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CONTENTS AND SCHEDULE
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Meet Notes
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2019 Utah Gymnastics Roster
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2019 Utah Utes
Today’s Meet is Presented by:
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Utah Gymnastics Coaches
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A Tradition of Excellence
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Jon M. Huntsman Center
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Penn State Nittany Lions
Utah Gymnastics Staff
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Utah All-Americans Utah’s NCAA Individual Champions All-Time 10.0 Scores Ute Updates
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SCHEDULE & RESULTS Date Sat., Jan. 5 Fri., Jan. 11 Sat., Jan. 19 Sat., Jan. 26 Fri., Feb. 1 Sat., Feb. 9 Fri., Feb. 15 Mon., Feb. 18 Sat., Feb. 23 Sat., Mar. 2 Sat., Mar. 16 Sat., Mar. 23 Apr. 4-6 Apr. 19-20
Opponent Penn State at BYU at Oregon State* at Arizona State* Arizona* California* vs. LSU, Missouri, Stanford at Stanford* UCLA* Michigan at Georgia Pac-12 Championship NCAA Regionals NCAA Championships
Location Salt Lake City Provo, Utah Corvallis, Ore. Tempe, Ariz. Salt Lake City Salt Lake City St. Charles, Mo. Stanford, Calif. Salt Lake City Salt Lake City Athens, Ga. West Valley City, Utah TBA Fort Worth, Texas
*Pac-12 Conference meet; Times are local to site 2019 UTAH GYMNASTICS | 3
Time/Result 4:00 p.m. MT 5:00 p.m. MT 2:00 p.m. PT 6:30 p.m. MT 7:00 p.m. MT 1:00 p.m. MT 6:30 p.m. CT 2:00 p.m. PT 1:30 p.m. MT 2:00 p.m. MT 4:00 p.m. ET 1:00/6:00 p.m. MT TBA TBA
MEET NOTES Today The preseason No. 5-ranked Utah gymnasts (0-0, 0-0 Pac-12) will host Penn State (0-0, 0-0 Big Ten) in the 2019 season opener for both teams at 4 p.m. in the Huntsman Center. Quick Sticks Utah is ranked fifth in the preseason Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) coaches’ poll, mirroring its finish at the last two NCAA Championships. The Utes were picked second in the Pac-12 coaches’ poll behind defending NCAA and Pac-12 champion UCLA … Former Ute All-American Maddie Stover, who completed her career last April, is in her first season as the ESPN 700 color commentator for Utah home gymnastics meets. Fanfare The season opener is themed the SLC Edition Meet and 15,000 car decals featuring the Salt Lake City skyline will be distributed to those in attendance. The team will also wear a new SLC-themed leotard for the meet … The Ute gymnasts will sign free trading cards after the meet in the only autograph night of the season … A new VIP box suite area has opened at the top of the lower bowl on the south side of the arena. Box suite season tickets include ledge seating, parking, food and soft drinks. Contact an account representative at 801-587-9894 for more information … The Kid Zone between portals 13-15 will open at 2:30 p.m. and features a face painter, balloon artist, life-size Swoop Bobblehead, poster making station and more … The first 100 students at each home meet can pick up a MUSS thermal shirt near section U. Chalk Talk Carly Dockendorf, Utah’s volunteer coach/ choreographer last season, was hired as Utah’s gymnastics director of recruiting and player development in the summer … BJ Das, an acclaimed professional choreographer and dancer based in Los Angeles, is in her first season as Utah’s volunteer coach/choreographer. Ute Insider The Utes return 10 letterwinners and 20-of-24 routines from last year’s fifth-place NCAA Championship team ... Junior two-time NCAA champion MyKayla Skinner
highlights a group of five returning All-Americans that also includes seniors Kari Lee and MaKenna MerrellGiles, junior Missy Reinstadtler and sophomore Sydney Soloski … The Utes go seven to eight deep on every event and starting lineups could vary meet by meet. Skinner, Lee, Merrell-Giles and Reinstadtler are potential all-arounders … Freshmen Hunter Dula, Cristal Isa and Adrienne Randall will make their Utah debuts against Penn State. Isa is a two-time Junior Olympic national champion on bars, while Randall won a J.O. national title on beam. Freshman Cammy Hall, projected to be a contributor in the vault and floor lineups, was injured in November and will miss the season. Winner Skinner Two-time NCAA champion, two-time NCAA all-around runner-up and 18-time All-American MyKayla Skinner is one of the winningest gymnasts in Utah history. Skinner holds the Utah record for all-around wins in a season (12 in 2017) and ranks second in overall season wins (43 in 2017) and career all-around wins (21, 2017-18). The junior has 77 career victories. Skinner won NCAA titles on floor in 2017 and vault in 2018. The Pac-12 all-around champion as a freshman and sophomore, Skinner owns Pac-12 records for most Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week awards in a season (7) and a career (12), as well as most Pac-12 Freshman of the Week awards (6). Nation’s Attendance Leader Utah has led all women’s sports in season home attendance eight times (2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017 and 2018). The Utes have won 34 women’s gymnastics attendance titles. The Utes hold the NCAA record for gymnastics season attendance average (15,244 in 2017) and single-meet attendance (16,019 against Michigan in 2015). Utah has averaged more than 14,000 fans to its home meets for the past 10 seasons and 12,000-plus fans a meet for a quarter of a century. The Huntsman Center has hosted one crowd in excess of 16,000, 24 crowds of 15,000 and 48 crowds of 14,000 or more. The Utes have sold more than 9,400 season tickets for the 2019 season—a new school and NCAA gymnastics record.
