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Gymnastics Announces 2019 Opponents, Weekends
7/3/2018 10:06 AM | Gymnastics
Along with Pac-12 Schedule, Utes Will Meet Three SEC and Two Big 10 Teams
SALT LAKE CITY—The opponents and weekends are set for the 2019 Utah gymnastics season and Ute fans can look forward to some top-flight competition. In addition to their Pac-12 slate, the Utes will face three SEC and two Big Ten powers with showdowns against LSU, Georgia, Missouri, Michigan and Penn State. In-state rival BYU completes the non-conference schedule.
"The best way to prepare for the postseason is to go against nationally-competitive teams week-in and week-out, which is what this schedule is all about," said Utah co-head coach Tom Farden. "That's also why we scheduled a podium meet (The Mardi Gras Invitational in St. Charles, Mo.). Getting on podium before the NCAA Championships is critical in our preparation."
The Mardi Gras Invitational on Feb. 15 is a quad meet featuring Utah, LSU, Missouri and Stanford. Utah (2015) and LSU (2016-17) are both recent runners-up at the NCAA Championships, while Stanford has qualified into nationals 16 times and Missouri in 2010.
Utah will open the season the weekend of Jan. 4-5 at home against the Penn State Nittany Lions, who are making their first appearance in the Huntsman Center since 2010. Utah's other non-conference home meet is against Michigan the weekend of Mar. 1-2 in the annual "Senior Night" meet. Utah has non-conference road meets at BYU on Jan. 11 and Georgia on Mar. 15, in addition to the neutral-site Mardi Gras Invitational on Feb. 15.
The opponents, venues and weekends have been determined for Utah's Pac-12 schedule as well, with the league office planning to announce the exact dates in September. It is Utah's turn to host the most anticipated dual meet on the Pac-12 schedule with defending NCAA champion UCLA visiting Salt Lake City on the weekend of Feb. 22-24. Utah, which upset UCLA last year in Pauley Pavilion, placed fifth at the 2018 NCAA Championships. Other Pac-12 home dates include Arizona (Feb. 1-3) and California (Feb. 8-10).
After 25 years of a Super Six team final, the NCAA Championships is moving to a four-team final in 2019, which necessitated a change in the regional format (the 2019 NCAA Regional sites are at Michigan, Georgia, LSU and Oregon State). The regional meet will expand from a single meet to four meets in three days with a first round "play-in" featuring two teams on Thursday, Apr. 4, a second round with two four-team semifinals on Friday, Apr. 5 and a four-team final on Saturday, Apr. 6. The top 16 seeds will automatically qualify into the second round.
The top two finishers from each region will advance to the NCAA Championships in Ft. Worth, Texas, on Apr. 19-20.
The Utah and NCAA postseason schedule is below. Listings with multiple dates will be clarified when the Pac-12 officially announces the conference schedule with dates, times and TV in September.
2019 UTAH GYMNASTICS TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Location
Jan. 4/5 Penn State Salt Lake City
Friday, Jan. 11 at BYU Provo, Utah
Jan. 18/19/20 at Oregon State Corvallis, Ore.
Jan. 25/26/27 at Arizona State Tempe, Ariz.
Feb. 1/2/3 Arizona Salt Lake City
Feb. 8/9/10 California Salt Lake City
Friday, Feb. 15 Mardi Gras Invitational St. Charles, Mo.
vs. LSU, Missouri, Stanford
Monday, Feb. 18 at Stanford Stanford, Calif.
Feb. 22/23/24 UCLA Salt Lake City
Mar. 1/2 Michigan Salt Lake City
Mar. 8/9/10 Bye
Friday, Mar. 15 at Georgia Athens, Ga.
