Completed Event: Gymnastics versus NCAA Championship Final on April 19, 2025 , , 4th of 4 (197.2375)
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Gymnastics
4th of 4 (197.2375)
vs NCAA Championship Final
Saturday, February 25
Tempe, Ariz.
5:00 PM
University of Utah
at
Arizona State
No. 5 Utes to Compete at Arizona State
2/20/2017 2:17 PM | Gymnastics
Meet is Saturday, Feb. 25 at 5 p.m. in Tempe
This Week in Utah Gymnastics
The No. 5 Ute gymnasts (8-1, 3-1 Pac-12) go to Tempe, Ariz., for a Saturday, Feb. 25 contest with Arizona State (2-7, 0-4 Pac-12) in the Wells Fargo Arena. The meet starts at 5 p.m. MST and will be televised on the Pac-12 Network. Live text commentary and scores can be found at UtahUtes.com.
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In the Rankings
Utah's position in the national rankings remained unchanged at No. 5 with the move to Regional Qualifying Score (RQS) as the basis for the order. This week's top five are: Oklahoma (197.890 RQS), LSU (197.655), Florida (197.435), Alabama (197.085) and Utah (196.965). The RQS takes the six best scores—three which must be road scores—drops the high and averages the remaining five scores. MyKayla Skinner remains No. 2 in the all-around (39.580 RQS) and is No. 4 on floor (9.935), No. 7 on vault (9.90), No. 10 on beam (9.880) and No. 15 on bars (9.870). Baely Rowe is No. 6 in the nation on beam (9.895). See sidebar on page 3 for Utah's complete national rankings.
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Chalk Talk
Freshman MyKayla Skinner is undefeated in the all-around and on vault and has 26 total wins (of 35 possible individual titles) ... Skinner was named the Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week after winning the all-around and vault and tying for first on floor in Utah's victory over No. 5 UCLA last Saturday. Skinner has won a school single-season record five Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week awards (including the first four meets of the season) is a three-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week … Ute individual event/all-around winners: Skinner (26), Baely Rowe (6), MaKenna Merrell (6), Tiffani Lewis (2), Kari Lee (1), Missy Reinstadtler (1) … The Utes are 162-168 in hit routines (routines without a fall), including 24-24 against Washington, Oregon State and UCLA … Gymnasts who have hit every routine are Skinner (28-28), Macey Roberts (11-11), Sabrina Schwab (8-8), Maddy Stover (7-7), Kim Tessen (7-7) and Erika Muhaw (2-2).
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Quick Sticks
This week's meet in Tempe will be a homecoming for Ute freshman MyKayla Skinner (Gilbert, Ariz.) and sophomore Kari Lee (Peoria, Ariz.). Skinner trained at Desert Lights Gymnastics during her club career and was coached by Lisa and John Spini—the latter after his retirement from Arizona State, where he was the head coach for 34 years … Utah and ASU did not meet in the regular season in 2016. The Utes beat the Sun Devils at the 2016 Pac-12 Championship … The last time the Utes competed at ASU (Feb. 1, 2014), they made then head coach Greg Marsden the first 1,000-win coach in college gymnastics history. Marsden retired after the 2015 NCAA Championships ... Utah is averaging 15,166 fans to its home meets, including a capacity crowd of 15,558 against UCLA on Feb. 18. See "Nation's Attendance Leader" for more.
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Roster Notes
Sophomore Shannon McNatt has been vaulting well in training and is vying for a starting position. McNatt throws a 10.0-valued vault … Sophomore All-American and 2016 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year Sabrina Schwab (knee) and freshman Kim Tessen (ankle) are both out for the season. Schwab was competing in the all-around, while Tesson was a two to three event starter.
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Series Shorts
Utah leads the series 71-16-1 and has won 20-straight since last losing to the Sun Devils in 2003 in Salt Lake City … The Utes lead 14-8-1 at ASU, where they have won six straight. Utah has not lost in Tempe since 2000 ... For complete series results, see page 2.