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2019 UTAH GYMNASTICS ROSTER
Name
Ht. Yr. Hometown
High School
Club
Alexia Burch
5-2 So. Sparks, Nev.
Spanish Springs HS
Flips USA Gymnastics
Hunter Dula
5-2 Fr. Orem, Utah
Timpanogos HS
All-American Gymnastics
Cammy Hall
5-3 Fr. Gainesville, Va.
Patriot HS
Capital Gymnastics Nat’l Training Center
Cristal Isa
5-3 Fr. Henderson, Nev.
Green Valley HS
Gymcats
Kari Lee
5-2 Sr. Peoria, Ariz.
Liberty HS
Flames Gymnastics Academy
Shannon McNatt
5-3 Sr. Houston, Texas
Texas Connections Academy Stars Gymnastics Training Center
MaKenna Merrell-Giles 5-4 Sr. Pleasant Grove, Utah Pleasant Grove HS
All-American Gymnastics
Adrienne Randall
5-3 Fr. Corona, Calif.
River Springs HS
SCEGA
Missy Reinstadtler
5-4 Jr.
Brick Township HS
North Stars Gymnastics Academy
Macey Roberts
5-2 Sr. McDonald, Tenn.
Ooltewah HS
Gymnastics Center of Chattanooga
MyKayla Skinner
5-0 Jr.
Higley HS
Desert Lights Gymnastics
Sydney Soloski
5-0 So. Calgary, Alberta
National Sport School
Calgary Gymnastics Centre
Kim Tessen
5-1 Jr. Orem, Utah
Mountain View HS
All-American Gymnastics
Lauren Wong
5-4 So. Salt Lake City
Skyline HS
USA Gymnastics World
UTAH COACHES Co-Head Coach Megan Marsden (10th/35th year) Co-Head Coach Tom Farden (4th/9th year) Assistant Coach Robert Ladanyi (2nd year) Volunteer Coach BJ Das (1st year)
Brick, N.J. Gilbert, Ariz.
GYMNASTICS SUPPORT STAFF Chief of Staff/New Media Director: Jennifer White Director of Recruiting and Player Development: Carly Dockendorf Athletic Trainer: Katie Lorens Academic Advisor: Kyndal Pond Strength Coach: Jon Webster Yoga Instructor: Denise Druce Dance Instructor: Jenny Larsen Sport Psychologist: Nicole Detling Nutritionist: Lauren Jones Student Manager: Elizabeth Berndt Student Manager: Nicholas Berndt Student Trainer: Mia Fields 6 | 2019 UTAH GYMNASTICS
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Alexia Burch So. | Sparks, Nev.
Hunter Dula Fr. | Orem, Utah
Cammy Hall Fr. | Gainesville, Va.
Cristal Isa Fr. | Henderson, Nev.
Kari Lee Sr. | Peoria, Ariz.
Shannon McNatt Sr. | Houston, Texas
MaKenna Merrell-Giles Sr. | Pleasant Grove, Utah
Adrienne Randall Fr. | Corona, Calif.
Missy Reinstadtler Jr. | Brick, N.J.
Macey Roberts Sr. | McDonald, Tenn.
