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Nikki Waiss
2008 (Senior): Garnered second-team All-Pac-10 honors on bars ... Honored by the Husky coaching staff with the "Creating Winners in Life" Award ... Also recognized as one of the Huskies' top Event Specialists for her efforts on bars ... Missed the season-opener at Denver, but returned to the Husky lineup for the remainder of the season ... Continued to specialize on bars, but also stepped into the lineup on vault in three meets ... Tallied a season-high 9.725 in her first vault of the year against eighth-ranked UCLA ... Scored a 9.85 or better in her last five performances on bars ... Won back-to-back titles on the event with a 9.875 in both showings against Seattle Pacific ... Scored a third-place finish on bars at the Pac-10 Championships in her final meet at Bank of America Arena with a season-high 9.9 ... Closed out her career with a third-place showing at the NCAA West Regional in Corvallis with a 9.85 on bars ... Finished the season ranked No. 55 in the nation on bars ... Earned honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic accolades for her efforts in the classroom. 2007 (Junior): Received a Special Recognition Awards as one of the Huskies' Event Specialists for her efforts on vault and bars ... Also named to the Academic All-Pac-10 squad ... Scored her first title with a 9.850 on bars at California ... Won her second bars title with a career-high 9.925 in the tri-meet versus Oregon State and Seattle Pacific ... Scored a 9.825 or better on bars at six of the last seven meets and topped 9.750 on vault at seven-straight meets to end the season ... Matched her career-high 9.85 on vault with ... Missed the post-season after having knee surgery. 2006 (Sophomore): Missed the 2006 season after rupturing her right ACL and undergoing surgery during fall camp. 2005 (Freshman): Competed on vault and beam ... Missed mid-season meets after suffering a concussion in practice ... Scored career-best marks on vault twice (9.850) and matched career-high 9.675 on beam three times ... Competed in vault and beam at Pac-10's and competed in vault at the NCAA Regionals. 2004 (RS Freshman): Took seventh on vault in the tri-meet versus California and Sacramento State ... Redshirted the remainder of the season due to a leg injury. Personal: Daughter of Tom and Mary Waiss ... Has one older brother, Ben, and one younger sister, Jessica ... Engaged to Dan Boirum, a Washington alum and Army lietentant, since September ... Graduated from Academy Northwest when she was 16 years old ... Competed for Cascade Elite Gymnastics under Frank Lee ... A member of the 2002 Junior National Team ... Captured the national championship on the bars in 2002, while placing fourth all-around and sixth on the vault despite a broken fibula in her left leg ... A TOPS national team member in 2000.
Last Updated: April 30, 2008 |
