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Lia Priore
- Height:
- 5-1
- Class:
- Senior
- High School:
- Bridgeway Academy
- Hometown:
- Center Valley, Pa.
Utah Career Highlights
* 2nd-team All-American on floor
* 3rd on floor at Pac-12 Championships
* Pac-12 Specialist of the Week
* 10.0 career-high on floor
* 3 career victories
* Never fell on a competition routine
* Hit 62-62 career routines
* 3-time academic all-conference (2x Pac-12, 1x MWC)
2014 Season (Senior)
* 2nd-team All-American on floor (9.90)
* 8th on floor in NCAA evening semifinal
* 3rd on floor at Pac-12 Championships (9.925)
* Started on floor in 12-of-13 meets
* Vaulted twice (season-best 9.875)
* 1 win (on floor vs. Washington with season-high 9.95)
* Hit 14-14 routines
* 1st-team Pac-12 All-Academic
* NACGC Scholar All-American
* Athletic Director's Honor Roll
2013 Season (Junior)
* Pac-12 Specialist of the Week on Feb. 26
* 10.0 on floor vs. Stanford (Utah's first 10.0 on floor in 8 years)
* Career-high 9.90 on vault vs. Stanford
* Vaulted in every meet and competed on floor in the final 10 meets
* 1 win (on floor vs. Stanford)
* Hit 23-23 routines
* 1st-team Pac-12 All-Academic
* NACGC Scholar All-American
* Athletic Director's Honor Roll
2012 Season (Sophomore)
* Competed in exhibition on vault (9x) and floor (5x)
* Dean's List and Athletic Director's Honor Roll
2011 Season (Freshman)
* Started every meet on vault and the last 12 meets on floor
* Season high of 9.875 on vault and 9.85 on floor
* 9.80 or higher on every postseason routine
* 1 victory (vs. BYU, 9.875)
* Hit 25-25 routines
* MWC Scholar-Athlete
* Athletic Director's Honor Roll
Prior to Utah
* Four-time national qualifier (2005, 2006, 2009, 2010)
* 2009 Junior Olympic Championships: FX (2nd), VT (6th)
* 1st on beam at the 2010 regionals
* Competed for 2009 regional champion team Region 7 All-Stars
* Qualified to U.S. Classic in 2006 and 2007
* 2009 Pennsylvania state bar champion
* 2009 Pensylvania state runner-up on vault, floor and all-around
* Member of Level 10 team that won six straight state titles
* Trained at Parkettes Gymnastics
* Club coaches: Bill and Donna Strauss, John Holman, Robin Netwall
* Graduated in the top six in her class at Bridgeway Academy (Pa.)
* Made the Principal's list every semester
* Member of National Honor Society
Personal
* Daughter of Dawn and Alex Del Priore
* Both parents are graduates of South Carolina
* Brothers Rocco and Jacob
* Married to John Smith
* Math teaching major is scheduled to graduate in spring 2015
* Name is pronounced lee-a del-pre-or-ee
* Full name is Lia Ashton Del Priore-Smith
* Born Nov. 20, 1992
Del Priore's Career HighsVault 9.90 vs. Stanford, Feb 23, 2013Floor 10.0 vs. Stanford, Feb 23, 2013
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