Friday, Mar. 22 Pac-12 Championship TBA
Thursday, Apr. 4 NCAA Regional First Round (2 teams) TBA+*
Friday, Apr. 5 NCAA Regional Second Round (8 teams) TBA*
Semifinal 1 & Semifinal 2
Saturday, Apr. 6 at NCAA Regional Final (4 teams) TBA*
Friday, Apr. 19 at NCAA Semifinals Ft. Worth, Texas
Saturday, Apr. 20 at NCAA Finals Ft. Worth, Texas
+ The top 16 seeds will automatically qualify into the second round
*Regional hosts: Michigan, Georgia, LSU and Oregon State
"The best way to prepare for the postseason is to go against nationally-competitive teams week-in and week-out, which is what this schedule is all about," said Utah co-head coach Tom Farden. "That's also why we scheduled a podium meet (The Mardi Gras Invitational in St. Charles, Mo.). Getting on podium before the NCAA Championships is critical in our preparation."
The Mardi Gras Invitational on Feb. 15 is a quad meet featuring Utah, LSU, Missouri and Stanford. Utah (2015) and LSU (2016-17) are both recent runners-up at the NCAA Championships, while Stanford has qualified into nationals 16 times and Missouri in 2010.
Utah will open the season the weekend of Jan. 4-5 at home against the Penn State Nittany Lions, who are making their first appearance in the Huntsman Center since 2010. Utah's other non-conference home meet is against Michigan the weekend of Mar. 1-2 in the annual "Senior Night" meet. Utah has non-conference road meets at BYU on Jan. 11 and Georgia on Mar. 15, in addition to the neutral-site Mardi Gras Invitational on Feb. 15.
The opponents, venues and weekends have been determined for Utah's Pac-12 schedule as well, with the league office planning to announce the exact dates in September. It is Utah's turn to host the most anticipated dual meet on the Pac-12 schedule with defending NCAA champion UCLA visiting Salt Lake City on the weekend of Feb. 22-24. Utah, which upset UCLA last year in Pauley Pavilion, placed fifth at the 2018 NCAA Championships. Other Pac-12 home dates include Arizona (Feb. 1-3) and California (Feb. 8-10).
After 25 years of a Super Six team final, the NCAA Championships is moving to a four-team final in 2019, which necessitated a change in the regional format (the 2019 NCAA Regional sites are at Michigan, Georgia, LSU and Oregon State). The regional meet will expand from a single meet to four meets in three days with a first round "play-in" featuring two teams on Thursday, Apr. 4, a second round with two four-team semifinals on Friday, Apr. 5 and a four-team final on Saturday, Apr. 6. The top 16 seeds will automatically qualify into the second round.
The top two finishers from each region will advance to the NCAA Championships in Ft. Worth, Texas, on Apr. 19-20.
The Utah and NCAA postseason schedule is below. Listings with multiple dates will be clarified when the Pac-12 officially announces the conference schedule with dates, times and TV in September.
2019 UTAH GYMNASTICS TENTATIVE SCHEDULE
Date Opponent Location
Jan. 4/5 Penn State Salt Lake City
Friday, Jan. 11 at BYU Provo, Utah
Jan. 18/19/20 at Oregon State Corvallis, Ore.
Jan. 25/26/27 at Arizona State Tempe, Ariz.
Feb. 1/2/3 Arizona Salt Lake City
Feb. 8/9/10 California Salt Lake City
Friday, Feb. 15 Mardi Gras Invitational St. Charles, Mo.
vs. LSU, Missouri, Stanford
Monday, Feb. 18 at Stanford Stanford, Calif.
Feb. 22/23/24 UCLA Salt Lake City
Mar. 1/2 Michigan Salt Lake City
Mar. 8/9/10 Bye
Friday, Mar. 15 at Georgia Athens, Ga.
Friday, Mar. 22 Pac-12 Championship TBA
Thursday, Apr. 4 NCAA Regional First Round (2 teams) TBA+*
Friday, Apr. 5 NCAA Regional Second Round (8 teams) TBA*
Semifinal 1 & Semifinal 2
Saturday, Apr. 6 at NCAA Regional Final (4 teams) TBA*
Friday, Apr. 19 at NCAA Semifinals Ft. Worth, Texas
Saturday, Apr. 20 at NCAA Finals Ft. Worth, Texas
+ The top 16 seeds will automatically qualify into the second round
*Regional hosts: Michigan, Georgia, LSU and Oregon State
Wednesday, April 15
Saturday, April 04
Sunday, March 15
Sunday, March 08