TEMPE, Ariz. -- Gym Devil standout freshman Cairo Leonard-Baker has yet again garnered Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the week honors, as announced by league office Tuesday afternoon. The accolade constitutes her fourth this season, after the Oakland native nabbed the recognition in three consecutive awards cycles earlier this season.
Just seven meets into her collegiate career, Leonard-Baker joins Ashley Kelly and Laura Moon as one of three gymnasts in Arizona State's illustrious lineage of greats to earn multiple weekly conference honors. She also becomes just the fifth gymnast in conference history to earn the title of Pac-12 Newcomer/Freshman of the week on four separate occasions, joining the likes of California's Toni-Anne Williams, Utah's Sabrina Schwab and MyKayla Skinner and UCLA's Katelyn Ohashi.
Buoying yet another historic Gym Devil effort this past Saturday, Leonard-Baker tied for the all-around title (39.525) with Washington's Hailey Burleson to help Arizona State record a team cumulative 196.575, its 25th-best team total in program history.
Posting career-bests of 9.950 and 9.850 on bars and vault, respectively, Leonard-Baker also managed event crowns on bars and floor moving her season event title total to nine.
Through seven weeks of competition Leonard-Baker ranks as the top freshman nationally in the all-around, with a season average of 39.368 to her credit. She also is positioned within the top-30 on an event basis on bars (10th, 9.892) and floor (30th, 9.875).
The No. 17 Arizona State gymnastics team (5-4, 2-3 Pac-12) is set to host in-state rival No. 24 Arizona this upcoming Saturday at 4 p.m. MST. The outing will constitute the programs' Territorial Cup meet, while also representing Arizona State's' 2018 home finale. Lone Gym Devil senior Nichelle Christopherson will be honored at the conclusion of the meet.
Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week
-March 3, 2009: Beate Jones
-March 17, 2008: Francesca Mercurio
-Jan. 21, 2008: Nicole Harris
-March 20, 2007: April Boone
-March 13, 2006: Ashley Kelly
-Jan. 24, 2006: Ashley Kelly
-March 9, 2004: Ashley Kelly (Co-Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week)
-March 25, 2003: Ashley Kelly
-March 4, 2003: Ashley Kelly
-Feb. 18, 2003: Maggie Germaine
-March 11, 2002: Amber Giorgianni
-March 13, 2001: Laura Moon
-Feb. 27, 2001: Laura Moon
Pac-12 Special Performance of the Week
-Jan. 29, 2013: Natasha Sundby
-March 17, 2009: Tiana Jean
-March 17, 2008: Tia Orlando
-Feb. 4, 2008: Ashlee Hinkle
Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Week
-Jan. 30, 2018: Cairo Leonard-Baker
-Jan. 23, 2018: Cairo Leonard-Baker
-Jan. 16, 2018: Cairo Leonard-Baker
-Feb. 20, 2018: Cairo Leonard-Baker
Just seven meets into her collegiate career, Leonard-Baker joins Ashley Kelly and Laura Moon as one of three gymnasts in Arizona State's illustrious lineage of greats to earn multiple weekly conference honors. She also becomes just the fifth gymnast in conference history to earn the title of Pac-12 Newcomer/Freshman of the week on four separate occasions, joining the likes of California's Toni-Anne Williams, Utah's Sabrina Schwab and MyKayla Skinner and UCLA's Katelyn Ohashi.
Buoying yet another historic Gym Devil effort this past Saturday, Leonard-Baker tied for the all-around title (39.525) with Washington's Hailey Burleson to help Arizona State record a team cumulative 196.575, its 25th-best team total in program history.
Posting career-bests of 9.950 and 9.850 on bars and vault, respectively, Leonard-Baker also managed event crowns on bars and floor moving her season event title total to nine.
Through seven weeks of competition Leonard-Baker ranks as the top freshman nationally in the all-around, with a season average of 39.368 to her credit. She also is positioned within the top-30 on an event basis on bars (10th, 9.892) and floor (30th, 9.875).
The No. 17 Arizona State gymnastics team (5-4, 2-3 Pac-12) is set to host in-state rival No. 24 Arizona this upcoming Saturday at 4 p.m. MST. The outing will constitute the programs' Territorial Cup meet, while also representing Arizona State's' 2018 home finale. Lone Gym Devil senior Nichelle Christopherson will be honored at the conclusion of the meet.
Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week
-March 3, 2009: Beate Jones
-March 17, 2008: Francesca Mercurio
-Jan. 21, 2008: Nicole Harris
-March 20, 2007: April Boone
-March 13, 2006: Ashley Kelly
-Jan. 24, 2006: Ashley Kelly
-March 9, 2004: Ashley Kelly (Co-Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week)
-March 25, 2003: Ashley Kelly
-March 4, 2003: Ashley Kelly
-Feb. 18, 2003: Maggie Germaine
-March 11, 2002: Amber Giorgianni
-March 13, 2001: Laura Moon
-Feb. 27, 2001: Laura Moon
Pac-12 Special Performance of the Week
-Jan. 29, 2013: Natasha Sundby
-March 17, 2009: Tiana Jean
-March 17, 2008: Tia Orlando
-Feb. 4, 2008: Ashlee Hinkle
Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Week
-Jan. 30, 2018: Cairo Leonard-Baker
-Jan. 23, 2018: Cairo Leonard-Baker
-Jan. 16, 2018: Cairo Leonard-Baker
-Feb. 20, 2018: Cairo Leonard-Baker