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No. 4 Ute Gymnasts Will Host No. 23 Arizona
1/28/2019 10:43 AM | Gymnastics
This Week in Utah Gymnastics
The No. 4 ranked Utah gymnasts (4-0, 2-0 Pac-12) compete at home for just the second time this season, hosting No. 23 Arizona (3-3, 1-1 Pac-12) in Faculty/Staff Appreciation Night on Friday, Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. MT. Tickets are available at UtahTickets.com and 801-581-UTIX. The meet will be streamed live on UtahUtes.com and broadcast on ESPN 700 radio.
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In the Rankings
Utah is No. 4 for the third straight week in the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) rankings, which are based on total season average. The Utes are No. 2 in the nation on vault—where they have four gymnasts ranked in the top 25—No. 3 on floor, No. 5 on beam and No. 6 on bars. MyKayla Skinner is No. 2 in the all-around and on vault, No. 4 (tie) on bars and No. 8 (tie) on floor). MaKenna Merrell-Giles is No. 8 (tie) on vault and No. 10 (tie) on floor. Macey Roberts is tied for No. 16 on vault, Kari Lee is tied for No. 21 on vault and Cristal Isa and Missy Reinstadtler are tied for No. 21 on bars. See sidebar on page 2 for Utah's complete national rankings.
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Parking and Clear Bags
Due to construction on campus, there have been some significant changes to the 2019 gymnastics parking. There are still many parking options (see https://utahutes.com/documents/2019/1/26/gympark19_22jan19.pdf) and fans can ride TRAX and UTA free to the meet. A clear bag policy has also been implemented for meet nights at the Huntsman Center. Fans may bring in one clear bag no larger than 12 x 6 inches by or a one-gallon plastic storage bag. Fans are limited to one clear bag per person, along with a small clutch purse for privacy.
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Fanfare
Friday's meet is the annual Faculty/Staff Appreciation night and University of Utah faculty and staff may purchase half-priced tickets at https://utahtickets.com/facultystaff-discounts/#gymnastics-facultystaff-appreciation … Teddy bears will be given to the first 1,000 fans in the building to use in the Ford Teddy Bear Toss … The Kid Zone between portals 13-15 will be open from 5:30-7 p.m. and features a face painter, balloon artist, life-size Swoop Bobblehead, poster making station and more … The first 100 students can pick up a free MUSS thermal shirt outside section U.
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Chalk Talk
The Utes have reached the 197 bench mark in their first four meets for the first time in school history. Utah teams have started a season with a 197 three previous times (2004, 2005, 2018), but had never put together back-to-back 197's to start a season prior to this year … The Utes are competing at home for the first time since the season opener back on Jan. 5 … Utah went 3-0 on the road with wins over BYU, Oregon State and Arizona State … Junior MyKayla Skinner has 91 career victories, which ranks fourth in school history … Individual winners are Skinner (14), MaKenna Merrell-Giles (2), Cristal Isa (1), Kari Lee (1), Adrienne Randall (1) and Missy Reinstadtler (1) … The Utes have hit 92-of-96 routines … Gymnasts who have hit every routine without a fall are Skinner (16-16), Lee (12-12), Macey Roberts (8-8), Isa (7-7), Randall (6-6), Sydney Soloski (4-4), Hunter Dula (3-3) and Shannon McNatt (3-3).
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Ute Insider
Missy Reinstadtler has been limited in her training due to a sore foot and competed only on bars at ASU last weekend, tying for first with a career-high 9.95 … MyKayla Skinner has been named the Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week twice this season (Jan. 8 and Jan. 23). Cristal Isa was the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week on Jan. 8 … Sydney Soloski tied her career high on floor (9.925) at Arizona State.
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Winner Skinner
Two-time NCAA champion, two-time NCAA all-around runner-up and 18-time All-American MyKayla Skinner is one of the winningest gymnasts in Utah and Pac-12 history. Skinner holds the Utah record for all-around wins in a season (12 in 2017) and is second in career all-around wins (25, 2017-present). Her 91 total career wins ranks fourth in program history. Skinner won NCAA titles on floor in 2017 and vault in 2018. The Pac-12 all-around champion as a freshman and sophomore, Skinner owns Pac-12 records for most Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week awards in a season (7) and a career (14), as well as most Pac-12 Freshman of the Week awards (6).
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Series Shorts
Utah leads the series with Arizona 62-0 (21-0 in SLC) … Arizona is one of two Pac-12 teams that have never beaten the Utes. The other, Washington, has twice tied Utah in its 61-meet series history … For complete series results, see page 2.
