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University of Denver Athletics

2021 Women's Gymnastics Roster

Alexis Vasquez

  • Class Junior
  • Height 5-0
  • Events Vault/Beam/Floor
  • Hometown Arcadia, Calif.
  • Club Winner's Academy of Gymnastics

Biography

Career Highs:

Vault: 9.750 (at home on February 7, 2021)
Beam: 10.000 (twice, last at home on February 16, 2020)
Floor: 9.750 (at home on February 7, 2021)


Awards and Honors:

  • 2021 Big 12 Gymnastics co-Scholar-Athlete of the Year
  • 2021 WCGA Regular Season Second-Team All-American (beam)
  • 2021 Academic All-Big 12 Team (first team)
  • 2021 All-Big 12 Conference Team (beam)
  • 2021 Big 12 Event Specialist of the Week for the weeks of January 18 and January 25
  • 2020 WCGA Scholastic All-American
  • 2020 WCGA Regular Season First-Team All-American (beam)
  • 2020 Big 12 Event Specialist of the Year
  • 2020 Academic All-Big 12 Team (first team)
  • 2020 All-Big 12 Conference Team (beam)
  • 2020 Big 12 Event Specialist of the Week (six times)
  • 2019 WCGA Scholastic All-American
  • 2019 WCGA First-Team All-American (beam)
  • 2019 Corvallis Regional co-Champion on beam
  • 2019 WCGA Regular Season First-Team All-American (beam)
  • 2019 All-Big 12 Conference Team (beam)
  • 2019 Big 12 Newcomer of the Week for the weeks of January 28, February 25 and March 11
 

2021:

  • Won beam title on February 11
  • Made season debut on vault on February 7; set career high
  • Won beam title in first two meets of the season
  • Made collegiate floor debut on January 24
 

2020:

  • Contributed all 11 scores to team total
  • Led team in average scoring on beam
  • Set DU record for highest beam NQS (9.960)
  • Scored above 9.900 in all but one meet
  • Won a total of seven beam titles
  • Made collegiate debut on vault on March 8
  • Scored second perfect 10.0 on beam of the season on February 16
  • Scored a perfect 10.0 on beam in season opener on January 4



2019:

  • Competed on beam in every meet, contributing score to team total in all but two meets
  • Shared highest beam scoring average on the team
  • Tied fifth-highest beam score in program history (9.950) four times including at NCAA Second Round on April 5
  • Tied for fourth on beam at NCAA National Championships
  • Tied for first on beam at Corvallis Regional
  • Won five beam titles
  • Appeared in exhibition on floor twice
  • Made collegiate debut on January 11 at Alabama quad meet on beam
 

Before Denver:

  • Former junior elite gymnast
  • Named to 2014 U.S. Junior National Team
  • Finished first on beam, fifth in the all-around and on bars as a junior at 2014 P&G Championships
  • Tied for third on beam at 2013 P&G Championships
  • Named to 2012 JO National Team after finishing third in the all-around at JO Nationals
  • Also placed second on floor and fourth on beam at 2012 JO Nationals
 

Personal:

  • Born on December 28, 1999, in Pasadena, Calif.
  • Daughter of Alex Vasquez and Cathy Fujimi
  • Has two sisters (Lila - 25, Ellie - 2) and one half-brother (Ethan - 9)
  • Chose DU because of the commitment to academic excellence and the University's programs for human movement, sports and injury recovery
  • Psychology and media studies double major

Historical Player Information

  • 2019Freshman

    All-Around
    5'0"
  • 2020Sophomore

    Vault/Beam/Floor
    5'0"
  • 2021Junior

    Vault/Beam/Floor
    5'0"