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Daniels earns regional honor for UAA gymnastics team

A school-record balance beam routine vaulted UAA junior Kendra Daniels to regional honors in the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation.

The federation bestowed Daniels with its Specialist of the Week award for women's gymnastics, marking the first time Daniels has won the award and the first time a UAA athlete has won it this season.

Daniels, of Veneta, Oregon, posted score of 9.9 Sunday to win the balance beam at a dual meet at UC Davis in California. It was the best balance beam score in UAA history and the second best in federation history.

Daniels also scored a career-best in floor exercise while competing at Davis, posting a 9.75 in Friday's meet against the Aggies.

UAA's next competitions are a pair of dual meets against Centenary on March 3 and March 5 at the Alaska Airlines Center.

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