Saturday, February 1
Tucson, AZ
2:00 PM
University of Utah
at
Arizona
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No. 4 Utah Gymnastics Ready For Road Meet at No. 21 Arizona
1/27/2020 11:05 AM | Gymnastics
Utes set to take on Wildcats on Saturday in Tucson.
MEET WEEK
The No. 4-ranked Utah gymnastics team (5-0, 1-0 Pac-12) will head to Tucson, Ariz., to compete against No. 21 Arizona (5-2, 0-1 Pac-12) on Saturday, Feb. 1. Utah's first road dual meet will start at 2 p.m. MT at the McKale Center. The meet will be streamed on Arizona's Pac-12 Plus live stream and is available here. Live stats are also available here.
IN THE RANKINGS
Utah moved up one spot in the RoadToNationals rankings, entering Week 4 as the nation's No. 4 team. Utah's event rankings saw improvements on bars, beam, and floor, while vault stayed put from the previous week's rankings. The Utes rank No. 5 on vault, No. 5 on beam, No. 6 on floor, and No. 8 on bars. Kim Tessen is No. 8 on vault and No. 9 on bars. Cristal Isa ranks No. 17 on beam, while Hunter Dula rose in the bars rankings and is No. 21.
QUICK STICKS
• Utah will begin the portion of their season where four of the next five meets are on the road. All against current top-25 programs, Utah's next five meets are: at Arizona, at California, home against Oregon State, at UCLA, and at Washington.
• The capacity crowd of 15,558 fans against Arizona State was the first capacity crowd at the Huntsman Center this season and the eighth crowd of 15,558 all-time. Utah's other home meet against Kentucky saw a crowd of 14,417 fans.
• Utah earned season-bests against Arizona State on bars (49.275), beam (49.300), and final score (197.050), while matching their season-high floor score (49.325).
CHALK TALK
• The lineups on vault, bars, and floor remained the same from the Best of Utah meet to Arizona State. Utah's beam lineup saw Adrienne Randall slide up to the No. 3 position, where she earned a season-high 9.875, while Abby Paulson and Cristal Isa moved into the No. 4 and No. 5 positions, respectively.
• Five Utes earned career-bests on their respective events against Arizona State, while Emilie LeBlanc matched a career-best on beam she had previously scored while at Maryland. Earning career-marks were Alexia Burch (vault), Hunter Dula (bars), Isa (bars, floor), Maile O'Keefe (vault, bars, floor, all-around), and Paulson (floor).
• Individual winners this season are Kim Tessen (5), Isa (3), Paulson (2), Burch (1), Dula (1), LeBlanc (1), O'Keefe (1) and Sydney Soloski (1).
• Utah has hit 69-72 routines this season. Gymnasts who have hit every routine without a fall are O'Keefe (11-11), Burch (7-7), LeBlanc (6-6), Paulson (6-6), Randall (6-6), Soloski (6-6), Dula (3-3), and Cammy Hall (3-3).
SHARING THE SPOTLIGHT
Through three meets this season, Utah has seen eight different gymnasts earn an event victory. The Red Rocks have competed 11 gymnasts this year and the eight Utes stepping up to earn event victories exhibits the depth on the team and the ability of different gymnasts to make an impact. Against Arizona State, six different Red Rocks claimed event victories, which included Hunter Dula and Maile O'Keefe earning their first career wins. Emilie LeBlanc earned her first win as a Ute on beam, Cristal Isa won her first career bars and floor titles, while Abby Paulson also claimed her first floor title. For a complete breakdown on season and career victories, see sidebar on page 12.
SERIES SHORTS
Utah leads the series with Arizona 64-0 (14-0 in Tucson). Arizona is one of two teams that has never beaten Utah with the other being Washington, who has tied Utah twice. Last season, Utah beat Arizona in Salt Lake City 197.075-195.400. Alexia Burch won her first career victory on vault against the Wildcats with a 9.90, while Adrienne Randall won the floor title from her career-high 9.95 performance.
SCOUTING ARIZONA
Coach: John Court (3rd Season)
2019 NCAA Finish: No. 35
National Rank: 21
Record: 5-2, 0-1 Pac-12
Notes: Scored season-high 196.150 in loss against Oregon State last week where 11 gymnasts earned season-highs and six earned career-high scores … Hit the 49-plus mark on vault, beam, and floor against Oregon State which were all season highs … Maddi Leydin had season debut in the all-around against OSU and won the vault title with a 9.90 … Christina Berg ranks No. 30 on bars with a season-high 9.90.
