Career Highlights

2015 NCAA all-around & balance beam champion
2012 NCAA team bronze medalist
2011 NCAA balance beam champion and team silver medalist
2009 U.S. balance beam silver medalist
Member of the 2008 Olympic Team that won the silver medal
Member of the 2007 World Championships Team that won the gold medal

Personal Information

Nickname: Sam
Hometown: McCordsville, IN
Personal Website: samanthapeszek.com
Twitter: @samanthapeszek
Name of College: UCLA
Year you began gymnastics: 1993
How did you get involved in gymnastics: My mom enrolled me in gymnastics when I was young.
Names of parents/guardians/spouse: Ed and Luan Peszek
Names of sibling(s): Younger sister, Jessica
Family members in sports: Jessica, is a Level 10 gymnast.

National Competition Results

2015 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships, Fort Worth, Texas - 1st-AA(T), BB
2014 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships, Birmingham, Ala. - 4th-AA
2012 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships, Duluth, Ga. - 3rd-Team, 7th-BB(T)
2011 NCAA Women's Gymnastics Championships, Cleveland, Ohio - 1st-BB; 2nd-Team
2009 Visa Championships, Dallas, Texas - 2nd-BB; 7th-FX
2009 CoverGirl Classic, Des Moines, Iowa - 2nd-VT
2008 U.S. Olympic Team Trials - Gymnastics, Philadelphia, Pa. - 2nd-FX(T); 4th-AA, VT, BB; 6th-UB
2008 Visa Championships, Boston, Mass. - 4th-AA; 5th-BB; 6th-UB; 10th-FX
2007 Visa Championships, San Jose, Calif. - 7th-AA; 9th-BB; 10th-UB, FX
2006 Visa Championships, St. Paul, Minn. - 2nd-VT; 3rd-AA, UB; 5th-FX; 7th-BB(T) (Jr. Div.)
2006 U.S. Classic, Kansas City, Kan. - 1st-FX, VT; 2nd-AA, BB; 4th-UB (Jr. Div.)
2005 Visa Championships, Indianapolis, Ind. - 1st-VT; 2nd-FX; 7th-AA (Jr. Div.)
2005 U.S. Classic, Virginia Beach, Va. - 2nd-VT; 3rd-FX; 8th-AA; 9th-BB (Jr. Div.)
2004 Visa Championships, Nashville, Tenn. - 3rd-VT; 8th-AA; 9th-FX; 10th-UB (Jr. Div.)
2004 Women's Junior Olympic Level 10 National Championships, Kissimmee, Fla. - 2nd-AA, VT, UB, BB; 7th-FX
2004 U.S. Classic, Rochester, N.Y. - 7th-VT; 10th-FX; 11th-AA (Jr. Div.)

International Competition Results

2008 Olympic Games, Beijing, China - 2nd-Team
2008 Tyson American Cup, New York, N.Y. - 3rd-AA
2008 Italy-Spain-Poland-USA competition, Jesolo, Italy - 1st-Team; 3rd-AA
2007 World Championships, Stuttgart, Germany - 1st-Team
2007 Pan American Games, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil - 1st-Team
2007 Tyson American Cup, Jacksonville, Fla. -
2007 USA vs Great Britain International Competition, Lisburn, Ireland - 1st-Team, FX, VT; 2nd-BB; 3rd-AA
2006 Junior Pan American Championships, Gatineau, Que., Canada - 1st-Team, FX; 2nd-VT; 4th-AA (Jr. Div.)
2006 International Gymnix, Montreal, Que., Canada - 1st-AA, VT, BB; 3rd-UB
2005 Mexican International Invitational, Cancun, Mexico - 1st-Team, AA, VT, FX
2004 USA/Canada, Houston, Texas - 1st-Team