MyKayla Skinner Jr. | Gilbert, Ariz.
Sydney Soloski So. | Calgary, Alberta
Kim Tessen Jr. | Orem, Utah
Lauren Wong So. | Salt Lake City
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UTAH GYMNASTICS COACHES
Megan Marsden
Tom Farden
Co-Head Coach 10th/35th Year
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Co-Head Coach 4th/9th Year
ormer NCAA all-around champion Megan Marsden is in her 35th year on the Utah coaching staff and her 10th as the co-head coach. As a gymnast or coach, Marsden has participated in all of Utah’s record-tying 10 national championships and 38 of its record 43 national championship appearances. Since becoming the co-head coach in 2010, she has compiled a 201-72-3 overall record and has twice been named the Pac-12 Coach of the Year (2014, 2015). She is also a two-time NCAA Region Head Coach of the Year (2011, 2012). Marsden began coaching at her alma mater in 1985 after leading Utah to four national championships as a 12-time first-team All-American and three-time NCAA champion from 1981-84. She spent 25 years as an assistant or associate coach. She and husband Greg have two sons, Montana and Dakota. Greg coached the Ute gymnastics team for 40 years before retiring after the 2015 NCAA Championships.
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n three seasons as Utah’s co-head coach, preceded by five years as an assistant, Tom Farden has played a crucial role in the program’s eight NCAA Championship appearances, five Super Six finishes and three Pac-12 Championships since 2011. Farden has a 69-25-1 record at Utah and his career head coaching record of 140-73-1 includes a 71-48 mark in six seasons at Southeast Missouri State. Utah’s lead recruiter throughout his tenure, Farden has coached three NCAA individual champions (Georgia Dabritz on bars and MyKayla Skinner on floor and vault), 14 NCAA Regional champions, 13 Pac-12 titlists and the recipients of 66 All-America awards. Skinner was the 2017 and 2018 NCAA all-around runner-up. Utah has qualified into the NCAA Championships all three seasons Farden as its co-head coach—making the Super Six and placing fifth in the nation the past two years. He and his wife Christina have a son, Ki.
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UTAH GYMNASTICS COACHES
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Robert Ladanyi Assistant Coach 2nd Year
obert Ladanyi, a 13-year veteran of NCAA women’s gymnastics coaching and former coach of the Romanian Junior National Team, is in his second year at Utah. As the Utes’ primary vault and floor coach, Ladanyi (pronounced lad-an-knee) produced an NCAA champion, two regional winners and two Pac-12 titlists 2018. MyKayla Skinner became Utah’s first NCAA vault champion since 1992, giving Ladanyi his fourth NCAA champion. Ladanyi spent 10 years as an assistant coach at Florida from 2006-15, followed by two years as an assistant at Denver (2016-17). He assisted in three NCAA team championships at Florida from 2013-15. The three-time Southeast Region Co-Assistant Coach of the Year (2011, 2013 and 2015) has coached 52 All-Americans. As an assistant coach at Denver, he helped the Pioneers achieve their best finish ever at the 2017 NCAA Championships (ninth). The Baia Mare, Romania native has two daughters: Gabby and Laila.
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UTAH GYMNASTICS COACHES
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J Das, an acclaimed professional choreographer and dancer based in Los Angeles, is in her first year as a volunteer coach/choreographer for the Utah gymnastics team. Das brings a unique style to Utah’s routines, drawing from her professional portfolio of choreography for the Emmy Awards, GLOW (Netflix), Apple Music, and numerous commercials. Her extensive list of dance credits includes the Ellen Show, the Oscars, and a number of Disney and Nickelodeon shows. Das has also danced on stage and in an extensive list of music videos. A Seattle native, Das (pronounced dah-s) was a Level 10 gymnast who went on to compete collegiately at Washington, where she earned a bachelor’s degree in psychology.
BJ Das
Volunteer Coach 1st Year
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ormer Canadian National team member and two-sport NCAA All-American Carly Dockendorf is in her first season as Utah’s director of recruiting and player development. She joined the staff last year as a volunteer assistant coach and choreographer. Dockendorf, whose background includes a decade of college coaching, has previous experience as a recruiting coordinator, serving in the same role with the Seattle Pacific gymnastics team from 2013-17. She spent six years at Seattle Pacific as an assistant gymnastics coach (2009, 201317) and three years as SPU’s assistant track and field coach (2010-12). She also coached at Falcon Gymnastics Center from 2012-17 before joining the Ute staff as a volunteer assistant coach. The Port Moody, B.C., native is married to Henry Ruggiero. They have two daughters: Crosby and Hayden.
