Completed Event: Gymnastics versus NCAA Championship Final on April 19, 2025 , , 4th of 4 (197.2375)
Final Score
Gymnastics
4th of 4 (197.2375)
vs NCAA Championship Final
Sunday, February 23
Los Angeles, CA
4:00 PM
University of Utah
at
UCLA
Photo by: Deena Lofgren
No. 3 Utah Gymnastics Travels To No. 3 UCLA For Pac-12 Showdown
2/17/2020 11:53 AM | Gymnastics
Top-five matchup this Sunday to be nationally televised on ESPN2.
MEET WEEK
With both programs ranked tied at No. 3 in the nation, Utah gymnastics (8-0, 4-0 Pac-12) heads to Los Angeles to compete in the top-five showdown against UCLA (8-2, 3-1 Pac-12) on Sunday, Feb. 23 at 3 p.m. PT/4 p.m. MT in Pauley Pavilion. The marquee matchup of the Pac-12 Conference season will be nationally televised on ESPN2. Bart Conner and Kathy Johnson Clarke will be on the call for ESPN2. Live stats are available here.
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IN THE RANKINGS
In the final week based on average score, Utah remains ranked No. 3 in the nation. Rankings will move to the regional qualifying score next week. The Utes are ranked No. 4 on beam for the third straight week, while both vault and bars rose in the team rankings to No. 6. Utah's season-low floor score last week dropped the Utes to No. 12 on the event. Kim Tessen is No. 6 in the nation on bars and is No. 13 on vault. Cristal Isa is No. 10 on beam, while Maile O'Keefe cracked into the top-25 on beam and is No. 23.
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QUICK STICKS
• Utah has started the season 8-0 for the first time since the 2015 season.
• Utah is one of three teams in the nation to have recorded a 49.600 or higher on beam in at least two meets this season. Minnesota and Florida join the Utes as the teams to have produced multiple 49.600 or higher scores. Utah holds the two highest beam scores in the Pac-12 this year.
• The Utes are one of four teams in the nation to score a 49.450 or higher on vault this season with Florida, LSU, and Oklahoma. The 49.450 vault score is the highest in the Pac-12 this season by 0.125.
• Against Oregon State, Utah recorded its ninth sellout crowd of 15,558 fans all-time and second this season. Through three home meets, Utah is averaging 15,178 fans to lead the nation and holds the country's three largest gymnastics crowds this year.
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RED HOT RIVALRY
Utah and UCLA have combined to win the previous six Pac-12 Championships and seven of the eight Pac-12 Championships to date. Utah won conference titles in 2014, 2015 and 2017, while UCLA's championships came in 2012, 2016, 2018 and 2019. The two teams have also combined to win 16 NCAA Championships. Utah and UCLA come in to the dual meet tied through Week 7 in season average score to rank No. 3. The matchup will mark the fourth-straight regular season dual meet between the programs where both teams are ranked in the top-five of the nation.
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BRINGING IT ON BEAM
Utah continued to shine on beam last week against Oregon State and put together a 49.600 event score to follow the 49.625 earned at Cal the week prior. The Utes rank No. 4 in the nation on beam and No. 1 in the Pac-12. The strength for the Red Rocks comes from the entire lineup doing their job from the top to the bottom. In the Pac-12, all six of Utah's beamers rank in the top-11 of the conference on beam. Cristal Isa and Maile O'Keefe rank No. 2 and No. 4, respectively, to sit inside the top-five. Adrienne Randall (No. 6), Abby Paulson (No. 9), Emilie LeBlanc (No. 10), and Alexia Burch (No. 11) round out the beam lineup that has been outstanding to this point of the season. All starters in the lineup in every meet, all six are averaging at least a 9.833, while Isa leads with a 9.892 average.
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CHALK TALK
• Utah has had 10 of the 12 competing gymnasts earn at least one event victory this season.
• Individual winners this season are Kim Tessen (7), Sydney Soloski (5), Cristal Isa (4), Maile O'Keefe (4), Abby Paulson (4), Alexia Burch (2), Hunter Dula (1), Emilie LeBlanc (1), Adrienne Randall (1), and Missy Reinstadtler (1).
