Fourth at the Pac-12 Championships, the second-highest finish in school history. Earned a Top 4 seed at the Pac-12 Championships for the first time. ASSOCIATE HEAD COACH ELISABETH CRANDALL-HOWELL COLLEGIATE COACHING HISTORY Cal Associate Head Coach (July 2014-present) Cal Assistant Coach (Sept. 2012- July 2014) Sacramento State Assistant Coach (2001-03) EDUCATION Attended BYU on a full athletic scholarship in women s gymnastics and graduated in 1997 with a bachelor s degree in physical education and health promotion. ATHLETIC BACKGROUND 7x U.S. National Team Member (1987-92) 1991 World Championships silver medalist Four NCAA Championship appearances at BYU (three team, one individual) Two-time NCAA All-American (uneven bars) Three-time NCAA Regional bars champion PERSONAL Married to Justin Howell with three sons -- Jacob, Noah and Greyson COACHING HONORS 2016 NACGC/W National Assistant Coach of the Year Two-time NACGC/W Regional Assistant Coach of the Year (2015, 2016) BY THE NUMBERS 1 NCAA All-American 4 NACGC/W Regular-Season All-America Honors (1 gymnast) 2 NCAA Regional event champions (2 gymnasts) 3 NACGC/W Regional Gymnasts of the Year (2 gymnasts) 1 Pac-12 Individual Event Champion 9 All-Pac-12 honorees (5 gymnasts) 2 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year winners 12 NACGC Scholastic All-Americans 13 Pac-12 All-Academic Selections (13 gymnasts) 1 CoSIDA Academic All-American 1 Pac-12 Scholar-Athlete of the Year Coaches Justin Howell and Liz Crandall-Howell were voted National Coaches of the Year for the first time in school history. Head Coach Justin Howell was voted Pac- 12 Coach of the Year for the second time in four years. Toni-Ann Williams qualified for the Rio Olympic Games. Five Pac-12 All-Academic winners: Serena Leong (First Team), Zoe Draghi (HM), Jessica Howe (HM), Amber Takara (HM), Arianna Robinson (HM) Two All-Pac-12 Honorees: Toni-Ann Williams (First Team Vault, First Team Floor) and Arianna Robinson (Second Team Vault) Toni-Ann Williams was named a Regular-Season First Team All-American on floor, the fourth regular-season All-America honor of her career. Toni-Ann Williams picked up two Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week and one Pac-12 Specialist of the Week award, becoming one of just two gymnasts in conference history to earn at least one of each weekly honor. Cal beat 6 of its 7 Pac-12 opponents at least one time in competitionincluding the first win over UCLA since 1985 and the program s first-ever win over Utah. 5
2017 CALIFORNIA WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS MEET NOTES MEET 8: AT NEBRASKA QUAD 2017 ROSTER NAME YR HT. HOMETOWN (LAST SCHOOL/CLUB) Zoe Draghi SR 5-1 Long Beach, Calif. (Wilson/Wildfire) Alexandra Dudschus FR 5-5 San Jose, Calif. (Santa Teresa/Airborne) Alicia Gallarzo JR 5-3 Burbank, Calif. (Burbank/Wallers GymJam) Dana Ho SR 5-3 Plano, Texas (Plano East/WOGA) Jessica Howe SR 5-3 Plano, Texas (Spring Creek Academy/WOGA) Cassidy Keelen FR 5-1 Lucas, Texas (Laurel Springs/Texas Dreams) Rachael Mastrangelo FR 5-7 Waxhaw, N.C. (Marvin Ridge, Southeastern) Charlie Owens SR 5-4 Alta Loma, Calif. (Los Osos/Charter Oak) Desiree Palomares SR 4-11 San Dimas, Calif. (San Dimas/Charter Oak) Mariah Peterson FR 5-2 Salt Lake City, Utah (Lone Peak/All American) Emily Richardson SR 5-1 Fort Smith, Ark. (Liberty/WOGA) Arianna Robinson JR 5-2 Chantilly, Va. (Freedom/Hill s) Sofie Seilnacht SO 5-7 Fremont, Calif. (American/California Gymnastics) Sylvie Seilnacht SO 5-6 Fremont, Calif. (American/California Gymnastics) Chelsea Shu SO 5-6 Manhattan Beach, Calif. (Mira Costa/All Olympia) Yuleen Sternberg JR 5-3 Berkeley, Calif. (Berkeley/Head Over Heels) Amber Takara SR 5-1 Tacoma, Wash. (Stadium/Auburn) Toni-Ann Williams JR 5-1 Randallstown, Md. (Roland Park Country Day/United Gymnastix) PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Isabelle Castillo... cass-t-yo Zoe Draghi...drahg-E Alexandra Dudschus... DOO-chess Alicia Gallarzo... uh-lee-c-ah gull-r-zo Cassidy Keelen...KEY-lenn Desiree Palomares...pal-oh-mar-ess Arianna Robinson... R-E-ahna Sofie Seilnacht.. so-fee sile-knocked Sylvie Seilnacht...sill-V sile-knocked Chelsea Shu...SHOE Yuleen Sternberg...you-LEAN Toni-Ann Williams...tony-ann COACHING STAFF Head Coach: Justin Howell (fifth season, San Jose State 99) Associate Head Coach: Elisabeth Crandall-Howell (fifth season, BYU 97) Assistant Coach: Holly Thomas (first season, UC Davis 97) GOLDEN BEAR SEASON-HIGH MARKS GYMNAST V UB BB FX AA Draghi -- -- 9.825 9.90 -- Dudschus -- 9.375 -- 9.825 -- Gallarzo 9.80 9.925 9.90 -- -- Ho -- 9.85 9.85 -- -- Howe -- -- -- -- -- Keelen 9.85 -- 9.85 9.70 -- Mastrangelo -- -- -- -- -- Owens -- -- 9.775 9.825 -- Palomares 9.775 -- 9.90 9.90 -- Peterson 9.90 -- -- 9.80 -- Richardson 9.85 9.90 9.85 -- --- Robinson 9.90 -- -- 9.90 -- So. Seilnacht -- 9.875 9.875 -- - Sy. Seilnacht 9.85 -- -- 9.80 - Shu -- 9.90 9.85 -- - Sternberg -- 9.875 -- -- -- Takara 9.775 9.90 -- -- -- Williams 9.875 9.875 -- 9.925 -- GOLDEN BEAR CAREER-HIGH MARKS V UB BB FX AA -- -- 9.90 9.925 -- -- 9.375 -- 9.825 -- 9.875 9.925 9.90 -- -- -- 9.90 9.85 9.85 -- 9.875 9.90 9.95 9.875 39.350 9.85 -- 9.85 9.70 -- -- -- -- -- -- 9.85 9.95 9.875 9.90 39.325 9.925 8.90 9.90 9.90 38.00 9.90 -- -- 9.80 -- 9.875 9.90 9.90 -- -- 9.90 -- -- 9.95 -- -- 9.90 9.8875 -- -- 9.90 -- 9.75 9.80 -- -- 9.90 9.85 -- -- -- 9.90 -- -- -- 9.875 9.90 -- -- -- 10.0 9.95 9.925 9.975 39.700 6
