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Ute Gymnasts Close Regular Season at Georgia
3/11/2019 10:00 AM | Gymnastics
This Week in Utah Gymnastics
The No. 6 Utah gymnasts (10-2, 5-1 Pac-12) will close their dual meet season at No. 8 Georgia (9-4, 4-3 SEC) in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Mar. 16 at 4 p.m. ET/2 p.m. MT. The meet will be televised on SEC Network Plus, which is available through the ESPN app. Live Utah commentary and scores for will be provided on UtahUtes.com.
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In the Rankings
While off with a bye last week, Utah slipped one place in the rankings to No. 6 in the country. The Utes are No. 2 in the nation on vault, No. 4 on floor, No. 5 on bars and No. 10 on beam. MyKayla Skinner is No. 2 (tie) in the all-around, No. 2 on vault, No. 4 (tie) on bars, No. 9 (tie) on floor and No. 18 (tie) on beam. MaKenna Merrell-Giles is No. 12 in the all-around, No. 6 on vault and No. 25 (tie) on floor. Kari Lee is No. 14 (tie) on beam and Sydney Soloski is No.25 (tie) on floor. See sidebar on page 2 for Utah's complete national rankings.
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Attendance Champs!
The Utah gymnasts have won their ninth all-sport attendance title for women and their 35th gymnastics attendance crown by averaging 14,842 fans a meet in the Huntsman Center. Utah gymnastics also led all women's sports in attendance in 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. Utah's 2019 attendance ranks fifth in school and NCAA gymnastics history. Utah drew the five biggest gymnastics crowds in the country this year, including sellouts of 15,558 vs. Arizona, California and UCLA. The 2019 Utes also set a new mark for season tickets (9,830). For more on Utah's attendance, see page 14.
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Chalk Talk
The 10-2 Utes are 4-0 on the road this season. Utah's losses were to No. 5 LSU at the GymQuarters Invitational in St. Charles, Mo., and to No. 2 UCLA at home … The Utes are coming off the 12th regular-season bye in the 44-year history of the program. Other regular-season byes were in 1977, 1978 (2), 1980, 1982, 1993, 2001, 2008 (2), 2012 and 2018 … After concluding the regular season at Georgia this Saturday, the Utes will begin postseason play on Saturday, Mar. 23 at the Pac-12 Championships in West Valley City, Utah. The Utes were 5-1 in Pac-12 dual meets … The 2019 Utes have scored above a 197.000 in all 10 meets thus far, setting a school record for consecutive 197.000 scores. The old record was seven.
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Ute Insider
MyKayla Skinner is one of three gymnasts in the country to score a 9.95 or better on every event. The others are Sarah Finnegan of LSU and Kyla Ross of UCLA. Skinner has a 9.95 high on bars (4 times) and beam, and a 9.975 high on vault (3 times) and floor this season … Individual winners are Skinner (26), MaKenna Merrell-Giles (10), Kari Lee (4), Adrienne Randall (3), Missy Reinstadtler (3), Alexia Burch (1), Cristal Isa (1) and Sydney Soloski (1) … The Utes have hit 231-of-238 routines … Gymnasts who have hit every routine without a fall are Skinner (37-37), Lee (36-36), Macey Roberts (20-20), Randall (18-18), Hunter Dula (8-8), Cristal Isa (7-7) and Shannon McNatt (6-6) … Skinner has been named the Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week three times this season (Jan. 8, Jan. 23, Jan. 29). Isa was the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week on Jan. 8 and Adrienne Randall was the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week on Feb. 5.
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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 (26, 2017-present). Her 103 total career wins ranks third 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 (15), as well as most Pac-12 Freshman of the Week awards (6).
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The Series
The Utes trail the all-time series with Georgia 26-28-1 and are 3-12 in Athens, where they last won in 2011. For complete series results, see page 2.
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Scouting Georgia
Coach (year): Courtney Kupets Carter (2nd year)
2018 NCAA Finish: 7th
National Rank: No. 8
Record: 9-4 (4-3 SEC)
Notes: Georgia head coach Courtney Kupets Carter was an NCAA champion for Georgia from 2006-09. Her brother Chris Kupets played one season for the Utah men's basketball team in 2010-11 … Season high 197.475 in a home win over Arkansas on Feb. 1 … Upset No. 3 Florida, 197.450-197.375, on the road on Feb. 22 … Scored a 197.350 to beat Minnesota, Arkansas and Michigan State in last week's Elevate the Stage meet.