Carly Dockendorf
Director of Recruiting and Player Development 1st Year
Jennifer White
Katie Lorens
Chief of Staff/New Media Director 3rd Year
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ennifer White is in her third year as the gymnastics chief of staff/ new media director. White manages the Utah gymnastics social media accounts, public relations and team travel. She is also involved with gymnastics ticket sales and revenue. White stepped into her current role after eight years with the Ute marketing staff—four as the director. She graduated from Weber State in 2005 with a bachelor’s degree in athletic training and earned a master’s in education/sport management from Georgia in 2007. She is married to Aaron White and they have a son Kingston.
Athletic Trainer 8th Year
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atie Lorens is in her eighth year as the athletic trainer for the Utah gymnastics team. She also serves on the Utah Athletics wellness committee. Prior to her time at Utah, Lorens worked as the athletic trainer for the University of California-Berkeley football and men’s and women’s gymnastics teams. The Chicago native completed her undergraduate degree at the University of Illinois Champaign-Urbana in kinesiology with an emphasis in athletic training. Lorens earned her master’s degree at Illinois State University in biomechanics/athletic training. She is married to Benjamin Naugle.
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A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE
Dynasty! • Most National Championship Appearances (43) • Most NCAA Championships All-Americans (368) • Most National Championships (10) • Nation’s Top Drawing Women’s Sport (8 times) Regular Season
• The Utah gymnastics team first competed in 1976. Since then, Utah is the only team to qualify to every National Championships (43), including all 37 NCAA Championships. • Utah’s overall regular and postseason record is 1,117-233-9. • Utah gymnastics set the longest regular season home win streak of any NCAA sport, spanning 23 years (1979-2002) and 170 meets. Regional Meets
• Utah has won its regional meet 31 times and been runner-up 12 times.
National Championships
• Utah has won a record 10 national champion-
also placed in the top-three 23 times and never finished lower than 10th. • Utah has qualified for the Super Six 21 times. • Utah gymnasts have earned a record 368 NCAA Championships All-America awards and have won 27 individual national championships. Fanatics
• Utah owns every gymnastics attendance record,
including the most people ever to watch a collegiate gymnastics meet (16,019 vs. Michigan in 2015) and highest season attendance average (15,224 in 2017). • The Utes have averaged over 14,500 fans a meet since 2010. • Utah gymnastics has led all-women’s sports teams in attendance eight times (2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018) becoming the first women’s team other than basketball to lead the nation in season attendance. • The U. led the nation in gymnastics attendance 34 times and has drawn 24 crowds in excess of 15,000 and 48 of 14,000 or more.
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he most famous college gymnastics facility in the country, Utah’s Jon M. Huntsman Center has showcased more major collegiate gymnastics meets than any other venue. The Huntsman Center has hosted a record nine national championships—one AIAW and eight NCAA Championships: 1981 (AIAW), 1982, 1983, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1994, 1999 and 2007. Other gymnastics events making Huntsman Center appearances include the 1979 USGF World Championships Trials, the 1980 and ‘82 Championships of the USA, the 1993 World University Games Trials, 14 NCAA regional championships and two Pac-12 Championships. Utah has led the nation in gymnastics attendance 34 of the last 37 years and has won eight all-women’s sports attendance titles, including the last six in a row. The Utes have averaged nearly 12,000 fans a meet since 1990 and over 14,500 a meet since 2010. Opened in 1969 on the southeast side of campus (elevation 4,657 feet), the 15,000-seat Huntsman Center is still in pristine condition. The facility underwent a $6 million renovation in the summer of 2014. The project included the installation of a super-grid ceiling structure, a state-of-the-art sound system, brighter and energy-efficient LED lighting in the arena and concourse, a maple wood floor, and updated graphics wrapping the walls of the lower bowl and mid-level concourse. New videoboards were installed in the fall of 2017 at a cost of $4.1 million.
Also calling the Huntsman Center home are the Ute men’s and women’s basketball, and women’s volleyball teams. The Huntsman Center ranks third among the nation’s arenas for most NCAA Men’s Basketball Tournament games held (81), including the 1979 Final Four starring Larry Bird and Magic Johnson.
