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Meet Notes
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2020 Utah Gymnastics Roster
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2020 Utah Utes
Tonight’s Meet is Presented by:
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Utah Gymnastics Coaches
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Utah Gymnastics Staff
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Utah Gymnastics Staff
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A Tradition of Excellence
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Jon M. Huntsman Center
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Utah All-Americans
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Utah’s NCAA Individual Champions
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All-Time 10.0 Scores
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Ute Updates
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Kentucky Wildcats
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2020 SCHEDULE Date Fri., Jan. 3 Sat., Jan. 11 Fri., Jan. 24 Sat., Feb. 1 Sat., Feb. 8 Sat., Feb. 15 Sun., Feb. 23 Sun., Mar. 1 Fri., Mar. 6 Fri., Mar. 13 Sat., Mar. 21 Apr. 2-4 Apr. 17-18
Opponent Kentucky Rio Tinto Best of Utah (BYU, Southern Utah, Utah State) Arizona State* at Arizona* at California* Oregon State* at UCLA* at Washington* Stanford* Utah State Pac-12 Championships NCAA Regionals NCAA Championships
Location Salt Lake City West Valley City, Utah
Time/Result 6 p.m. MT 7 p.m. MT
Salt Lake City Tucson, Ariz. Berkeley, Calif. Salt Lake City Los Angeles, Calif. Seattle, Wash. Salt Lake City Salt Lake City West Valley City, Utah TBA Ft. Worth, Texas
7 p.m. MT 2 p.m. MT 12:30 p.m. PT 1 p.m. MT 3 p.m. PT 2 p.m. PT 7 p.m. MT 7 p.m. MT 1/6 p.m. MT TBA TBA
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MEET NOTES TONIGHT The preseason No. 5-ranked Utah gymnasts (0-0, 0-0 Pac-12) host No. 12-ranked Kentucky (0-0, 0-0 SEC) to open 2020 season at 6 p.m. in the Huntsman Center. The meet will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks and broadcast on ESPN 700 radio.
snowflake wand … Kids Zone will also feature two balloon artists, two face painters, a poster making station and Elsa braiding station … There will be a pre-meet DJ spinning fan favorites from when doors open until the meet begins.
QUICK STICKS The season opener against Kentucky will be the first time since 2008 that the Utes face an SEC program in the first meet of the year … This is the fifth-straight season Utah will begin the year within the friendly confines of the Huntsman Center … Utah led all NCAA women’s sports in attendance for the ninth time in 2019, averaging 14,852 fans per meet … Utah was tabbed as the No. 5 team in the nation for the third consecutive year in the WCGA preseason poll … The Utes were picked to finish second in the preseason Pac-12 coaches’ poll behind defending Pac-12 champion UCLA.
FAITH IN FARDEN Now with sole reign of the program, Tom Farden is no stranger to the role now in his fifth year as head coach. Despite the loss of Red Rock legend Megan Marsden with her retirement after the 2019 season, Farden is primed to continue the legacy and tradition instilled in the program. Now entering his 10th year overall in Salt Lake City, Farden has been a force for Utah for years with his instrumental roles in recruiting, training, staff hires, and oversight of the entire program. With his relentless work ethic and enthusiasm for the sport, the Utes are in good hands with Farden at the helm of the program as they enter a new era of Utah gymnastics.
UTE INSIDER Utah returns 10-of-24 routines from last year’s NCAA Championships seventh-place finish … The Red Rocks return eight letterwinners, which includes two All-Americans in Missy Reinstadtler (all-around) and Sydney Soloski (floor) … Five newcomers joined Utah in the offseason … Junior Emilie LeBlanc transferred from Maryland where she was a bars and beam specialist, while Utah welcomed a freshman class of two former U.S. National team members (Maile O’Keefe and Abby Paulson) and two Junior Olympic national champions (Jillian Hoffman and Jaedyn Rucker) … Team captains for this year’s team are Reinstadtler, Kim Tessen, and Sydney Soloski.
