Anastasia Webb

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Anastasia Webb
Full nameAnastasia Maria Webb
Country represented United States
Born (1999-06-15) June 15, 1999 (age 24)
Salinas, California
HometownMorton Grove, Illinois
ResidenceNorman, Oklahoma
Height5 ft 5 in (165 cm)[1]
DisciplineWomen's artistic gymnastics
LevelNCAA (2018–21)
GymIllinois Gymnastics Institute
College teamOklahoma Sooners
Head coach(es)KJ Kindler
Former coach(es)Todd Gardiner
RetiredMay 17, 2021
Medal record
Representing Oklahoma Sooners
NCAA Championships
Gold medal – first place 2019 Fort Worth Team
Gold medal – first place 2021 Fort Worth All Around
Gold medal – first place 2021 Fort Worth Vault
Gold medal – first place 2021 Fort Worth Floor Exercise
Silver medal – second place 2018 St Louis Team
Silver medal – second place 2021 Fort Worth Team
Bronze medal – third place 2021 Fort Worth Balance Beam

Anastasia Maria Webb (born June 15, 1999) is a former American 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]

Personal life[edit]

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[edit]

Early career[edit]

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[edit]

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[edit]

Season Date Event Meet
2018 February 4, 2018 Balance Beam Oklahoma @ UCLA
2021 February 13, 2021 Vault Oklahoma @ Metroplex
March 5, 2021 Balance Beam Oklahoma vs BYU
March 7, 2021 Vault Oklahoma @ TWU
April 2, 2021 Uneven Bars NCAA Regionals

Competitive history[edit]

Year Event Team AA VT UB BB FX
2018 Big-12 Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 10 6 18 1st place, gold medalist(s)
NCAA Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 30 44 5
2019 Big-12 Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 5 6 5
NCAA Championships 1st place, gold medalist(s) 19 20 9 52 16
2020 Big-12 Championships Canceled due to the
COVID-19 pandemic in the USA
[7]
NCAA Championships
2021 Big-12 Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 17
NCAA Championships 2nd place, silver medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s) 7 3rd place, bronze medalist(s) 1st place, gold medalist(s)

References[edit]

  1. ^ a b c d e "Anastasia Webb". soonersports.com. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  2. ^ a b c d e f "Anastasia Webb" Archived 2022-12-08 at the Wayback Machine. usagym.org. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  3. ^ "About Anastasia Webb". nastialiukincup.com. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  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.
  5. ^ Maine, D'Arcy. "Michigan women beat reigning champion Oklahoma for first NCAA gymnastics championship". espn.com. April 17, 2021. Retrieved April 18, 2021.
  6. ^ "Webb Earns Prestigious Honda Sport Award". Sooner Sports. May 6, 2021.
  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