Marissa Gutierrez

Position:
All-Around
Height:
5-2
Class:
Freshman
Hometown:
Houston, Texas
High School:
Clear Brook

2012

First team Vault All-American ... Second team Floor Exercise All-American ... finished fourth in the vault at the NCAA Championships Event Finals ... SEC Academic Honor Roll ... NCAA Seattle Regional Floor Exercise Champion ... competed on the vault in all 14 meets... won the vault against Missouri, tying her career-best with a 9.95 ... also won the vault at Kentucky and LSU ... tied her career-best scores on the vault (9.95), balance beam (9.875) and floor exercise (9.925) against Florida, winning the floor ... opened the season by taking first on the floor exercise against Georgia, winning her first collegiate floor title ... tied her career-high of 9.95 on vault in the semifinals of NCAA Championships... competed in 35 individual events during the season ... earned Dean's List (3.5 or better GPA) honors for the fall semester.

2011

First team Vault All-American ... SEC Academic Honor Roll ... Second team All-SEC... posted a career-high 9.95 on the vault in the semi-finals of the NCAA Championships ... finished fifth on the vault at the NCAA Championships Individual Event Finals ... finished second on the vault at the SEC Championships with a 9.9 ... competed in 36 individual events during the season ... posted a career-high 9.925 to lead the Tide on the floor exercise at Georgia ... scored a career-best 9.875 on the balance beam at Georgia.

2010

SEC Academic Honor Roll ... earned her first career win on the balance beam against Arizona with a 9.85 ... took second on the balance beam at the NCAA Lexington Regional Championships with a 9.85 ... made her Crimson Tide debut at Auburn on the vault and balance beam and her floor exercise debut against Georgia ... competed on the balance beam in all 14 meets of the season and on the vault in 13 of 14 meets ... named the Crimson Tide's Outstanding Freshman.

Prep Highlights

Coached by Debbie Kaitchuk and Deana Parish, who also mentored former Alabama NCAA Champion Andreé Pickens, and JP Lavacheny at Woodland Gymnastics Academy ... earned a silver medal on the vault at the 2006 Junior Olympic National Championships ... finished sixth on the vault and 15th in the all-around at the 2005 J.O. Championships ... won the 2008 Texas State vault and balance beam titles ... voted "Most Athletic" of the senior class ... graduated on the Distinguished Achievement plan.

Personal Information

Full Name: Marissa Yvonne Gutierrez ... daughter of Mario and Ana Gutierrez ... brothers, Mario, Mark and Michael ... Sisters-in-Law, Leigh, Adrienne and Heather ... early childhood development major ... born May 16, 1991.