MEET 8: AT NEBRASKA QUAD 2017 CALIFORNIA WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS MEET NOTES MEET 11: SOUTHERN UTAH & BOISE ST. ZOE DRAGHI (Zoe Drahg-E) 5-1 SR BB, FX Long Beach, Calif. Wildfire Season -- -- 9.825 9.90 -- Career -- -- 9.90 9.925 -- CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 2016 NACGC/W Scholastic All-American 2x Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention (2015, 2016) Won floor with a season-best 9.90 vs. Oregon State Took third in her first floor appearance of the season, logging a 9.825 against Arizona State Made her season debut at Iowa, taking third in her lone event - a 9.80 on beam Missed season opener with illness AS A JUNIOR (2016): Fifth on floor at the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional with a 9.875...Third on floor at the Pac-12 Championships after anchoring with a 9.90... Career-best 9.925 on floor at the UC Davis triangular...scored a career-high 9.90 on beam in the Cal quad meet and claimed her first career beam title...9.85 on beam and career-high 9.90 on floor in her first time anchoring on the event; Took second place on both events... Took second on floor at the Stanford tri meet with career-high 9.90 Missed last three meets with back injury Made her debut in the NorCal Classic, scoring a 9.0 on bars and 9.525 on floor HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: National qualifier in 2016 Took eighth place in the all-around at 2016 Regionals, including a pair of fifth-place finishes on bars and beam Three Top 10 wins at 2015 Regionals, taking sixth on beam and floor and ninth all-around Fourth all-around and on beam, and third on bars at 2015 States Won the all-around as a level 9 gymnast at the 2014 Region 1 Championships Runner-up on vault at the 2014 Level 9 Western Championships, also fifth on bars and sixth on all-around Trained at Airborne, coached by Mel Ruggiero Attended Santa Teresa High in San Jose, Calif. Intended Biochemistry major ALEXANDRA DUDSCHUS (Alexandra DOO-chess) 5-5 FR AA San Jose, Calif. Airborne Season -- 9.375 -- 9.825 -- Career -- 9.375 -- 9.825 -- AS A SOPHOMORE (2015): Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention Appeared in every single meet of 2015, competing on beam and floor Posted a career-high 9.875 in Cal s home opener vs. Arizona State, San Jose State and Denver (1/25), then matched the score two weeks later vs. Stanford (2/8) Set a career-high 9.825 on beam at Arizona Competed in 12 of 13 floor lineups, sitting out during the NCAA Regional due to injury Appeared in all but two beam lineups AS A FRESHMAN (2014): Voted Most Improved at annual team awards banquet Appeared in four meets, competing on floor...made her season debut on floor against Stanford (3/3), posting a 9.775 for a career-high score on the event Her grandfather is honored in the USA Gymnastics Hall of Fame Legal Studies with a minor in history. Would like to pursue a career in law after graduation. 1/9 AT NORCAL CLASSIC -- -- -- -- -- 1/15 at Iowa -- -- 9.725 -- -- 1/21 WASHINGTON, SAN JOSE STATE -- -- 9.80 -- -- 1/28 ARIZONA STATE -- -- 9.825 9.825 -- 2/4 at Utah -- -- 9.825 9.825 -- 2/10 at Arizona -- -- 9.10 9.85 -- 2/18 OREGON STATE -- -- 9.75 9.90 -- 1/9 AT NORCAL CLASSIC -- 9.0 -- 9.525 -- 1/15 at Iowa -- 9.375 -- 9.70 -- 1/21 WASHINGTON, SAN JOSE STATE -- -- -- 9.825 -- 1/28 ARIZONA STATE -- -- -- -- -- 2/4 at Utah -- -- -- -- -- 2/10 at Arizona -- -- -- -- -- 2/18 OREGON STATE -- -- -- -- -- 7
2017 CALIFORNIA WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS MEET NOTES MEET 8: AT NEBRASKA QUAD ALICIA GALLARZO (Uh-LEE-C-ah Gull-R-zo) 5-3 JR AA Burbank, Calif. Wallers GymJam Season 9.80 9.925 9.90 -- -- Career 9.875 9.925 9.90 -- -- Won bars against Oregon State with a career-high 9.925 and took second on beam with her career-best 9.90 Set a season-high 9.80 on vault at Arizona Made her season debut on bars at Utah with an 8.10 Claimed her first career beam title with a career-high 9.875 in season debut against Arizona State, and debuted on vault with a 9.775 for third AS A SOPHOMORE (2016): Won her first collegiate vault title with a career-high 9.875 at Oregon State...Career-high on vault (9.875) to take second at Arizona State... Career-high outing on beam, a 9.825, against Arizona...Made her Golden Bear career debut on both vault and bars at the Stanford tri meet, earning 9.80 on vault and 9.725 on bars AS A FRESHMAN (2015): Appeared in seven meets in 2015, including six appearances on balance beam and a floor appearance at the 2015 NCAA Berkeley Regional Won her first collegiate title at Sacramento State (1/9) after setting a career-high 9.825 on beam Posted a 9.60 in her first collegiate floor performance at the NCAA Regional (4/4) Made her Cal debut at the NorCal Classic (1/4), earning a 9.625 on balance beam DANA HO 5-3 SR AA Plano, Texas WOGA Season -- 9.85 9.85 -- -- Career -- 9.90 9.85 9.85 -- CAREER HIGHLIGHTS Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention (2015) Out for season with torn ACL/MCL suffered at Feb. 14 practice on bars dismount Season-high 9.85 on bars at Arizona Won the bars title against Arizona State with a season-best 9.825 and took third on beam with a 9.775 Third on beam with a 9.85 in the Cal tri meet with Washington and San Jose State Debuted at the NorCal Classic with a 9.10 