COACHES CORNER Promoted to assistant coach, Carly Dockendorf will lead efforts on beam for the Red Rocks. The 2020 season will mark Dockendorf’s third year as a member of the staff after previously serving in other capacities for Utah. Needing to reload the staff, Farden brought two strong additions in Garrett Griffeth and Courtney McCool Griffeth. Garrett has already made an impact as a tireless recruiter for the Utes and serves as the vault coach. A 2004 Olympic silver medalist and NCAA champion, Courtney brings phenomenal experience from her time as a gymnast at Georgia in choreography and has given the Red Rocks a significant boost on floor as the event coach.
CHALK TALK Cristal Isa saw action in the all-around at the Red Rocks Preview and is slated to compete on all four events against Kentucky … Emilie LeBlanc looks to be a lock in the leadoff role for Utah on bars and beam … Sydney Soloski has added vault back into her skillset and will be in the lineup for the first scored vault of her career … All three freshmen that are available to compete – Jillian Hoffman, Maile O’Keefe, and Abby Paulson – will make their Utah debuts against Kentucky … Utah is seven to eight deep on each event and lineups could vary meet to meet.
TIME TO TUNE IN The Utah-Kentucky meet will air on the Pac-12 Networks and be broadcast on Utah’s flagship radio station, ESPN 700. Jim Watson will serve as the play-by-play announcer for the Pac-12 Networks, while Samantha Peszek will be on the call as the color analyst. Joining ESPN 700’s play-by-play announcer Mike Lageschulte this season as the color analyst is former Ute All-American Kyndal Pond.
FOR THE FANS Fans wishing to meet the team can stick around for the postmeet autograph session … Ford Kids Zone will be Frozenthemed with the first 250 kids receiving a Utah Gymnastics
UP NEXT Utah will compete in the inaugural Rio Tinto Best of Utah NCAA Gymnastics meet at the Maverik Center on Saturday, Jan. 11. This is the first staging of the five-year podium event. The meet will feature all four in-state Division I gymnastics programs as the Utes will take on No. 23 BYU, No. 26 SUU and Utah State.
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Name
Ht.
Yr.
Hometown
Previous School / Club
Alexia Burch
5-2
Jr.
Sparks, Nev.
Spanish Springs HS / Flips USA Gymnastics
Hunter Dula
5-2
So.
Orem, Utah
Timpanogos HS / All-American Gymnastics
Cammy Hall
5-3
So.
Gainesville, Va.
Patriot HS / Capital Gymnastics Nat’l Training Center
Jillian Hoffman
5-1
Fr.
Murrieta, Calif.
Vista Murrieta HS / SCEGA Gymnastics
Cristal Isa
5-3
So.
Henderson, Nev.
Green Valley HS / Gymcats
Emilie LeBlanc
5-6
Jr.
Holly Springs, N.C.
Maryland / Sonshine Gymnastics
Maile O’Keefe
5-2
Fr.
Las Vegas, Nev.
Odyssey Charter School / Salcianu Elite
Abby Paulson
5-3
Fr.
Anoka, Minn.
Anoka HS / Twin City Twisters
Adrienne Randall
5-3
So.
Corona, Calif.
River Springs HS / SCEGA Gymnastics
Missy Reinstadtler
5-4
Sr.
Brick, N.J.
Brick Township HS / North Stars Gymnastics Academy
Jaedyn Rucker
5-3
Fr.
Mesa, Ariz.
Desert Ridge HS / Desert Devils Gymnastics
Sydney Soloski
5-0
Jr.
Calgary, Alberta
National Sport School / Calgary Gymnastics Centre
Kim Tessen
5-1
Sr.
