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No. 4 Gymnasts Face Tough Test at No. 11 OSU
2/6/2017 1:33 PM | Gymnastics
Utes put unbeaten record on the line on Saturday
This Week in Utah Gymnastics
Utah's No. 4-ranked gymnastics team (7-0, 2-0 Pac-12) travels to Corvallis, Ore., for a Saturday, Feb. 11 meet against No. 11 Oregon State (5-1, 1-1, Pac-12). The meet starts at 2 p.m. PT/3 p.m. MT and will be televised live on the Pac-12 Network.
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In the Rankings
Utah stayed at No. 4 in the national rankings for the third-straight week by virtue of its 196.950 season average. Utah is the top-ranked Pac-12 team, just ahead of No. 5 UCLA. The Utes are ranked No. 4 on vault (49.245 season average), No. 4 on floor (49.290), No. 5 on beam (49.300) and No. 7 on bars (49.115). MyKayla Skinner is ranked No. 2 in the all-around (39.600), No. 3 on floor (9.940), No. 5 on vault (9.910), No. 8 on beam (9.885) and No. 19 on bars (9.865). Skinner is the top-ranked Pac-12 gymnast in the all-around and on vault and floor. She ranks third in the conference on bars and beam. Baely Rowe is No. 5 in the nation on beam (9.890) and No. 13 in the all-around (39.350). She is ranked second in the Pac-12 in the all-around and on beam. MaKenna Merrell is ranked No. 17 in the nation on vault (9.881) and Kari Lee is No. 17 on beam (9.865). See sidebar on page 3 for Utah's complete national rankings.
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Quick Sticks
Pac-12 Network will be in town Monday and Tuesday of this week getting footage of the Utah gymnastics team in the Dumke Center and behind the scenes for a Pac-12 All Access segment. The show is centered on the Utah-UCLA rivalry meet (the two teams will meet in Salt Lake City on Feb. 18) and the premiere is scheduled to air on Feb. 25 … In its first three home meets, Utah has averaged 15,035 fans a meet, including a season-high 15,326 vs. Cal on Feb. 4. See "Nation's Attendance Leader" for more.
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Chalk Talk
MyKayla Skinner has won all five all-around, vault and floor competitions this season and has 20 total wins of 25 possible individual titles ... Skinner won the first four Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week honors awarded this season and is a three-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week … Ute individual event/all-around winners: Skinner (20), Baely Rowe (4), MaKenna Merrell (4), Tiffani Lewis (2), Kari Lee (1) … The Utes are 114-120 in hit routines (routines without a fall), including 24-24 at Washington … Gymnasts who have hit every routine are Skinner (20-20), Sabrina Schwab (8-8), Kim Tessen (7-7), Macey Roberts (7-7) and Maddy Stover (5-5).
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Ute Insider
Freshman Missy Reinstadtler made her first all-around appearance last week, becoming the fifth Ute to compete all-around this season. Utah's best all-around scores are from Skinner (39.775), Baely Rowe (39.625) and MaKenna Merrell (39.425) … Three Utes are in contention for two of the six vault positions this week at OSU: Reinstadtler, Erika Muhaw and Macey Roberts … Utah has lost two starters to season ending injuries: Sophomore All-American and 2016 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year Sabrina Schwab (knee) and freshman Kim Tessen (ankle). Schwab was competing in the all-around, while Tesson was a two-three event starter.
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Series Shorts
Utah is 65-9-1 all-time against the Beavers and 17-8 in Corvallis … Most recently the two teams tied for second place at the 2016 Pac-12 Championship last March … Utah won the dual meet with OSU last year in Salt Lake City and had won five straight against the Beavers before tying at the Pac-12 Championship … Oregon State last beat the Utes in 2013 at the Pac-12 Championship in Corvallis ... For complete series results, see page 2.
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Scouting OSU
Coach: Tanya Chaplin (20th Season)
2016 NCAA Finish: DNQ
National Rank: No. 11
2017 Record: 5-1, 1-1 Pac-12
Notes: Oregon State has three All-Americans in Madeline Gardiner (beam 2014, '15 and '16; all-around 2014), Erika Aufiero (bars 2015) and Kaytianna McMillan (bars 2016) … top all-arounders are McMillan (39.575 season best) and Gardiner (39.325) … The Beavers return 21 out of 24 routines from 2016.
