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#3 Utah Gymnastics Hosts Arizona for Senior Night This Friday
2/27/2023 3:48 PM | Gymnastics
Utes to honor six seniors prior to the meet at the Huntsman Center.
MEET WEEK
Third-ranked Utah Gymnastics closes out its 2023 home schedule this Friday, March 3, hosting the Arizona Wildcats at the Jon M. Huntsman Center for senior night. Introductions will begin at 6:45 p.m. MT and Utah will recognize its six seniors (Abby Brenner, Cristal Isa, Jillian Hoffman, Maile O'Keefe, Abby Paulson, and Jaedyn Rucker) during introductions. The meet will be live streamed, as well as broadcast on Utah's flagship radio ESPN 700.
FAN FACTS
• Doors open to the public at 5:30 p.m. MT. Tickets for the meet can be found here, while tickets in the upper bowl will be $3 to reflect Utah's third in the nation ranking this week. Upper bowl tickets can be found here.
• The Kids Zone will be in sections 11-15 prior to the meet, and there will be a face painter, balloon artist, and other activities.
• There will be light sticks and light up necklaces given away pre-meet.
• The Red Rocks Collection will be on sale on the concourse, as well as Red Rocks 'Top Gun' t-shirts.
GETTING TO THE MEET
• Fans can ride TRAX for free with their meet ticket.
• There is 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 2023 parking map, including Red Rocks Express routes, here.
IN THE RANKINGS
Utah improved one spot in the national rankings this week, moving up to third in the nation after being ranked fourth for five straight weeks. The Utes remained the top beam team in the country for the seventh week in a row, while ranking fourth on bars, fifth on vault, and ninth on floor.
The Utah beam lineup finds itself with four Red Rocks ranked in the top-25, led by Maile O'Keefe and Kara Eaker, who are ranked first and second in the nation, respectively. Abby Paulson is ranked 12th on beam nationally and Cristal Isa is 18th. Also in the bars rankings, O'Keefe is ranked 18th and Isa is ranked 24th. Rounding out the Utes in the top-25, Jaedyn Rucker is 12th in the nation on vault following her first career Perfect 10.
BY THE NUMBERS
• Utah is 60-1 at the Huntsman Center during the regular season in the past 11 seasons. Utah is 490-27 all-time in Salt Lake City.
• Utah's 198.550 against Cal is the third-best score in program history and the second highest in the nation this season.
• Utah scored a season high on bars and floor, while matching its season high on vault against Cal.
• Utah has scored a 49.600 or better on beam in six of eight meets.
• Utah has scored a 49.500 or better on bars the past four meets.
CHALK TALK
• Six Utes recorded a career high or matched a career high on at least one event last week against Cal.
• Maile O'Keefe posted a career high 39.750 in her all-around season debut against Cal where she won the all-around, bars, beam, and floor titles.
• Utah has hit 187-192 routines this season. Gymnasts who have hit every routine are Makenna Smith (26-26), Abby Brenner (21-21), Maile O'Keefe (21-21), Cristal Isa (16-16), Amelie Morgan (14-14), Jaylene Gilstrap (13-13), Kara Eaker (11-11), Jillian Hoffman (8-8), Sage Thompson (7-7), and Lucy Stanhope (3-3).
• Individual event winners this season are O'Keefe (11), Grace McCallum (8), Jaedyn Rucker (4), Hoffman (2), Isa (2), Smith (2), Eaker (2), Abby Paulson (2) and Abby Brenner (1).
• O'Keefe (Feb. 7, Feb. 14) and Eaker (Jan. 17) have been named Pac-12 Specialists of the Week this season, while Makenna Smith earned a Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honor on Feb. 14.
STANDOUT STATS
• Maile O'Keefe has not scored below a 9.925 this season on beam, while Kara Eaker has not scored below a 9.90 on beam.
• O'Keefe has scored a 9.90 or better on 13 of her last 14 routines.
• Cristal Isa has scored a 9.90 or better on her last eight of her last nine routines.
• Abby Brenner has scored a 9.90 or better five of her last six routines.
• Utah has had its upperclassmen compete 59% of its routines this season.
SERIES STATS
• Utah leads the all-time series with Arizona 68-1, which includes a 23-0 record in Salt Lake City.
