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Career Accolades

  • Two-time WCGA Scholastic All-American (2020-21)
  • Pac-12 All-Academic Honor Roll (2020-21)

As a Senior (2021)

  • WCGA Scholastic All-American
  • Pac-12 Academic Honor Roll
  • Produced season-best 9.875 to capture event title on bars in Senior Day performance against Oregon State (March 14)

As a Junior (2020)

  • WCGA Scholastic All-American
  • Pac-12 All-Academic Honor Roll
  • Delivered career-high 9.900 on bars against California (Feb. 16)

As a Sophomore (2019)

  • Competed in five meets on vault and two on bars
  • Scored season-best 9.775 on vault at California (Jan. 21)

As a Freshman (2018)

  • Did not compete

Prior to Stanford

  • 2017 graduate of New Explorations Into Science Technology and Math (Nest+m) in New York, New York
  • Trained at NYC Elite from 2012-17
  • One of the top Level 10 Junior Olympic national floor performers in 2015
  • Level 10 Junior Olympic National Qualifier (2015)
  • Level 10 regional vault champion (2015)
  • Level 9 regional all-around champion 

Personal

  • Daughter of Johnny and Beth Garcia
  • Has two siblings, Eileen and Elizabeth
  • Sister, Eileen, competed on the diving team at Clark University and was a six-time All-American, three-time NEWMAC 3m champion and two-time NEWMAC 1m champion
  • Sister, Elizabeth, competed for the gymnastics team at Maryland
  • National Latin Exam Gold Medalist in Latin II and III
  • First graduate from Nest+m to attend Stanford
  • Smile Train volunteer – raised money and awareness for Smile Train, which travels to third world countries to surgically repair children’s cleft lips and palates for free
  • Manhattan Kid’s Club volunteer – interacts with children ages three months to 5-years-old
  • Plays multiple instruments, including the flute, piccolo and saxophone
Career Scores
YearVaultBarsBeamFloorAll-Around
2018 Season Highs----------
2019 Season Highs9.7759.125------
2020 Season Highs9.5509.900------
2021 Season Highs9.5009.875------
Career Highs9.7759.900------
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2018
All Around
5-2 / -
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2019
All Around
5-2 / -
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2020
Vault, Uneven Bars
5-2 / -