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#5 Red Rocks Head to the Desert for Final Pac-12 Battle With #19 Arizona
3/4/2024 2:22 PM | Gymnastics
Utah Gymnastics ready for Friday night showdown with the Wildcats
MEET WEEK
Fifth-ranked Utah Gymnastics travels to the University of Arizona for their final Pac-12 road meet on Friday, Mar. 8, for a top-20 showdown with the No. 19 Wildcats. Utah and Arizona will compete in the McKale Center with introductions set to begin at 6:45 p.m. MT, and the first vault set for 7 p.m. MT.
Utah will begin on bars and Arizona will open on vault. The meet will be streamed on Pac-12 Insider.
IN THE RANKINGS
Utah moves back one spot to No. 5 in the nation, posting a strong road score against No. 3 California in their loss to the Bears, 198.100-197.700, as the metrics have shifted to NQS (national qualifying score). The Red Rocks reached their highest ranking of the season after the first week of competition, jumping up to the No. 2 spot. The Utes have been ranked in the top 10 in each event since the week five polls came out at the start of February. The Utah beam performance continues to be the Red Rocks strongest event, as the Utes rank fourth in the nation. The Utes maintained the second spot in the polls for four consecutive weeks, having yet to drop outside of the top five in the event. The Utah bars lineup has reached their highest ranking of the season, sitting at No. 7 for the second week of NQS rankings. After posting their highest event score of the season on floor against Stanford (49.700), the Red Rocks floor performance jumped up one spot to no. 6 after scoring over 49.500 for the sixth time this season. Utah holds onto the No. 9 vault ranking, as the Red Rocks lineup rounds out all events to rank inside the top 10.
QUICK STICKS
• Grace McCallum leads the team with 11 event wins on the season for the Red Rocks. After adding two wins to her total against Stanford, including a perfect 10.0 on floor and a 9.975 on beam. Â
• McCallum's 10 on floor was her first perfect score in the event and the first 10.0 on floor since MyKayla Skinner's at the 2019 Pac-12 Championships.
• Utah eclipsed the 198-mark for the first time this season against Stanford, scoring a 198.075. This score is tied for the ninth-highest in program history, when the Red Rocks posted 198.075 against UCLA in the same weekend in 2020.
• Amelie Morgan announced her intentions to return to international competition at the end of January, in pursuit of the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Morgan has been the leadoff performer on beam in nearly every meet of her Utah career. She will look to rejoin the Red Rocks for the Pac-12 Championships on March 23.
• Maile O'Keefe cemented her legacy in the Utah Gymnastics record books moving into a share of the top spot for career 10.0 scores with Theresa Kulikowski at 14, after earning her third perfect 10.0 score on beam of the season against Oregon State.
• Ella Zirbes continues to show consistency week after week on floor scoring 9.9+ in three of her four competitions and earning a 9.925 against Cal. She added a 9.900 on bars against the Bears for her fifth routine of 9.9 or better on the apparatus this season.
• Utah captured two event wins during their road meet at No. 3 California. With Jaedyn Rucker and Ashley Glynn both posting scores of 9.900 to earn a share of the top spot. It would be Rucker's third vault win of the season and Glynn's second.Â
CHALK TALK
• The Red Rocks have hit 203 of 215 routines throughout the 2024 season.
• Utah has four individuals in the top 25 of separate events including; Maile O'Keefe (2nd/beam, T16/floor), Abby Paulson (T6/beam), Makenna Smith (T22/vault, T22/all-around), Grace McCallum (T9/bars, T18/floor).
• Utah has seen multiple first career victories so far this season, with Ashley Glynn (vault) and Camie Winger (vault), and Amelie Morgan (bars, beam), Makenna Smith (bars), Ella Zirbes (vault).Â
STANDOUT STATS
• Utah leads the series against Arizona, owning an overall record of 70-1.Â
• Utah owns a 15-1 record over the Wildcats on the road.Â
• Utah is 9-1 in their last 10 meetings with Arizona.Â
• Utah has eclipsed the 49-point mark in each event in every meet so far during the 2024 campaign.Â
• On the road at Washington, Utah recorded a 197.775, which was the highest regular-season road score since 2022.Â
• The Red Rocks have brought down the house with the floor routines, posting a season-high 49.700 against Stanford.
• Utah set a new season-high on bars against Washington, with a 49.525.
• The Red Rocks have scored above a 49.500 in four of their last six meets on floor.Â
• Utah has passed the 198 scoring mark three times in the past 10 years when competing against Arizona.Â
SCOUTING ARIZONA
Head Coaches: John Court
2024 Week 9 Ranking: 19th
• Arizona defeated Washington after posting a program high beam score of 49.625 in the last rotation, putting the Wildcats up 196.675 - 196.550.
• Arizona saw three career-highs on beam for Emma Strom (9.925), Emily Mueller (9.925) and Alysen Fears (9.900).
• Also posting a 9.900 was Caroline Herry, who secured a season-high and matched her career-high.
UP NEXT
The Red Rocks will return home on Friday, Mar. 15, hosting Utah State and Stanford University. The tri-meet showdown between the Utes, Cardinal, and Aggies will begin with introductions at 6:45 p.m. MT.
