Jan. 11, 2010
SALT LAKE CITY--
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THIS WEEK
The No. 11 ranked Utah gymnasts (0-1) host No. 21 Iowa State (1-0) on Friday, Jan. 15. The RC Willey Showdown starts at 7 p.m. in the Huntsman Center. Tickets are available at UtahUtes.com, by calling 801-581-UTIX and at the Huntsman Center box office. Free live scores and video streaming will be available on UtahUtes.com. The meet will be televised tape delayed on ABC-4, Sunday, Feb. 17 at 11 a.m. and on the Mtn. on Jan. 21 at 8 p.m.
MEET PROMOS
This Friday's meet is designated as the annual Autograph Night, with the Ute gymnasts signing team posters after the meet. Other promotions include "Daddy-Daughter Night (printable coupons found on UtahUtes.com) and Faculty Staff Appreciation.
QUICK STICKS
Utah slipped nine places from its No. 2 preseason ranking after a 196.600-195.125 loss to No. 5 UCLA in Pauley Pavilion last Saturday ... The loss snapped a 10-meet win streak against the Bruins ... Utah's No. 11 ranking marks its first time out of the weekly top 10 since the school began keeping records of the poll in 1984 ... Utah is 5-0 all-time against Iowa State, with four of those wins coming in Salt Lake City ...
Kyndal Robarts has Utah's top all-around score after one meet, posting a 39.150 to place third at UCLA last week. It was Robarts' first time in the all-around lineup ... Seniors Daria Bijak (38.600) and Jamie Deetscreek (38.550) both counted falls ... Sophomore
Cortni Beers earned career highs on both events she competed at UCLA, scoring a 9.675 on bars and a 9.725 on beam ... Senior Beth Rizzo might replace freshman Katelyn Mohr in the floor lineup this week. Mohr scored a 9.70 on the floor in her Ute debut ... Utah did not have an individual winner in the UCLA meet ... Five Utes are perfect in "hit" routines after one meet: Robarts (4-4), Annie DiLuzio (3-3),
Cortni Beers (2-2), Mohr (1-1) and Rizzo (1-1).
NATIONAL RANKINGS
With this week's rankings based on season average, Utah dropped to No. 11 based on its 195.125 against UCLA. UCLA moved into No. 1, replacing preseason favorite Georgia, which dropped to 10th. For the complete national rankings, please see attached PDF page 3.
LAST WEEK
Utah got off to a rocky start to its 2010 season last week at UCLA, falling 196.600-195.125 to the Bruins. It marked Utah's first season-opening loss since 2003 and was its lowest score since beating UCLA in the 2006 opener with a 194.875. In her first-ever all-around, junior
Kyndal Robarts placed third with a 39.150. She was also Utah's high finisher on vault and beam, taking third on both with a 9.85. Daria Bijak and Jamie Deetscreek tied for second on bars (9.85) and Annie DiLuzio placed third on floor (9.875).
SERIES SHORTS
Utah leads the series Iowa State 5-0 ... Utah leads 4-0 in Salt Lake City ... The two teams met most recently at the 2006 NCAA Championships in Corvallis, Ore., where the Utes placed second and Iowa State finished sixth ... Iowa State's last time in the Huntsman Center was 2002.