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2026 UAA Gymnastics Roster

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Tessa Richardson

  • Height 5-8
  • Class Freshman
  • High School Chimacum HS
  • Hometown Port Ludlow, Wash.
  • Previous Team Cascade Elite West
  • Instagram Tessa.richardson

Biography

2026 (Fr.): Competed in nine of 11 meets on bars and four times on vault … posted Seawolves’ second-best vault average (9.631) and fourth-best bars NQS (9.590) … tabbed MPSF Freshman of the Week for efforts at William & Mary on Mar. 12 & 14, scoring 9.75 and 9.8 (UAA season high) on vault and 9.725 and 9.65 on bars … posted four individual victories, including Feb. 20 on bars (9.75) and Feb. 22 on vault (9.725) to boost dual wins over Centenary.

BEFORE UAA: Competed at Level 10 as high school junior and senior for Cascade Elite West, qualifying for 2025 Women’s Development Program Nationals … finished fifth on vault and bars at 2025 Washington Development State Championships … won all-around and bars and placed runner-up on floor and vault at 2025 Freedom Invitational … won club awards for ‘most improved’ in 2024 and 2025 … earned class valedictorian honors at Chimacum High School and earned AA in pre-nursing from Olympic College.

PERSONAL: Born January 2007 in Port Townsend, Wash. … daughter of Bridget and Mike Richardson … favorite athlete is Suni Lee … favorite pro team is Seattle Seahawks … favorite foods are ice cream and brownies.

MAJOR: Nursing

Career Highs
Vault: 9.8 at William & Mary, 3/14/26
Bars: 9.75 vs Centenary, 2/20/26
Beam: n/a
Floor: n/a
All-Around: n/a

2026 Meet-By-Meet Results
Date Meet            Vault  Bars   Beam   Floor  AllArr
1/11 @Sac State             8.75
2/06 @Air Force             9.325
2/09 @Utah State            9.575
2/20 CENTENARY              9.75
2/22 CENTENARY       9.725  9.2
3/12 @Wm&Mary        9.75   9.725
3/14 @Wm&Mary        9.8    9.65
3/21 @MPSF Champ.    9.25   9.675
3/27 @WCGNIC (team)         9.325
Season Average       9.631  9.456
Season NQS*                 9.590
*does not include WCGNIC meet