on bars AS A JUNIOR (2016): Tore her ACL before the first meet of the season, sidelining her for 2016. AS A SOPHOMORE (2015): Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention Competed in every single bars and beam lineup of the season, and all but two floor lineups Turned in a career-high 9.90 bar performance at the Southern Utah tri meet (3/13) Won bars at Sacramento State (1/9) with a 9.825 Career-high 9.85 on floor against UC Davis (3/8) Made her floor debut at the San Jose State tri meet (1/16) with a 9.55 First collegiate bars appearance came at the NorCal Classic (1/4), where she finished third with a 9.825 9.80 on bars and beam at the NCAA Berkeley Regional (4/4), and a 9.725 on floor AS A FRESHMAN (2014): Appeared in two beam lineups Set her personal best 9.65 on beam at Kentucky (3/7)...Made a 9.50 career debut on beam against Stanford (3/3) Was born in Canada and has dual citzenship Business Administration -- would like to own her own bakery in the future. 1/9 AT NORCAL CLASSIC -- -- -- -- -- 1/15 at Iowa -- -- -- -- -- 1/21 WASHINGTON, SAN JOSE STATE -- -- -- -- -- 1/28 ARIZONA STATE 9.775 -- 9.875 -- -- 2/4 at Utah 9.725 8.10 9.825 -- -- 2/10 at Arizona 9.80 8.45 9.675 -- -- 2/18 OREGON STATE 9.775 9.925 9.90 -- -- 1/9 AT NORCAL CLASSIC -- 9.10 -- -- -- 1/15 at Iowa -- 9.675 -- -- -- 1/21 WASHINGTON, SAN JOSE STATE -- 9.775 9.85 -- -- 1/28 ARIZONA STATE -- 9.825 9.775 -- -- 2/4 at Utah -- 9.775 9.75 -- -- 2/10 at Arizona -- 9.85 9.825 -- -- 2/18 OREGON STATE -- -- -- -- -- 8
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CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention (2016) 2x Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (3/18 and 2/18/14) Has not competed this season JESSICA HOWE 5-3 SR UB, BB, FX Plano, Texas WOGA Season -- -- -- -- -- Career 9.875 9.90 9.95 9.875 39.350 AS A JUNIOR (2016): Second on bars at the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional with a 9.875...Career-highs on all three of her events at the UC Davis tri meet, including a 9.95 on beam for the title; 9.95 on beam was Cal s first on the event since 2004 and just fourth all-time in school history...missed floor in the Cal quad after injuring her back in warmups...matched her career-best on bars at Oregon State for the second week in a row...career-high 9.875 on bars at Arizona State for second place, third on beam...won her first beam title of the season with a season-high 9.875 vs. Arizona...Second on floor with a careerhigh 9.875, and third on beam (9.80) at the NorCal Classic...Back in the lineup at full-strength after limited competition in 2015. She competed only on beam, where she had a hands-free routine in order to heal from wrist surgery. AS A SOPHOMORE (2015): Sat out most of 2015 to recover from wrist surgery, but appeared in the last four meets of the season Led off the beam lineup against UC Davis (3/8) to make her season debut, earning a 9.70 Posted a season-high 9.775 to start the Bears off on beam at the NCAA Berkeley Regional (4/4) AS A FRESHMAN (2014): Appeared in every beam and floor lineup, plus seven vault and 11 bar appearances Competed all-around in seven meets...owns five event titles and 12 top-three finishes...awarded Pac-12 Freshman of the Week for the first time on Feb. 18 and again on March 18...Matched her career-high 9.90 on beam at the Pac-12 Championships (3/22) and 9.85 high on floor...won her fourth beam title of the season against UC Davis (3.14) and also won the all-around with a career-high 39.350...Claimed her first all-around title against Sac State/ SJSU (2/14), also posting career-highs in three of the four events...owns three beam titles this season - vs. UCLA (1/31), at ASU (1/24) and vs. Utah (1/17)... Set a career-high 9.90 on beam against UCLA (1/31) and made her debut in the all-around, adding a 9.825 vault debut to her repertoire...set new season-highs on bars and floor vs Utah...First appearance in the uneven bars lineup came at Denver (1/11), where she scored a 9.525...Made her Golden Bear debut at the NorCal Meet (1/5) as one of four freshman to compete, earning a 9.70 on beam and a 9.75 on floor CASSIDY KEELEN (Cassidy KEY-len) 5-1 FR AA Lucas, Texas Texas Dreams Season 9.85 -- 9.85 9.70 -- Career 9.85 -- 9.825 9.60 -- Dislocated her knee in week 4 of the season and is out with injury for the remainder of the season Runner-up on beam at Iowa with a 9.85 and third on vault with a 9.775 Took third on beam in her debut at the NorCal Classic with a 9.825; Also appeared on vault with a 9.85 and floor with a 9.60 HIGH SCHOOL: Member of the Texas Dreams gym club since 2010, coached by Kim Zmeskal-Burdette and Chris Burdette 2015 JO National Team member Runner-up on all-around and vault, and third on floor and fourth on beam at 2015 JO Nationals Beam Champion at the 2015 Level 10 Texas State Championships and Regional Championships; Also claimed second all-around at both meets Runner-up on floor at Level 10 Regionals Posted a second-place finish on bars at Level 10 State competition Invited to the 2015 Nastia Liukin Supergirl Cup following an outstanding performance at the 2015 WOGA Classic, winning bars (9.80) and earning second in all-around (38.775), vault (9.75) and beam (9.725); fourth on floor (9.5) Top-three all-around finisher in all seven meets of her 2015 season Posted top 10 finishes in three events at the Supergirl