Ariana Young

Photo by: Dave Nishitani/Oregon State Athletics

2022, 2023 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll

Collegiate Bests:

Vault: 9.850 at Boise State (3/17/24)

Bars: 9.725 vs. Cal (2/27/21)

Beam: 9.900, 2X, most recently vs Arizona State (3/1/24)

Floor: 9.925, 2X, most recently vs Brown (1/21/24)

AA:

2024 Season

Competed in all 13 meets, primarily on the beam and floor
Started the season strong, posting 9.825 or higher in each of her first nine routines
Won her first event title of the year on beam, posting a 9.875 at the Rutgers quad on Jan. 13
Set a new career high on floor during those opening weeks, earning a 9.925 against Brown on Jan. 21
Posted a 9.900 on the beam that tied a career-high against Arizona State on March 1, which marked her third event title of the season
Earned a 9.850 for her lone vault of the year, which was during the meet at Boise State on March 17
Rounded out the season with a strong performance at the NCAA Regional, posting a 9.825 on beam and 9.900 on floor
Finished the year with an average of 9.850 on floor and 24 hits in 27 total routines, a percentage of 88.9%

2023 Season:

Made 11 appearances on floor and four on vault, hitting all 15 routines
Scored a career-best 9.825 on vault with her Yurchenko layout full at the Beaver Quad Meet
Went 9.800 or higher on floor 10-of-11 meets
Career-high 9.925 on floor as part of the Beavs program record 198.075

2022 Season:

Competed eight routines on beam and floor
Put together a pair of career-highs at the NCAA Regional, scoring a 9.900 on beam and 9.850 on floor
Scored above a 9.800 during half of her routines in the 2022 campaign

2021 Season:

'Hit' 13 of 17 routines.
Competed in nine out of 10 meets on the season
Registered a personal record of 9.725 on vault at Stanford (3/14)
Scored a personal best 9.725 on bars in back-to-back meets - California (2/21) and at UCLA (2/27)
Competed for a career-high 9.875 on beam at UCLA (2/27)
Scored 9.8 or higher four times on beam.
Tallied a 9.800 on beam at the Pac-12 Championships (3/20)
Earned a 9.750 on beam at the NCAA Athens Regional (4/2).

Prior to Oregon State:

Trained at San Mateo Gymnastics under coaches Armen Astoian and Oksana Bystrova
Two-time J.O. National Championship qualifier
Finished sixth in the all-around at J.O. Nationals in 2019 and was second on the balance beam
Won the all-around and beam titles at Region 1 (Senior B) Championships while also earning silver medal finishes on vault and floor exercise in 2019
NorCal State Championship runner-up on vault, floor and in the all-around in 2019
Earned sixth-place finish on the beam at J.O. Nationals and added floor title at Region 1 Championships in 2018.

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