Orem, Utah
Mountain View HS / All-American Gymnastics
COACHES Tom Farden, Head Coach Carly Dockendorf, Assistant Coach Garrett Griffeth, Assistant Coach Courtney McCool Griffeth, Volunteer Assistant Coach GYMNASTICS SUPPORT STAFF Chief of Staff/New Media Director: Jennifer White Creative Content Manager/Athlete Development: Misty-Jade Carlson
Ambassador for Alumni & Fundraising: Megan Marsden Athletic Trainer: Katie Lorens Academic Advisor: Kyndal Robarts Pond Strength Coach: Cody Lockling Sport Psychologist: Dr. Clint Norseth Nutritionist: Lauren Jones Student Coach: Macey Roberts Student Manager: Jacy Job Student Athletic Trainer: Sawyer Williamson Student Athletic Trainer: Kelsey Karls
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Alexia Burch Jr. | Sparks, Nev.
Hunter Dula So. | Orem, Utah
Cammy Hall So. | Gainesville, Va.
Jillian Hoffman Fr. | Murrieta, Calif.
Cristal Isa So. | Henderson, Nev.
Emilie LeBlanc Jr. | Holly Springs, N.C.
Maile O’Keefe Fr. | Las Vegas, Nev.
Abby Paulson Fr. | Anoka, Minn.
Adrienne Randall So. | Corona, Calif.
Missy Reinstadtler Sr. | Brick, N.J.
Jaedyn Rucker Fr. | Mesa, Ariz.
Sydney Soloski Jr. | Calgary, Alberta
Kim Tessen Sr. | Orem, Utah
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TOM FARDEN Head Coach 5th/10th Year
om Farden assumed sole leadership of the Utah gymnastics program last April after serving as the co-head coach since 2016. Farden managed Utah’s overall program the past four years, including training, recruiting, staff hires and oversight. He also coached the uneven bars and tumbling. With Farden sharing the program’s reins with Megan Marsden, Utah qualified into the NCAA Championships all four years and reached the Super Six team final twice. The Utes also won three regional titles and the 2017 Pac-12 Championship. Farden was no novice when he became Utah’s co-head coach in 2016, having spent six years running the program at Southeast Missouri State, where he was the 2008 NCAA Region Coach of the Year. Farden is now in his 10th year at Utah, having served as an assistant coach his first five years. Farden has a 90-33-1 record at Utah and his career record of 161-81-1 includes a 71-48 mark from 2004-09 at Southeast Missouri State. Farden has coached three NCAA individual champions at Utah (Georgia Dabritz on bars and MyKayla Skinner on floor and vault), 16 NCAA Regional champions, 15 Pac-12 title winners and the recipients of 77 All-America awards. Skinner was the 2017 and 2018 NCAA all-around runner-up and set the Pac-12 record with 16 all-conference awards. Farden also coached the 2016 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year Sabrina Schwab and 2016 Pac-12 Specialist of the Year Kassandra Lopez. A native of Dayton, Minn., Farden earned his bachelor’s degree in outdoor recreation from SEMO in 2004. He and his wife Christina have a son, Ki.
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CARLY DOCKENDORF Assistant Coach 1st/3rd Year
member of Utah’s staff for the past two years, Carly Dockendorf is in her first season as an assistant coach. Dockendorf spent the 2019 season as the team’s director of recruiting and player development and was Utah’s volunteer coach and choreographer in 2018. Dockendorf, whose background includes a decade of college coaching, spent six years at Seattle Pacific as an assistant gymnastics coach (2009, 2013-17) 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. She has coached four NCAA All-Americans during her time at Utah. When Dockendorf was working at Seattle Pacific, she coached five USAG national champions and 21 All-Americans. Dockendorf was two-sport NCAA All-American in gymnastics and track & field at Washington. She claimed the 2003 Pac-10 Conference championship on bars, scoring a 10.0, and was a second-team All-American that season. She set a school record with six 10.0 scores in her career, including five on floor. As a pole vaulter in track & field, Dockendorf placed in the top 11 twice at the NCAA Championships. The Port Moody, B.C., native is married to Henry Ruggiero, who is Utah’s executive director for Olympic sports performance. They have two daughters: Crosby and Hayden. 10 | 2020 UTAH GYMNA STIC S
U TA H GY M N A S T I C S C O A C H E S
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GARRET T GRIFFETH Assistant Coach 1st Year
