Kate Richardson Named UCLA/MET-Rx Student-Athlete of the Week
April 24, 2006 | Gymnastics
April 24, 2006
Senior Kate Richardson (Coquitlam, BC/Port Moody Secondary) of the UCLA Gymnastics team was selected as the UCLA/MET-Rx Student-Athlete of the Week (Apr. 17-23).
Richardson closed out her UCLA career by winning the NCAA floor exercise title with a score of 9.95 and placing third on vault with a 9.8313. Richardson earned first-team All-America honors on those two events and added a second-team honor on balance beam to increase her career All-America haul to 13, third-most in school history. The Bruin senior co-captain and five-time NCAA champion was also named as a finalist for the Honda Award.
This is Richardson's first UCLA/MET-Rx Student-Athlete of the Week honor of the season and fourth of her career.
Also nominated: Dennis Gonzalez, M. Volleyball; Dave Huff, Baseball; Chelsea Johnson, W. Track & Field; Ben Kohlloeffel, M. Tennis; ; Kristina Kunkel, W. Water Polo; Jodie Legaspi, Softball; Jeremy Silverman, M. Track & Field.
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