• Arizona picked up its first-ever win over Utah last season in Tucson, defeating the Utes 196.850-196.775.
• The Utes beat the Wildcats last in Salt Lake City during the 2021 regular season, downing Arizona 197.075-195.650.
SCOUTING ARIZONA
2022 Final Ranking: 26th
2023 Ranking: 28th
Head Coach: John Court
Wildcat Highlights: Arizona is coming off a loss 197.900-195.325 against UCLA, but recorded a season high 196.800 in a win over Washington three weeks ago … Arizona is ranked 25th on beam and 27th on floor to highlight its events … Malia Hargrove leads the team where she is ranked 22nd in the nation on vault with a 9.89 NQS, and has competed in the all-around five times with a 39.550 season high … Emily Mueller also competes in the all-around and has posted a high of 39.300.
MY OH MAI
Maile O'Keefe has officially put her name at the top of the record books, breaking the tie for the most 10s on beam in a career. Against California, O'Keefe earned her third Perfect 10 of the season on beam to push her career total to seven perfect scores and now sits as the program record holder for most 10s on beam in a career. She broke the record held by Theresa Kulikowski from 1999-2003 and has now posted a program-record three 10s on beam in a single season twice (2022, 2023). O'Keefe has not scored below a 9.925 on beam this season and currently leads the NCAA with a 9.980 NQS. The Las Vegas native is a two-time national champion (bars and floor, 2021), an 11-time All-American, six-time All-Pac-12 selection and four-time Pac-12 champion in her three years of competition.
AIR JAEDYN
Jaedyn Rucker scored Utah's first Perfect 10 on vault since 2020 and the first of her career last week against California. The reigning national vault champion has scored a 9.975 or better on vault four times before finally achieving a Perfect 10 this past week. Rucker has won four vault titles this season and has 10 vault wins in her career. Rucker leads the Utes on vault this season where she is ranked 12th in the nation with a 9.90 NQS. The Mesa, Ariz. native is a two-time All-Pac-12 Conference selection on vault, as well as an NCAA All-American.
UP NEXT
Utah Gymnastics closes out the regular season slate next Saturday, March 11, at Oregon State in Corvallis, Ore. The Utes and Beavers will compete at 3 p.m. MT on the Pac-12 Networks at Gill Coliseum.
Third-ranked Utah Gymnastics closes out its 2023 home schedule this Friday, March 3, hosting the Arizona Wildcats at the Jon M. Huntsman Center for senior night. Introductions will begin at 6:45 p.m. MT and Utah will recognize its six seniors (Abby Brenner, Cristal Isa, Jillian Hoffman, Maile O'Keefe, Abby Paulson, and Jaedyn Rucker) during introductions. The meet will be live streamed, as well as broadcast on Utah's flagship radio ESPN 700.
FAN FACTS
• Doors open to the public at 5:30 p.m. MT. Tickets for the meet can be found here, while tickets in the upper bowl will be $3 to reflect Utah's third in the nation ranking this week. Upper bowl tickets can be found here.
• The Kids Zone will be in sections 11-15 prior to the meet, and there will be a face painter, balloon artist, and other activities.
• There will be light sticks and light up necklaces given away pre-meet.
• The Red Rocks Collection will be on sale on the concourse, as well as Red Rocks 'Top Gun' t-shirts.
GETTING TO THE MEET
• Fans can ride TRAX for free with their meet ticket.
• There is 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 2023 parking map, including Red Rocks Express routes, here.
IN THE RANKINGS
Utah improved one spot in the national rankings this week, moving up to third in the nation after being ranked fourth for five straight weeks. The Utes remained the top beam team in the country for the seventh week in a row, while ranking fourth on bars, fifth on vault, and ninth on floor.
The Utah beam lineup finds itself with four Red Rocks ranked in the top-25, led by Maile O'Keefe and Kara Eaker, who are ranked first and second in the nation, respectively. Abby Paulson is ranked 12th on beam nationally and Cristal Isa is 18th. Also in the bars rankings, O'Keefe is ranked 18th and Isa is ranked 24th. Rounding out the Utes in the top-25, Jaedyn Rucker is 12th in the nation on vault following her first career Perfect 10.
BY THE NUMBERS
• Utah is 60-1 at the Huntsman Center during the regular season in the past 11 seasons. Utah is 490-27 all-time in Salt Lake City.
