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No. 3 Gymnasts Host No. 15 Washington Saturday
1/29/2018 10:34 AM | Gymnastics
Character and Autograph Day meet starts at 1:30 p.m.
This Week in Utah Gymnastics
The No. 3 ranked Utah gymnasts (5-1, 2-0 Pac-12) will host a 1:30 p.m. matinee on Saturday, Feb. 3 against No. 15 Washington (3-5, 1-0 Pac-12) in the Huntsman Center. The meet is themed Character Day. It is also the only autograph day of the season. Tickets are available at UtahTickets.com and 801-581-UTIX. The meet will be broadcast live on the Pac-12 Networks and ESPN 700 radio.
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Fan Fun
Kids are encouraged to dress up as their favorite character for Saturday's meet and famous characters will be roaming the concourse and signing autographs before the meet. The first 4,000 kids in attendance will receive a red light saber or light-up tiara … After the post-meet awards ceremony, fans are invited participate in the Teddy Bear Toss, Presented by Ford. The teddy bears tossed onto the floor will be donated to a children's charity … Following the teddy bear toss, the Utes will host an autograph session … Ute gymnastics trading card packs will distributed at the Kids Zone prior to the meet and also at the autograph session. The Kid Zone opens at noon and features a balloon artist, face painter, poster-making station, life-sized Swoop bobble head and more.
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In the Rankings
Utah remains No. 3 in the national rankings with a 197.244 season average after scoring a season-high 197.550 in last Friday's win at Arizona. The Utes are No. 1 on floor (49.450 average), No. 2 on vault (49.413), No. 3 on bars (49.288) and No. 9 on beam (49.094). Utah is the only team in the country with two all-arounders ranked in the top five: MyKayla Skinner is No. 4 with a 39.569 average and MaKenna Merrell-Giles is No. 5 (39.537). Other Utah top five rankings are Skinner on vault (No. 3, 9.919) and bars (No. 5, 9.919) and Merrell-Giles on floor (No. 4, 9.931). For Utah's complete national rankings, see the sidebar on page 3.
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Chalk Talk
Utah and Washington have already met once this season in the non-conference Elevate the Stage quad meet in Reno, Nev., on Jan. 14 where the Utes finished second with a 196.975 and the Huskies placed third (195.725) … Utah has never lost to the Huskies in their history, but there have been two ties. See Series Shorts for more … Utah is averaging14,860 fans to its home meets with a season-best crowd of 14,915 vs. Oregon State on Jan. 19 … MyKayla Skinner was has won Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week honors twice this season and a record-tying nine times in her career … The Utes have hit 95-of-96 routines, including 24-of-24 routines in each of the last three meets … Ute individual winners are: Skinner (11), MaKenna Merrell-Giles (7), Kari Lee (2), Tiffani Lewis (2), Sydney Soloski (1) and Kim Tessen (1) … Gymnasts who have hit every routine without a fall are: Skinner (16-16), Merrell-Giles (16-16), Lewis (12-12), Lee (11-11), Tessen (8-8), Macey Roberts (5-5), Sydney Soloski (4-4), Maddy Stover (4-4), Shannon McNatt (2-2) and Alexia Burch (2-2).
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Ute Insider
The Utes will wear teal hair ribbons for the remainder of the season in support of victims and survivors of sexual assault … Utah volunteer coach Carly Dockendorf competed at Washington from 2002-05, where she was an All-America gymnast and pole vaulter. Dockendorf, who had five 10.0 floor scores during her career, has helped Utah to a No. 1 national ranking on floor where she is in her first year as the team's choreographer … Tom Farden picked up win No. 50 as Utah's co-head coach last week at Arizona. Farden is 50-16-1 in his third season as Utah's co-head coach. He was a Ute assistant coach the previous five years. Farden's career head coaching record of 121-64-1 includes six years at Southeast Missouri State … MyKayla Skinner's 54 career wins includes 15 all-around victories … MaKenna Merrell-Giles and Missy Reinstadtler have posted career all-around highs in back-to-back meets. Merrell-Giles scored a 39.625 in winning the all-around last week at Arizona to top the 39.600 she posted vs. Oregon State on Jan. 19. Reinstadtler scored a career-high 39.375 at Arizona, breaking her previous best of 39.225 against OSU … Two Ute freshmen have scored a 9.90 or better: Sydney Solosky has a 9.925 (OSU) and 9.90 (Arizona) on floor, while Alexia Birch has 9.90 on beam (Arizona).
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Series Shorts
Utah leads the series with Washington 56-0-2 (23-0 in Salt Lake City) … While the Utes have never lost to Washington in 58 previous meetings, they tied twice in Seattle. Both meets were determined on the final routine, with the final UW floor competitor scoring a 10.0 in 2001 and a 9.925 in 2013 … Utah has won the last 11 contests … For complete series results, see page 2.
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Scouting Washington
Coach (year): Elise Ray-Statz (2nd)
2017 NCAA Finish: 8th
National Rank:
Record: 3-5, 1-0 Pac-12
Notes: Finished third last week at the Metroplex Challenge behind No. 4 UCLA and No. 2 LSU while scoring a season-best 196.525 … two of their five losses have been to UCLA … top all-arounders are Hailey Burleson (39.375) and Evanni Roberson (39.350) … eighth-place national finish last year was UW's best since 1997 and its second-best finish ever … Burleson and Madison Copiak are returning All-Americans.