TOP HUNTSMAN CENTER CROWDS 1. 2. 3. 4. 5. 6. 7. 8. 9. 10. 11. 12. 13. 14. 15.
16,019* vs. Michigan, 3-6-15 15,558 vs. Florida, 3-4-11 15,558 vs. UCLA, 2-18-17 15,558 vs. Stanford, 3-3-17 15,558 vs. Washington, 2-3-18 15,552 vs. Georgia, 1-22-10 15,550 vs. Oregon State, 1-23-16 15,447 vs. BYU, 3-28-08 15,310 vs. BYU, 1-27-12 15,238 vs. Cal State-Fullerton, 2-11-91 15,224 vs. Georgia, 3-15-14 15,503 vs. Washington, 2-13-16 15,403 vs. Georgia, 3-12-16 15,326 vs. California, 2-4-17 15,208 vs. Georgia, 3-16-18 15,207 vs. Arizona State, 2-9-18 15,202 vs. Stanford, 2-21-15 15,168 vs. Boise State/Washington, 3-6-93
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UTAH’S NC AA INDIVIDUAL CHAMPIONS Sue Stednitz 1982. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-Around Beam Elaine Alfano 1982. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vault 1983. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vault 1985. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vault Megan McCunniff (Marsden) 1983. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-Around 1984. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-Around Vault
Georgia Dabritz
Lisa Mitzel 1985. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Floor
Summer Reid 1996. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beam 1997. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beam Angie Leonard 1999. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bars
Ashley Postell 2007. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beam Georgia Dabritz 2015. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bars
Theresa Kulikowski 1999. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-Around Beam 2001. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beam Kristina Baskett 2006. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bars
Missy Marlowe Missy Marlowe 1991. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Beam 1992. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . All-Around Bars Beam Floor
MyKayla Skinner
Kristen Kenoyer 1992. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vault Sandy Woolsey 1994. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Bars
MyKayla Skinner 2017. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Floor 2018. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Vault Theresa Kulikowski 28 | 2019 UTAH GYMNASTICS
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A L L-T I M E 1 0 . 0 S C O R E S VAULT Missy Marlowe vs. Oregon State, 3-2-92 Kristen Kenoyer at WAC Championship, 3-20-93 Kristen Kenoyer vs. Oregon State, 2-19-93 Kristen Kenoyer vs. Brigham Young, 3-13-93 Suzanne Metz vs. Brigham Young, 3-25-95 Annabeth Eberle vs. UCLA, 1-10-04 Annabeth Eberle vs.UW/Iowa/UIC, 3-5-04 Annabeth Eberle vs. Brigham Young, 3-19-04 Rachel Tidd vs. Brigham Young, 3-19-04 Ashley Postell vs. Minnesota, 2-1-08 Ashley Postell vs. SUU/USU, 2-22-08 Tory Wilson vs. California, 2-9-13 Tory Wilson vs. Arizona State, 2-6-15 Georgia Dabritz vs. Arizona State, 2-6-15 Tory Wilson at Pac-12 Championship, 3-21-15 MaKenna Merrell-Giles vs. Washington, 2-3-18 BARS Missy Marlowe vs. Cal State-Fullerton, 2-11-91 Missy Marlowe vs. Cal State-Fullerton, 3-1-91 Missy Marlowe at WAC Championship, 3-28-92 Aimee Trepanier vs. Oregon State, 2-13-93 Kristen Kenoyer at WAC Championship, 3-20-93 Sandy Woolsey vs. Brigham Young, 3-25-95 Sandy Woolsey at NCAA Regional, 4-13-96 Angie Leonard vs. Stanford, 3-7-97 Theresa Kulikowski vs. Utah State/BSU, 2-26-99 Theresa Kulikowski vs. Brigham Young, 3-27-99 Theresa Kulikowski vs. Brigham Young, 2-9-01 Theresa Kulikowski vs. Michigan, 2-23-01 Theresa Kulikowski vs. Arizona, 1-18-02 Theresa Kulikowski vs. Minnesota, 1-25-02 Theresa Kulikowski vs. Minnesota, 2-1-03 Georgia Dabritz vs. Florida, 3-16-13 Georgia Dabritz at Pac-12 Championship, 3-22-14 Georgia Dabritz vs. Arizona, 1-31-15 Georgia Dabritz vs. Stanford, 2-21-15 Georgia Dabritz vs. Michigan, 3-6-15 Georgia Dabritz at NCAA Championships, 4-17-15 Georgia Dabritz at NCAA Championships, 4-18-15 BEAM Missy Marlowe vs. Utah State, 2-7-92 Kristen Kenoyer vs. Penn State, 3-9-92 Kristen Kenoyer at WAC Championship, 3-28-92 Missy Marlowe at NCAA Regional, 4-11-92 Kristen Kenoyer vs. UW/Boise State, 3-6-93 Traci Sommer vs. Brigham Young, 3-25-95