The meet will be live-streamed on the Pac-12 Insider.
Fifth-ranked Utah Gymnastics travels to the University of Arizona for their final Pac-12 road meet on Friday, Mar. 8, for a top-20 showdown with the No. 19 Wildcats. Utah and Arizona will compete in the McKale Center with introductions set to begin at 6:45 p.m. MT, and the first vault set for 7 p.m. MT.
Utah will begin on bars and Arizona will open on vault. The meet will be streamed on Pac-12 Insider.
IN THE RANKINGS
Utah moves back one spot to No. 5 in the nation, posting a strong road score against No. 3 California in their loss to the Bears, 198.100-197.700, as the metrics have shifted to NQS (national qualifying score). The Red Rocks reached their highest ranking of the season after the first week of competition, jumping up to the No. 2 spot. The Utes have been ranked in the top 10 in each event since the week five polls came out at the start of February. The Utah beam performance continues to be the Red Rocks strongest event, as the Utes rank fourth in the nation. The Utes maintained the second spot in the polls for four consecutive weeks, having yet to drop outside of the top five in the event. The Utah bars lineup has reached their highest ranking of the season, sitting at No. 7 for the second week of NQS rankings. After posting their highest event score of the season on floor against Stanford (49.700), the Red Rocks floor performance jumped up one spot to no. 6 after scoring over 49.500 for the sixth time this season. Utah holds onto the No. 9 vault ranking, as the Red Rocks lineup rounds out all events to rank inside the top 10.
QUICK STICKS
• Grace McCallum leads the team with 11 event wins on the season for the Red Rocks. After adding two wins to her total against Stanford, including a perfect 10.0 on floor and a 9.975 on beam. Â
• McCallum's 10 on floor was her first perfect score in the event and the first 10.0 on floor since MyKayla Skinner's at the 2019 Pac-12 Championships.
• Utah eclipsed the 198-mark for the first time this season against Stanford, scoring a 198.075. This score is tied for the ninth-highest in program history, when the Red Rocks posted 198.075 against UCLA in the same weekend in 2020.
• Amelie Morgan announced her intentions to return to international competition at the end of January, in pursuit of the 2024 Olympics in Paris. Morgan has been the leadoff performer on beam in nearly every meet of her Utah career. She will look to rejoin the Red Rocks for the Pac-12 Championships on March 23.
• Maile O'Keefe cemented her legacy in the Utah Gymnastics record books moving into a share of the top spot for career 10.0 scores with Theresa Kulikowski at 14, after earning her third perfect 10.0 score on beam of the season against Oregon State.
• Ella Zirbes continues to show consistency week after week on floor scoring 9.9+ in three of her four competitions and earning a 9.925 against Cal. She added a 9.900 on bars against the Bears for her fifth routine of 9.9 or better on the apparatus this season.
• Utah captured two event wins during their road meet at No. 3 California. With Jaedyn Rucker and Ashley Glynn both posting scores of 9.900 to earn a share of the top spot. It would be Rucker's third vault win of the season and Glynn's second.Â
CHALK TALK
• The Red Rocks have hit 203 of 215 routines throughout the 2024 season.
• Utah has four individuals in the top 25 of separate events including; Maile O'Keefe (2nd/beam, T16/floor), Abby Paulson (T6/beam), Makenna Smith (T22/vault, T22/all-around), Grace McCallum (T9/bars, T18/floor).
• Utah has seen multiple first career victories so far this season, with Ashley Glynn (vault) and Camie Winger (vault), and Amelie Morgan (bars, beam), Makenna Smith (bars), Ella Zirbes (vault).Â
STANDOUT STATS
• Utah leads the series against Arizona, owning an overall record of 70-1.Â
• Utah owns a 15-1 record over the Wildcats on the road.Â
• Utah is 9-1 in their last 10 meetings with Arizona.Â
• Utah has eclipsed the 49-point mark in each event in every meet so far during the 2024 campaign.Â
• On the road at Washington, Utah recorded a 197.775, which was the highest regular-season road score since 2022.Â
• The Red Rocks have brought down the house with the floor routines, posting a season-high 49.700 against Stanford.
• Utah set a new season-high on bars against Washington, with a 49.525.
• The Red Rocks have scored above a 49.500 in four of their last six meets on floor.Â
• Utah has passed the 198 scoring mark three times in the past 10 years when competing against Arizona.Â
SCOUTING ARIZONA
Head Coaches: John Court
2024 Week 9 Ranking: 19th
• Arizona defeated Washington after posting a program high beam score of 49.625 in the last rotation, putting the Wildcats up 196.675 - 196.550.
• Arizona saw three career-highs on beam for Emma Strom (9.925), Emily Mueller (9.925) and Alysen Fears (9.900).
• Also posting a 9.900 was Caroline Herry, who secured a season-high and matched her career-high.
UP NEXT
The Red Rocks will return home on Friday, Mar. 15, hosting Utah State and Stanford University. The tri-meet showdown between the Utes, Cardinal, and Aggies will begin with introductions at 6:45 p.m. MT.
The meet will be live-streamed on the Pac-12 Insider.
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