• Three Utes have earned Pac-12 weekly award honors this season. Tessen (Jan. 14) and Randall (Feb. 12) were named Pac-12 Specialists of the Week, while O'Keefe earned a Pac-12 Freshman of the Week selection (Jan. 29).
• Utah has hit 137-144 routines this season. Gymnasts who have hit every routine are O'Keefe (21-21), Paulson (14-14), Burch (13-13), LeBlanc (12-12), Soloski (12-12), Randall (11-11), Cammy Hall (6-6), Dula (4-4), and Jillian Hoffman (2-2).
• Of Utah's 144 routines, Ute underclassmen have competed 76 of the total routines (52.7 percent).
• Tessen has scored a 9.90 or higher on at least one event in all six meets this year.
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SERIES SHORTS
Utah leads the all-time series with UCLA 54-36-1 and 12-9 in Los Angeles. The Utes dropped all three meetings against the Bruins last year in the dual meet and at the Pac-12 Championships and NCAA Championships. Utah's last win over UCLA was at Pauley Pavilion in 2018 where the Utes beat the Bruins by 0.125 (197.550-197.425) for their first win in Pauley since 2008. For complete series history, see page 2.
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SCOUTING UCLA
Head Coach: Chris Waller Â
2019 NCAA Finish: No. 3
National Rank: No. 3
Record: 8-2, 3-1 Pac-12
Notes: Scored a season-high 197.675 at home against Arizona two weeks ago … Two losses of the season have come from Oklahoma and Washington … UCLA returned all but three routines from last season's third-place NCAA Championships finish … The Bruins have eight All-Americans on the roster, including reigning NCAA vault and floor co-champion Kyla Ross … UCLA ranks first in the nation on floor and second on bars … Olympic gold medalist Kyla Ross is No. 1 in the nation on bars, No. 2 in the all-around, No. 4 on beam, No. 6 on floor and No. 8 on vault to lead UCLA.
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UP NEXT
The Red Rocks will wrap up the stretch of four road meets in five weeks when they head to Seattle to face No. 13 Washington on Sunday, March 1. The meet will begin at 2 p.m. PT/3 p.m. MT in Alaska Airlines Arena and will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks.
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With both programs ranked tied at No. 3 in the nation, Utah gymnastics (8-0, 4-0 Pac-12) heads to Los Angeles to compete in the top-five showdown against UCLA (8-2, 3-1 Pac-12) on Sunday, Feb. 23 at 3 p.m. PT/4 p.m. MT in Pauley Pavilion. The marquee matchup of the Pac-12 Conference season will be nationally televised on ESPN2. Bart Conner and Kathy Johnson Clarke will be on the call for ESPN2. Live stats are available here.
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IN THE RANKINGS
In the final week based on average score, Utah remains ranked No. 3 in the nation. Rankings will move to the regional qualifying score next week. The Utes are ranked No. 4 on beam for the third straight week, while both vault and bars rose in the team rankings to No. 6. Utah's season-low floor score last week dropped the Utes to No. 12 on the event. Kim Tessen is No. 6 in the nation on bars and is No. 13 on vault. Cristal Isa is No. 10 on beam, while Maile O'Keefe cracked into the top-25 on beam and is No. 23.
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QUICK STICKS
• Utah has started the season 8-0 for the first time since the 2015 season.
• Utah is one of three teams in the nation to have recorded a 49.600 or higher on beam in at least two meets this season. Minnesota and Florida join the Utes as the teams to have produced multiple 49.600 or higher scores. Utah holds the two highest beam scores in the Pac-12 this year.
• The Utes are one of four teams in the nation to score a 49.450 or higher on vault this season with Florida, LSU, and Oklahoma. The 49.450 vault score is the highest in the Pac-12 this season by 0.125.
• Against Oregon State, Utah recorded its ninth sellout crowd of 15,558 fans all-time and second this season. Through three home meets, Utah is averaging 15,178 fans to lead the nation and holds the country's three largest gymnastics crowds this year.
