Player Bio: Nicole Waiss - University of Washington Official Athletic Site
April 18, 2013 | Gymnastics
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Washington
2007 (Junior) Earned first-career win with a 9.850 on bars at Cal ... also won bars vs. OSU/SPU (9.925) ... scored 9.750 or better on vault in last seven meets ... topped 9.825 on bars at six-straight meets ... win on bars vs. OSU/SPU was also a career high ... competed on vault and bars in every meet of the regular season 2006 (Sophomore) Missed the 2006 season after rupturing her right ACL and undergoing surgery during fall camp. 2005 (Freshman): Compted vault and beam the majority of the season ... sat out vault two meets and beam, three, in the middle of the season after suffering a concussion in practice ... recorded a season-high 9.850 on vault twice and matched career-high 9.675 on beam three times ... was the Huskies' top vaulter at ASU, finishing third with a 9.775 ... paced Huskies on vault with a 9.850 at Cal-State Fullerton ... competed in vault and beam at Pac-10's and competed in vault at Regionals posting a 9.675. 2004 (RS Freshman): Competed on the vault against Cal/Sacramento State ... placed seventh with a 9.725 ... redshirted the season due to a leg injury.
Personal
Parents are father, Tom, and mother, Mary ... has one older brother, Ben, and one younger sister, Jessica ... graduated with a 3.99 GPA from Academy Northwest at age 16 ... competed for Cascade Elite Gymnastics under Husky assistant coach Frank Lee ... a member of the 2002 Junior National Team ... captured the national championship on the bars in 2002 while placing fourth all-around and sixth on the vault despite a broken fibula in her left leg ... a TOPS national team member in 2000.
Getting to Know You Questionnaire - Nikki Waiss
Nickname: Nikki, Nikkerbocker, Nikita
Why Washington?: It was the only place my parents would let me go at 16
Which teammate will surprise people this year?: Kristen Omori
This teammate provides the best advice: Natalie Gillan
Favorite song to dance to: anything!
The song I play most in my iPod or CD player: "Over My Head"
Favorite musical artist: The Fray
Favorite gymnastics move: anything flippy and twisty
If I won the lottery, the first thing I'd buy is: A new laptop, and install an eject button in the passenger seat of my car
Favorite toy as a child: my bike
Favorite book: Flags of our Fathers
TV show I cannot miss: Scrubs
If I had a super power it would be: magical healing or mindreading
Favorite restaurant in Seattle: Red Robin
Favorite home cooked meal: grilled chicken salad
Teammate that you would most like to Punk (like the TV show): Jenni Chang
My most prized possession is: Pengers and my land otter
If I could work with any charity, it would be: Doctors Without Borders
Reality TV Show I'd like to appear in: Fear Factor
If I were president, the first thing that I would do is: Ride in my new helicoptor
People don't know that I am scared of: pet fish
Favorite Movie: Boondock Saints
Favorite non-Husky sports team to watch: Seattle Mariners
Favorite UW sports team to watch: football
Most famous person I've met: Apollo Ohno
Best thing about UW: Seattle!!
The person(s) I credit for getting me where I am today: Mom, Dad, brother, Frank
Favorite quote: "Dream as if you'll live forever, live as if you'll die tomorrow." - James Dean
My most memorable moment at the UW is: mud fight in the winter!
Very few people know this about me: I love penguins and land otters
Career Highs
Vault 9.850 Uneven Bars -- Balance Beam 9.675 Floor -- All-Around --
Waiss' Meet-By-Meet Results
2005
Meet Vault Bars Beam Floor AA at Cal-State Fullerton 9.850 -- 9.175 -- -- at Arizona State 9.775 -- 9.675 -- -- STANFORD 9.725 -- 9.625 -- -- ARIZONA/MINNESOTA/SPU 9.700 -- 9.500 -- -- at Boise State 9.750 -- 9.675 -- -- OREGON STATE/ARKANSAS 9.850 -- 9.675 -- -- at UCLA 9.675 -- 9.350 -- -- at California 9.450 -- 9.625 -- -- at Oregon State -- -- -- -- -- at Utah -- -- -- -- -- BOISE STATE 9.600 -- -- -- -- Pac-10 Championships 9.750 -- 9.250 -- -- NCAA Regionals 9.675 -- -- -- -- Career Bests 9.850 -- 9.675 -- --
