Feb. 28, 2011
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THIS WEEK IN UTAH GYMNASTICS
The No. 5-ranked Utah gymnasts will host No. 1 Florida in their last home meet of the season on Friday, Mar. 4. The annual Senior Night starts at 7 p.m. in the Huntsman Center. Ute seniors
Jacquelyn Johnson,
Gael Mackie and
Kyndal Robarts will be recognized in a pre-meet ceremony, which will also feature a new fireworks show. Fans will receive a special light-up gift and 2012 season tickets will go on sale. The meet will be televised delayed on KUCW on Sunday at noon. The Mtn. will rebroadcast the meet on Mar. 13 at 2 p.m. MT. Free live video and scores can be found at UtahUtes.com.
SENIOR NIGHT
Seniors
Jacquelyn Johnson,
Gael Mackie and
Kyndal Robarts will make their final Huntsman Center appearances on Friday, although the All-American Robarts will not compete due to a knee injury that has sidelined her for five weeks. Johnson and Mackie could potentially go all-around for the second-straight week. Johnson scored a 39.225 in her first career all-around last Friday at Utah State. Mackie scored a 39.025 last week in her first all-around appearance of the season. Her career all-around high is a 39.125 in 2009. Robarts, a two-time first-team All-American and last season's Utah MVP, was ranked No. 1 in the nation on the vault before injuring her knee in pre-meet warm-ups at Nebraska on Jan. 22. Her all-around best is a 39.60 in 2010. Since the trio joined the team in 2008, Utah has logged a 42-6 regular season record and has qualified for the NCAA Super Six every year, placing second in 2008, third in 2009 and sixth in 2010.
QUICK STICKS
Utah and Florida have two common opponents. Both teams beat Nebraska and Georgia ... Freshman all-arounder
Corrie Lothrop, who has Utah's best all-around score of the season (a 39.500), is questionable for the Florida meet with an ankle injury. Lothrop missed last Friday's meet at Utah State ... Another who missed last week's meet and is questionable for Florida is freshman vaulter
Victoria Shanley (back) ... Utah was already without senior first-team All-American
Kyndal Robarts (knee) ... Utah's home attendance average of 13,092 leads the nation, just ahead of Alabama's 13,088 average. This Friday's meet is Utah's final home contest, while Alabama has one home meet left on Mar. 11 ... Utah has returned to the national rankings at No. 5 (see page 2 for complete rankings) ... The Utes have not counted a fall yet this season and have hit 182-192 of their routines for a 95% success rate ... Utah's freshman class has performed 50-percent (96-192) of the team's total routines with just one fall ... Individuals without a fall this season are
Stephanie McAllister (32-32),
Mary Beth Lofgren (25-25),
Nansy Damianova (24-24),
Jacquelyn Johnson (16-16),
Lia Del Priore (13-13),
Victoria Shanley (4-4) and
Hailee Hansen (2-2).
UTE LEADERBOARD
Junior
Stephanie McAllister is ranked fourth in the nation in the all-around with a 39.355 regional qualifying score and she is tied for third on the bars (9.89 RQS). Senior
Gael Mackie is tied for fifth nationally on bars (9.885 RQS) and freshman
Mary Beth Lofgren is tied for 22nd on beam (9.83) ... McAllister leads Utah with nine wins. Other Ute winners are
Corrie Lothrop (6), Lofgren (5), Mackie (3),
Nansy Damianova (2),
Kyndal Robarts (2),
Cortni Beers (1),
Fumina Kobayashi (1), and
Victoria Shanley (1). Utah's all-around season highs: Lothrop (39.500), McAllister (39.475),
Jacquelyn Johnson (39.225), Lofgren (39.225) and Mackie (39.025).
SERIES SHORTS
Utah leads 30-11 overall and 7-6 in regular season play ... Utes lead 16-2 in Salt Lake City ... Florida has won the last three (all in 2010) ... Utah's last win was at the 2009 NCAA Championships, where the Utes finished third, beating fourth-place Florida 197.425-196.725.
SCOUTING FLORIDA
Coach: Rhonda Faehn
Coach's Record/Year: 152-37-2/9th year
2011 Record: 11-1
National Rank: No. 1
2011 High Score: 197.725 vs. Georgia, Feb. 12
2010 NCAA Finish: 5th
Team Notes: Ranked No. 1 in the nation with a 197.055 regional qualifying score, the Gators are also ranked No. 1 on all four events ... UF returns five All-Americans: Ashanée Dickerson, Alicia Goodwin, Marissa King, Elizabeth Mahlich and Maranda Smith ... Three all-arounders have scored at least a 39.575 this year: freshmen Alaina Johnson (39.675) and Mackenzie Caquetto (39.575), and sophomore Dickerson (39.575) ... Dickerson has 19 wins this season.