SAN FRANCISCO—Three members of the Arizona State gymnastics team, seniors Taylor Allex and Allie Salas and freshman Katelyn Lentz, were named to the 2016 All-Pac-12 Team, the conference announced on Tuesday.
Salas was named to the All-Around First Team, while Lentz was named to the All-Around Second Team, and Allex was named to the All-Pac-12 First Team for vault. Lentz is one of just three freshman recognized by the conference for their efforts this season.
This marks the first time since 2013 that the Gym Devils have had an honoree named to the All-Pac-12 Team (Kahoku Palafox, 2nd team bars), and the first time since 2003 that ASU has had three total honorees (Maggie Germaine, FX; Ashley Ellsberry, BB; Ashley Kelly (AA).
Since 1993 when the conference started recognizing gymnasts by event, the last Gym Devil prior to Allex to be recognized on vault was Meagan Wright in 1997.
A 2016 NCAA Regional qualifier, Salas led the Gym Devils in the All-Around this year, scoring a career high 39.100 twice. Additionally, Salas’ 39.050 from the Feb. 27 meet at UCLA earned her the first all-around victory of her career. Salas also won the All-Around in ASU’s rivalry meet against Arizona on Feb. 23. This season, Salas scored career highs on beam (9.725) and floor (9.875).
Allex, a two-time NCAA Regional qualifier, has scored each of ASU’s top scores on vault this year, tying her career high of 9.900 four times and hitting 9.875 twice. She also scored each of the top-five scores on floor, including a career high 9.950 in the Gym Devils’ meet against California on Feb. 15.
Lentz competed in the All-Around six times during her first season with the Gym Devils, scoring a career best 38.975 at Stanford on Feb. 8, where she finished second overall. In her first outing on floor, Lentz scored a 9.850, tying for first place in ASU’s season opener on Jan. 8 against Nebraska and Bowling Green. Her two scores of 9.825 on beam are tied for the highest Sun Devil mark this season.
The All-Conference first team consists of the top six all-around competitors, plus the top three competitors in each individual event who are not among the all-around honorees. Scores are determined by regional qualifying score after the Pac-12 Championships.
After the top six all-arounders and the top three student-athletes from each event were named to the first team, a 10-member All-Conference second-team was selected. The same formula used for selecting the first team was used to select the second team.
2016 All-Pac-12 All-Arounders
First Team
Elizabeth Price (Stanford, So.)
Breanna Hughes (Utah, Sr.)
Allison Northey (Washington, Sr.)
Madeline Gardiner (Oregon State, Jr.)
Joslyn Goings (Washington, So.)
Allie Salas (Arizona State, Sr.)
Second Team
Taylor Rice (Stanford, Sr.)
Katelyn Lentz (Arizona State, Fr.)
2016 All-Pac-12 Vaulters
First Team
Taylor Allex (Arizona State, Sr.)
Toni-Ann Williams (California, So.)
Sadiqua Bynum (UCLA, Sr.)
Kailah Delaney (Utah, Sr.)
Second Team
Tiffani Lewis (Utah, So.)
Arianna Robinson (California, So.)
Samantha Partyka (Utah, So.)
All-Pac-10/12 Conference
1980 Jeri Cameron, Donna Hughes
1981 Jeri Cameron
1982 Jeri Cameron, Lorena Reed
1983 Jackie Brummer, Jeri Cameron, Lorena Reed, Lisa Zeis
1984 Jackie Brummer, Kim Neal, Lisa Zeis
1985 Jackie Brummer, Amy Koopman, Shari Mann, Lisa Zeis
1986 Jackie Brummer, Shari Mann, Kim Neal, Karli Urban, Lisa Zeis
1987 Suzy Baldock, Karli Urban
1988 Molly Carpenter, Michelle Colavin, Karli Urban
1989 Karli Urban
1990 Suzy Baldock
1991 Christine Belotti
1992 Tina Brinkman, Danna Lister
1993 Tina Brinkman (AA, V, FX)
1994 Tina Brinkman (AA, V, FX), Danna Lister (BB)
1995 Katie Freeland (V), Danna Lister (BB), Meagan Wright (AA)
1996 Katie Freeland (AA)
1997 Meagan Wright (V)
1998 Elizabeth McNabb (FX), Elizabeth Reid (FX), Amy Shelton (UB)
1999 Wendy Elsberry (AA), Elizabeth McNabb (FX)
2003 Maggie Germaine (FX), Ashley Ellsberry (BB), Ashley Kelly (AA)
2004 Ashley Kelly (AA, BB)
2005 Ashley Kelly (AA, BB)
2006 Ashley Kelly (AA, UB, BB)
2007 April Boone (BB), Nicole Harris (AA)
2008 Ashlee Hinkle (BB), Tiana Jean (AA)
2009 Beatie Jones (AA), Nicole Harris (BB)
2010 Mary Atkinson (AA)
2012 Beate Jones (AA, 2nd)
2013 Kahoku Palafox (UB, 2nd)
2016 Allie Salas (AA), Katelyn Lentz (AA, 2nd), Taylor Allex (V)