Vanessa Zamarripa
Biography
Vanessa Zamarripa grew up in O'Fallon, Illinois where she started gymnastics at the age of 6. She was one of the most successful gymnasts of the UCLA Bruins. She was a US National Team member, an NCAA Vault Champion, and a member of the UCLA Bruins women's gymnastics team that help win UCLA's 105th NCAA National Championship title. She scored nine perfect 10 on vault in her NCAA career and was a school-record 19-time All-American. During her senior season, she was the NACGC/W Division I National Gymnast of the Year and AAI Award Winner (awarded to the nation's top collegiate senior gymnast). She was also the West Region Gymnast of the Year and Pac-12 Gymnast of the Year for the second time in her career. In 2015 she was awarded Pac-12 All Century Team being the top 16 gymnast of the century. She continues to work hard and train consistently to develop her physical, spiritual, creative and artistic self.