Feb. 13, 2012
Utah-Michigan Press Release 
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THIS WEEK IN UTAH GYMNASTICS
No. 1 ranked Utah (4-1) travels to Ann Arbor, Mich., for a Friday, Feb. 17 meet with the No. 21 Michigan Wolverines (6-1). The meet starts at 6 p.m. Eastern Time in the Crisler Center. Live scores and commentary will be provided on UtahUtes.com. Live video is available on mgoblue.com with a paid subscription.
CHALK TALK
Utah is ranked No. 1 in the nation for the third straight week. The Utes are also the top-rated team on beam and floor ... The Utes are 1-1 in the Pac-12 and on the road ... Sophomore
Corrie Lothrop leads Utah with nine wins, including the last three all-arounds. Freshman
Georgia Dabritz has six wins and senior
Stephanie McAllister has five ... McAllister has been Utah's high finisher on bars in four of the five meets ... A Ute has won beam in all five meets: McAllister at UCLA,
Kyndal Robarts vs. Utah State,
Cortni Beers vs. Brigham Young and Lothrop vs. Georgia and Arizona State ... The Utes have hit 113-120 routines this season. Gymnasts without a fall are: Lothrop (20-20), Beers (10-10),
Kailah Delaney (6-6),
Becky Tutka (5-5),
Tory Wilson (5-5) and
Hailee Hansen (2-2).
UTES IN THE RANKINGS
Utah leads the nation with a 196.855 season average. The Utes are also ranked No. 1 on beam (49.220) and floor (49.225). They are No. 4 on vault (49.305) and No. 7 on bars (49.105). Utah's best individual rankings follow:
Corrie Lothrop, sixth on floor (9.890), tied for eighth on beam (9.855) and ninth in the all-around (39.405);
Kyndal Robarts, seventh on beam (9.860) and
Kailah Delaney, tied for ninth on vault (9.895). See page 3 for complete national rankings.
LAST WEEK
Utah parlayed three good events into a 196.150-194.000 win over Arizona State in Tempe.
Corrie Lothrop was a three-event winner for the second straight week, capturing the all-around (39.40), beam (9.90) and floor (9.90) titles. She led a Utah sweep of the individual awards with
Stephanie McAllister winning bars (9.875) and
Georgia Dabritz winning vault (9.90). McAllister and Dabritz, who entered the meet tied for third in the nation on floor, both fell on that event. For McAllister, it was her first fall of the season. The Utes finished strong, scoring a 49.300 on the beam.
SERIES SHORTS
(For complete series results, see page 4) ... Utah leads the overall series with Michigan 23-11, but trails 6-2 in Ann Arbor ... The Utes won both competitions in 2011, a dual meet in Salt Lake City and at the NCAA Championships, where Utah placed fifth and Michigan sixth ... Utah last won in Ann Arbor in 2008. The last time the Utes competed in Ann Arbor was a loss in 2010.
SCOUTING MICHIGAN
Coach: Bev Plocki
Coach's Record/Year: 577-201-2/23rd year
2011 NCAA Finish: 6th
2012 Record: 6-1
National Rank: No. 21
Team Notes: Scored a season-high 195.825 to finish second to Nebraska (196.550) in the Master's Classic in Lincoln, Neb., last Saturday. Finished ahead of Washington (194.150) and Southern Utah (191.900) ... trailed heading into the final rotation in three of its first four meets but rallied for the win in all three ... top all-arounders are Joanna Sampson (39.30 best), Katie Zurales (39.300) and Sachi Sugiyama (39.050) ... down to nine gymnasts with the loss of junior All-American Natalie Beilstein and sophomore Kristin Nagle for the season with injuries ... UM has no seniors on its roster.