Sounding off: UCLA gymnastics coach Valorie Kondos Field, Sam Peszek and Brittani McCullough on the individual event finals

CLEVELAND
Coach Valorie Kondos Field’s opening statement:
“This weekend was one of the best weekends in sport in the country. Everybody talked about that championship last night as being one of the best athletic events they’ve ever been to, which is what we keep striving for as coaches.

UCLA freshman Sam Peszek wins NCAA beam title at national championships

CLEVELAND — The 2011 NCAA individual event champions have been crowned.

Freshman Sam Peszek took home the beam title, scoring a 9.90 after adding a skill in her routine to boost her difficulty level. The skill Peszek added, a standing full, was one that she had performed many times during her Elite career.