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Friday, December 9
Salt Lake City, UT
6:45 PM
University of Utah
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Red Rocks Preview
Utah Gymnastics Set For Red Rocks Preview On Friday, Dec. 9
11/30/2022 10:26 AM | Gymnastics
Fans to get first look at the 2023 Red Rocks with free admission at annual intrasquad.
SALT LAKE CITY – Utah Gymnastics is set to make its return to the Jon M. Huntsman Center on Friday, Dec. 9, for its annual Red Rocks Preview. The Utes will showcase routines at the intrasquad event beginning with introductions at 6:45 p.m. MT. Admission to the event is free and all seating will be general admission. The meet will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks, while Utah's flagship radio ESPN 700 will also broadcast the event.
FAN FACTS
• Doors open to the public at 5:30 p.m. MT.
• MyKayla Skinner will be in the concourse for a meet & greet before the event begins, while the entire Utah Gymnastics team will have a post-meet autograph session.
• The Kids Zone will be in sections 11-15, and there will be snowflake and ornament making activities, as well as a face painter and balloon artist prior to the meet.
• Free Utah Gymnastics team posters and calendars will be available in the concourse while supplies last.
• Utah gymnasts will debut the Red Rocks Collection, which is a leotard collection that features 15 unique leotards designed by each gymnast on the team. Each leotard will be on sale throughout the 2023 season.
GETTING TO THE MEET
• Fans are able to ride TRAX for free with their meet ticket. For Red Rocks Preview, fans will not have a proof of ticket, but can tell the employee they are going to the Utah Gymnastics meet.
• Parking will be free in every lot for the event. Fans can park at Rice-Eccles Stadium and take TRAX for free up to the arena.
• There will be a new "Red Rocks Express" this season, which is a free shuttle service from the Guardsman Way Tailgate lot and Broadcast Center lot on Wasatch Drive. The shuttle will run continuously before and after the meet. Fans can view the parking map, including Red Rocks Express routes, here (PDF).
QUICK STICKS
• Head coach Tom Farden enters his eighth year as head coach of the program and his 13th overall. Utah's coaching staff is in its second year as a whole together with associate head coach Carly Dockendorf heading into her sixth season overall, while assistant coaches Jimmy Pratt and Myia Hambrick begin their second years with the team.
• Utah returns 21-of-24 routines from last year's third-place finish at the NCAA Championships.
• Utah is coming off its third consecutive Pac-12 Regular Season Championship, second-straight and fifth overall Pac-12 Championship, and an NCAA Regional title.
• Jaedyn Rucker is the reigning vault national champion. Rucker became the fifth Red Rock in history to win the national vault title. Rucker's vault title marked the second year in a row a Red Rock won a national title after Maile O'Keefe won the uneven bars and floor titles in 2021.
• Utah's roster contains eight All-Americans: O'Keefe (11-time All-American), Cristal Isa (5x), Grace McCallum (5x), Abby Paulson (4x), Abby Brenner (1x), Kara Eaker (1x), Rucker (1x), and Sage Thompson (1x).
• Utah welcomes freshmen Makenna Smith and Sarah Krump, along with Michigan transfer Abby Brenner to the 2023 roster. Smith, a former elite, was a two-time medalist at the Junior Olympic National Championships and Krump was also a J.O. National Championships qualifier. Brenner won a national championship during her time at Michigan and is an All-American on vault, as well as three-time All-Big Ten selection.
SEASON TICKETS
Fans can purchase season tickets for the 2023 season now by calling the Utah Ticket Office at 801-581-8849 or purchase online. Single meet tickets will be available in the coming weeks. For a full look at the 2023 schedule, click here.
LOOKING AHEAD
Utah Gymnastics will host LSU to kick off the 2023 season, welcoming the Tigers to the Jon M. Huntsman Center on Friday, Jan. 6. Utah and LSU will compete at 7 p.m. MT on ESPN2 in the home opener. The nationally televised meet will be one of three regular season meets televised on an ESPN network for the Red Rocks in 2023.
