University of Utah




  Annie DiLuzio
Annie DiLuzio

Player Profile
Class:
Sophomore

Hometown:
Folsom, Calif.

High School:
Folsom HS

Height:
5-3

Event:
All-Around

Birthdate:
09/28/1988

Experience:
1VL

Club:
Byers Gymnastics


UTAH:NCAA runner-up on the vault as a freshman ... hopes to go all-around this year after recovering from an elbow injury that kept her from training on the uneven bars as a freshman ... one of the best vaulters in the world (second in the 2005 World Cup) and a spectacular tumbler on the floor exercise.

2007: NCAA vault runner-up scored a 9.8875 in individual event finals ... also a first-team All-American on vault ... scored a career-high 9.925 on vault the first day of the NCAA Championships ... also competed on floor at nationals, scoring a 9.775 and 9.85 in the team qualifying round and Super Six, respectively ... "hit" all five routines at nationals ... consistent scorer on vault and floor also competed on beam for the first five meets ... four 9.90-or-better vault scores ... 9.90 floor best and 9.775 on beam ... took first place on the vault at BYU on Mar. 30 ... scored a 9.90 on vault and 9.875 on floor at regionals ... hit 29-32 routines ... made the Dean's List and the Athletics Academic Honor Roll ... NACGC Scholastic All-American.

CLUB/HIGH SCHOOL: Two-year U.S. National Team member was the vault runner-up at the 2005 World Cup in Belgium and at the 2005 U.S. Championships ... placed seventh in the all-around at the 2005 U.S. Championships ... first on vault at the 2005 North American Tri-Meet (USA, Canada, Mexico) ... won vault and finished 10th all-around at the 2004 U.S. Classic ... 2003 Junior Olympic floor champion and vault runner-up ... trained at Byers Gymnastics Sacramento under coaches Mas Watanabe and Eli and Debbie Rodriguez ... graduated from Folsom High School.

PERSONAL: Daughter of Nancy and John DiLuzio (pronounced da-LOO-zee-oh) ... father is a firefighter ... adopted when she was 10 days old ... one brother (Anthony) ... full name is Annie Kaitlyn DiLuzio ... born Sept. 28, 1988 in British Columbia, Canada.

DiLuzio's Career Highs

Vault        9.925 at NCAA Championships, April 26, 2007
Beam         9.775 vs. UCLA, Jan. 12, 2007
Floor        9.90 vs. Utah State, Feb. 9, 2007

Outside The Gym

Miles from home: 513

Nickname: Dooz

Place of birth: Canada

Favorite skill to perform: Double Arabian

Hardest skill I've ever performed: Yurchenko 2 ½

Favorite non U of U sports team: San Francisco Giants

Favorite foods: Pasta and steak

Favorite music: Country

Favorite subject in school: Psychology

Favorite gymnast: Nastia Liukin