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.