Anastasia Webb

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Anastasia Webb
Full nameAnastasia Maria Webb
Country representedFlag of the United States (23px).png  United States
Born (1999-06-15) June 15, 1999 (age 25)
Salinas, California
Hometown Morton Grove, Illinois
Residence Norman, Oklahoma
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm) [1]
Discipline Women's artistic gymnastics
Level NCAA (2018–21)
GymIllinois Gymnastics Institute
College team Oklahoma Sooners
Head coach(es)KJ Kindler
Former coach(es)Todd Gardiner
RetiredMay 17, 2021
Medal record
Representing Oklahoma Sooners
Oklahoma Sooners logo.svg
NCAA Championships
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2019 Fort Worth Team
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Fort Worth All Around
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Fort Worth Vault
Gold medal icon (G initial).svg 2021 Fort Worth Floor Exercise
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2018 St Louis Team
Silver medal icon (S initial).svg 2021 Fort Worth Team
Bronze medal icon (B initial).svg 2021 Fort Worth Balance Beam

Anastasia Maria Webb (born June 15, 1999) is an American former artistic gymnast. She competed for the Oklahoma Sooners women's gymnastics team. In 2021, she became the NCAA All Around Champion and tied for the floor and vault titles, to go along with OU's team championship from 2019. [1] [2]

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Personal life

Webb was born in Salinas, California, to Chris and Magda Webb. She has one brother, George. Webb grew up in Morton Grove, Illinois. She attended Niles West High School and graduated in 2017. [2] She is fluent in Greek.

Gymnastics

Early career

Webb started gymnastics in 2004. [2] She trained at the Illinois Gymnastics Institute in Westmont, Illinois. [3] At the 2017 Nastia Liukin Cup, she finished ninth in the all-around. [2]

NCAA career

Webb competes for the Oklahoma Sooners women's gymnastics team. As a freshman in 2018, she won six event titles: two on vault, two on uneven bars, one on balance beam, and one on floor. At UCLA on February 4, she scored a perfect 10 on balance beam. She was the Big 12 co-champion on floor. [1] At the NCAA Championship, she won a silver medal with the Oklahoma team and tied for fifth on floor. [2]

As a sophomore in 2019, Webb won 11 event titles: three in the all-around, one on vault, one on uneven bars, five on balance beam, and one on floor. [1] She won a gold medal with the Oklahoma team at the NCAA Championship. [2]

As a junior in 2020, Webb won 16 event titles: five in the all-around, two on vault, four on balance beam, and five on floor. [1]

Webb was a senior in 2021. At the NCAA Championship, she won gold medals in the all-around and on vault and floor, and she won a silver medal with the Oklahoma team. [4] [5]

Webb was awarded the 2021 Honda Sports Award for gymnastics. [6]

Career perfect 10.0

SeasonDateEventMeet
2018February 4, 2018Balance BeamOklahoma @ UCLA
2021February 13, 2021VaultOklahoma @ Metroplex
March 5, 2021Balance BeamOklahoma vs BYU
March 7, 2021VaultOklahoma @ TWU
April 2, 2021Uneven BarsNCAA Regionals

Competitive history

YearEventTeamAA VT UB BB FX
2018Big-12 ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg10618Gold medal icon.svg
NCAA Championships Silver medal icon.svg30445
2019Big-12 ChampionshipsGold medal icon.svgSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svg565
NCAA Championships Gold medal icon.svg192095216
2020Big-12 ChampionshipsCanceled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in the USA
[7]
NCAA Championships
2021Big-12 ChampionshipsSilver medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgBronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg17
NCAA Championships Silver medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg7Bronze medal icon.svgGold medal icon.svg

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References

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  2. 1 2 3 4 5 6 "Anastasia Webb" Archived 2022-12-08 at the Wayback Machine . usagym.org. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
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  4. Maine, D'Arcy. "Utah Utes, Oklahoma Sooners, Florida Gators and Michigan Wolverines to compete for NCAA gymnastics title". espn.com. April 16, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
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  7. "NCAA cancels remaining winter and spring championships due to coronavirus concerns". NCAA . March 13, 2020.
Awards
Preceded by Honda Sports Award
(gymnastics)

2021
Succeeded by
Incumbent