Samantha Walior Class: Junior Hometown: Prior Lake, Minn. High School: Prior Lake Height: 5-4 Experience: 2V Club Team: TAGS

AT WASHINGTON
2009 (Sophomore): Competed in all 12 meets for the Huskies ... Finished the season ranked No. 50 in the country on beam and No. 75 on floor ... Set a new career-high on the beam with a 9.900 to help defeat Arizona on Feb. 7 ... Tied career-best 9.875 on the uneven bars in the final regular season home meet against Denver on March 15 to notch the first bars title of her career ... Tied her season-high of 9.850 on the floor six times, including at the NCAA West Regional on April 4 ... Won a team-leading three beam titles and her first title on bars ... Scored a 9.800 or above on all three of her events at the NCAA West Regional ... Helped the Huskies to a fourth-place finish at the Pac-10 Championship, the highest Washington finish in six years ... Named first-team All-Conference on floor ... Named first-team Pac-10 All-Academic.

2008 (Freshman): Competed in all 13 meets for the Huskies in her first season on bars, beam and floor ... Was named UW's Creating Winners in Competition Award recipient after landing every routine in each meet ... Named second-team All-Pac-10 on floor ... Had a strong meet against second-ranked Utah, improving her marks on all three events ... Scored a 9.825 on bars, a career-high 9.8 on beam and a 9.85 on floor ... Finished with nine top-3 finishes, including a pair of individual event titles ... Tallied a career-high 9.9 on floor twice, once against Arizona as the Huskies scored a 49.200 - the highest UW total on floor in three years and the second time against Seattle Pacific to win the event title ... Won bars the next week in the last meet of the regular season at SPU with a career-high 9.875 ... Finished the season ranked No. 47 in the nation on floor.

PERSONAL
Daughter of Monica and Charles Walior ... Has an older sister, Courtney (20) ... Courtney is the captain of her University of St. Thomas soccer squad ... Graduated from Prior Lake High School, where she lettered in soccer and chearleading ... Captained her cheer squad as a senior ... A four-time Board Scholar (cumulate GPA above a 3.8) ... Was coached by Bryon Hough and Mindy Kiff at TAGS South ... A five-time Region 4 All-Around Champion (2003-07) and seven-time Nationals competitor (Level 9 in 2000, Level 10 from 2002-07) ... Placed 15th in the all around with a score of 37.150 at her first Junior Nationals appearance in 2003 ... Finished 13th in the all around at the 2006 Junior Nationals with a 37.425 ... At the 2007 Junior Nationals, placed 10th on bars (9.500) and fourth on beam (9.500) en route to a sixth place finish in the all around with a total score of 38.025 ... Named Region 4 Athlete of the Year and Minnesota Gymnast of the Year in 2007.

Walior's Career Bests

Getting to Know Samantha

Best UW class you've taken: Dance 101
Favorite color: Any bold colors
"If I were an animal, I would be..." A bird, so I could fly
Biggest celebrity crush: Lil' Wayne
Favorite word: Swag
Biggest dream: Graduating with a business degree from Washington
Career aspiration: Being president of my own business
Current cell phone ring-tone: "Let It Rock" by Kevin Rudolf and "Whatever You Like" by T.I.
Funniest teammate: Amanda
Best part of being a Husky: The people I've met around Seattle
Favorite beverage: Dr. Pepper and root beer
"If I could be awesome at any other sport, it would be..." Volleyball or swimming
Favorite season: Summer and fall
Favorite holiday: Easter, because it's around my birthday
I couldn't live without: My iPod, cell phone and camera
Favorite thing to do in your spare time: Hang out with friends and relax
Favorite dessert: Ice cream cake
Music that gets you pumped up to compete: Lil' Wayne and T.I. or anything rap/hip-hop

Last Updated: Sept. 28, 2009