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Scouting Arizona
Coach: John Court (2nd Season)
2018 NCAA Finish: No. 23
National Rank: 23
Record: 3-3, 1-1 Pac-12
Notes: Upset No. 12 California last week, scoring a season high in a 195.975-194.450 win over the visiting Bears … Christina Berg is No. 15 in the country on bars (9.888) and has a 9.925 season high … Top all-arounder is Maddi Leydin (39.150 best)
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The No. 4 ranked Utah gymnasts (4-0, 2-0 Pac-12) compete at home for just the second time this season, hosting No. 23 Arizona (3-3, 1-1 Pac-12) in Faculty/Staff Appreciation Night on Friday, Feb. 1 at 7 p.m. MT. Tickets are available at UtahTickets.com and 801-581-UTIX. The meet will be streamed live on UtahUtes.com and broadcast on ESPN 700 radio.
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In the Rankings
Utah is No. 4 for the third straight week in the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) rankings, which are based on total season average. The Utes are No. 2 in the nation on vault—where they have four gymnasts ranked in the top 25—No. 3 on floor, No. 5 on beam and No. 6 on bars. MyKayla Skinner is No. 2 in the all-around and on vault, No. 4 (tie) on bars and No. 8 (tie) on floor). MaKenna Merrell-Giles is No. 8 (tie) on vault and No. 10 (tie) on floor. Macey Roberts is tied for No. 16 on vault, Kari Lee is tied for No. 21 on vault and Cristal Isa and Missy Reinstadtler are tied for No. 21 on bars. See sidebar on page 2 for Utah's complete national rankings.
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Parking and Clear Bags
Due to construction on campus, there have been some significant changes to the 2019 gymnastics parking. There are still many parking options (see https://utahutes.com/documents/2019/1/26/gympark19_22jan19.pdf) and fans can ride TRAX and UTA free to the meet. A clear bag policy has also been implemented for meet nights at the Huntsman Center. Fans may bring in one clear bag no larger than 12 x 6 inches by or a one-gallon plastic storage bag. Fans are limited to one clear bag per person, along with a small clutch purse for privacy.
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Fanfare
Friday's meet is the annual Faculty/Staff Appreciation night and University of Utah faculty and staff may purchase half-priced tickets at https://utahtickets.com/facultystaff-discounts/#gymnastics-facultystaff-appreciation … Teddy bears will be given to the first 1,000 fans in the building to use in the Ford Teddy Bear Toss … The Kid Zone between portals 13-15 will be open from 5:30-7 p.m. and features a face painter, balloon artist, life-size Swoop Bobblehead, poster making station and more … The first 100 students can pick up a free MUSS thermal shirt outside section U.
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Chalk Talk
The Utes have reached the 197 bench mark in their first four meets for the first time in school history. Utah teams have started a season with a 197 three previous times (2004, 2005, 2018), but had never put together back-to-back 197's to start a season prior to this year … The Utes are competing at home for the first time since the season opener back on Jan. 5 … Utah went 3-0 on the road with wins over BYU, Oregon State and Arizona State … Junior MyKayla Skinner has 91 career victories, which ranks fourth in school history … Individual winners are Skinner (14), MaKenna Merrell-Giles (2), Cristal Isa (1), Kari Lee (1), Adrienne Randall (1) and Missy Reinstadtler (1) … The Utes have hit 92-of-96 routines … Gymnasts who have hit every routine without a fall are Skinner (16-16), Lee (12-12), Macey Roberts (8-8), Isa (7-7), Randall (6-6), Sydney Soloski (4-4), Hunter Dula (3-3) and Shannon McNatt (3-3).
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Ute Insider
Missy Reinstadtler has been limited in her training due to a sore foot and competed only on bars at ASU last weekend, tying for first with a career-high 9.95 … MyKayla Skinner has been named the Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week twice this season (Jan. 8 and Jan. 23). Cristal Isa was the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week on Jan. 8 … Sydney Soloski tied her career high on floor (9.925) at Arizona State.
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Winner Skinner
Two-time NCAA champion, two-time NCAA all-around runner-up and 18-time All-American MyKayla Skinner is one of the winningest gymnasts in Utah and Pac-12 history. Skinner holds the Utah record for all-around wins in a season (12 in 2017) and is second in career all-around wins (25, 2017-present). Her 91 total career wins ranks fourth in program history. Skinner won NCAA titles on floor in 2017 and vault in 2018. The Pac-12 all-around champion as a freshman and sophomore, Skinner owns Pac-12 records for most Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week awards in a season (7) and a career (14), as well as most Pac-12 Freshman of the Week awards (6).
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Series Shorts
Utah leads the series with Arizona 62-0 (21-0 in SLC) … Arizona is one of two Pac-12 teams that have never beaten the Utes. The other, Washington, has twice tied Utah in its 61-meet series history … For complete series results, see page 2.
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Scouting Arizona
Coach: John Court (2nd Season)
2018 NCAA Finish: No. 23
National Rank: 23
Record: 3-3, 1-1 Pac-12
Notes: Upset No. 12 California last week, scoring a season high in a 195.975-194.450 win over the visiting Bears … Christina Berg is No. 15 in the country on bars (9.888) and has a 9.925 season high … Top all-arounder is Maddi Leydin (39.150 best)
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