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
Friday, February 14
Tempe, AZ
7:00 PM
University of Utah
at
Arizona State
Photo by: Misty-Jade Carlson
Fourth-Ranked Red Rocks Head to Tempe to Face No. 24 Arizona St.
2/10/2025 3:48 PM | Gymnastics
Utah gymnastics continues Big 12 competition in Arizona
SALT LAKE CITY -- The fourth-ranked Utah Gymnastics team hits the road this week, to take on the 24th-ranked Arizona State Gym Devils on Friday, Feb. 14. The Red Rocks continue to hold steady in the rankings after beating No. 19 Arizona at home in the Huntsman Center on Friday during Alumni Night, earning their second-highest score of the season, 197.675. Utah was strong from start to finish against the Gym Cats who finished in second with a 196.125.Â
Friday's battle with Arizona State will be televised live on ESPN+.
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After Friday's road meet vs. No. 24 Arizona State, Utah comes home to the Huntsman Center on Feb. 21 to host No. 21 Denver for its "Stripe The Huntsman" meet. The meet against DU is scheduled for 7 p.m. MT and will be televised on ESPN+.Â
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Friday's battle with Arizona State will be televised live on ESPN+.
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- The fourth-ranked Utah gymnastics team put up its second-highest score of the season against the No. 19 Arizona Gym Cats with a 197.675 that surpassed their 197.425 against No. 2 Florida and West Virginia the week before.
- Freshman phenom Avery Neff returned to competition on bars for the Red Rocks for the first time since Jan. 17, posting a 9.825.
- Senior Grace McCallum placed first in the all-around with a 39.650 after posting a season-high 9.90 on vault, and tying her season-high 9.925s on beam and floor.
- Junior Makenna Smith was just behind McCallum in the all-around race, coming in second with a 39.625 while posting a season-high and tying her career-high on vault of 9.975.
- Through five weeks, Utah ranks among the nation's top 10 in all four events: Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â Â
- VT: 6th | UB: 3rd | BB: 2nd | FX: 8th | AA: 4th
- Grace McCallum ranks second on bars, 16th on beam, 24nd on floor and 7th in the all-around.
- Makenna Smith ranks 6th on vault, 21th on floor and 10th in the all-around.
- Camie Winger ranks 17th on beam and 9th in the all-around.
- Avery Neff is tied for 11th on beam and tied for 22nd on vault.
- The Red Rocks hit 24-of-24 routines for the fifth time this season against No. 19 Arizona.
- McCallum, a Team USA Tokyo silver medalist, leads the Red Rocks with 14 event wins, including five of seven bars events in which Utah has competed this season.
- She has earned one Big 12 Gymnast of the Week honor (1/14), and tied for Utah's highest individual score of the year with Smith, twice putting up a 9.975 on bars.
- McCallum is the seventh-ranked gymnast in the country in the all-around.
- Smith has 13 event wins on the season, including three all-arounds. Smith currently sits 10th in the country in the all-around race. Smith is tied with McCallum for highest individual score of the year after sticking a 9.975 vault.
- Utah's 197.950 at Best of Utah (1/20)matched Oklahoma's winning score from Jan. 11 at the Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad for highest in the nation to that point of the young season.
- Utah faced a stern early-season test on Jan. 11 at the Sprouts Farmer's Market Collegiate Quad vs. No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 2 LSU and No. 6 Cal, finishing fourth among that top-6 ranked quartet with a 196.800. Grace McCallum shared the win on bars (9.975) and Neff tied for second on vault (9.925) and recorded 9.90s on floor and beam.
- Utah came into the season ranked fifth in the WCGA Preseason Poll. It marked the eighth season in a row that the Red Rocks were ranked in the top five in the preseason poll.
- The Red Rocks had five gymnasts named to the 2025 Big 12 Preseason Team announced Dec. 20, including Grace McCallum (all-around), Ella Zirbes (vault) and Jaylene Gilstrap (floor) earning unanimous selections. Makenna Smith (all-around) and Amelie Morgan (bars) round out the preseason selections for the Utes.
- Utah returns 16 routines from last year's NCAA Championships third-place team, including three NCAA All-America honorees.Â
- The Red Rocks tallied 42 event wins a year ago, earned by Grace McCallum (19), Makenna Smith (7), Jaedyn Rucker (4), Amelie Morgan (3), Jaylene Gilstrap (3), Ashley Glynn (2), Camie Winger (2) and Ella Zirbes (2).
- Head coach Carly Dockendorf is in her second season leading the Red Rocks program and her eighth overall with Utah Gymnastics.
- In 2024 Dockendorf became the first head coach in NCAA history to lead a team to the Final Four in her first year in the position, earning the highest finish (3rd-place) by any first-year head coach.
- Utah returned 16-of-24 routines from last year's team, which finished in third place at the NCAA Championships.
- Utah's roster contains five All-Americans: Grace McCallum (8x), Makenna Smith (4x), Ella Zirbes (2x) and Jaylene Gilstrap.
- Makenna Smith seeks to build off her breakout sophomore season, which saw her hit all 61 routines. The Albuquerque native earned NCAA All-America honors in the all-around and vault, and second team on bars in 2024. Â
- Utah closed its 13-year membership in the Pac-12 Conference in 2024 by winning its fourth consecutive Pac-12 Championship meet.Â
- Utah added two new faces to the coaching staff in the offseason, starting with the addition of assistant coach Mike Hunger, who brings more than 50 years of experience to lead the vault squad and assist on floor.Â
- Utah Gymnastics legend Maile O'Keefe returns to the program as a student assistant coach, coming off one of the most decorated college gymnastics careers. She won four NCAA individual titles (bars, floor – 2021; all-around, beam – 2023). O'Keefe collected 19 All-America awards (7 regular season, 12 NCAA) while competing for the Red Rocks.
- Utah has amassed 110 perfect 10.0 scores all-time, with 80 of those performances coming at home in the Jon M. Huntsman Center.
- The fourth-ranked Utah gymnastics team put up its second-highest score of the season against No. 19 Arizona at home in the Huntsman Center for Alumni Night.
- Grace McCallum placed first in the all-around with a 39.650 while earning a season-high on vault of 9.90, and tying her season-highs on beam and floor (9.925).
- Makenna Smith won on vault posting a season-high 9.975 while also taking the floor title with a 9.95, and tying with McCallum for first on beam with a 9.925.
- Ella Zirbes earned a career-high score of 9.95 to take the win on bars.
After Friday's road meet vs. No. 24 Arizona State, Utah comes home to the Huntsman Center on Feb. 21 to host No. 21 Denver for its "Stripe The Huntsman" meet. The meet against DU is scheduled for 7 p.m. MT and will be televised on ESPN+.Â
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