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Yanish Garners Pac-12 Specialist of the Week Nod
March 12, 2019 | Women's Gymnastics
SAN FRANCISCO, Calif. – Oregon State gymnast Kaitlyn Yanish was named the Pac-12 Specialist of the Week for March 4-10 when weekly honors were announced by the Pac-12 Conference office Tuesday.
Yanish, a sophomore studying digital communication arts, registered a career-best 9.925 on the vault to win the event at LSU on Friday. She added a 9.950 on the floor exercise to tie for third on the event.
In 2019, the Chandler, Ariz. native has established career-highs on every event. She registered career-best scores of 9.975 on floor, 9.800 on beam, 9.750 on bars and 39.250 in the all-around earlier this year against UCLA.
This is Yanish's second career Specialist of the Week honor and the second of the season. Overall it is OSU's 18th specialist award overall. Last season, Yanish was also honored as the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week in early March.
UCLA's Kyla Ross and California's Milan Clausi received Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week and Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors respectively.
The Beavers, who remain ranked No. 15 this week, host a quad meet this Friday when Iowa, North Carolina and Seattle Pacific visit Gill Coliseum at 7 p.m.
Also Nominated:
Gymnast of the Week: Cairo Leonard-Baker, Arizona State; Milan Clausi, California; Mariana Colussi-Pelaez, Oregon State.
Specialist of the Week: Haylie Hendrickson, Arizona; Justine Callis, Arizona State; Emi Watterson, California; Nia Dennis, UCLA; Macey Roberts, Utah; Kristyn Hoffa, Washington.
Freshman/Newcomer of the Week: Madi Dagen, Oregon State; Wesley Stephenson, Stanford; Margzetta Frazier, UCLA; Amara Cunningham, Washington.
For more information on the Oregon State volleyball team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/BeaverGym, by Facebook at Facebook.com/BeaverGym or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverGym.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
Yanish, a sophomore studying digital communication arts, registered a career-best 9.925 on the vault to win the event at LSU on Friday. She added a 9.950 on the floor exercise to tie for third on the event.
In 2019, the Chandler, Ariz. native has established career-highs on every event. She registered career-best scores of 9.975 on floor, 9.800 on beam, 9.750 on bars and 39.250 in the all-around earlier this year against UCLA.
This is Yanish's second career Specialist of the Week honor and the second of the season. Overall it is OSU's 18th specialist award overall. Last season, Yanish was also honored as the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week in early March.
UCLA's Kyla Ross and California's Milan Clausi received Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week and Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honors respectively.
The Beavers, who remain ranked No. 15 this week, host a quad meet this Friday when Iowa, North Carolina and Seattle Pacific visit Gill Coliseum at 7 p.m.
Also Nominated:
Gymnast of the Week: Cairo Leonard-Baker, Arizona State; Milan Clausi, California; Mariana Colussi-Pelaez, Oregon State.
Specialist of the Week: Haylie Hendrickson, Arizona; Justine Callis, Arizona State; Emi Watterson, California; Nia Dennis, UCLA; Macey Roberts, Utah; Kristyn Hoffa, Washington.
Freshman/Newcomer of the Week: Madi Dagen, Oregon State; Wesley Stephenson, Stanford; Margzetta Frazier, UCLA; Amara Cunningham, Washington.
For more information on the Oregon State volleyball team, follow the club's official Twitter account at Twitter.com/BeaverGym, by Facebook at Facebook.com/BeaverGym or on Instagram at Instagram.com/BeaverGym.
OUR MISSION
Oregon State Athletics strives to Build Excellent Authentic Visionary Student-Athletes (Go BEAVS).
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