San Jose State women’s gymnast Taylor Chan has been named Mountain Pacific Sports Federation athlete of the week for the third time this season.
The Coquitlam athlete was given the award after her performance at an event in Sacramento State, where she won the floor with a season-high 9.875 and tied for first on the beam with 9.850.
It was her first beam title and second medal on the floor. She also took silver on the vault with a 9.750.
She was joined on the podium by teammate Stephanie Relova, who was also named MPSF specialist of the week, tying for first with Chan on the beam with a career-best 9.850.
Both gymnasts helped the beam team to the fourth-best beam score in school history, with 49.025 and a season-best team score of 195.200.
Chan is a Centennial secondary alum and trained with TAG Gymnastics in Coquitlam before making her move to San Jose State last year.
She received the 2016 Sandra Hartley National Stream Athlete of the Year award from Gymnastics BC and qualified for the Canadian National Championships seven years in a row, where she finished first on the floor, third on the bars and fourth in the all around category last year.
