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  Alaina Baker

Alaina Baker

Player Profile

Class:
Senior

Hometown:
Oak Grove, MO

High School:
Oak Grove HS

Height:
5-0

Event:
AA

Club Team:
GAGE Gymnastics

CAL STATE FULLERTON
SENIOR (2011): Qualified for the NCAA Regionals for the fourth time in her career, finishing 10th in the all-around with a 38.550 in Corvallis, OR - her third top-10 finish in four trips... posted her best finish on floor, tying for fifth with a 9.875... also finished tied for 17th on vault (9.75), 39th on bars (9.325), and 32nd on beam (9.60)... named to the Western Athletic Conference Academic honor roll... individual all-around and floor champion at the WAC Championships, scoring a 39.125 in the all-around and a career high-tying 9.90 on floor... earned first-team all-conference honors in both events by virtue of her finish... became the first Titan to win an event title at the conference championships since Kelly Mathiasen won the Western Gymnastics Conference crown on beam in 2003 and was the first conference all-around champion since Mathiasen won the Big West Conference title in 2001... competed all-around in all nine regular-season meets, scoring 38 points or better in eight of them... scored a season-high 9.775 on vault twice against Sacramento State and Utah State while setting a season-high with a 9.775 on bars against San Jose State... posted a season-high 9.70 on beam at the WAC Championships, just missing her career best by .025... won the individual all-around in the season-opener against UC Davis and finished second four other times... also took home individual honors on floor three times and claimed the vault crown twice... led the Titans in season average in vault (9.740), bars (9.623), and floor (9.748) while finishing second on beam (9.505).

JUNIOR (2010): Earned first-team All-Western Athletic Conference honors on vault, floor, and in the all-around by virtue of her finish at the 2010 conference championship meet, finishing second in the all-around (39.200) and tied for second on vault (9.875) and floor (9.875)... set a career high on vault and in the all-around with her scores at the championships... selected to compete as an individual in the all-around at the NCAA Regionals in Los Angeles for the third consecutive season, finishing 11th with a 38.925 - her highest score in three trips to regionals... posted her best finish on bars, scoring a 9.775 to place 16th... also finished 21st on vault (9.725), 23rd on floor (9.75), and tied a season-high with a 9.675 on beam to finish 23rd... named to the Academic All-WAC squad for the third straight season and was named to the NACGC's academic honor roll for the second time... competed all-around in all 11 meets, scoring 38.300 or better in 10 of the 11 competitions... scored 39 points or better in the all-around in three of the last four meets prior to regionals, missing out on a perfect 4-for-4 by .025... tied a career high on bars with a 9.825 in a tri-meet at UCLA with Michigan State (3/14) and matched a career high on floor with a 9.90 in a dual meet with the Spartans at home (3/12).

SOPHOMORE (2009): Competed all-around in every meet for the Titans in 2009... named to the Western Athletic Conference's all-academic team... earned first-team all-conference honors on floor at the WAC Championships with a 9.875 to tie for second... competed at the NCAA Regionals for the second consecutive season, finishing ninth in the all-around with a 38.850... she alsoscored a 9.70 on vault (t34th), a 9.625 on bars (37th), a 9.70 on beam (t26th), and a 9.825 on floor exercise (t14th) to round out her night... scored better than 38.175 in every meet, including a career-high 39.175 in a quad meet at Arizona State... scored better than 39 points in the all-around four times... named WAC Specialist of the Week following a dual meet with Southern Utah after winning individual titles on vault (9.775) and floor (9.875)... won the all-around against UC Davis on Feb. 1 with a 38.875 while also taking home individual honors on vault (9.825) and floor (9.80)... followed that up with an all-around win against Utah State, scoring a 38.375 on the road and finishing tied for first on vault (9.825)... claimed all-around honors against Sacramento State on Feb. 22 with a 39.050, finishing tied for second on vault (9.775) and bars (9.775) and posting a second-place finish on floor (9.800)... won the all-around for the fourth time with a 38.975 in a tri-meet with Boise State and BYU... finished the season with a 9.798 average on vault (second-highest average in school history)... her 9.794 average on floor also ranks sixth for a season and her all-around average of 38.775 is fifth all-time.

FRESHMAN (2008): Competed in the all-around in every meet for the Titans in 2008... named to the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches Academic Honor Roll and the Western Athletic Conference's all-academic team... named the team's Gymnast of the Year and Most Inspirational while also voted the team's best performer on floor... competed at the NCAA Regionals in Corvallis, Ore., finishing seventh in the all-around with a 38.900, missing a spot at nationals by just .125... finished in a tie for 14th on vault (9.775), tied for 19th on floor (9.75), 20th on bars (9.70), and tied for 33rd on beam (9.675)... scored better than 38 points in 11 of the team's 12 regular season competitions... her season average of 38.592 in the all-around ranks eighth all-time on the school's single season list... also ranked seventh on vault (9.740) and sixth on floor exercise (9.787) for a single-season... earned second-team All-WAC honors on floor and all-around by virtue of her finish at the conference championships... scored a career-high 39.125 in the all-around against Boise State... won the all-around twice while finishing in the top three in six other meets.

CLUB INFORMATION
Competed for the GAGE (Great American Gymnastics Express) club... five-time Level 10 Junior Olympic Nationals qualifier... placed fourth on vault and ninth on floor at nationals in 2007... won state and finished second at regionals in those events that same year... placed fourth on floor at nationals in 2006... placed 10th at nationals on bars in 2005.

PERSONAL
Born Jan. 22, 1989... parents are Vince and Marilyn... has a brother, Seann, and a sister, Karina... also considered Nebraska, Denver, Missouri, Iowa, and Ohio University.

CAREER HIGH'S
All-Around: 39.200 at WAC Championships, 3/27/10
Vault: 9.90 vs. UCLA, 1/23/09
Bars: 9.825 (twice), last at UCLA/vs. Michigan State, 3/14/10
Beam: 9.725 at Arizona State/vs. Nebraska & Ball State, 3/13/09
Floor: 9.90 (4 times), last at WAC Championships, 3/19/11

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