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The No. 6 Utah gymnasts (10-2, 5-1 Pac-12) will close their dual meet season at No. 8 Georgia (9-4, 4-3 SEC) in Athens, Ga., on Saturday, Mar. 16 at 4 p.m. ET/2 p.m. MT. The meet will be televised on SEC Network Plus, which is available through the ESPN app. Live Utah commentary and scores for will be provided on UtahUtes.com.
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In the Rankings
While off with a bye last week, Utah slipped one place in the rankings to No. 6 in the country. The Utes are No. 2 in the nation on vault, No. 4 on floor, No. 5 on bars and No. 10 on beam. MyKayla Skinner is No. 2 (tie) in the all-around, No. 2 on vault, No. 4 (tie) on bars, No. 9 (tie) on floor and No. 18 (tie) on beam. MaKenna Merrell-Giles is No. 12 in the all-around, No. 6 on vault and No. 25 (tie) on floor. Kari Lee is No. 14 (tie) on beam and Sydney Soloski is No.25 (tie) on floor. See sidebar on page 2 for Utah's complete national rankings.
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Attendance Champs!
The Utah gymnasts have won their ninth all-sport attendance title for women and their 35th gymnastics attendance crown by averaging 14,842 fans a meet in the Huntsman Center. Utah gymnastics also led all women's sports in attendance in 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018. Utah's 2019 attendance ranks fifth in school and NCAA gymnastics history. Utah drew the five biggest gymnastics crowds in the country this year, including sellouts of 15,558 vs. Arizona, California and UCLA. The 2019 Utes also set a new mark for season tickets (9,830). For more on Utah's attendance, see page 14.
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Chalk Talk
The 10-2 Utes are 4-0 on the road this season. Utah's losses were to No. 5 LSU at the GymQuarters Invitational in St. Charles, Mo., and to No. 2 UCLA at home … The Utes are coming off the 12th regular-season bye in the 44-year history of the program. Other regular-season byes were in 1977, 1978 (2), 1980, 1982, 1993, 2001, 2008 (2), 2012 and 2018 … After concluding the regular season at Georgia this Saturday, the Utes will begin postseason play on Saturday, Mar. 23 at the Pac-12 Championships in West Valley City, Utah. The Utes were 5-1 in Pac-12 dual meets … The 2019 Utes have scored above a 197.000 in all 10 meets thus far, setting a school record for consecutive 197.000 scores. The old record was seven.
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Ute Insider
MyKayla Skinner is one of three gymnasts in the country to score a 9.95 or better on every event. The others are Sarah Finnegan of LSU and Kyla Ross of UCLA. Skinner has a 9.95 high on bars (4 times) and beam, and a 9.975 high on vault (3 times) and floor this season … Individual winners are Skinner (26), MaKenna Merrell-Giles (10), Kari Lee (4), Adrienne Randall (3), Missy Reinstadtler (3), Alexia Burch (1), Cristal Isa (1) and Sydney Soloski (1) … The Utes have hit 231-of-238 routines … Gymnasts who have hit every routine without a fall are Skinner (37-37), Lee (36-36), Macey Roberts (20-20), Randall (18-18), Hunter Dula (8-8), Cristal Isa (7-7) and Shannon McNatt (6-6) … Skinner has been named the Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week three times this season (Jan. 8, Jan. 23, Jan. 29). Isa was the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week on Jan. 8 and Adrienne Randall was the Pac-12 Freshman of the Week on Feb. 5.
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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 (26, 2017-present). Her 103 total career wins ranks third 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 (15), as well as most Pac-12 Freshman of the Week awards (6).
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The Series
The Utes trail the all-time series with Georgia 26-28-1 and are 3-12 in Athens, where they last won in 2011. For complete series results, see page 2.
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Scouting Georgia
Coach (year): Courtney Kupets Carter (2nd year)
2018 NCAA Finish: 7th
National Rank: No. 8
Record: 9-4 (4-3 SEC)
Notes: Georgia head coach Courtney Kupets Carter was an NCAA champion for Georgia from 2006-09. Her brother Chris Kupets played one season for the Utah men's basketball team in 2010-11 … Season high 197.475 in a home win over Arkansas on Feb. 1 … Upset No. 3 Florida, 197.450-197.375, on the road on Feb. 22 … Scored a 197.350 to beat Minnesota, Arkansas and Michigan State in last week's Elevate the Stage meet.
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