Cup vault (2nd), beam (4th) and floor (8th) with a ninth-place all-around total Fifth all-around, second on floor and eighth on beam at 2014 JO Nationals Vault and beam champion at Level 10 Regionals, third all-around (2014) Floor champion at 2013 Regionals and runner-up on vault and all-around Impressive performance at the 2012 Level 10 Regionals saw her take the all-around and floor crown and finish as a runner-up on vault and bars Two-time Level 10 state floor and all-around champion (2012, 2013) Also bars champion in 2012 and vault champion in 2013 Fifth all-around, second on beam and seventh on floor at JO Nationals (2012) Western National All-Around Champion (2011) BEAR BITES: Sister of Cal gymnast Emily (freshman) Grandfather Richard Casper was a track athlete at Cal and uncle William (Bob) Casper played football at Cal Legal Studies 1/9 AT NORCAL CLASSIC -- -- -- -- -- 1/15 at Iowa -- -- -- -- -- 1/21 WASHINGTON, SAN JOSE STATE -- -- -- -- -- 1/28 ARIZONA STATE -- -- -- -- -- 2/4 at Utah -- -- -- -- -- 2/10 at Arizona -- -- -- -- -- 2/18 OREGON STATE -- -- -- -- -- 1/9 AT NORCAL CLASSIC 9.85 -- 9.825 9.60 -- 1/15 at Iowa 9.775 -- 9.85 9.70 -- 1/21 WASHINGTON, SAN JOSE STATE 9.825 -- 9.275 9.325 -- 1/28 ARIZONA STATE -- -- -- -- -- 2/4 at Utah -- -- -- -- -- 2/10 at Arizona -- -- -- -- -- 2/18 OREGON STATE -- -- -- -- -- 9
2017 CALIFORNIA WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS MEET NOTES MEET 8: AT NEBRASKA QUAD RACHAEL MASTRANGELO 5-7 FR AA Waxhaw, N.C. SOUTHEASTERN CHARLIE OWENS 5-4 SR AA Alta Loma, Calif. Charter Oak Has not debuted this season Season -- -- -- -- -- Career -- -- -- -- -- HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Competed at 2015 Nationals, turning in a 15th place all-around finish Best marks in 2015 include 9.825 on vault, 9.5 on bars, 9.65 on beam and 9.575 on floor Coached by Ludmilla Shobe at Southeastern Gymnastics Southeastern was named Region 8 Club of the Year and ranked No. 1 in the nation in 2012 Helped Southeastern to Level 10 Team of the Year honors in 2015 Involved in high school s Beta Club and Key Club Three-time Academic Excellence honoree at Marvin Ridge (Fall 2013, Spring 2014, Spring 2015) Took four online classes along with balancing her gymnastics schedule during the summer of 2015 in order to attend Cal early Mother, Linda Jo, was a track and field athlete at Delaware Season -- -- 9.775 9.825 -- Career 9.85 9.95 9.875 9.90 39.325 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2x All-Pac-12 All-Around Second Team (2015, 2014) 2x Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (1/28 and 1/7/14) AS A JUNIOR (2016): Season-high 9.85 on floor at the Pac-12 Championships...Made her season vault debut at the Stanford tri meet, scoring 9.80; Also turned in a season-high 9.85 on beam for third place AS A SOPHOMORE (2015): Named to the Pac-12 All-Around Second Team for the second consecutive year An All-Arounder for all 13 meets in 2015 Won three bars titles and one all-around title Bars champion with a career-best 9.95 vs. UC Davis (3/8); Also won bars with a 9.875 at the San Jose tri meet (1/16) and a 9.825 at the Cal quad meet (1/25) All-Around champion at Sacramento State (1/9) Turned in a career-high 39.325 all-around performance at Cal s quad meet with Arizona State, San Jose State and Denver (1/25), and posted a career-high 9.90 on floor Produced a 39.200 all-around performance at the NCAA Berkeley Regional (4/4) Matched her personal best 9.90 on floor vs. UC Davis (3/8) Matched career-high 9.85 on vault six times this season Season-high 9.775 on beam came against Arizona (2/28) AS A FRESHMAN (2014): Voted to the All-Pac-12 First Team Claimed two event titles with 11 top-three finishes in 2014...All-Arounder in every single meet in 2014 Awarded her second Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honor on Jan. 28, and the second FOTW honor for the Cal program... Beam champion for the first time at Stanford (3/3) after posting a career-high 9.875...Won her first all-around title at ASU (1/24) with a career-high 39.175 performance...claimed second in the all-around against Denver (1/11)...Earned Cal s first-ever Pac-12 Freshman/ Newcomer of the Week award for her all-around performance at the NorCal Meet (1/5) in her Golden Bear debut, where she finished 2nd with a 38.950 Is a self-described baking fool! and loves cooking shows. Has cooked the entire Thanksgiving dinner for her family the last seven years American Studies -- would like to pursue a career in broadcasting 1/9 AT NORCAL CLASSIC -- -- -- -- -- 1/15 at Iowa -- -- -- -- -- 1/21 WASHINGTON, SAN JOSE STATE -- -- -- -- -- 1/28 ARIZONA STATE -- -- -- -- -- 2/4 at Utah -- -- -- -- -- 2/10 at Arizona -- -- -- -- -- 2/18 OREGON STATE -- -- -- -- -- 1/9 AT NORCAL CLASSIC -- -- 9.60 9.80 -- 1/15 at Iowa -- -- 9.65 9.725 -- 1/21 WASHINGTON, SAN JOSE STATE -- -- 9.65 9.825 -- 1/28 ARIZONA STATE -- -- 9.775 9.775 -- 2/4 at Utah -- -- -- 9.75 -- 2/10 at Arizona -- -- -- 9.80 -- 2/18 OREGON STATE -- -- -- 9.725 -- 10