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Utah's No. 4-ranked gymnastics team (7-0, 2-0 Pac-12) travels to Corvallis, Ore., for a Saturday, Feb. 11 meet against No. 11 Oregon State (5-1, 1-1, Pac-12). The meet starts at 2 p.m. PT/3 p.m. MT and will be televised live on the Pac-12 Network.
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In the Rankings
Utah stayed at No. 4 in the national rankings for the third-straight week by virtue of its 196.950 season average. Utah is the top-ranked Pac-12 team, just ahead of No. 5 UCLA. The Utes are ranked No. 4 on vault (49.245 season average), No. 4 on floor (49.290), No. 5 on beam (49.300) and No. 7 on bars (49.115). MyKayla Skinner is ranked No. 2 in the all-around (39.600), No. 3 on floor (9.940), No. 5 on vault (9.910), No. 8 on beam (9.885) and No. 19 on bars (9.865). Skinner is the top-ranked Pac-12 gymnast in the all-around and on vault and floor. She ranks third in the conference on bars and beam. Baely Rowe is No. 5 in the nation on beam (9.890) and No. 13 in the all-around (39.350). She is ranked second in the Pac-12 in the all-around and on beam. MaKenna Merrell is ranked No. 17 in the nation on vault (9.881) and Kari Lee is No. 17 on beam (9.865). See sidebar on page 3 for Utah's complete national rankings.
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Quick Sticks
Pac-12 Network will be in town Monday and Tuesday of this week getting footage of the Utah gymnastics team in the Dumke Center and behind the scenes for a Pac-12 All Access segment. The show is centered on the Utah-UCLA rivalry meet (the two teams will meet in Salt Lake City on Feb. 18) and the premiere is scheduled to air on Feb. 25 … In its first three home meets, Utah has averaged 15,035 fans a meet, including a season-high 15,326 vs. Cal on Feb. 4. See "Nation's Attendance Leader" for more.
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Chalk Talk
MyKayla Skinner has won all five all-around, vault and floor competitions this season and has 20 total wins of 25 possible individual titles ... Skinner won the first four Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week honors awarded this season and is a three-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week … Ute individual event/all-around winners: Skinner (20), Baely Rowe (4), MaKenna Merrell (4), Tiffani Lewis (2), Kari Lee (1) … The Utes are 114-120 in hit routines (routines without a fall), including 24-24 at Washington … Gymnasts who have hit every routine are Skinner (20-20), Sabrina Schwab (8-8), Kim Tessen (7-7), Macey Roberts (7-7) and Maddy Stover (5-5).
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Ute Insider
Freshman Missy Reinstadtler made her first all-around appearance last week, becoming the fifth Ute to compete all-around this season. Utah's best all-around scores are from Skinner (39.775), Baely Rowe (39.625) and MaKenna Merrell (39.425) … Three Utes are in contention for two of the six vault positions this week at OSU: Reinstadtler, Erika Muhaw and Macey Roberts … Utah has lost two starters to season ending injuries: Sophomore All-American and 2016 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year Sabrina Schwab (knee) and freshman Kim Tessen (ankle). Schwab was competing in the all-around, while Tesson was a two-three event starter.
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Series Shorts
Utah is 65-9-1 all-time against the Beavers and 17-8 in Corvallis … Most recently the two teams tied for second place at the 2016 Pac-12 Championship last March … Utah won the dual meet with OSU last year in Salt Lake City and had won five straight against the Beavers before tying at the Pac-12 Championship … Oregon State last beat the Utes in 2013 at the Pac-12 Championship in Corvallis ... For complete series results, see page 2.
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Scouting OSU
Coach: Tanya Chaplin (20th Season)
2016 NCAA Finish: DNQ
National Rank: No. 11
2017 Record: 5-1, 1-1 Pac-12
Notes: Oregon State has three All-Americans in Madeline Gardiner (beam 2014, '15 and '16; all-around 2014), Erika Aufiero (bars 2015) and Kaytianna McMillan (bars 2016) … top all-arounders are McMillan (39.575 season best) and Gardiner (39.325) … The Beavers return 21 out of 24 routines from 2016.
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