Ashley Postell Sandy Woolsey vs. Oregon State, 2-12-96 Summer Reid vs. Brigham Young, 1-31-97 Shannon Bowles vs. Brigham Young, 2-6-98 Traci Sommer vs. Oregon State, 3-14-98 Theresa Kulikowski vs. New Hampshire, 3-20-99 Shannon Bowles vs. Arizona, 1-26-01 Theresa Kulikowski vs. Utah State, 2-6-01 Theresa Kulikowski vs. Utah State, 2-15-02 Theresa Kulikowski at NCAA Regional, 4-6-02 Theresa Kulikowski vs. Washington, 3-7-03 Theresa Kulikowski at NCAA Regional, 4-12-03 Melissa Vituj vs. Utah State, 2-27-04 Ashley Postell vs. Washington, 3-11-05 Ashley Postell vs. Arizona State, 3-18-05 Ashley Postell vs. Brigham Young, 3-28-08 FLOOR Missy Marlowe vs. Penn State, 3-9-92 Kristen Kenoyer vs. Oregon State, 2-13-93 Kristen Kenoyer vs. UW/Boise State, 3-6-93 Aimee Trepanier vs. UW/Boise State, 3-6-93 Kristen Kenoyer at WAC Championship, 3-20-93 Kristen Kenoyer at NCAA Regional, 4-3-93 Suzanne Metz vs. Brigham Young, 3-25-95 Theresa Kulikowski vs. Utah State/BSU, 2-26-99 Shannon Bowles vs. Brigham Young, 3-23-01 Annabeth Eberle vs. Arizona State, 1-24-03 Annabeth Eberle vs. Brigham Young, 3-28-03 Melissa Vituj vs. Arizona State/AFA, 2-20-04 Veronique Leclerc vs. Utah State, 2-27-04 Melissa Vituj vs. Brigham Young 3-19-04 Annabeth Eberle vs. Arizona State, 3-18-05 Lia Del Priore vs. Stanford, 2-23-13 Georgia Dabritz vs. Michigan/UCLA, 3-7-14 Nansy Damianova vs. Georgia, 3-15-14 Breanna Hughes vs. Georgia, 3-12-16 MyKayla Skinner vs. Stanford, 3-3-17 MyKayla Skinner at Pac-12 Championship, 3-18-17 MaKenna Merrell-Giles vs. Georgia, 3-16-18
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UTE UPDATES Alexia Burch: Has competed to count on three events (vault, beam, floor) … 2018 WCGA Scholastic AllAmerican … career-high 9.90 on beam … has hit 0-0 routines this season and 8-9 career routines. Hunter Dula: Three-time qualifier into the Junior Olympic National Championships (2015, 2017-18) … fourth on bars (tie) and ninth all-around at the 2018 J.O. Championships (Sr. B) … has hit 0-0 routines this season and in her career. Cammy Hall: Competed at the 2018 Junior Olympic National Championships … tied for 11th on vault at the 2018 J.O. Nationals (Sr. E) … first on vault, second all-around, second on beam and third on floor at the 2018 Fiesta Bowl National Qualifier … will miss this season with an injury. Cristal Isa: Two-year member of the USA Junior Olympic National team (2017-18) … two-time J.O. national champion on bars … tied for fourth in the all-around at the 2018 J.O. Nationals (Sr. E) … has hit 0-0 routines this season and in her career. Kari Lee: Three-time All-American (2 NCAA, 1 regular season) … NCAA finalist on vault and floor as a freshman … three-time All-Pac-12 Conference … 2019 team co-captain … 16 career victories … has hit 0-0 routines this season and 132-139 career routines. Shannon McNatt: 2017 regional beam champion … 4.00 cumulative GPA … first-team CoSIDA Academic All-District … three-time WCGA Scholar All-American … 1 career victory … has hit 0-0 routines this season and 8-9 career routines. MaKenna Merrell-Giles: Six-time NCAA All-American (3 NCAA, 3 regular season) … regional floor champion … Pac-12 vault champion … five-time All-Pac-12 Conference … 2019 team co-captain … 21 career victories … has hit 0-0 routines this season and 125132 career routines.