irst-year assistant coach Garrett Griffeth comes to Utah after two years at Arkansas. Griffeth’s primary responsibilities will be coaching the vault and playing a key role in recruiting. In his first year at Arkansas in 2018, the Razorbacks advanced to the NCAA Championships for the first time in five seasons. He was promoted to associate head coach in 2019. Griffeth first made a name as an assistant at Division II powerhouse Texas Woman’s University from 2014-17. He was the 2014 Coaches Association Division II Assistant Coach of the Year and the 2017 Midwest Independent Conference Assistant Coach of the Year. He coached 16 USAG All-Americans on vault and bars, a USAG national bar champion and two USAG bar runners-up at TWU. In his final season, the Pioneers won the 2017 USAG National Championship. Griffeth prepped for an NCAA coaching career at the Cincinnati Gymnastics Academy from 2012-13, and at Georgia, where he was a graduate assistant coach in 2011 and a full-time administrative associate in 2012. A native of Roswell, Ga., Griffeth earned a bachelor’s degree in exercise sport science (concentration in athletic training) in 2010 and a master’s in sports management and policy in 2011 from Georgia. He is married to Courtney McCool and they have a daughter, Rae.
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U TA H GY M N A S T I C S C O A C H E S
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COURTNEY MCCOOL GRIFFETH
Volunteer Coach/Choreographer 1st Year
ourtney McCool Griffeth has competed alongside, coached and choreographed some of the best gymnasts in the world. In her new position with the Red Rocks, Griffeth will assist with choreographing routines and coaching floor and beam. She will also serve as the co-director of Utah’s summer camps. Griffeth brings six years as a coach and choreographer at the NCAA level to Utah, previously spending two years at Arkansas (2018-19) and four years at Texas Woman’s University (2014-17). She has more than a decade of experience coaching and choreographing routines at camps and clubs around the country. As a competitor, Griffeth won the all-around at the 2004 Olympic Test Event in Athens, Greece and placed second in the all-around at the 2004 U.S. Olympic Trials. She participated for the silver medalist U.S. team at 2004 Olympics in Athens. From 2007-10, she competed for Georgia, helping the GymDogs to NCAA titles from 2007-09 (edging runner-up Utah in ’07 and ’08). She was the 2008 NCAA floor champion and a first-team All-American from 2008-10. The Kansas City, Mo., native earned a bachelor’s degree in child and family development in 2011 and a master’s in sports management and policy in 2012 from Georgia. She is married to Garrett Griffeth and hey have a daughter, Rae.
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U TA H GY M N A S T I C S S TA F F
JENNIFER WHITE Chief of Staff New Media Director 4th Year
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ennifer White is in her fourth 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. The former Jennifer Binkley was a Utah state all-around champion in level 8 and 10. She is married to Aaron White and they have two sons, Kingston and Maximus.
MIST Y-JADE CARLSON
KATIE LORENZ
Creative Content Manager Athlete Development 1st Year
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isty-Jade Carlson, a former gymnast at Iowa, is the first full-time creative content manager as a sport-specific, non-coaching staff member in college gymnastics. Carlson is responsible for developing and creating graphics and videos to promote Utah gymnastics on all of its digital platforms. She also oversees academic registration, monitors study table and mentoring sessions, and tracks academic progress. The three-time Big Ten AllAcademic team selection and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar graduated from Iowa with two degrees in mass communication and graphic design in 2019.
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Athletic Trainer 9th Year
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atie Lorens is in her ninth 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, Lorenz 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 ChampaignUrbana in kinesiology with an emphasis in athletic training. Lorenz earned her master’s degree at Illinois State University in biomechanics/athletic training. She is married to Benjamin Naugle.
