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2007 - NACGC Scholastic All-American and honorable mention Pac-10 All-Academic honoree ... Averaged 39.275 in the all-around, second-best on the squad, with a career-high of 39.425 achieved in the dual meet win over Georgia Mar. 4 ... Placed in the Top 3 in five of seven all-around attempts, with a first-place showing at the John Wooden Challenge on Feb. 25, a pair of second-place finishes and a pair of third-place finishes ... Made her all-around season debut on Feb. 10 and recorded career-high marks in four consecutive showings, starting with a 39.25 on Feb. 10 and Feb. 16, a 39.325 on Feb. 25 and 39.425 on Mar. 4 ... Leading off on vault in the final rotation at the NCAA Championships, her career-high score of 9.9 helped the Bruins earn a fourth-place finish ... Earned her first-ever 9.9+ score on Feb. 25, shattering her career-high with a near-perfect 9.975 on uneven bars ... Averaged 9.817 on bars ... Recorded seven leadoff scores of 9.8 or higher on beam, with a season and career-high of 9.875 to take first place at Denver on Feb. 10 ... Averaged 9.771 on floor exercise since joining the lineup on Feb. 10.
2006 - One of UCLA's most consistent gymnasts in 2006, hitting 50 of 52 routines (96%) on the year ... Pac-10 Co-Freshman of the Year ... Ranked third on the team in routines competed ... Became a mainstay in the all-around lineup, competing in the all-around in the last 12 meets and recording a best of 39.225 at Arizona on Feb. 24 ... Won her first all-around title on Feb. 12 against Washington with a score of 39.2 ... Had five Top 3 finishes in all-around competition ... Finished the regular season ranked 36th nationally in the all-around ... Averaged 9.788 on both vault and floor ... Placed third on vault at the NCAA Regionals with a 9.85 to tie her career-best mark ... Earned a career-best 9.875 on bars at UCLA's Feb. 19 quad meet ... Set her career-best on beam at the Pac-10 Championships, scoring 9.85 ... Hit a career-best 9.875 on floor Mar. 5 against Stanford and San Jose State ... Selected the UCLA/MET-Rx Student-Athlete of the Week for Jan. 17-22 after placing second in the all-around at Washington and scoring 38.95 against Oregon State two days later ... Earned Pac-10 Gymnast of the Week acclaim after her all-around victory on Feb. 12.
Club - Trained at SCEGA under coaches Tim Garrison, Kathy Straight and Meredith Paulicivic and at South Coast Gymnastics under coaches Jia Wen and Xiaoping Li ... All-around champion and uneven bars runner-up at the 1999 Western National Championships ... Earned Level 10 status and was training for elite before injuries from a serious car accident forced her retirement in 2001.
Personal - Accomplished b-girl (breakdancer) ... Became one of the youngest people ever to join renowned dance troupe Culture Shock of San Diego ... Performed as a dancer and b-girl for three years at Sea World San Diego ... Describes her biggest athletic thrill as "being able to be a part of such an accomplished gymnastics team" ... Admires former Bruin All-American Jeanette Antolin ... Graduated early from Patrick Henry HS ... Full name is Ariana Alyse Berlin ... Parents: Howard and Susan Berlin ... Has an older brother, Matthew ... Born October 29, 1987 in San Diego ... World Arts and Cultures major with a Dance concentration.