MEET 8: AT NEBRASKA QUAD 2017 CALIFORNIA WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS MEET NOTES MEET 11: SOUTHERN UTAH & BOISE ST. DESIREE PALOMARES (Desiree PAL-oh-mar-ess) 4-11 SR AA San Dimas, Calif. Charter Oak Season 9.775 -- 9.90 9.90 -- Career 9.925 8.90 9.90 9.90 38.000 Won her fourth beam title of the season with a career-high 9.90 at Arizona, and set a career-high 9.90 on floor to finish second Three-peated on beam in Cal s tri meet after matching career-best 9.90 Claimed her second consecutive beam title at Iowa with a 9.875 Won the beam title in the NorCal Classic with a 9.875 AS A JUNIOR (2016): Turned in her second consecutive 9.90 at the Pac-12 Championships, matching her career-high on the event...matched a career-high 9.90 on beam and a season-high 9.85 on vault at the UC Davis Tri...Seasonhigh 9.85 on floor in the Cal quad meet...9.20 in her season debut on floor exercise at the Stanford tri meet AS A SOPHOMORE (2015): Voted Most Improved at the annual team banquet Appeared in every beam lineup and 12 of 13 vault and floor lineups after an ankle injury kept her out of vault and floor at the NCAA Berkeley Regional (4/4) Captured four beam titles, including three consecutive wins with career-high 9.90s at Washington (2/21), vs. Stanford (2/8) and vs. Oregon State (2/13) Also won beam at the Cal quad meet (1/25) with a 9.85 Recorded new career-highs on vault (9.925) and floor (9.875) vs. UC Davis Set or matched then-career highs on all three of her events at UCLA vault (9.85), beam (9.85) and floor (9.825) All- Arounder in the first two meets of 2015 Competed in the all-around for the first time at the NorCal Classic (1/4), scoring a 38.00 Despite spraining her ankles just days before the NCAA Berkeley Regional (4/4), put up a 9.725 on beam at the event MARIAH PETERSON 5-2 FR AA Salt Lake City, Utah All American Season 9.90 -- -- 9.80 -- Career 9.90 -- -- 9.80 -- Career-high 9.80 on floor vs. Oregon State Brought home her first collegiate event title with a career-best 9.90 on vault at Arizona Made her Cal debut against Arizona State, competing on both vault (9.70) and floor (9.675) HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Third all-around and runner-up on three events (bars, floor, all-around) at 2016 Regionals State vault champion in 2016 Three-time all-around state champion (2013, 2014, 2015) 2015 runner-up on bars, beam and all-around at Regionals 2014 Regional beam champion and runner-up on vault Bar and vault champion at States in 2014 Bars and beam champion at 2013 State meet Won the beam and floor titles at States in 2012 Two top 6 finishes at JO Nationals, including fifth in 2015 and sixth in 2014 Nastia Liukin qualifier in 2014 America s Top 100 Level 10 on vault, bars, beam and all-around Coached by Jimmy Pratt and Dawn Johnson at All American Gymnastics Attended Lone Peak High School in Highland, Utah BEAR BITES: Tore her ACL is 2014 in the middle of her recruiting process but came back strong with a fifth-place finish at JO Nationals the following year Has five siblings AS A FRESHMAN (2014): Appeared in 11 of 12 beam lineups and six floor lineups Set a career-high 9.85 on beam at the Pac-12 Championships (3/22)... Claimed the beam title in a triangular with Sac State and San Jose State (2/14) with a 9.825...Competed on both beam and floor against Utah (1/17), setting a new career-high on beam and debuting on floor with a 9.80...Debuted on beam at the NorCal Meet (1/5), posting a 9.725 Trained with Olympic gold medalists McKayla Maroney and Kyla Ross English 1/9 AT NORCAL CLASSIC 9.775 -- 9.875 9.35 -- 1/15 at Iowa 9.65 -- 9.875 9.025 -- 1/21 WASHINGTON, SAN JOSE STATE 9.675 -- 9.90 9.65 -- 1/28 ARIZONA STATE -- -- 9.75 -- -- 2/4 at Utah 9.675 -- 9.825 9.825 -- 2/10 at Arizona -- -- 9.90 9.90 -- 2/18 OREGON STATE -- -- 9.775 9.825 -- 1/9 AT NORCAL CLASSIC -- -- -- -- -- 1/15 at Iowa -- -- -- -- -- 1/21 WASHINGTON, SAN JOSE STATE -- -- -- -- -- 1/28 ARIZONA STATE 9.70 -- -- 9.675 -- 2/4 at Utah 9.725 -- -- 9.70 -- 2/10 at Arizona 9.90 -- -- 9.525 -- 2/18 OREGON STATE 9.825 -- -- 9.80 -- 11
2017 CALIFORNIA WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS MEET NOTES MEET 8: AT NEBRASKA QUAD EMILY RICHARDSON 5-1 SR AA Fort Smith, Ark. WOGA Season 9.85 9.90 9.85 -- Career 9.875 9.90 9.90 -- -- Has hit all 21 routines this season The lone Bear to win a title at Utah, picking up the bars crown with a 9.85 Vault champion against Arizona State with a 9.85; Also claimed second on beam (9.825) and third on bars (9.775) Set a career-high 9.90 on bars in the Cal Tri Meet to claim silver on the event Competed in three events in the NorCal Classic AS A JUNIOR (2016): In just her third career outing on beam, set a career-high 9.90 at the Pac-12 Championships...Set or matched then-career-highs in all three of her events at the UC Davis triangular, including a new personal best on beam with a 9.875 in just her second outing on the event... Took silver in her first-ever collegiate beam routine, a 9.85, at the Cal quad meet...matched a career-high 9.85 on bars in the Cal quad meet AS A SOPHOMORE (2015): Competed in every bars lineup and 11 of 13 vault lineups of the season Her 9.85 on bars against UC Davis (3/8) was a career-best Set a career-high 9.875 on vault at the Washington tri meet (2/21) Won her first collegiate bars title with a career-high 9.825 at the Cal quad meet (1/25) Made her collegiate vault debut at the San Jose tri meet (1/16), earning a 9.825 in her outing AS A FRESHMAN (2014): Appeared in all but one bars lineup...set a career-high 9.80 on bars against Sac State & SJSU (2/14), and matched it at Stanford (3/3)... Debuted on bars at the NorCal Meet (1/5), posting a 9.50 after joining the Cal team in December