U TA H GY M N A S T I C S S TA F F
Megan Marsden Ambassador for Alumni Relations & Fundraising
Kyndal Robarts Pond Academic Advisor
Cody Lockling Sports Performance Coach
Lauren Jones Nutritionist
Macey Roberts Student Coach
Jacy Job Student Manager
Dr. Clint Norseth Sport Psychologist
Anne Marie Jensen Meet Director
Sawyer Williamson Kelsey Karls Student Athletic Trainer Student Athletic Trainer
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A TRADITION OF EXCELLENCE
Dynasty! • Most National Championship Appearances (44) • Most National Championships (10) • Most NCAA Championships All-Americans (373) • Nation’s Top Drawing Women’s Sport (9 times) Regular Season • The Utah gymnastics team first competed in 1976. Since then, Utah is the only team to qualify to every National Championships (44), including all 38 NCAA Championships. • Utah’s overall regular and postseason record is 1,138241-9. • 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 13 times. National Championships • Utah has won a record 10 national championships and been runner-up nine times. Utah has also placed
in the top-three 23 times and never finished lower than 10th. • Utah qualified for the NCAA Championship semifinals under the new eight-team format in 2019 and advanced to the Super Six 21 times. • Utah gymnasts have earned a record 373 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 nine times (2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015, 2016, 2017, 2018, 2019) becoming the first women’s team other than basketball to lead the nation in season attendance. • The U led the nation in gymnastics attendance 35 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. This year, the iconic venue is celebrating its 50th anniversary. 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 35 of the last 38 years and has won nine all-women’s sports attendance titles, including the last seven in a row. The Utes have averaged nearly 12,000 fans a meet since 1990 and over 14,590 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 energyefficient 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.
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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 15,558 vs. Arizona, 2-1-19 15,558 vs. California, 2-9-19 15,558 vs. UCLA, 2-23-19 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
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U TA H’ S N C A A I N D I V I D U A L C H A M P I O N S 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 26 | 2020 UTAH GYMNA STIC S
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ALL-TIME 10.0 S C OR 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 Sandy Woolsey vs. Oregon State, 2-12-96
Ashley Postell 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 MyKayla Skinner at Pac-12 Championship, 3-23-19 28 | 2020 UTAH GYMNA STIC S
U T E U P D AT E S Alexia Burch: Competed in every meet as a sophomore … career-high of 9.90 on beam and vault … has hit 35-39 career routines … starter on vault and beam last season and saw action on floor four times … has improved on bars and is competing to be in every event lineup. Hunter Dula: Starter on bars as a freshman … hit 13-13 routines last season … 9.90 high on bars came at the Pac12 Championships … upgraded her bars dismount for the 2020 season and is once again a lock in the lineup. Cammy Hall: Returning from a season-ending injury as a freshman … competing for a spot in the vault and floor lineups … was the 2018 Region VII vault champion before joining the Utes … can bring a 10.0 S.V. vault to the Ute lineup. Jillian Hoffman: 2017 Junior Olympic National champion in the all-around, bars and floor (Junior E) … 2nd on floor, 5th in the all-around at the 2018 J.O Nationals … nine-time regional champion and 15-time SoCal state champion. Cristal Isa: Returning from season-ending elbow injury as a freshman … slated to compete in the all-around for Utah … Pac-12 Freshman of the Week in her college debut vs. Penn State … has hit 7-7 career routines … 1 career win came on her only beam routine last season … competed in first four meets before suffering season-ending injury. Emilie LeBlanc: Transfer from Maryland … competed in all 14 meets on bars and beam in 2019 for Maryland … holds career-highs of 9.90 on bars and beam … has hit 53-59 routines … immediately strengthens Utah’s bars and beam lineup and will look to be in the leadoff role on both events. Maile O’Keefe: Three-year member of U.S. National Team (2016-18) … qualified as an International Elite in 2013 … first P&G national all-around champion ever to sign with Utah … participated in National Team Camp from 2015-18 … five gold medals at the P&G Championships (all-around 2016, 2017; beam 2016, floor 2016, bars 2017) … competed at the U.S. Classic from 2013-17 and the American Classic from 2013-16.