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RED HOT RIVALRY
Utah and UCLA have combined to win the previous six Pac-12 Championships and seven of the eight Pac-12 Championships to date. Utah won conference titles in 2014, 2015 and 2017, while UCLA's championships came in 2012, 2016, 2018 and 2019. The two teams have also combined to win 16 NCAA Championships. Utah and UCLA come in to the dual meet tied through Week 7 in season average score to rank No. 3. The matchup will mark the fourth-straight regular season dual meet between the programs where both teams are ranked in the top-five of the nation.
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BRINGING IT ON BEAM
Utah continued to shine on beam last week against Oregon State and put together a 49.600 event score to follow the 49.625 earned at Cal the week prior. The Utes rank No. 4 in the nation on beam and No. 1 in the Pac-12. The strength for the Red Rocks comes from the entire lineup doing their job from the top to the bottom. In the Pac-12, all six of Utah's beamers rank in the top-11 of the conference on beam. Cristal Isa and Maile O'Keefe rank No. 2 and No. 4, respectively, to sit inside the top-five. Adrienne Randall (No. 6), Abby Paulson (No. 9), Emilie LeBlanc (No. 10), and Alexia Burch (No. 11) round out the beam lineup that has been outstanding to this point of the season. All starters in the lineup in every meet, all six are averaging at least a 9.833, while Isa leads with a 9.892 average.
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CHALK TALK
• Utah has had 10 of the 12 competing gymnasts earn at least one event victory this season.
• Individual winners this season are Kim Tessen (7), Sydney Soloski (5), Cristal Isa (4), Maile O'Keefe (4), Abby Paulson (4), Alexia Burch (2), Hunter Dula (1), Emilie LeBlanc (1), Adrienne Randall (1), and Missy Reinstadtler (1).
• Three Utes have earned Pac-12 weekly award honors this season. Tessen (Jan. 14) and Randall (Feb. 12) were named Pac-12 Specialists of the Week, while O'Keefe earned a Pac-12 Freshman of the Week selection (Jan. 29).
• Utah has hit 137-144 routines this season. Gymnasts who have hit every routine are O'Keefe (21-21), Paulson (14-14), Burch (13-13), LeBlanc (12-12), Soloski (12-12), Randall (11-11), Cammy Hall (6-6), Dula (4-4), and Jillian Hoffman (2-2).
• Of Utah's 144 routines, Ute underclassmen have competed 76 of the total routines (52.7 percent).
• Tessen has scored a 9.90 or higher on at least one event in all six meets this year.
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SERIES SHORTS
Utah leads the all-time series with UCLA 54-36-1 and 12-9 in Los Angeles. The Utes dropped all three meetings against the Bruins last year in the dual meet and at the Pac-12 Championships and NCAA Championships. Utah's last win over UCLA was at Pauley Pavilion in 2018 where the Utes beat the Bruins by 0.125 (197.550-197.425) for their first win in Pauley since 2008. For complete series history, see page 2.
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SCOUTING UCLA
Head Coach: Chris Waller Â
2019 NCAA Finish: No. 3
National Rank: No. 3
Record: 8-2, 3-1 Pac-12
Notes: Scored a season-high 197.675 at home against Arizona two weeks ago … Two losses of the season have come from Oklahoma and Washington … UCLA returned all but three routines from last season's third-place NCAA Championships finish … The Bruins have eight All-Americans on the roster, including reigning NCAA vault and floor co-champion Kyla Ross … UCLA ranks first in the nation on floor and second on bars … Olympic gold medalist Kyla Ross is No. 1 in the nation on bars, No. 2 in the all-around, No. 4 on beam, No. 6 on floor and No. 8 on vault to lead UCLA.
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UP NEXT
The Red Rocks will wrap up the stretch of four road meets in five weeks when they head to Seattle to face No. 13 Washington on Sunday, March 1. The meet will begin at 2 p.m. PT/3 p.m. MT in Alaska Airlines Arena and will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks.
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