Player Bio: Lauren Riesenman - University of Washington Official Athletic Site
April 18, 2013 | Gymnastics
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Personal
Born August 18, 1978 in Rancho Cordova, Calif... . parents are Charlotte and John Riesenman ... father is a financial consultant and mother is a teacher ... has one older sister, Stephanie ... majoring in accounting ... California Scholastic Federation life member.
Washington
A veteran leader for the Huskies ... again expected to compete in the all-around ... coming off knee surgery from last summer ... excels on beam and floor exercise ... graceful competitor on floor ... owns three of the top 10 beam scores in UW history ... three-year veteran of NCAA Championship competition. 1999 (Junior): Served as a team captain for the 1999 season...placed 13th in her session of the all-around at the NCAA Championships while competing as an individual ... competed in every meet as an all-arounder except for Seattle Pacific contest ... set new career highs in every event except for beam ... turned in her top outing of the season in UW's win vs. Oregon State when she scored a career-best 39.175 in the all-around ... had personal high marks on bars (9.875) and floor (9.975) during that meet ... floor routine that night was the second best score in UW history ... set her career best on vault with a 9.825 at Pac-10 Championships...shared team MVP honors with Lanna Apisukh...honored for overall excellence by being presented the Husky Tyee Club Athlete of the Year Award. 1998 (Sophomore): Competed in all 13 meets on bars, beam and floor ... emerged as one of the nation's better competitors in beam and floor ... an honorable mention all-Pac-10 selection ... won the NCAA West Regional beam title with a 9.925 score ... tied for third on floor at the regionals with a 9.850 ... picked up her other event victory on beam in a four-way meet in January with a 9.750 score ... set her career high on beam with a 9.950 vs. Boise State and Seattle Pacific ... equaled her career high on bars with a 9.8 performance at NCAA Championships ... tied her career high on floor with two 9.900 performances. 1997 (Freshman): One of four returning All-Americans for the Huskies ... earned All-America honors at NCAA Championships with 16th-place showing (9.800) on floor exercise ... opened the season as a three-event specialist and finished as a strong all-around competitor ... her first meet as an all-arounder, against California, showed her highest performance on beam, as she scored a 9.875 ... her other top scores include a 9.75 on vault, against Oregon State a 9.80 on bars, scored against California and Boise State, and a 9.90 on floor against Arizona and Boise State ... finished fifth in the all-around at the West Regional Championships with a score of 39.075.
Previous Experience
Competed for Clovis Academy of Gymnastics and coaches Janine Thompson and Armen Astoian ... at Junior Nationals, finished second as a Region 1 team member in 1996 ... at 1993 juniors, won the floor exercise and finished third in the all-around ... Region 1 team member in '93 ... Junior National competitor in 1992 ... named Most Valuable Player of her team at Clovis High School, 1993-96 ... North Yosemite League All-Around champion all four years.
Career Highs
Vault: 9.825 at Pac-10 Championships, 1999
Bars: 9.875 vs. Oregon State, 1999
Beam: 9.950 vs. Boise State/Seattle Pacific, 1998
Floor: 9.975 vs. Oregon State, 1999
All-Around 39.175 vs. Oregon State, 1999
Getting to Know ... Lauren Riesenman
My gymnastics goal(s) for the season: Our team to qualify for Nationals and to make Super Six. MyPersonal
goal is to become an All-American on any event, and place
in the top 16 at nationals.
If I had a web site, my address would be: www.coloring.com
If I starred in a movie, my leading man would be? Matt Damon because he doesn't try to be too extravagant, his
Personal
ity (and the way he impacts people) is awesome on and off the screen. And, I love his smile and hair cut.
My dream job is: To work for a national advertising agency as part of a creative team.
My dream vacation would be: To fly to New York, spend a few days, see some Broadway shows, and shop like mad. Then take off for Europe. See every single city.
My favorite meal is: My dad's Thanksgiving dinner, which I had to miss this past year.
The best book I've read lately is: "The Notebook" by Nicholas Sparks, recommended by Dave Dawson.
My favorite class at UW has been: Marketing 340, which is an advertising class
My biggest fear is: Disappointing my parents
The athlete at UW I admire the most is: Lanna Apisukh because she is our hidden secret. She goes in, rocks consistently, gets the job done. She never gets a lot of fan fair and is all so humble about the situation. Plus, she works through pain better than anyone I know. And, she is a darn good cook.
My favorite motto is: Life is short, don't spend it being unhappy.
My mentor is: Always my parents
If I could change one thing about myself, it would be: : That I had more self motivation and stronger passion.
If I could be a character from a book or movie, who would it be: Whinney the Pooh, everybody loves him, he's so huggable, but he is a little on the dumb side.
My favorite gymnast is? I don't have one, but every member of this years' team is awesome!
My favorite event is: Floor
My favorite web site is: www.msn.com because I can check my hotmail.
I started gymnastics at age: Six
My favorite gymnastics moment is: Winning regionals in 1998, the feeling of our team reaching its full potential.
Riesenman's Meet-by-Meet Results
1999 Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor AA Georgia -- 8.700 9.425 9.775 -- at Arizona State 9.650 9.700 9.775 9.800 38.925 Arizona/Nebraska 9.475 9.700 9.600 9.800 38.575 at UCLA Quad 9.550 9.500 9.600 9.450 38.100 at Boise State 9.600 9.675 9.775 9.825 38.875 STAN/UC Davis/Seattle Pac. 9.700 9.100 9.075 9.825 37.700 at California w/SJSU 9.750 9.725 9.825 9.825 39.125 Oregon State 9.675 9.875 9.650 9.975 39.175 at Utah 9.700 9.700 9.800 9.875 39.075 at Pac-10 Championships 9.825 9.675 9.700 9.925 39.125 at Seattle Pacific -- 9.700 9.925 -- -- NCAA Regional 9.700 9.675 9.775 9.775 38.925 NCAA Championships 9.725 9.700 9.800 9.850 39.075