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The No. 3 ranked Utah gymnasts (5-1, 2-0 Pac-12) will host a 1:30 p.m. matinee on Saturday, Feb. 3 against No. 15 Washington (3-5, 1-0 Pac-12) in the Huntsman Center. The meet is themed Character Day. It is also the only autograph day of the season. Tickets are available at UtahTickets.com and 801-581-UTIX. The meet will be broadcast live on the Pac-12 Networks and ESPN 700 radio.
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Fan Fun
Kids are encouraged to dress up as their favorite character for Saturday's meet and famous characters will be roaming the concourse and signing autographs before the meet. The first 4,000 kids in attendance will receive a red light saber or light-up tiara … After the post-meet awards ceremony, fans are invited participate in the Teddy Bear Toss, Presented by Ford. The teddy bears tossed onto the floor will be donated to a children's charity … Following the teddy bear toss, the Utes will host an autograph session … Ute gymnastics trading card packs will distributed at the Kids Zone prior to the meet and also at the autograph session. The Kid Zone opens at noon and features a balloon artist, face painter, poster-making station, life-sized Swoop bobble head and more.
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In the Rankings
Utah remains No. 3 in the national rankings with a 197.244 season average after scoring a season-high 197.550 in last Friday's win at Arizona. The Utes are No. 1 on floor (49.450 average), No. 2 on vault (49.413), No. 3 on bars (49.288) and No. 9 on beam (49.094). Utah is the only team in the country with two all-arounders ranked in the top five: MyKayla Skinner is No. 4 with a 39.569 average and MaKenna Merrell-Giles is No. 5 (39.537). Other Utah top five rankings are Skinner on vault (No. 3, 9.919) and bars (No. 5, 9.919) and Merrell-Giles on floor (No. 4, 9.931). For Utah's complete national rankings, see the sidebar on page 3.
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Chalk Talk
Utah and Washington have already met once this season in the non-conference Elevate the Stage quad meet in Reno, Nev., on Jan. 14 where the Utes finished second with a 196.975 and the Huskies placed third (195.725) … Utah has never lost to the Huskies in their history, but there have been two ties. See Series Shorts for more … Utah is averaging14,860 fans to its home meets with a season-best crowd of 14,915 vs. Oregon State on Jan. 19 … MyKayla Skinner was has won Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week honors twice this season and a record-tying nine times in her career … The Utes have hit 95-of-96 routines, including 24-of-24 routines in each of the last three meets … Ute individual winners are: Skinner (11), MaKenna Merrell-Giles (7), Kari Lee (2), Tiffani Lewis (2), Sydney Soloski (1) and Kim Tessen (1) … Gymnasts who have hit every routine without a fall are: Skinner (16-16), Merrell-Giles (16-16), Lewis (12-12), Lee (11-11), Tessen (8-8), Macey Roberts (5-5), Sydney Soloski (4-4), Maddy Stover (4-4), Shannon McNatt (2-2) and Alexia Burch (2-2).
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Ute Insider
The Utes will wear teal hair ribbons for the remainder of the season in support of victims and survivors of sexual assault … Utah volunteer coach Carly Dockendorf competed at Washington from 2002-05, where she was an All-America gymnast and pole vaulter. Dockendorf, who had five 10.0 floor scores during her career, has helped Utah to a No. 1 national ranking on floor where she is in her first year as the team's choreographer … Tom Farden picked up win No. 50 as Utah's co-head coach last week at Arizona. Farden is 50-16-1 in his third season as Utah's co-head coach. He was a Ute assistant coach the previous five years. Farden's career head coaching record of 121-64-1 includes six years at Southeast Missouri State … MyKayla Skinner's 54 career wins includes 15 all-around victories … MaKenna Merrell-Giles and Missy Reinstadtler have posted career all-around highs in back-to-back meets. Merrell-Giles scored a 39.625 in winning the all-around last week at Arizona to top the 39.600 she posted vs. Oregon State on Jan. 19. Reinstadtler scored a career-high 39.375 at Arizona, breaking her previous best of 39.225 against OSU … Two Ute freshmen have scored a 9.90 or better: Sydney Solosky has a 9.925 (OSU) and 9.90 (Arizona) on floor, while Alexia Birch has 9.90 on beam (Arizona).
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Series Shorts
Utah leads the series with Washington 56-0-2 (23-0 in Salt Lake City) … While the Utes have never lost to Washington in 58 previous meetings, they tied twice in Seattle. Both meets were determined on the final routine, with the final UW floor competitor scoring a 10.0 in 2001 and a 9.925 in 2013 … Utah has won the last 11 contests … For complete series results, see page 2.
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Scouting Washington
Coach (year): Elise Ray-Statz (2nd)
2017 NCAA Finish: 8th
National Rank:
Record: 3-5, 1-0 Pac-12
Notes: Finished third last week at the Metroplex Challenge behind No. 4 UCLA and No. 2 LSU while scoring a season-best 196.525 … two of their five losses have been to UCLA … top all-arounders are Hailey Burleson (39.375) and Evanni Roberson (39.350) … eighth-place national finish last year was UW's best since 1997 and its second-best finish ever … Burleson and Madison Copiak are returning All-Americans.
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