2011 Senior Class
[ alysha pretzello • 2008-11 • diamondhead, miss. ] Great team leader … proved to be a consistent bars worker and broke into lineup three meets into junior season … competed an upgraded bars routine as a senior … stepped up in big meets … team relied on high-level bar routine … has athletic genes … had foot surgery prior to coming to WVU … spent fall of freshman year recovering from that injury.
Personal • Daughter of Andrew and Lisa Pretzello • Has one brother • Birthday is June 7 • Attended Hancock High • Mother, the former Lisa Palk, competed gymnastics at Alabama • Father played football at Jacksonville State • Involved in Key Club and Fellowship of Christian Athletes • Earned a degree in criminology Alysha Pretzello’s Career Highs Bars 9.85 vs. North Carolina
At West Virginia in 2011 • A consistent, steadying force in the bars lineup • Competed in all 13 meets and scored 123.575 points • Levelheadedness allowed her to move freely within bars lineup • Earned five scores of 9.7 or better • Finished third on bars with 9.675 score in season-opening win over No. 13 Missouri at Cancun Classic (1/7) • Scored a career best on bars and finished second overall in win against UNC (2/26) with 9.85 mark • Tallied a team-best 9.65 bars score at NCAA Southeast Regional Championships (4/2) • Owned bars RQS of 9.71 • Career- and season-best score of 9.85 was second-highest bars score of season
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Alysha Pretzello’s Career Statistics Year Meets AA Total Points 2009 1 0 9.075 2010 10 0 95.175 2011 13 0 123.575 Totals 24 0 227.825
At West Virginia in 2010 • Forced into bars lineup due to injuries and proved to be a solid, consistent contributor • Spent final 10 meets of season in bars lineup, including eight appearances as the team’s anchor, and earned 95.175 points • Team co-captain • Swung to a 10th place, 9.7 bars showing in season debut at Maryland with Denver and Rutgers (1/30) • Finished sixth on bars against Ohio State (2/12) with 9.725 score • Made first collegiate podium appearance with third place, 9.725 bars routine against Bowling Green (3/6) • Had career day at first career EAGL Championship (3/27), pacing the team with a then-career best 9.825 showing, good enough for a share of seventh place • Anchored bars lineup at NCAA Southeast Regional Championships (4/10) and earned 9.7 points • Bars RQS of 9.72 was the squad’s third-best mark At West Virginia in 2009 • Provided quality depth for the Mountaineers on bars throughout the season and put together a solid routine • Earned first collegiate experience at George Washington (2/9), filling in for an injured Mehgan Morris and swinging to a 9.075 score At West Virginia in 2008 • Did not see competitive action Club Gymnastics • Level 10 gymnast at Brook-lin Center Gymnastics • Two-time state champion in 2005 and 2006 • Three-time regional championships qualifier
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