• Utah's 198.550 against Cal is the third-best score in program history and the second highest in the nation this season.
• Utah scored a season high on bars and floor, while matching its season high on vault against Cal.
• Utah has scored a 49.600 or better on beam in six of eight meets.
• Utah has scored a 49.500 or better on bars the past four meets.
CHALK TALK
• Six Utes recorded a career high or matched a career high on at least one event last week against Cal.
• Maile O'Keefe posted a career high 39.750 in her all-around season debut against Cal where she won the all-around, bars, beam, and floor titles.
• Utah has hit 187-192 routines this season. Gymnasts who have hit every routine are Makenna Smith (26-26), Abby Brenner (21-21), Maile O'Keefe (21-21), Cristal Isa (16-16), Amelie Morgan (14-14), Jaylene Gilstrap (13-13), Kara Eaker (11-11), Jillian Hoffman (8-8), Sage Thompson (7-7), and Lucy Stanhope (3-3).
• Individual event winners this season are O'Keefe (11), Grace McCallum (8), Jaedyn Rucker (4), Hoffman (2), Isa (2), Smith (2), Eaker (2), Abby Paulson (2) and Abby Brenner (1).
• O'Keefe (Feb. 7, Feb. 14) and Eaker (Jan. 17) have been named Pac-12 Specialists of the Week this season, while Makenna Smith earned a Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honor on Feb. 14.
STANDOUT STATS
• Maile O'Keefe has not scored below a 9.925 this season on beam, while Kara Eaker has not scored below a 9.90 on beam.
• O'Keefe has scored a 9.90 or better on 13 of her last 14 routines.
• Cristal Isa has scored a 9.90 or better on her last eight of her last nine routines.
• Abby Brenner has scored a 9.90 or better five of her last six routines.
• Utah has had its upperclassmen compete 59% of its routines this season.
SERIES STATS
• Utah leads the all-time series with Arizona 68-1, which includes a 23-0 record in Salt Lake City.
• Arizona picked up its first-ever win over Utah last season in Tucson, defeating the Utes 196.850-196.775.
• The Utes beat the Wildcats last in Salt Lake City during the 2021 regular season, downing Arizona 197.075-195.650.
SCOUTING ARIZONA
2022 Final Ranking: 26th
2023 Ranking: 28th
Head Coach: John Court
Wildcat Highlights: Arizona is coming off a loss 197.900-195.325 against UCLA, but recorded a season high 196.800 in a win over Washington three weeks ago … Arizona is ranked 25th on beam and 27th on floor to highlight its events … Malia Hargrove leads the team where she is ranked 22nd in the nation on vault with a 9.89 NQS, and has competed in the all-around five times with a 39.550 season high … Emily Mueller also competes in the all-around and has posted a high of 39.300.
MY OH MAI
Maile O'Keefe has officially put her name at the top of the record books, breaking the tie for the most 10s on beam in a career. Against California, O'Keefe earned her third Perfect 10 of the season on beam to push her career total to seven perfect scores and now sits as the program record holder for most 10s on beam in a career. She broke the record held by Theresa Kulikowski from 1999-2003 and has now posted a program-record three 10s on beam in a single season twice (2022, 2023). O'Keefe has not scored below a 9.925 on beam this season and currently leads the NCAA with a 9.980 NQS. The Las Vegas native is a two-time national champion (bars and floor, 2021), an 11-time All-American, six-time All-Pac-12 selection and four-time Pac-12 champion in her three years of competition.
AIR JAEDYN
Jaedyn Rucker scored Utah's first Perfect 10 on vault since 2020 and the first of her career last week against California. The reigning national vault champion has scored a 9.975 or better on vault four times before finally achieving a Perfect 10 this past week. Rucker has won four vault titles this season and has 10 vault wins in her career. Rucker leads the Utes on vault this season where she is ranked 12th in the nation with a 9.90 NQS. The Mesa, Ariz. native is a two-time All-Pac-12 Conference selection on vault, as well as an NCAA All-American.
UP NEXT
Utah Gymnastics closes out the regular season slate next Saturday, March 11, at Oregon State in Corvallis, Ore. The Utes and Beavers will compete at 3 p.m. MT on the Pac-12 Networks at Gill Coliseum.
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