Weighed just 2 lbs., 4 oz. at birth after being born prematurely Public Health -- would like to work as a physical therapist ARIANNA ROBINSON (R-E-ahna Robinson) 5-2 JR V, FX Chantilly, Va. Hill s Season 9.90 -- -- 9.90 -- Career 9.90 -- -- 9.95 -- CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2016 All-Pac-12 Second Team (Vault) 2016 Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention Won vault (9.875) and floor (9.90) against Oregon State, setting a season-high 9.90 on floor Picked up the vault title with a 9.90 at Arizona 2nd on both of her events -- vault (9.825) and floor (9.85) -- against Arizona State Second on vault in Cal Tri Meet with a 9.85 Won vault (9.825) and floor (9.825) at Iowa Second on vault (9.875) and on floor (9.85) in the season-opening NorCal Classic AS A SOPHOMORE (2016): Top 5 finish on vault at the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional, taking fifth with a 9.85...Took silver at the Pac-12 Championships with her second consecutive career-high 9.90 on vault...matched a career-best 9.90 on vault in the UC Davis tri meet to win her first collegiate vault title... Third on vault (9.80) at the NorCal Classic AS A FRESHMAN (2015): Appeared in every floor lineup and 12 of 13 vault lineups in 2015 Her 9.95 on floor against UC Davis (3/8) was a career-high and one of only seven 9.95s on the event in program history Scored a 9.90 on vault at the Cal quad (1/25) for a personal best Made her Golden Bear debut at the NorCal Classic (1/4), earning a 9.75 on floor Debuted on vault a week later, putting up a 9.85 on vault at Sacramento State (1/9) Added a 9.85 on vault and a 9.80 on floor to Cal s total at the NCAA Berkeley Regional (4/4) Would like to become an author. Her aunt is an author and Arianna has had some of her own personal work published in her aunt s books. Intended American Studies major would like to be an author 1/9 AT NORCAL CLASSIC 9.825 9.825 9.65 -- -- 1/15 at Iowa 9.75 9.825 9.75 -- -- 1/21 WASHINGTON, SAN JOSE STATE 9.825 9.90 9.75 -- -- 1/28 ARIZONA STATE 9.85 9.775 9.825 -- -- 2/4 at Utah 9.80 9.85 9.80 -- -- 2/10 at Arizona 9.85 9.825 9.775 -- -- 2/18 OREGON STATE 9.825 9.90 9.85 -- -- 1/9 AT NORCAL CLASSIC 9.875 -- -- 9.85 -- 1/15 at Iowa 9.825 -- -- 9.825 -- 1/21 WASHINGTON, SAN JOSE STATE 9.85 -- -- 9.70 -- 1/28 ARIZONA STATE 9.825 -- -- 9.85 -- 2/4 at Utah 9.75 -- -- 9.80 -- 2/10 at Arizona 9.90 -- -- 9.825 -- 2/18 OREGON STATE 9.875 -- -- 9.90 -- 12
MEET 8: AT NEBRASKA QUAD 2017 CALIFORNIA WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS MEET NOTES MEET 11: SOUTHERN UTAH & BOISE ST. SOFIE SEILNACHT (SO-fee sile-knocked) 5-7 SR AA Fremont, Calif. California Gymnastics Academy Season -- 9.875 9.875 -- -- Career -- 9.90 9.8875 -- -- 3rd on bars against Arizona State with a 9.775 Debuted on bars with a 9.775 in the Cal Tri meet and third on beam with a 9.85 Earned her first collegiate beam title with a 9.875 in the seasonopening NorCal Classic AS A FRESHMAN (2016): Set a career-high 9.8875 on beam at the NCAA Championships... In only her third outing on bars, tallied a career-best 9.90 at the UC Davis tri meet...collegiate debut on bars saw her earn a 9.875 against Utah...Career-high 9.85 on beam, taking third, against Arizona State... Debuted on beam at the NorCal Classic, scoring 9.20 HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Trained at California Gymnastics Academy under Rod Radunzel and Neal Gallant CGA won the 2012 Level 10 State Championship 2013 National Invitational Tournament Beam Champion and third on floor and all-around Beam Champion at 2012 and 2013 NorCal State Championships and 2013 Level 10 Regionals Runner-up on floor at 2013 Regionals First place all-around at NorCal States in 2013, and second on vault and bars. Third on floor.fifth on beam at Regionals in 2012 Second all-around and third on floor at 2012 State Championships Attends American High School Camp counselor for Oakland Diocese Leadership Camp since 2011 BEAR BITES: Twin sister of Cal gymnast Sylvie (freshman) Had Tommy John surgery Father, Michael, graduated from Cal in 1986 Set a career-high 9.80 on floor against Arizona State AS A FRESHMAN (2016): Earned a 9.025 in her collegiate debut on floor in the Cal quad meet... Claimed her first career event title with a career-high 9.90 vs. Arizona... Vault debut came at the Oklahoma tri meet, turning in a strong 9.825... Made her Cal debut on beam at the NorCal Classic, earning a 9.725 on beam HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Trained at California Gymnastics Academy under Rod Radunzel and Neal Gallant CGA won the 2012 Level 10 State Championship Allaround and bars champion at 2012 NorCal State Championships. Also placed third on beam Competed Level 9 in 2011 and 2010 First on vault and runner-up on bars, floor and all-around at 2011 NorCal State Championships Western National beam champion in 2010 Also beam champion at Regionals and NorCal States Won floor and allaround at 2010 Level 9 Regionals Floor champion at 2011 States Attends American High School Camp counselor for Oakland Diocese Leadership Camp since 2011 BEAR BITES: Twin sister of Cal gymnast Sofie(freshman) Overcame two ACL injuries Father, Michael, graduated from Cal in 1986 Undeclared SYLVIE SEILNACHT (Sill-V sile-knocked) 5-6 SR AA Fremont, Calif. California Gymnastics Academy Season 9.85 -- -- 9.80 -- Career 9.90 -- 9.75 9.80 -- Plans to major in Astrophysics and attend graduate school. Would like to land a job in cosmology research after graduation. 1/9 AT NORCAL CLASSIC -- -- 9.875 -- -- 1/15 at Iowa -- -- 9.75 -- -- 1/21 WASHINGTON, SAN JOSE STATE -- 9.775 9.85 -- -- 1/28 ARIZONA STATE -- 9.775 9.725 -- -- 2/4 at Utah -- 9.775 9.85 -- -- 2/10 at Arizona -- 9.75 9.725 -- -- 2/18 OREGON STATE -- 9.875 9.85 -- -- 1/9 AT NORCAL CLASSIC 9.85 -- -- -- -- 1/15 at Iowa 9.75 -- -- -- -- 1/21 WASHINGTON, SAN JOSE STATE 9.75 -- -- -- -- 1/28 ARIZONA STATE 9.60 -- -- 9.80 -- 2/4 at Utah 9.825 -- -- 9.525 -- 2/10 at Arizona 9.85 -- -- 9.050 -- 2/18 OREGON STATE 9.85 -- -- 9.80 -- 13