Adrienne Randall: Member of the U.S. Junior Olympic National team … 2017 J.O. national champion on beam (Sr. C) … second on beam at the 2018 Junior Olympic National Championships (Sr. E) … has hit 0-0 routines this season and in her career. Missy Reinstadtler: NCAA All-American … regional balance beam champion … All-Pac-12 Conference … 2 career victories … has hit 0-0 routines this season and 90-92 career routines. Macey Roberts: Pac-12 All-Academic … has competed on vault and floor with a career high 9.90 on floor twice … has hit 0-0 routines this season and 51-53 career routines. MyKayla Skinner: Two-time NCAA champion (floor 2017, vault 2018) … two-time NCAA all-around runner-up (2017-18) … 18-time All-American (9 NCAA, 9 regular season) … 15-time first-team All-American (8 NCAA, 7 regular season) … six-time regional champion … five-time Pac-12 champion … Pac-12 record-holder for career Gymnast of the Week awards (12) … Pac-12 record-holder for single-season Gymnast of the Week awards (7) … Pac-12 record-holder for Freshman of the Week awards (6) … two-time Utah MVP … 77 career victories … has hit 0-0 routines this season and 110-110 career routines (longest streak of consecutive hit routines in school history). Sydney Soloski: NCAA All-American on floor as a freshman … also competed on beam … WCGA Scholastic All-American … 1 career victory … has hit 0-0 routines this season and 17-18 career routines. Kim Tessen: All-Pac-12 Conference … 10 career 9.90 or better scores … Two-time WCGA Scholastic AllAmerican … 2 career victories … has hit 0-0 routines this season and 31-34 career routines. Lauren Wong: Joined the team in January of 2018 after graduating from high school early … best event is bars … has hit 0-0 routines this season and 1-1 career routines.
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PENN STATE NITTANY LIONS Name Height
Year
Hometown
Erynne Allen
5-3
Jr.
Dallas, Ga.
Melissa Astarita
5-2
Fr.
Morganville, N.J.
Amber Autry
5-7
Sr.
Rochester, Mich.
Jessie Bastardi
5-2
R-Fr.
State College, Pa.
Alissa Bonsall
5-1
So.
Higganum, Conn.
Lauren Bridgens
5-4
So.
Darnestown, Md.
Kourtney Chinnery
5-2
So.
Suffolk, Va.
Dymiana Cox
5-1
Fr.
Elmont, N.Y.
Sabrina Garcia
5-2
Sr.
Etters, Pa.
Mason Hosek
5-3
Sr.
Pearland, Texas
Donna Howell
5-5
Fr.
New Milford, Pa.
Jessica Jones
5-0
Sr.
Canfield, Ohio
Gianna LaGuardia
5-3
Sr.
Thornton, Colo.
Tess McCracken
5-4
Jr.
Plano, Texas
Kristen Politz
5-5
Jr.
Morganville, N.J.
Ava Verdeflor
5-3
So.
Allen, Texas
Head Coach: Sarah Brown (2nd year) Assistant Coach: Rob Drass Assistant Coach: Dallas Becerra Volunteer Coach: Quest Hayden
Scouting Penn State Coach: Sarah Brown (2nd season) 2017 NCAA Finish: DNQ National Rank: NR 2019 Record: 0-0 Notes: Second-year head coach Sarah (Shire) Brown competed for Utah’s 2007 NCAA runner-up team as a freshman. She finished her career at Missouri, where she was a two-time Big 12 Conference Gymnast of the Year … Sophomore Lauren Bridgens was a secondteam All-American on bars in 2018 and a five-time Big Ten Freshman of the Week.
Series Shorts Utah leads the series with Penn State 27-6 (11-0 in Salt Lake City) … Utah has won the last 26 meetings with the Nittany Lions dating back to a 1981 loss at University Park, Pa. … The two teams met on a nearly annual basis from the late 1970s to the late 1990s … Utah finished second to Penn State at the 1980 AIAW Championships—the year before winning the first of six straight national championships (1981 AIAW, 1982-86 NCAA).
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