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2022 Gymnastics Roster

Deena Lofgren

Sydney Soloski

  • Height 5-0
  • Class Fifth Year
  • High School National Sport School
  • Hometown Calgary, Alberta

Biography

Career Highlights
• Five-time All-American (3 regular season, 2 NCAA)
• Three-time All-Pac-12 Conference on floor
• 2021 Pac-12 Floor Co-Champion
• Two-time Pac-12 Specialist of the Week
• 18 career victories (17 on floor, 1 on vault)
• Hit 87-90 career routines
• Career high 9.975 on floor
• Four-time WCGA Scholastic All-American
• Four-time Pac-12 All-Academic
• Three-time Team Captain
 
2022 Season (Fifth Year)
• First-team regular season All-American (floor)
• First-team All-Pac-12 Conference (floor)
• Starter on floor in every meet
• Scored a career-high tying 9.975 on floor three times; at California, at Washington and against Minnesota
• Scored a 9.90 or better in 12 of 16 routines, including four-of-five postseason routines
• Posted a 9.95 or higher on floor in seven outings
• Won three-straight floor titles (at Cal, vs. Oregon State, at Washington) within a span of nine days
• Scored a 9.9125 at the NCAA Semifinal and NCAA Final
• Tied for third place at the Pac-12 Championships with a 9.925
• 5 event victories (all on floor)
• Hit 16-16 routines
• Member of team's Leadership Council 
• WCGA Scholastic All-American
• Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
• Utah’s Marsden Leadership Award recipient

2021 Season (Senior)
• First-team regular season All-American (floor)
• Second-team NCAA All-American (floor)
• First-team All-Pac-12 Conference (floor)
• Pac-12 Floor Co-Champion
• Starter on floor in every meet
• Scored a 9.90-plus on floor all but two competitions, including a streak of 12 straight
• Recorded career high 9.975 on floor vs. Washington
• Finished the regular season ranked eighth in the nation on floor
• Placed seventh at the NCAA Championships on floor with a 9.9375
• 6 event victories
• Hit 14-14 routines
• Team Captain
• WCGA Scholastic All-American
• Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
 
2020 Season (Junior)
• Second-team All-American (floor)
• First-team All-Pac-12 (floor)
• Starter on vault and floor
• Scored season-best 9.95 on floor three times
• Posted six 9.90-plus scores on floor in eight total routines
• Season-best 9.875 on vault at Arizona for first vault win of career
• 5 victories (four floor)
• Hit 16-17 routines
• Team Captain
• Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
 
2019 Season (Sophomore)
• Starter on beam and floor
• 1 victory
• Hit 24-25 routines
• Honorable mention Pac-12 All-Academic
• WCGA Scholastic All-American
• Dean’s List and Athletic Director’s Honor Roll
• Won team’s Dahl Academic-Athletic Award
 
2018 Season (Freshman)
• 2nd-team NCAA All-American on floor
• Seven 9.90 or better floor scores (season high 9.925 twice)
• 9.9125 on floor in the NCAA semifinals placed 7th (9th overall)
• Also competed on beam in five meets, including NCAA postseason
• 1 victory (floor vs. Oregon State)
• Hit 17-18 routines
• WCGA Scholastic All-American
• Athletic Director’s Honor Roll
 
Prior to Utah
• Four-year member of the Canadian National team
• Senior National team member from 2015-16
• 2nd on floor, 3rd on beam and 4th on bars at the 2016 World Challenge Cup in Ljubljana, Slovenia
• 1st on floor and 3rd all-around at the 2015 Gymnix International meet
• 2nd on floor at the 2015 Elite Canada meet
• 1st on beam at the 2015 Provincial Championships—Senior High Performance
• 6th all-around finish at the 2014 Canadian Nationals
• 1st in all-around and on vault and 2nd on bars and floor at the 2014 Coupe Avenir (Future Cup) in Malmedy, Belgium
• 2nd on beam and 3rd on floor at the 2014 Top Gym meet in Charleroi, Belgium
• 2013 Canadian Junior National beam champion
• Won 7 gold medals at the 2013 and 2014 Provincial Championships, including the all-around and bars both years
• 1st on beam at the 2013 Tournoi International Combs La Ville in France
• Trained at Calgary Gymnastics Centre
• Honor student at National Sport School
 
Personal
• Daughter of Sherry and Dale Soloski
• Sister Brooklyn
• Double-majored in Finance and Marketing
• Full name is Sydney Catherine Soloski
 
Soloski’s Career Highs
Vault 9.875 at Arizona, Feb. 1, 2020
Beam 9.875 vs. Georgia, Mar. 16, 2018
9.875 at Regional Final, Apr. 6, 2019
Floor   9.975 vs. Washington, Jan. 30, 2021
9.975 at California, Feb. 12, 2022
9.975 at Washington, Feb. 21, 2022
9.975 vs. Minnesota, Mar. 4, 2022

Historical Player Information

  • 2018Freshman

    5'0"
  • 2019Sophomore

    5'0"
  • 2020Junior

    5'0"
  • 2021Senior

    5'0"
  • 2021-22Fifth Year

    5'0"