2017 CALIFORNIA WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS MEET NOTES MEET 8: AT NEBRASKA QUAD CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 2016 NACGC/W Scholastic All-American CHELSEA SHU (Chelsea SHOE) 5-6 SO AA Manhattan Beach, Calif. All Olympia Set a career-best 9.90 on bars in Oregon State meet to finish second Won her first collegiate event title with a 9.825 bars win against Arizona State Made her Golden Bear debut in the NorCal Classic, taking third on bars with a 9.875; Also appeared on beam and earned a 9.575 AS A FRESHMAN (2016): Did not compete while rehabbing from injury Season -- 9.90 9.85 -- -- Career -- 9.90 9.85 -- -- HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Trained at All Olympia Gymnastics Center, where she was coached by Galina Marinova and Artur Akopyan Her All Olympia squad is the 2015 Level 10 State Champion third on beam at the 2015 State Championships.Won third all-around at the 2014 Regional Championships State champion on beam in 2013 and 2014 Allaround and floor runner-up at state in 2014 and third on vault Also took second in the all-around and third on floor at the 2013 State Championships Fourth all-around and on bars and beam at the 2013 National Invitational Tournament Floor and all-around champion at the 2012 California Classic, second on beam Fourth on beam at the 2011 Junior Olympics National Championships Beam champion and runner-up in all-around at 2011 Regional Championships, and third on bars AP Scholar and member of the Principal s Honor Roll at Mira Costa High School Brother, Joshua, attends Cal and will graduated in 2016. Undeclared would like to pursue sports medicine YULEEN STERNBERG (You-LEAN Sternberg) 5-3 JR UB Berkeley, Calif. Head Over Heels Season -- 9.875 -- -- -- Career -- 9.90 -- -- -- Made her season debut against Oregon State, earning a 9.875 on bars AS A SOPHOMORE (2016): Anchored bars at the NCAA Tuscaloosa Regional, hitting her routine after an earlier fall in the lineup to help send Cal to the NCAA Championship...Turned in a career-best 9.90 on bars in the Cal quad meet for her first collegiate event title...made her competitive debut for the Bears at the NorCal Classic, scoring a 9.725 on bars. AS A FRESHMAN (2015): Exhibitioned on bars but did not see time in the competitive lineup HIGH SCHOOL/CLUB: Level 10 gymnast Trained at Head Over Heels Athletic Arts from 2013-14 was named Uneven Bars Connoisseur at the 2014 Head Over Heels team banquet Team captain for her Head Over Heels team but only competed the first three meets of the season due to injury Best result in 2014 was 36.375 all-around score From 2011-12, trained at Waverley Gymnastics Centre in Australia and competed in the Australian Championships in 2012 Best result with Waverley was a 50.2 all-around (FIG scoring) Also trained at Chukyo Gymnastics Club in Japan (2006-11) and competed in the All-Japan Junior Competition in 2010 Attended Berkeley High School, where she was a member of the honor roll for the Academy of Medicine and Public Service (AMPS) Lived and trained in Australia and Japan, where she competed in the FIG system Undeclared is considering becoming a physical therapist 1/9 AT NORCAL CLASSIC -- 9.875 9.575 -- -- 1/15 at Iowa -- 9.725 -- -- -- 1/21 WASHINGTON, SAN JOSE STATE -- 9.775 -- -- -- 1/28 ARIZONA STATE -- 9.825 -- -- -- 2/4 at Utah -- 9.725 -- -- -- 2/10 at Arizona -- 9.775 -- -- -- 2/18 OREGON STATE -- 9.90 9.85 -- -- 1/9 AT NORCAL CLASSIC -- -- -- -- -- 1/15 at Iowa -- -- -- -- -- 1/21 WASHINGTON, SAN JOSE STATE -- -- -- -- -- 1/28 ARIZONA STATE -- -- -- -- -- 2/4 at Utah -- -- -- -- -- 2/10 at Arizona -- -- -- -- -- 2/18 OREGON STATE -- 9.875 -- -- -- 14
MEET 8: AT NEBRASKA QUAD 2017 CALIFORNIA WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS MEET NOTES MEET 11: SOUTHERN UTAH & BOISE ST. AMBER TAKARA 5-1 SR V, UB Tacoma, Wash. Auburn CAREER HIGHLIGHTS: 2016 Pac-12 All-Academic Honorable Mention Third on vault and bars with a pair of 9.775s against Arizona State Matched her career-high 9.90 on bars to finish as the runner-up on the event AS A JUNIOR (2016): Career-high 9.90 on bars in the UC Davis triangular...shared the bars title against Arizona with a season-best 9.85 for the third uneven bars win of her career AS A SOPHOMORE (2015): Competed in every bars lineup and all but one vault lineup Won two bars titles, at the season-opening NorCal Classic (1/4) with a 9.85 and at the Washington tri meet (2/21) with a 9.875 Set a career-high 9.90 on bars vs. UC Davis (3/8) Career-high 9.875 on vault came against Oregon State (2/13) Turned in a 9.85 on bars and 8.90 on vault in her Golden Bear debut at the NorCal Classic (1/4) AS A FRESHMAN (2014): Did not compete in 2014 