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Ella Zirbes
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Junior
- High School:
- Stillwater Area HS
- Hometown:
- Stillwater, Minn.
Career Highlights
• 7x All-American (4 NCAA, 3 regular season)
• Hit 124-131 career routines
• 20 career wins (6 floor, 6 vault, 5 bars, 2 all-around, 1 beam)
• Competed in the 2026 NCAA Championship on floor (9.925) as an individual (4/16)
• 2026 All-Big 12 Team (vault, bars, floor)
• 2025 All-Big 12 Team (vault and bars)
• Career highs of 9.925 or better on three events (9.975 on bars, 9.95 on floor, 9.925 on vault)
2026 Season (Junior)
• 7x All-American (4 NCAA, 3 regular season)
• Tied 11th in the country on floor, tied 14th on vault, tied 15th on bars
• Hit 49-52 routines in 2026
• Competed in the NCAA Championship on floor (9.925) as an individual (4/16)
• 2026 All-Big 12 Team (vault, bars, floor)
• 14 wins (5 floor, 3 vault, 3 bars, 2 all-around, 1 beam)
• Won the all-around (39.350) in her event debut against Minnesota/Iowa (1/2)
• Set career highs on bars (9.975), beam (9.875), and the all-around (39.550)
2025 Season (Sophomore)
• NCAA First Team All-American on bars
• 2025 All-Big 12 Team (vault and bars)
• Four wins (1 vault, 2 bars,1 floor)
• Matched a career-high on vault (9.925 against Denver) and set a career-high on bars (9.95 against Arizona)
• Hit 75-79 career routines (41-41 in 2025)
2024 Season (Freshman)
• NCAA All-American (first team, vault; second team, bars)
• Earned her first event win as a Red Rock on vault against the Huskies with a 9.875
• Tallied three career-highs in the same meet on vault (9.925), bars (9.925) and floor (9.950) against Stanford.
• Pac-12 Newcomer of the Week (2/27/24)
• Hit 34-38 routines
Prior to Utah
• Two-time national champion in the all-around (2019, 2023) and bars national champion (2019)
• 1st in the all-around, 2nd on vault, bars, and floor at the 2023 Level 10 Championships
• 1st in the all-around and bars, 2nd on vault and floor at the 2019 Junior Olympic National Championships
• Competed at the 2019 Junior World Championship Trials
• 11x Region 4 champion
• 1st on vault, bars, floor, and in the all-around at the 2023 Region 4 Championships
• 1st on vault, bars, floor, and in the all-around at the 2019 Region 4 Championships
• 15x Minnesota state champion
• 1st in the all-around, 2nd on vault and bars, 3rd on floor, and 4th on beam at the 2023 Minnesota State Championships
• 1st in the all-around and on vault, and 2nd on floor at the 2019 Minnesota State Championships
• 1st on vault, bars, beam, and in the all-around at the 2018 Minnesota State Championships
• Trained at Flips Gymnastics
Personal
• Daughter of Jeremy and Jane Zirbes
• Father Jeremy played baseball and football at Concordia College
• Has a younger brother Henry
• Made the ‘A’ Honor Roll/Dean’s List every year of high school
• Enjoys singing, reading, traveling, and hanging out with friends and family
Zirbes' Career Highs
• 7x All-American (4 NCAA, 3 regular season)
• Hit 124-131 career routines
• 20 career wins (6 floor, 6 vault, 5 bars, 2 all-around, 1 beam)
• Competed in the 2026 NCAA Championship on floor (9.925) as an individual (4/16)
• 2026 All-Big 12 Team (vault, bars, floor)
• 2025 All-Big 12 Team (vault and bars)
• Career highs of 9.925 or better on three events (9.975 on bars, 9.95 on floor, 9.925 on vault)
2026 Season (Junior)
• 7x All-American (4 NCAA, 3 regular season)
• Tied 11th in the country on floor, tied 14th on vault, tied 15th on bars
• Hit 49-52 routines in 2026
• Competed in the NCAA Championship on floor (9.925) as an individual (4/16)
• 2026 All-Big 12 Team (vault, bars, floor)
• 14 wins (5 floor, 3 vault, 3 bars, 2 all-around, 1 beam)
• Won the all-around (39.350) in her event debut against Minnesota/Iowa (1/2)
• Set career highs on bars (9.975), beam (9.875), and the all-around (39.550)
2025 Season (Sophomore)
• NCAA First Team All-American on bars
• 2025 All-Big 12 Team (vault and bars)
• Four wins (1 vault, 2 bars,1 floor)
• Matched a career-high on vault (9.925 against Denver) and set a career-high on bars (9.95 against Arizona)
• Hit 75-79 career routines (41-41 in 2025)
2024 Season (Freshman)
• NCAA All-American (first team, vault; second team, bars)
• Earned her first event win as a Red Rock on vault against the Huskies with a 9.875
• Tallied three career-highs in the same meet on vault (9.925), bars (9.925) and floor (9.950) against Stanford.
• Pac-12 Newcomer of the Week (2/27/24)
• Hit 34-38 routines
Prior to Utah
• Two-time national champion in the all-around (2019, 2023) and bars national champion (2019)
• 1st in the all-around, 2nd on vault, bars, and floor at the 2023 Level 10 Championships
• 1st in the all-around and bars, 2nd on vault and floor at the 2019 Junior Olympic National Championships
• Competed at the 2019 Junior World Championship Trials
• 11x Region 4 champion
• 1st on vault, bars, floor, and in the all-around at the 2023 Region 4 Championships
• 1st on vault, bars, floor, and in the all-around at the 2019 Region 4 Championships
• 15x Minnesota state champion
• 1st in the all-around, 2nd on vault and bars, 3rd on floor, and 4th on beam at the 2023 Minnesota State Championships
• 1st in the all-around and on vault, and 2nd on floor at the 2019 Minnesota State Championships
• 1st on vault, bars, beam, and in the all-around at the 2018 Minnesota State Championships
• Trained at Flips Gymnastics
Personal
• Daughter of Jeremy and Jane Zirbes
• Father Jeremy played baseball and football at Concordia College
• Has a younger brother Henry
• Made the ‘A’ Honor Roll/Dean’s List every year of high school
• Enjoys singing, reading, traveling, and hanging out with friends and family
Zirbes' Career Highs
| All-Around | 39.550 at UCLA, Mar. 14, 2026 |
| Vault | 9.925 at UCLA, Mar. 14, 2026 |
| 9.925 vs. West Virginia/BYU, Mar. 7, 2026 | |
| 9.925 at Arizona, Feb. 6, 2026 | |
| 9.925 at Sprouts Quad, Jan. 10, 2026 | |
| 9.925 vs. Denver, Feb. 21, 2025 | |
| 9.925 vs. Utah State/Stanford, March 15, 2024 | |
| 9.925 vs. Stanford, Feb. 23, 2024 | |
| Bars | 9.975 vs. BYU, Feb. 13, 2026 |
| 9.95 vs. Arizona, Feb. 7 2025 | |
| Beam | 9.875 at Big 12 Championship, Mar. 21, 2026 |
| 9.875 vs. Minnesota/Iowa, Jan. 2, 2026 | |
| Floor | 9.95 at Denver, Mar. 1, 2026 |
| 9.95 vs. BYU, Feb. 13, 2026 | |
| 9.95 vs. Stanford, Feb. 23, 2024 |
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