Abby Paulson: Member of the 2017 U.S. Senior National Team … five-year International Elite … qualified for the P&G National Championships and the U.S. Classic from 2013-17 … 6th on beam at the 2017 P&G National Championships … 2nd all-around, 5th on floor at the 2017 U.S. Classic. Adrienne Randall: Starter on beam and floor as a freshman … has hit 27-27 career routines … Pac-12 Freshman of the Week … 9.95 best on floor and 9.90 best on beam … placed third on beam at Pac-12 Championships last season with a 9.90 … had offseason wrist surgery, but will be healthy and once again instrumental on beam and floor. Missy Reinstadtler: Returning from a foot injury that limited her to competing solely on bars last season … 2018 NCAA All-America all-arounder … 2018 Regional balance beam champion … 2018 All-Pac-12 Conference selection … has hit 109-112 career routines … looking to regain all-around status in her senior campaign. Jaedyn Rucker: Recovering from knee surgery and is out indefinitely … 2018 J.O national vault champion (Senior B) … placed 2nd all-around, 2nd on floor, 4th on bars and 7th on beam at 2018 J.O. Nationals … 1st all-around, 1st on vault (10.0) and 1st on floor at the 2018 Pikes Peak Cup … three-time regional champion and 12-time state champion. Sydney Soloski: Starter on beam and floor as a sophomore … 2018 NCAA All-American on floor … career high 9.925 on floor four times … has hit 41-43 career routines … has added vault back into her repertoire and could see action in three events this season. Kim Tessen: Starter on vault and bars as a junior in 2019 … career high 9.925 on bars at Pac-12 Championship … has hit 56-61 career routines … 2018 All-Pac-12 Conference on vault … has improved on beam and floor and is vying for a spot on all four events … 12 career 9.90 or better scores.
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K E N T U C K Y W I L D C AT S Name
Height
Year
Hometown / Previous School
Raina Albores
5-1
Fr.
River Falls, Wis. / River Falls HS
Josie Angeny
5-0
So.
Spring Hill, Tenn. / Elizabethtown Area HS
Madison Averett
5-2
Jr.
French Settlement, La. / French Settlement HS
Kaitlin DeGuzman
5-0
Fr.
Dallas, Texas / Epic Charter School
Anna Haigis
5-2
So.
Cincinnati, Ohio / Mount Notre Dame HS
Mackenzie Harman
5-2
Jr.
Raleigh, N.C. / Cary Academy
Kassidy Howell
5-3
Fr.
Newburgh, Ind. / Castle HS
Mollie Korth
5-2
Sr.
Cambridge, Wis. / Cambridge HS
Alaina Kwan
5-5
Sr.
Cypress, Calif. / Cypress HS
Ashlyn LaClair
5-2
Fr.
Port Crane, N.Y.
Shealyn Luksik
5-4
Fr.
Pittsburgh, Pa. / Hampton HS
Katherine Marianos
5-1
Sr.
Alpharetta, Ga. / Johns Creek HS
Megan Monfredi
5-1
Jr.
Gibsonia, Pa. / Pine-Richland HS
Cally Nixon
5-3
So.
Miami, Fla. / South Dade Senior HS
Arianna Patterson
5-3
So.
Plano, Texas / Plano Senior HS
Hailey Poland
5-2
Sr.
Midlothian, Texas / Midlothian HS
Elyssa Roberts
5-4
Fr.
Tifton, Ga. / Tift County HS
Allison Snyder
5-2
Jr.
Wilmington, Del.
Ella Warren
5-0
Jr.
Jacksonville, Fla. / Florida Virtual School
Raena Worley
4-11
Fr.
Riner, Va.
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SCOUTING KENTUCKY Coach: Tim Garrison (9th season) 2019 NCAA Finish: 9th Preseason National Rank: No. 12 Notes: The rising SEC program posted its best finish in program history in 2019, finishing ninth in the nation … Kentucky returns 13 gymnasts and brings in seven newcomers … Highlighting the returners, senior Mollie Korth earned regular season All-American honors for the third-straight year as a junior … Kentucky earned its first ever NCAA Championship appearance in 2018 and landed
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