2012 Women's Gymnastics Roster

Amanda Spinner Head Shot 2013_14

Amanda Spinner

  • Position
    Beam
  • Height
    5-3
  • Class
    Freshman
  • High School
    Monte Vista
  • Hometown
    Danville, Calif.
  • Major
    Economics

Biography

2014 Season (Senior)

  • All-Pac-12 Second Team on beam
  • Pac-12 All-Academic Second Team
  • NACGC/W Scholastic All-American
  • Pac-12 Specialist of the Week (Dec. 30-Jan. 5)
  • Hit 100 percent of her routines on balance beam for the third consecutive season and posted five individual victories on the year
  • Scored 9.850 or higher in all 13 meets
  • Three-time Cardinal co-captain helped lead a Stanford team that relied heavily on its underclassmen to 15 victories over ranked opponents, including four in the top 10
  • Recorded two of Stanford’s top-10 scores on beam, including the highest (9.975)
  • Tied for ninth on beam with a 9.875 at the Pac-12 Championships
  • Tied for third on beam with a 9.850 against No. 22 California (March 3)
  • Tied for sixth on beam with a 9.850 at No. 9 UCLA (Feb. 22)
  • Tied for the individual victory against No. 4 Utah with a 9.850 (Feb. 17)
  • Placed second on beam with a 9.900 at No. 24 Washington (Feb. 8)
  • Scored a collegiate-best 9.975 to earn her fourth individual win in as many weeks in a quad meet at UC Davis (Jan. 26)
  • Claimed her third beam individual victory in as many meets with a 9.850 against No. 19 Arizona and Sacramento State (Jan. 19)
  • Shared the individual title on beam in Stanford's win over No. 8 Georgia, tying three other gymnasts with a 9.875
  • Tied for the individual title on beam with a 9.850 at the NorCal Quad Meet (Jan. 5)
  • Competed in all 13 meets on beam

2013 Season (Junior)

  • Team co-captain
  • Pac-12 champion on beam with a 9.925 (March 23)
  • Named the inaugural Pac-12 Specialist of the Year
  • All-Pac-12 first team on beam
  • Won the team's Gymnast of the Year award
  • Hit 100 percent of her routines and scored a 9.800 or higher in 11 of 12 meets on beam
  • Claimed four regular season victories (at NorCal Quad meet, Jan. 4; at Georgia, Jan. 21; Arizona State, Feb. 15; at Utah, Feb. 23)
  • Earned a collegiate-best 9.950 on beam at Utah (Feb. 23)
  • Claimed four of the top six scores for Stanford on beam
  • NACGC/W regular season first team All-American on beam

2012 Season (Sophomore)

  • Team captain
  • Earned first-team All-America honors on the balance beam
  • Placed fourth in the NCAA Championships on beam with a score of 9.875
  • Captured the NCAA Champaign Regional title on beam with a score of 9.900, finishing in a four-way tie for the title and tying a career best
  • Won the team's Most Inspirational award
  • Returned from severe injury that kept her from competing for two years
  • Made collegiate debut in the fifth meet of her sophomore year, scoring 9.750 in a dual at Cal (Feb. 12)
  • Competed only on beam, in final 10 meets of the season, including the NCAA Individual Event finals
  • Scored 9.900 in five consecutive meets, through the NCAA Super Six finals
  • Earned first collegiate victory with a 9.875 in a dual at Utah (Feb. 24)
  • Finished with three first-places
  • Average score on beam was 9.865

2011 Season (Freshman)

  • Did not compete because of injury
  • Won Team Academic Award
  • Earned Scholastic All-American honors as recognized by the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women

Club/High School

  • An eight-time Northern California Level 10 champion
  • Three-time Junior Olympic national qualifier
  • Placed second all-around at the 2007 Junior Olympic nationals, earning a spot on the J.O. national team
  • Junior Olympic national beam champion in 2006
  • Three-time NorCal all-around champion (2007-09)
  • Five-time NorCal beam champion
  • Trained at Bay Aerials Gymnastics of Fremont, the same club that produced teammate Ashley Morgan, from 2005-10
  • Coached by Lisa Aguirre and Neal Gallant
  • A 2010 graduate of Monte Vista High School in Danville, Calif.

Personal

  • Daughter of Robert and Adriana Spinner
  • Has two siblings, Jackie and Samantha
  Vault Bars Beam Floor All-Around
2011 bests Did not compete        
2012 bests -- -- 9.900 -- --
2013 bests -- 9.750 9.950 -- --
2014 bests -- -- 9.975 -- --
Collegiate bests -- 9.750 9.975 -- --