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Scouting Arizona State
Coach: Jay Santos (1st season)
2016 NCAA Finish: DNQ
National Rank: NR
2017 Record: (2-7, 0-4 Pac-12)
Notes: Season-high 195.200 in a loss to Stanford last Saturday … first-year head coach Jay Santos was the 2016 NCAA Central Regional Head Coach of the Year at Eastern Michigan … returned seven gymnasts from last year's lineup … top all-arounder is Nichelle Christopherson (39.025 season high).
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The No. 5 Ute gymnasts (8-1, 3-1 Pac-12) go to Tempe, Ariz., for a Saturday, Feb. 25 contest with Arizona State (2-7, 0-4 Pac-12) in the Wells Fargo Arena. The meet starts at 5 p.m. MST and will be televised on the Pac-12 Network. Live text commentary and scores can be found at UtahUtes.com.
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In the Rankings
Utah's position in the national rankings remained unchanged at No. 5 with the move to Regional Qualifying Score (RQS) as the basis for the order. This week's top five are: Oklahoma (197.890 RQS), LSU (197.655), Florida (197.435), Alabama (197.085) and Utah (196.965). The RQS takes the six best scores—three which must be road scores—drops the high and averages the remaining five scores. MyKayla Skinner remains No. 2 in the all-around (39.580 RQS) and is No. 4 on floor (9.935), No. 7 on vault (9.90), No. 10 on beam (9.880) and No. 15 on bars (9.870). Baely Rowe is No. 6 in the nation on beam (9.895). See sidebar on page 3 for Utah's complete national rankings.
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Chalk Talk
Freshman MyKayla Skinner is undefeated in the all-around and on vault and has 26 total wins (of 35 possible individual titles) ... Skinner was named the Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week after winning the all-around and vault and tying for first on floor in Utah's victory over No. 5 UCLA last Saturday. Skinner has won a school single-season record five Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week awards (including the first four meets of the season) is a three-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week … Ute individual event/all-around winners: Skinner (26), Baely Rowe (6), MaKenna Merrell (6), Tiffani Lewis (2), Kari Lee (1), Missy Reinstadtler (1) … The Utes are 162-168 in hit routines (routines without a fall), including 24-24 against Washington, Oregon State and UCLA … Gymnasts who have hit every routine are Skinner (28-28), Macey Roberts (11-11), Sabrina Schwab (8-8), Maddy Stover (7-7), Kim Tessen (7-7) and Erika Muhaw (2-2).
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Quick Sticks
This week's meet in Tempe will be a homecoming for Ute freshman MyKayla Skinner (Gilbert, Ariz.) and sophomore Kari Lee (Peoria, Ariz.). Skinner trained at Desert Lights Gymnastics during her club career and was coached by Lisa and John Spini—the latter after his retirement from Arizona State, where he was the head coach for 34 years … Utah and ASU did not meet in the regular season in 2016. The Utes beat the Sun Devils at the 2016 Pac-12 Championship … The last time the Utes competed at ASU (Feb. 1, 2014), they made then head coach Greg Marsden the first 1,000-win coach in college gymnastics history. Marsden retired after the 2015 NCAA Championships ... Utah is averaging 15,166 fans to its home meets, including a capacity crowd of 15,558 against UCLA on Feb. 18. See "Nation's Attendance Leader" for more.
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Roster Notes
Sophomore Shannon McNatt has been vaulting well in training and is vying for a starting position. McNatt throws a 10.0-valued vault … Sophomore All-American and 2016 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year Sabrina Schwab (knee) and freshman Kim Tessen (ankle) are both out for the season. Schwab was competing in the all-around, while Tesson was a two to three event starter.
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Series Shorts
Utah leads the series 71-16-1 and has won 20-straight since last losing to the Sun Devils in 2003 in Salt Lake City … The Utes lead 14-8-1 at ASU, where they have won six straight. Utah has not lost in Tempe since 2000 ... For complete series results, see page 2.
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Scouting Arizona State
Coach: Jay Santos (1st season)
2016 NCAA Finish: DNQ
National Rank: NR
2017 Record: (2-7, 0-4 Pac-12)
Notes: Season-high 195.200 in a loss to Stanford last Saturday … first-year head coach Jay Santos was the 2016 NCAA Central Regional Head Coach of the Year at Eastern Michigan … returned seven gymnasts from last year's lineup … top all-arounder is Nichelle Christopherson (39.025 season high).
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