2022 Gymnastics Roster
Esperanza Abarca
- Height:
- 5-5
- Class:
- Senior
- Hometown:
- The Colony, Texas
- High School:
- The Colony High
Statistics
Career Highs
| Event | Score | Opponent |
|---|---|---|
| Vault | 9.8 | at Ohio State with Temple (3/2/19) |
| Uneven Bars | 9.9 | at Michigan with Auburn (3/12/22) at George Washington with Pitt and William & Mary (1/31/20) |
| Balance Beam | 9.9 | Bowling Green, Towson and Western Michigan (2/23/20) |
| Floor Exercise | 9.7 | at Pitt (2/21/20) |
Career Statistics
| Year | Meets | AA | Total Points |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | 10 | 0 | 106.375 |
| 2021 | 12 | 0 | 174.175 |
| 2020 | 10 | 0 | 204.675 |
| 2019 | 14 | 0 | 252.65 |
| Total | 46 | 0 | 737.875 |
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
Assistant Coach Kaylyn Millick | Intro
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Assistant Coach Jessica Yamzon | Intro
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Associate Head Coach Travis Doak | Intro
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Head Coach Jason Butts | Intro
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