The following week, Utah will stay local and make the short drive to the Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah, to compete in the Rio Tinto Best of Utah. The Red Rocks are set to take on BYU, Southern Utah and Utah State at 7 p.m. MT on Friday, Jan. 13. Tickets for the meet against LSU are available here, while fans wishing to catch the quad meet at the Maverik Center can purchase tickets here.
FAN FACTS
• Doors open to the public at 5:30 p.m. MT.
• MyKayla Skinner will be in the concourse for a meet & greet before the event begins, while the entire Utah Gymnastics team will have a post-meet autograph session.
• The Kids Zone will be in sections 11-15, and there will be snowflake and ornament making activities, as well as a face painter and balloon artist prior to the meet.
• Free Utah Gymnastics team posters and calendars will be available in the concourse while supplies last.
• Utah gymnasts will debut the Red Rocks Collection, which is a leotard collection that features 15 unique leotards designed by each gymnast on the team. Each leotard will be on sale throughout the 2023 season.
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— Utah Gymnastics (@UtahGymnastics) October 24, 2022
Our gymnasts have each designed their leo & all 15 will be debuted at RRP on 12.9! The limited edition leos will be on sale throughout the '23 szn & all proceeds will be donated to charity. pic.twitter.com/JNpvlnkri3
GETTING TO THE MEET
• Fans are able to ride TRAX for free with their meet ticket. For Red Rocks Preview, fans will not have a proof of ticket, but can tell the employee they are going to the Utah Gymnastics meet.
• Parking will be free in every lot for the event. Fans can park at Rice-Eccles Stadium and take TRAX for free up to the arena.
• There will be a new "Red Rocks Express" this season, which is a free shuttle service from the Guardsman Way Tailgate lot and Broadcast Center lot on Wasatch Drive. The shuttle will run continuously before and after the meet. Fans can view the parking map, including Red Rocks Express routes, here (PDF).
QUICK STICKS
• Head coach Tom Farden enters his eighth year as head coach of the program and his 13th overall. Utah's coaching staff is in its second year as a whole together with associate head coach Carly Dockendorf heading into her sixth season overall, while assistant coaches Jimmy Pratt and Myia Hambrick begin their second years with the team.
• Utah returns 21-of-24 routines from last year's third-place finish at the NCAA Championships.
• Utah is coming off its third consecutive Pac-12 Regular Season Championship, second-straight and fifth overall Pac-12 Championship, and an NCAA Regional title.
• Jaedyn Rucker is the reigning vault national champion. Rucker became the fifth Red Rock in history to win the national vault title. Rucker's vault title marked the second year in a row a Red Rock won a national title after Maile O'Keefe won the uneven bars and floor titles in 2021.
• Utah's roster contains eight All-Americans: O'Keefe (11-time All-American), Cristal Isa (5x), Grace McCallum (5x), Abby Paulson (4x), Abby Brenner (1x), Kara Eaker (1x), Rucker (1x), and Sage Thompson (1x).
• Utah welcomes freshmen Makenna Smith and Sarah Krump, along with Michigan transfer Abby Brenner to the 2023 roster. Smith, a former elite, was a two-time medalist at the Junior Olympic National Championships and Krump was also a J.O. National Championships qualifier. Brenner won a national championship during her time at Michigan and is an All-American on vault, as well as three-time All-Big Ten selection.
SEASON TICKETS
Fans can purchase season tickets for the 2023 season now by calling the Utah Ticket Office at 801-581-8849 or purchase online. Single meet tickets will be available in the coming weeks. For a full look at the 2023 schedule, click here.
LOOKING AHEAD
Utah Gymnastics will host LSU to kick off the 2023 season, welcoming the Tigers to the Jon M. Huntsman Center on Friday, Jan. 6. Utah and LSU will compete at 7 p.m. MT on ESPN2 in the home opener. The nationally televised meet will be one of three regular season meets televised on an ESPN network for the Red Rocks in 2023.
The following week, Utah will stay local and make the short drive to the Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah, to compete in the Rio Tinto Best of Utah. The Red Rocks are set to take on BYU, Southern Utah and Utah State at 7 p.m. MT on Friday, Jan. 13. Tickets for the meet against LSU are available here, while fans wishing to catch the quad meet at the Maverik Center can purchase tickets here.
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— Utah Gymnastics (@UtahGymnastics) November 7, 2022
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