Completed Event: Gymnastics versus NCAA Championship Final on April 19, 2025 , , 4th of 4 (197.2375)
Final Score
Gymnastics
4th of 4 (197.2375)
vs NCAA Championship Final
Saturday, April 7
Salt Lake City, UT
4:00 PM
University of Utah
197.475
vs
NCAA Regionals
Gymnasts Win NCAA Regional Championship
4/7/2018 8:58 PM | Gymnastics
Utes qualify for a record 43rd-straight national championship
SALT LAKE CITY—The Utah gymnastics team is headed to the national championships for a record 43rd-consecutive time after winning the Salt Lake City Regional with a 197.475. Advancing with the Utes to the NCAA Championships in St. Louis on Apr. 20-21 is runner-up California with a 196.725. Finishing out the field were Auburn (196.525), Brigham Young (196.300), Stanford (195.600) and Southern Utah (194.625).
While the Utes posted the highest score on every apparatus, there was plenty of suspense at the end. Utah entered its final competitive rotation with less than a half-tenth lead over Cal, while Auburn was also within striking distance should the Utes make mistakes.
That's exactly what happened in the middle of the beam lineup. Bobbles followed by a fall from the No. 3 and 4 positions caused Utah's lead to vanish and silenced the "capacity" crowd of 8,403 (the upper deck of the Huntsman Center was curtained off).
The quiet didn't last for long. Pandemonium broke loose when Missy Reinstadtler coolly performed the best routine of her young career, tying for first place with a career-high 9.925. All that remained for Utah to clinch the win was MyKayla Skinner, who came through in the clutch as she has so many times—scoring a 9.90 and running her career string of routines without a fall to a school-record 102 straight (102-of-102).
After its fast start on beam (Maddy Stover scored a season-high 9.875 as Utah's first up on beam, followed by a 9.90 from MaKenna Merrell-Giles) and the strong finish, Utah moved out of reach of the competition. The Utes would finish the meet on a bye while Cal and Auburn chased the silver.
Skinner won the all-around with a 39.650 and tied for first on bars (9.90) and floor (9.95). Joining her on the victory stand were Reinstadtler on beam (9.925) and Merrell-Giles on floor (9.95). Skinner remains unbeaten in regional competition in the all-around and on floor—having won both titles last year as well—and is a five-time regional champ in her first two seasons. Reinstadtler and Merrell-Giles are both first-time regional individual champions.
Utah came out smoking at the start of the meet, ripping off five straight 9.90 or better scores en route to a 49.600 on floor. Kari Lee tied her season high with a 9.90 as the second competitor, a score that was matched by Reinstadtler and Sydney Soloski. Merrell-Giles and Skinner put an exclamation point on the set with back-to-back 9.95s.
"We got off to just an incredible start," said co-head coach Tom Farden. "The way our gymnasts controlled their aggression on the leg events was amazing."
The big floor score gave the Utes a lead they would never relinquish. The standings after one full rotation were Utah 49.600, Auburn 49.325, Cal 49.125, BYU 49.075, SUU 48.250 and Stanford 48.050.
Utah stayed aggressive on vault, while sticking most of its routines, including a Yurchenko one-and-a-half by Kim Tessen and a twisting double full by Skinner—that both received a 9.90. They led the Utes to a 49.350 on the event and a 98.950 two-event total. Utah headed into its first bye of the day with bars and beam lying in wait.
When the Utes came out of the bye room, every team had completed two rotations and the midpoint scores were Utah 98.950, California 98.525, Auburn 98.350, BYU 98.275, SUU 97.275 and Stanford 97.175.
The Utes cooled off a bit on the "intricate" events of bars and beam, although they had meet highs on both events. Only Tiffani Lewis (9.875), Merrell-Giles (9.85) and Skinner (9.90) stuck their bar dismounts without a hop, allowing Cal to move to within 0.450 of a point.
"I felt we were guiding our gymnastics on bars," said Farden. "We didn't really use our swing to set up sticks on landings."
After three full rotations, the team standings were Utah (148.150), Cal (147.700), Auburn (147.425), BYU (147.350), Stanford (146.625) and Southern Utah (145.600).
Beam started well with Stover (9.875) and Merrell-Giles (9.90) setting the stage, but Soloski (9.725) wobbled twice and Kari Lee fell, putting the pressure on Reinstadtler and Skinner. They refused to be rattled, scoring a 9.925 and a 9.90 and sending Utah to the bye room with the win in hand.
"Missy's beam routine was unbelievably clutch after that rare fall from Kari," said Farden. "And MyKayla had ice in her veins all night long. She was as spectacular as usual."
"Missy killed it!" said Skinner. "It was so cool to watch." Said Reinstadtler, "I've hit every part of that routine--just not all at once. It felt good."
Notes:
*Utah won its 31st regional title and its 28th NCAA regional title.
*With her three wins today, MyKayla Skinner has 33 victories this year and 76 career wins. Her 21 career all-around wins ranks second in school history.
*MaKenna Merrell-Giles picked up her 15th win this season with her victory on floor and Missy Reinstadlter won her first event title of the year on beam.
*The 12 teams qualifying for the NCAA Championships are regional winners Oklahoma (198.000), LSU (197.675), Florida (197.725), UCLA (197.650), Utah (197.475) and Alabama (197.225), along with regional runners-up Nebraska (197.525), Kentucky (197.050), Arkansas (196.775), California (196.725), Georgia (196.500) and Washington (196.275).