due to injury Season 9.775 9.90 -- --- Career 9.875 9.90 -- -- -- BEAR BITES: Went to high school where the movie 10 Things I Hate About You was filmed. As a child, dreamed of being an astronaut and being the first to step foot on Mars Broke her hand as a sophomore in high school and had to have two screws inserted into her arm to pin it back together. Public Health -- considering a career as a pharmacist TONI-ANN WILLIAMS 5-1 JR AA Randallstown, Md. United Gymnastix Season 9.875 9.875 -- 9.925 -- Career 10.0 9.95 9.925 9.975 39.700 CAREER HIGHLIGHTS 2016 Olympian (Jamaica) 4x Regular-Season All-American (2015-1st team vault & floor, 2nd team all-around; 2016-1st team floor) 2x NACGC/W West Region Gymnast of the Year (2015, 2016) Pac-12 Freshman of the Year (2015) 3x All-Pac-12 selection (2015 -- 1st team all-around; 2016 -- 1st team floor & vault) 6x Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (2015) 3x Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week (1x 2015, 2x 2016) 2x Pac-12 Specialist of the Week (1x 2016, 1x 2017) NCAA Regional Vault Champion (2015) Pac-12 Championships Floor Champion (2016) Tore her Achilles in week five of the season, sidelining her for 2017 Winner of four consecutive floor titles to start the season Voted Pac-12 Specialist of the Week on Jan. 24 after winning vault (9.875) and floor (9.90) in Cal s tri meet with Washington and San Jose State Won floor title in the NorCal Classic with a season-high 9.925 AS A SOPHOMORE (2016): Competed at the 2016 Rio Olympics for Team Jamaica...Awarded NACGC/W Regular-Season All-America First Team honors on floor...all-pac-12 First Team Floor honoree...became Cal s first individual event champion at the Pac-12 Championships since 2004, winning floor with a 9.925...Won bars and floor at the UC Davis tri meet with season-highs on the event, including a new 9.925 on bars...pac-12 Gymnast of the Week on Feb. 2 and Feb. 16...Won vault at Oregon State...Swept every title, including all-around, at Arizona State, including a career-best 9.925 on beam...added another three titles -- bars, beam and floor -- against Arizona...Picked up vault, floor and all-around titles in Cal s historic upset of UCLA -- the Bears first win over the Bruins since 1985...Floor champion at the Stanford tri meet with a season-high 9.925; Also her first allaround competition of the season...claimed the NorCal Classic vault title (9.85) AS A FRESHMAN (2015): Owns a conference-record six Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors, including five consecutive titles on Jan. 19, Jan. 25, Feb. 2, Feb. 9 and Feb. 16 Vault champion of the NCAA Berkeley Regional (4/4) Appeared in every single meet of 2015, including 11 of 13 as an all-arounder Claimed 30 event titles as a freshman: 7 vault, 5 bars, 1 beam, 9 floor, 8 all-around Only gymnast in Pac-12 history to be named Gymnast of the Week and Freshman of the Week concurrently (2/16) Only Cal gymnast to record two 10.0s in her collegiate career -- both on vault Set a program record 10.0 on vault vs. Oregon State (2/13) -- Cal s first 10.0 on the event and second in program history Her second perfect 10 came against UC Davis (3/8) Set a program -record 39.700 in the all-around vs. Oregon St Finished 20th overall in the all-around at the NCAA Championships with a 39.225 Williams 20th-place standing marks the best all-around finish for a Cal gymnast at the NCAA Championships in program history; Also finished 36th on floor (9.85), 44th on vault (9.825), 58th on beam (9.75) and 63rd on bars (9.80) BEAR BITES: Member of the Jamaica National Team First gymnast to represent Jamaica in international competition Competed in Rio for 2016 Summer Olympics 2015, 2013 and 2011 World Championships participant 2010 JO National Invitational Tournament Champion Has competed in Brazil, Scotland, Montreal, Canada, Tokyo, Japan and Belgium 1/9 AT NORCAL CLASSIC -- 9.90 -- -- -- 1/15 at Iowa -- 9.775 -- -- -- 1/21 WASHINGTON, SAN JOSE STATE -- 9.775 -- -- -- 1/28 ARIZONA STATE 9.775 9.775 -- -- -- 2/4 at Utah -- 9.75 -- -- -- 2/10 at Arizona 9.675 9.025 -- -- -- 2/18 OREGON STATE 9.70 9.85 -- -- -- 1/9 AT NORCAL CLASSIC 9.85 9.85 -- 9.925 -- 1/15 at Iowa 9.80 9.85 -- 9.825 -- 1/21 WASHINGTON, SAN JOSE STATE 9.875 9.875 -- 9.90 -- 1/28 ARIZONA STATE -- 9.75 -- 9.925 -- 2/4 at Utah -- -- -- -- -- 2/10 at Arizona -- -- -- -- -- 2/18 OREGON STATE -- -- -- -- -- 15
2017 CALIFORNIA WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS MEET NOTES MEET 8: AT NEBRASKA QUAD BROADCAST ROSTER ZOE DRAGHI BB, FX 5-1 SR Long Beach, Calif. ALEXANDRA DUDSCHUS AA 5-5 FR San Jose, Calif. ALICIA GALLARZO AA 5-3 JR Burbank, Calif. DANA HO AA 5-3 SR Plano, Texas JESSICA HOWE UB, BB, FX 5-3 SR Plano, Texas CASSIDY KEELEN AA 5-1 FR Tyler, Texas RACHAEL MASTRANGELO AA 5-7 FR Waxhaw, N.C. CHARLIE OWENS AA 5-4 SR Alta Loma, Calif. DESIREE PALOMARES AA 4-11 SR San Dimas, Calif. MARIAH PETERSON AA 5-2 FR Salt Lake City, Utah EMILY RICHARDSON AA 5-1 SR Fort Smith, Ark. ARIANNA ROBINSON V, FX 5-2 JR Chantilly, Va. SOFIE SEILNACHT AA 5-7 SO Fremont, Calif. SYLVIE SEILNACHT AA 5-6 SO Fremont, Calif. CHELSEA SHU AA 5-2 FR Manhattan Beach, Calif. YULEEN STERNBERG UB 5-3 JR Berkeley, Calif. AMBER TAKARA V, UB 5-1 SR Tacoma, Wash. TONI-ANN WILLIAMS AA 5-1 JR Randallstown, Md. JUSTIN HOWELL Head Coach Fifth Season LIZ CRANDALL-HOWELL Associate Head Coach Fifth Season 16