April 8, 2006

STANFORD, Calif. - The lone participant for California in the West Regional was senior Britani Pittullo. At Stanford's Maples Pavilion on Saturday evening, Pittullo earned a 38.300 in the all-around competition, finishing 11th to end her amazing career at Cal.

"I'm very proud of Britani," head coach Cari DuBois said. "For her to come back from a surgery and go out representing Cal at the NCAA Regional, it's amazing. This year it has been a learning experience for our entire team, but we are really excited about our future."

Pittullo opened on the bars in the third rotation scoring a 9.650. The Rancho Cucamonga, Calif., native moved onto the beam in the fourth rotation collecting a 9.700. In the fifth rotation, Pittullo earned a 9.775 on the beam, her second-highest score of the season, tying her in 16th overall. In the sixth and final rotation, Pittullo tallied a 9.175 on the vault.

"It's all about the experience and making the best of it," Pittullo said of her final meet. "My team has been amazing this year and we've had fun."