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
Friday, January 30
Corvallis, Ore.
7:00 PM
University of Utah
197.05
at
196.65
Oregon State
Ute Gymnasts Beat Oregon State 197.050-196.650
1/30/2009 12:00 AM | Gymnastics
Jan. 30, 2009
CORVALLIS, Ore. -
No one had beaten the Oregon State gymnasts in Gill Coliseum since the last time the Utes were in town two years ago. Not a lot changed this visit, as the Utes stole away with a 197.050-196.650 victory over the No. 11 ranked Beavers.
On a night when star all-arounder Kristina Baskett struggled, a strong Ute team effort propelled the nation's No. 2 ranked team. Baskett fell on the bars--the first fall on her specialty in two years--and also had a mistake that cost her on the beam. But big nights by people like Jamie Deetscreek (39.350 in the all-around), Daria Bijak (9.925 on bars, 9.875 on vault and beam, and Annie DiLuzio (9.925 on vault, 9.875 on floor and 9.825 on floor) overcame the senior's miscues.
Baskett, who did win the vault with a 9.95, and scored a 9.875 on the floor, liked how her teammates rallied. "That's why I love this team. Everyone takes their turn. Tonight, they saved me, sometimes I save them. It wasn't my night, but what is important is how well we did as a team and the fact that we broke 197 on the road, in (Gill Coliseum)."
Utah topped 197 for the first time of the season despite seeing its score drop in a strange turn of events after the meet was over and the crowd was exiting the building. Deetscreek and Kim were both docked after the fact on the beam: Deetscreek going from 9.875 to 9.85 and Kim dropping from 9.775 to 9.65.
Utah coach Greg Marsden saw a lot he liked. "We won the meet tonight on the balance beam. We are a good beam team and have had two good road meets on that event, even though it didn't appear that way at Georgia because of the score. It says a lot about our composure. We are continuing to build confidence and everyone is getting comfortable in their roles. While Utah topped 49.000 on every event, Marsden singled out vault as another important event.
"Our vaults have been big all year, but we stuck our vault landings tonight and I was especially happy with Annie DiLuzio. She upgraded her vault to a one and a half and it was huge. Annie had too much juice to do a full, so even though this vault is more difficult, it's a better vault for her. This one and a half will put Annie back in the ballgame at the NCAA's. She will be in contention to win it, which is where she should be, as good of a vaulter as she is."
Utah kicked off the meet with a good-looking bar set, other than Baskett's rare tumble. The first five gymnasts for the nation's top-ranked bar team had few noticeable deductions, although only Bijak (9.925) was rewarded with a big score (the bar scoring remained tight for Oregon State one event later). The Beavers led by a slender 49.150-49.125 margin after posting a season-high score on the vault.
Utah then marched over and set its season-high on vault with a 49.450. Baskett (9.95) threw an all-but perfect vault to edge teammates Nina Kim (9.925) and Annie DiLuzio (9.925) for individual honors. Over on the bars, OSU scored a 49.150 and at the midway point, Utah led 98.575-98.300.
The Utes expanded their lead to a half point when a nice floor set scored a 49.325. Utah's final four competitors--Bijak, DiLuzio, Kim and Baskett--all received 9.875s, and leadoff Jamie Deetscreek's 9.825 was also in the count. Oregon State hung in on the beam with its third 49.000-plus score of the night (a 49.10). Going into the balance beam, the Utes led 147.900-147.400.
While Oregon State was putting together its best event of the night on the floor (a 49.25), the Utes calmly went to work on the beam. Kyndal Robarts, competing to count for the first time of the season due to a shoulder tear, kicked off the set with a career-best 9.875. She would finish as Utah's top scorer on the beam--placing second overall--tying Bijak, who rocked the plank from the No. 5 position.
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