West Virginia University Athletics

Statistics

Career Highs

Career Statistics

2021 (Jr.)

• Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• WCGA Scholastic All-American
• John Quackenbush Award for Mountaineer Spirit
• Passed the 500-career point plateau
• Competed on uneven bars in all 12 meets, while also making appearances in the balance beam lineup six times
• Tallied four podium finishes throughout the year, including a trio on bars
• Scored 9.8 or higher on uneven bars six times, along with a season high of 9.875
• Finished the year with season averages of 9.765 on bars and 9.492 on beam
• Secured a season-high score of 9.825 on beam to finish tied for second at Oklahoma (Jan. 31)
• Recorded her first podium finish of the year with a score of 9.825 to tie for third place against Iowa State (Feb. 7)
• Tallied back-to-back second-place finishes on bars against Pitt with scores of 9.8 (March 5) and a season-high 9.875 (March 12)
• Represented the Mountaineers in the beam lineups at the Big 12 Gymnastics Championship on March 20 (9.65) and the NCAA Morgantown Regional Gymnastics Championships on April 2 (9.8)

2020 (So.)

• NACGC/W Scholastic All-America
• Academic All-Big 12 First Team
• Competed on uneven bars and balance beam in all 10 meets and appeared in the floor lineup once
• Reached the podium six times and earned a trio of event wins
• Scored 9.8 or higher on bars and beam in her last three meets
• Finished the year with season averages of 9.785 on bars, 9.712 on beam and 9.7 on floor
• Placed second on bars with a 9.85 total against New Hampshire and Temple (Jan. 26)
• Won the bars title outright with a career-high score of 9.9 at George Washington with William & Mary and Pitt (Jan. 31)
• Competed on floor for the first time in her career at Pitt (Feb. 23)
• Captured the beam title outright with a personal-best score of 9.9 against Western Michigan, Bowling Green and Towson; also tallied a 9.8 mark on bars and tied for second overall (Feb. 23)
• Tied for first on bars (9.85) and second on beam (9.875) against Rutgers and Pitt (March 1)

2019 (Fr.)

• NACGC/W Scholastic All-America
• Academic All-Big 12 Rookie Team
• Competed on bars in all 14 meets, also made appearances on vault and beam
• Made the podium four times, all on bars, in her rookie season
• Scored 9.8 or better on bars in 10 of 14 meets
• Finished the year with season averages of 9.546 on vault, 9.795 on bars and 9.708 on beam
• Earned first career podium finish in a tie for second with a 9.8 showing on bars at Pitt with Utah State and Eastern Michigan (Jan. 12)
• Finished first on bars with a 9.8 in two consecutive meets (Jan. 19 and Jan. 27)
• Set a career-best 9.85 on beam and finished tied for fifth in the Mountaineers’ home meet against Denver and Iowa State (Feb. 2)
• Set a career-high 9.8 on vault and finished tied for sixth at Ohio State with Temple (March 2)
• Tallied a career-high 9.825 on bars and finished in a tie for seventh place against Pitt, Utah State and Cornell (March 17)

Club Gymnastics

• Four-year level 10 gymnast at World Olympic Gymnastics Academy
• Three-time Junior Olympics National Championships qualifier
• Finished 19th in the all-around at the 2017 JO Nationals Championships
• Placed second on bars and beam and fourth on vault and in the all-around at the 2017 Region 3 Championships
• Finished second on bars and beam and third in the all-around at the 2017 Texas State Championships
• Claimed the all-around, bars and beam titles at the 2016 Region 3 Championships
• Finished second on beam at the 2015 Region 3 Championships
• Named to the 2017 Mexican National Team
• Attended The Colony High

Personal

• Daughter of Raul and Marie Abarca
• Birthday is Oct. 2
• Has two brothers
• Majoring in art education 
• Big 12 Commissioner’s Honor Roll
• Garrett Ford Academic Honor Roll