Luisa Blanco Named SEC Co-Gymnast of the Week
1/16/2024 12:00:00 PM | Gymnastics
The super senior recorded the highest all-around score of any SEC gymnast in week two (39.675) to help lead the Crimson Tide to its 197.225 victory over then-No. 3 Missouri
TUSCALOOSA, Ala. – Alabama gymnast Luisa Blanco was named the Southeastern Conference Co-Gymnast of the Week, the league office announced Tuesday.
Hailing from Dallas, Texas, Blanco recorded three-consecutive scores of 9.925-or-higher (uneven bars, balance beam, floor exercise) – the same events that featured season-high team rotation scores for then-No. 4 Alabama. The super senior recorded the highest all-around score of any SEC gymnast in week two (39.675) to help lead the Crimson Tide to its 197.225 victory over then-No. 3 Missouri.
The No. 3 Alabama gymnastics program welcomes the No. 4 Arkansas Razorbacks in Coleman Coliseum Friday night at 6:30 p.m. CT. The second top-five matchup in as many weeks for the Tide will be broadcast live on SEC Network. Individual meet tickets, and season tickets, are available now on RollTide.com or through the Alabama Ticket Office.
Luisa Blanco | SEC Co-Gymnast of the Week
- Fourth career SEC Weekly Honor
- Gymnast of the Week | Jan. 16, 2024, Feb. 22, 2021, March 8, 2021
- Specialist of the Week | March 7, 2023
- Earned three event titles against Missouri – all-around (39.675), uneven bars (9.95), floor exercise (9.925)
- Finished as the highest Alabama scorer on vault (9.875) and balance beam (9.925)
- Posted three consecutive scores of 9.925-or-higher (bars, beam, floor) to propel the Crimson Tide to season-high rotation scores on all three events
- Led all SEC gymnasts during the second week of competition in the all-around (39.675)
- Holds a pair of top-four national rankings (UB – 2nd; AA – 4th), while also ranking in the top six of the SEC in four different categories (UB – 1st; AA – 3rd; VT – 5th; BB – 6th)
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