University of Arizona Athletics

 @malia.hargrove

Honors and Awards:
2023 All-Pac-12 Honorable Mention (VT)
2023 Pac-12 Coaches Choice (2/13-2/19)
2023 Pac-12 Preseason Watch List
2024 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
2023 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
2022 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
2021 Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
 
Career Highs:
VT: 9.975
UB: 9.900
BB: 9.925
FX: 9.925
AA: 39.550
 
2024 (Redshirt Senior Year):

• Named All-Pac-12 honorable mention on vault
• Ranked seventh on vault in the Pac-12 and 33rd nationally with a 9.895 NQS
• Posted scores of 9.70 and above on vault in every meet this season, including four meets with a 9.90 and above
• Earned a 9.80 or higher on floor in 10 meets
• Her scores of 9.875 on vault, bars, and floor against Stanford (1/21) helped Arizona set the program’s seventh highest team score (197.000)
• Helped the GymCats tie the program record on bars (49.475) with a 9.875 on the event against Stanford

• Competed in all 14 meets of the season
• Posted a career high of 9.975 at Oregon State (2/18)
• Tied her career best of 9.925 on beam twice (at Oregon State (2/18) and vs. BYU (3/10))
• Matched her career best of 9.925 on floor in three meets (vs. Washington (2/10), at Oregon State (2/18), and vs. BYU (3/10))
• Earned a career high of 39.550 in the all-around at Oregon State with scores of 9.975 on vault, 9.725 on bars, 9.925 on beam, and 9.925 on floor

• Competed in all 13 meets of the season
• Earned a career high 9.90 on vault vs. Oregon State (3/4)
• Posted three-straight career high scores of 9.90 on bars at Pac-12 Championships (3/19), vs. West Virginia (3/30), and at the NCAA Norman Regional (3/31)
• Earned a career best 9.925 on beam vs. Utah (2/25)
• Scored a career best 9.925 on floor vs. Oregon State (3/4) and at the NCAA Norman Regional (3/31)
• Posted a career high 39.500 in the all-around at the NCAA Norman Regional (3/31)

• Competed in every meet of the season
• Made her debut on bars and in the all-around this season
• Earned career-high marks on every event
• Posted a career-best 9.875 on vault twice (vs. UCLA 1/31 and at the NCAA Utah Regional 4/2)
• Earned a career-high 9.850 on bars vs. Air Force & Southern Utah (3/13)
• Scored a career-best 9.900 on beam at Pac-12 Championships (3/20)
• Earned a career-high 9.900 on floor three times (vs. UCLA on 1/31, at Arizona State on 3/6, and at the NCAA Utah Regional on 4/2)
• Competed in the all-around 4 times
• Earned a career-high 39.225 in the all-around vs. Air Force & Southern Utah (3/20)
• Advanced to the NCAA Championships as an individual on floor
• Earned a 9.8625 on floor at NCAA Championships (4/16)
• Was named team MVP by the Arizona coaches

• Competed in every meet of the season
• Earned a season- and career-high of 9.825 on vault at Sacramento St., Oregon St. (1/17/20)
• Earned a season- and career-high of 9.850 on the balance beam vs. Oregon St. (1/25/20)
• Made her floor debut vs. Oregon St. with a 9.875 (1/25/20)
• Tied her career high of 9.875 on vault and earned a career-high of 9.900 on floor at Cal (3/1/20)
• Tied her career-high of 9.900 on floor vs. ASU (3/6/20)

• Attended McQueen High School
• Trained with Flips Gymnastics for 11 years under head coaches Suzi and Amanda Otuafi
• 3-time Junior Olympic National qualifier
• Was named Flips Gymnastics club MVP
• Placed in the top-10 in the All-Around in all her 2018 meets
• 2018 Nevada state Vault and All-Around champion
• 2016 Region 1 Vault champion

• Born in China, then moved to Sparks, Nevada
• Parents, James and Anne
• Has seven siblings
• Chemical Engineering major with a minor in International Relations
• Hopes to develop products or systems to improve people’s lives
• Loves listening to music, karaoke, and traveling around the world