| Marissa Bruch |
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 | Class:
Senior
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| Hometown:
Portland, Ore.
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| High School:
Sam Barlow HS
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| Height:
5-0
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| Event:
Beam/Floor
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| Experience:
3V
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AS A JUNIOR (2000): Competed on floor in 10 meets (including two exhibition routines), averaging 9.725... Scored a 9.80 or better on the event at the last four meets, highlighted by a career-best 9.85 at the NCAA Region 1 meet... Scored a 9.825 on floor at the NCAA Championships, just .025 away from earning All-American honors... Named the team's Most Improved Gymnasts by the coaches.
AS A SOPHOMORE (1999): Made the floor lineup in every meet and averaged a 9.623 on the event... Scored a 9.70 or better in six meets, including a career-high 9.825 vs. Utah and at the Pacific-10 Championships... Led OSU with a 9.70 on floor in the season-opener at Arizona... Also competed on beam in the first four meets of the season.
AS A FRESHMAN (1998): Competed in nine meets, mostly as a vaulter... Earned a spot in the beam and floor lineups at the end of the season... Scored a career-high 9.65 at BYU in her first official collegiate beam routine and placed fourth on the event at that meet... Had a season-best 9.50 vault at BYU as well... Scored a season-high of 9.55 on floor at the Pac-10 Championship.
PRE-OREGON STATE: Qualified for the Level 10 Nationals in the all-around in 1996 and 1997... Was the USAG Oregon state champion on beam and floor in 1997... Placed fourth in the all-around competition at the 1997 Regional Championships.
PERSONAL: Born in Portland, Oregon... Daughter of Nancy and Jody Bruch... Has one sister, Chelsea... Latin American Studies major.
