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Utes return home after big road win.
MEET WEEK
The No. 3-ranked Utah gymnasts (7-0, 3-0 Pac-12) return home to compete against No. 21 Oregon State (8-3, 3-0 Pac-12) after a two-meet road swing. The Utes and Beavers will square off at 1 p.m. MT on Saturday, Feb. 15 in the Huntsman Center. The meet will be aired on the Pac-12 Networks and ESPN 700 radio. Live stats are available here.
IN THE RANKINGS
With yet another season-high score, Utah is ranked No. 3 in the nation for the second-straight week and is the highest ranked team among Pac-12 programs. The Utes are ranked No. 4 on beam, No. 6 on floor, and No. 8 on vault and bars. Inside the top-25 individually for Utah, Kim Tessen is No. 7 on bars and No. 22 on vault. Cristal Isa is also individually ranked on beam and is No. 16.
FOR THE FANS
Saturday's meet is Character Day and kids are encouraged to wear costumes and dress as their favorite character. There will be 10 characters on the concourse pre-meet interacting with fans. The first 2,000 kids will receive an exclusive Red Utah Utes cape. The meet will also be the Utah gymnastics alumni meet. Megan Marsden will be recognized for her incredible achievements in her 39 years with the Utah gymnastics program as a Ute gymnast and legendary coach.
QUICK STICKS
• Utah has improved their team, bars, beam and floor scores in every outing this year through five meets.
• The Utes posted the third-highest beam score in the nation this season against California last week. The 49.625 beam score that won the meet for Utah only ranks behind Minnesota's 49.700 earned on beam and Florida's 49.675.
• Utah is just one of three teams in the nation this season to have scores of 197 or higher in at least four meets.
• Utah handed Cal their first home loss of the season last Saturday. The Golden Bears had not lost in Haas Pavilion in nearly two years with the last loss coming on Feb. 10, 2018. Dating back to the beginning of the 2017 season, Cal had won 17 of 19 matchups on their home floor.
• Utah has hit 115-120 routines this season. Gymnasts who have hit every routine are Maile O'Keefe (19-19), Alexia Burch (11-11), Abby Paulson (11-11), Emilie LeBlanc (10-10), Sydney Soloski (10-10), Adrienne Randall (9-9), Cammy Hall (5-5) and Hunter Dula (4-4).
• Individual winners this season are Tessen (6), Paulson (4), Soloski (4), Isa (3), O'Keefe (3), Burch (2), Dula (1), LeBlanc (1) and Randall (1).
BEAM QUEENS
Utah's beam lineup scored its highest beam score of the season – 49.625 – and the third highest beam score of the year across the nation when it counted the most. Utah and Cal were tied heading into the final rotation and thanks to a trio of 9.95s and a low score of just 9.875 left to be dropped, the Utes surged ahead of Cal's floor set to win the top-15 matchup on the road.
Emilie LeBlanc and Alexia Burch each earned 9.875s to set the tone. Maile O'Keefe continued the hot start and added a season-high 9.95. Following a 9.90 from Cristal Isa, a pair of 9.95-worthy routines from Adrienne Randall and Abby Paulson solidified the Ute win. The event score of 49.625 was just .025 shy of matching Utah's all-time beam record of 49.650 recorded in the 1995 season.
UNDERCLASSMEN STEPPING UP
Of Utah's 120 routines this season, Ute underclassmen have made up 52.5 percent of the routines. Utah's beam lineup has had 20-of-30 routines (66.7 percent) belong to underclassmen, while floor has seen 18-of-30 routines (60 percent) performed by sophomores and freshmen. On bars, the 30 routines have been split 50-50. Freshman Abby Paulson has claimed four event victories through five meets, while sophomore Cristal Isa and freshman Maile O'Keefe have each earned three titles to add to the impactful sophomore and freshman classes.
SERIES SHORTS
Utah leads the all-time series with Oregon State 71-10-1, which includes being undefeated against the Beavers in Salt Lake City (34-0). Utah has won the last six matchups. Last season, Cristal Isa and Adrienne Randall were individual winners in the road meet win at Oregon State. Isa and Randall tied for first on beam with 9.85 scores. The win marked the duo's first college victories.
SCOUTING OREGON STATE
Acting Head Coach: Michael Chaplin
2019 NCAA Finish: No. 6
National Rank: 21
Record: 8-3, 3-0 Pac-12
Notes: Season-high score of 196.825 came in dual meet against Stanford … Coming off a second-place finish in a tri-meet against LSU and Arizona State, where the Beavers narrowly finished behind No. 9 LSU by .100 (196.700-196.800) … Oregon State is ranked No. 7 on beam and No. 15 on floor … Kaitlyn Yanish is ranked tied for No. 10 on floor with a season average of 9.908.
UP NEXT
Utah gymnastics will begin its next road stretch of the season with a top-five matchup against Pac-12 rival UCLA. The No. 3 Utes and No. 4 Bruins will meet on Sunday, Feb. 23 at 4 p.m. MT in Pauley Pavilion. The highly anticipated meet will be televised on ESPN2.