UP NEXT
Utah will continue road action when the Utes take on No. 10 California on Saturday, Feb. 8 in Berkeley, Calif. The Red Rocks and Golden Bears will compete in Haas Pavilion at 1:30 p.m. MT with the meet televised on the Pac-12 Networks.
The No. 4-ranked Utah gymnastics team (5-0, 1-0 Pac-12) will head to Tucson, Ariz., to compete against No. 21 Arizona (5-2, 0-1 Pac-12) on Saturday, Feb. 1. Utah's first road dual meet will start at 2 p.m. MT at the McKale Center. The meet will be streamed on Arizona's Pac-12 Plus live stream and is available here. Live stats are also available here.
IN THE RANKINGS
Utah moved up one spot in the RoadToNationals rankings, entering Week 4 as the nation's No. 4 team. Utah's event rankings saw improvements on bars, beam, and floor, while vault stayed put from the previous week's rankings. The Utes rank No. 5 on vault, No. 5 on beam, No. 6 on floor, and No. 8 on bars. Kim Tessen is No. 8 on vault and No. 9 on bars. Cristal Isa ranks No. 17 on beam, while Hunter Dula rose in the bars rankings and is No. 21.
QUICK STICKS
• Utah will begin the portion of their season where four of the next five meets are on the road. All against current top-25 programs, Utah's next five meets are: at Arizona, at California, home against Oregon State, at UCLA, and at Washington.
• The capacity crowd of 15,558 fans against Arizona State was the first capacity crowd at the Huntsman Center this season and the eighth crowd of 15,558 all-time. Utah's other home meet against Kentucky saw a crowd of 14,417 fans.
• Utah earned season-bests against Arizona State on bars (49.275), beam (49.300), and final score (197.050), while matching their season-high floor score (49.325).
CHALK TALK
• The lineups on vault, bars, and floor remained the same from the Best of Utah meet to Arizona State. Utah's beam lineup saw Adrienne Randall slide up to the No. 3 position, where she earned a season-high 9.875, while Abby Paulson and Cristal Isa moved into the No. 4 and No. 5 positions, respectively.
• Five Utes earned career-bests on their respective events against Arizona State, while Emilie LeBlanc matched a career-best on beam she had previously scored while at Maryland. Earning career-marks were Alexia Burch (vault), Hunter Dula (bars), Isa (bars, floor), Maile O'Keefe (vault, bars, floor, all-around), and Paulson (floor).
• Individual winners this season are Kim Tessen (5), Isa (3), Paulson (2), Burch (1), Dula (1), LeBlanc (1), O'Keefe (1) and Sydney Soloski (1).
• Utah has hit 69-72 routines this season. Gymnasts who have hit every routine without a fall are O'Keefe (11-11), Burch (7-7), LeBlanc (6-6), Paulson (6-6), Randall (6-6), Soloski (6-6), Dula (3-3), and Cammy Hall (3-3).
SHARING THE SPOTLIGHT
Through three meets this season, Utah has seen eight different gymnasts earn an event victory. The Red Rocks have competed 11 gymnasts this year and the eight Utes stepping up to earn event victories exhibits the depth on the team and the ability of different gymnasts to make an impact. Against Arizona State, six different Red Rocks claimed event victories, which included Hunter Dula and Maile O'Keefe earning their first career wins. Emilie LeBlanc earned her first win as a Ute on beam, Cristal Isa won her first career bars and floor titles, while Abby Paulson also claimed her first floor title. For a complete breakdown on season and career victories, see sidebar on page 12.
SERIES SHORTS
Utah leads the series with Arizona 64-0 (14-0 in Tucson). Arizona is one of two teams that has never beaten Utah with the other being Washington, who has tied Utah twice. Last season, Utah beat Arizona in Salt Lake City 197.075-195.400. Alexia Burch won her first career victory on vault against the Wildcats with a 9.90, while Adrienne Randall won the floor title from her career-high 9.95 performance.
SCOUTING ARIZONA
Coach: John Court (3rd Season)
2019 NCAA Finish: No. 35
National Rank: 21
Record: 5-2, 0-1 Pac-12
Notes: Scored season-high 196.150 in loss against Oregon State last week where 11 gymnasts earned season-highs and six earned career-high scores … Hit the 49-plus mark on vault, beam, and floor against Oregon State which were all season highs … Maddi Leydin had season debut in the all-around against OSU and won the vault title with a 9.90 … Christina Berg ranks No. 30 on bars with a season-high 9.90.
UP NEXT
Utah will continue road action when the Utes take on No. 10 California on Saturday, Feb. 8 in Berkeley, Calif. The Red Rocks and Golden Bears will compete in Haas Pavilion at 1:30 p.m. MT with the meet televised on the Pac-12 Networks.
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