*In Utah's bracket for the NCAA semifinals on Apr. 20 are top-ranked and two-time defending NCAA champion Oklahoma, Florida, Kentucky, Washington and California. They will compete in the second semifinal at 6 p.m. CT (5 p.m. MT). In the early session are LSU, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Georgia, UCLA and Arkansas.
While the Utes posted the highest score on every apparatus, there was plenty of suspense at the end. Utah entered its final competitive rotation with less than a half-tenth lead over Cal, while Auburn was also within striking distance should the Utes make mistakes.
That's exactly what happened in the middle of the beam lineup. Bobbles followed by a fall from the No. 3 and 4 positions caused Utah's lead to vanish and silenced the "capacity" crowd of 8,403 (the upper deck of the Huntsman Center was curtained off).
The quiet didn't last for long. Pandemonium broke loose when Missy Reinstadtler coolly performed the best routine of her young career, tying for first place with a career-high 9.925. All that remained for Utah to clinch the win was MyKayla Skinner, who came through in the clutch as she has so many times—scoring a 9.90 and running her career string of routines without a fall to a school-record 102 straight (102-of-102).
After its fast start on beam (Maddy Stover scored a season-high 9.875 as Utah's first up on beam, followed by a 9.90 from MaKenna Merrell-Giles) and the strong finish, Utah moved out of reach of the competition. The Utes would finish the meet on a bye while Cal and Auburn chased the silver.
Skinner won the all-around with a 39.650 and tied for first on bars (9.90) and floor (9.95). Joining her on the victory stand were Reinstadtler on beam (9.925) and Merrell-Giles on floor (9.95). Skinner remains unbeaten in regional competition in the all-around and on floor—having won both titles last year as well—and is a five-time regional champ in her first two seasons. Reinstadtler and Merrell-Giles are both first-time regional individual champions.
Utah came out smoking at the start of the meet, ripping off five straight 9.90 or better scores en route to a 49.600 on floor. Kari Lee tied her season high with a 9.90 as the second competitor, a score that was matched by Reinstadtler and Sydney Soloski. Merrell-Giles and Skinner put an exclamation point on the set with back-to-back 9.95s.
"We got off to just an incredible start," said co-head coach Tom Farden. "The way our gymnasts controlled their aggression on the leg events was amazing."
The big floor score gave the Utes a lead they would never relinquish. The standings after one full rotation were Utah 49.600, Auburn 49.325, Cal 49.125, BYU 49.075, SUU 48.250 and Stanford 48.050.
Utah stayed aggressive on vault, while sticking most of its routines, including a Yurchenko one-and-a-half by Kim Tessen and a twisting double full by Skinner—that both received a 9.90. They led the Utes to a 49.350 on the event and a 98.950 two-event total. Utah headed into its first bye of the day with bars and beam lying in wait.
When the Utes came out of the bye room, every team had completed two rotations and the midpoint scores were Utah 98.950, California 98.525, Auburn 98.350, BYU 98.275, SUU 97.275 and Stanford 97.175.
The Utes cooled off a bit on the "intricate" events of bars and beam, although they had meet highs on both events. Only Tiffani Lewis (9.875), Merrell-Giles (9.85) and Skinner (9.90) stuck their bar dismounts without a hop, allowing Cal to move to within 0.450 of a point.
"I felt we were guiding our gymnastics on bars," said Farden. "We didn't really use our swing to set up sticks on landings."
After three full rotations, the team standings were Utah (148.150), Cal (147.700), Auburn (147.425), BYU (147.350), Stanford (146.625) and Southern Utah (145.600).
Beam started well with Stover (9.875) and Merrell-Giles (9.90) setting the stage, but Soloski (9.725) wobbled twice and Kari Lee fell, putting the pressure on Reinstadtler and Skinner. They refused to be rattled, scoring a 9.925 and a 9.90 and sending Utah to the bye room with the win in hand.
"Missy's beam routine was unbelievably clutch after that rare fall from Kari," said Farden. "And MyKayla had ice in her veins all night long. She was as spectacular as usual."
"Missy killed it!" said Skinner. "It was so cool to watch." Said Reinstadtler, "I've hit every part of that routine--just not all at once. It felt good."
Notes:
*Utah won its 31st regional title and its 28th NCAA regional title.
*With her three wins today, MyKayla Skinner has 33 victories this year and 76 career wins. Her 21 career all-around wins ranks second in school history.
*MaKenna Merrell-Giles picked up her 15th win this season with her victory on floor and Missy Reinstadlter won her first event title of the year on beam.
*The 12 teams qualifying for the NCAA Championships are regional winners Oklahoma (198.000), LSU (197.675), Florida (197.725), UCLA (197.650), Utah (197.475) and Alabama (197.225), along with regional runners-up Nebraska (197.525), Kentucky (197.050), Arkansas (196.775), California (196.725), Georgia (196.500) and Washington (196.275).
*In Utah's bracket for the NCAA semifinals on Apr. 20 are top-ranked and two-time defending NCAA champion Oklahoma, Florida, Kentucky, Washington and California. They will compete in the second semifinal at 6 p.m. CT (5 p.m. MT). In the early session are LSU, Nebraska, Oklahoma, Georgia, UCLA and Arkansas.
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