The No. 3-ranked Utah gymnasts (7-0, 3-0 Pac-12) return home to compete against No. 21 Oregon State (8-3, 3-0 Pac-12) after a two-meet road swing. The Utes and Beavers will square off at 1 p.m. MT on Saturday, Feb. 15 in the Huntsman Center. The meet will be aired on the Pac-12 Networks and ESPN 700 radio. Live stats are available here.
IN THE RANKINGS
With yet another season-high score, Utah is ranked No. 3 in the nation for the second-straight week and is the highest ranked team among Pac-12 programs. The Utes are ranked No. 4 on beam, No. 6 on floor, and No. 8 on vault and bars. Inside the top-25 individually for Utah, Kim Tessen is No. 7 on bars and No. 22 on vault. Cristal Isa is also individually ranked on beam and is No. 16.
FOR THE FANS
Saturday's meet is Character Day and kids are encouraged to wear costumes and dress as their favorite character. There will be 10 characters on the concourse pre-meet interacting with fans. The first 2,000 kids will receive an exclusive Red Utah Utes cape. The meet will also be the Utah gymnastics alumni meet. Megan Marsden will be recognized for her incredible achievements in her 39 years with the Utah gymnastics program as a Ute gymnast and legendary coach.
QUICK STICKS
• Utah has improved their team, bars, beam and floor scores in every outing this year through five meets.
• The Utes posted the third-highest beam score in the nation this season against California last week. The 49.625 beam score that won the meet for Utah only ranks behind Minnesota's 49.700 earned on beam and Florida's 49.675.
• Utah is just one of three teams in the nation this season to have scores of 197 or higher in at least four meets.
• Utah handed Cal their first home loss of the season last Saturday. The Golden Bears had not lost in Haas Pavilion in nearly two years with the last loss coming on Feb. 10, 2018. Dating back to the beginning of the 2017 season, Cal had won 17 of 19 matchups on their home floor.
• Utah has hit 115-120 routines this season. Gymnasts who have hit every routine are Maile O'Keefe (19-19), Alexia Burch (11-11), Abby Paulson (11-11), Emilie LeBlanc (10-10), Sydney Soloski (10-10), Adrienne Randall (9-9), Cammy Hall (5-5) and Hunter Dula (4-4).
• Individual winners this season are Tessen (6), Paulson (4), Soloski (4), Isa (3), O'Keefe (3), Burch (2), Dula (1), LeBlanc (1) and Randall (1).
BEAM QUEENS
Utah's beam lineup scored its highest beam score of the season – 49.625 – and the third highest beam score of the year across the nation when it counted the most. Utah and Cal were tied heading into the final rotation and thanks to a trio of 9.95s and a low score of just 9.875 left to be dropped, the Utes surged ahead of Cal's floor set to win the top-15 matchup on the road.
Emilie LeBlanc and Alexia Burch each earned 9.875s to set the tone. Maile O'Keefe continued the hot start and added a season-high 9.95. Following a 9.90 from Cristal Isa, a pair of 9.95-worthy routines from Adrienne Randall and Abby Paulson solidified the Ute win. The event score of 49.625 was just .025 shy of matching Utah's all-time beam record of 49.650 recorded in the 1995 season.
UNDERCLASSMEN STEPPING UP
Of Utah's 120 routines this season, Ute underclassmen have made up 52.5 percent of the routines. Utah's beam lineup has had 20-of-30 routines (66.7 percent) belong to underclassmen, while floor has seen 18-of-30 routines (60 percent) performed by sophomores and freshmen. On bars, the 30 routines have been split 50-50. Freshman Abby Paulson has claimed four event victories through five meets, while sophomore Cristal Isa and freshman Maile O'Keefe have each earned three titles to add to the impactful sophomore and freshman classes.
SERIES SHORTS
Utah leads the all-time series with Oregon State 71-10-1, which includes being undefeated against the Beavers in Salt Lake City (34-0). Utah has won the last six matchups. Last season, Cristal Isa and Adrienne Randall were individual winners in the road meet win at Oregon State. Isa and Randall tied for first on beam with 9.85 scores. The win marked the duo's first college victories.
SCOUTING OREGON STATE
Acting Head Coach: Michael Chaplin
2019 NCAA Finish: No. 6
National Rank: 21
Record: 8-3, 3-0 Pac-12
Notes: Season-high score of 196.825 came in dual meet against Stanford … Coming off a second-place finish in a tri-meet against LSU and Arizona State, where the Beavers narrowly finished behind No. 9 LSU by .100 (196.700-196.800) … Oregon State is ranked No. 7 on beam and No. 15 on floor … Kaitlyn Yanish is ranked tied for No. 10 on floor with a season average of 9.908.
UP NEXT
Utah gymnastics will begin its next road stretch of the season with a top-five matchup against Pac-12 rival UCLA. The No. 3 Utes and No. 4 Bruins will meet on Sunday, Feb. 23 at 4 p.m. MT in Pauley Pavilion. The highly anticipated meet will be televised on ESPN2.
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