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
Monday, February 20
Tempe, AZ
1:00 PM
University of Utah
at
Arizona State
Fourth-Ranked Utah Gymnasts Continue Conference Play at #20 Arizona State
2/14/2023 12:56 PM | Gymnastics
Utes compete in Tempe on President's Day for a matinee meet.
MEET WEEK
Fourth-ranked Utah Gymnastics continues conference play on the road, traveling to Arizona State for a President's Day matinee meet. Utah and Arizona State compete at 1 p.m. MT at Desert Financial Arena on Monday, Feb. 20. The Utes and Sun Devils will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks. Daron Sutton and Amanda Borden will be on the call for the network.
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IN THE RANKINGS
Utah remained fourth in the nation for the fourth-straight week in the final week using season average scores. The Utes remained the top team in the nation on beam for the fifth week in a row, while they rank fourth on vault, sixth on bars, and seventh on floor. Next week, rankings will be determined by each team's National Qualifying Score (NQS), which is calculated by taking their highest six scores of the season, three of which must be road scores, dropping the high score and averaging the remaining five.
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Grace McCallum leads the Utes in the rankings as she is ranked 13th in the all-around, 14th on floor, 18th on bars, and 24th on floor. Maile O'Keefe is first the nation on beam with a 9.975 season average, while teammate Kara Eaker follows behind in second with a 9.937 average. Also in the top-25, Cristal Isa is 14th on beam, Jaedyn Rucker is 18th on vault, and Makenna Smith is 21st in the all-around after her 39.400 last week.
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BY THE NUMBERS
• Utah matched its school record on beam against UCLA, scoring a 49.775. The Utes previously recorded a school-record 49.775 against UCLA in 2020 with three of the same Utes on both occasions - Maile O'Keefe, Cristal Isa, and Abby Paulson.
• Utah's 49.775 on beam stands as the highest score on any event in the nation this season.
• Maile O'Keefe recorded consecutive Perfect 10s on beam the past two competitions, improving her career total to six perfect scores on beam. She has tied the school record held by Theresa Kulikowski from 1999-2003.
• Utah's bars, beam, and floor lineups have all scored a 49.450 or better the past three competitions.
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CHALK TALK
• Makenna Smith made her all-around debut at the Metroplex Challenge, winning the all-around title with a 39.400. She competed in the beam lineup for the first time of her career.
• Utah has hit 140-144 routines this season. Gymnasts who have hit every routine are Makenna Smith (18-18), Maile O'Keefe (15-15), Abby Brenner (15-15), Cristal Isa (12-12), Amelie Morgan (10-10), Jaylene Gilstrap (9-9), Kara Eaker (8-8), Jillian Hoffman (6-6), Sage Thompson (4-4), and Lucy Stanhope (3-3).
• Individual event winners this season are Grace McCallum (8), O'Keefe (7), Rucker (3), Hoffman (2), Isa (2), Smith (2), and Eaker (1).
• O'Keefe (Feb. 7, Feb. 14) and Eaker (Jan. 17) have been named Pac-12 Specialists of the Week this season, while Smith (Feb. 14) has earned a Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honor.
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STANDOUT STATS
• Maile O'Keefe has not scored below a 9.95 this season on beam, while Kara Eaker has not scored below a 9.90 on beam.
• O'Keefe has scored a 9.925 or better on her last eight routines, while Cristal Isa has scored a 9.925-plus her last five routines.
• Three Utes are averaging above a 9.90 this season on beam, four Utes are averaging above a 9.875 on floor, and five Utes are averaging above a 9.85 on bars, and four Utes are averaging above a 9.85 on vault.
• Utah has had its upperclassmen compete 58% of its routines this season.
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SERIES STATS
• Utah leads the all-time series against Arizona State 84-16-1, which includes a 17-8-1 record in Tempe.
• The Utes have won 33 straight competitions against the Sun Devils and have not lost since the 2003 season, while the last loss in Tempe was in 2000.
• Utah narrowly edged ASU in Tempe during the 2021 regular season 197.450-197.150, and downed the Sun Devils last season 197.400-196.100 in Salt Lake City.
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SCOUTING ARIZONA STATE
2022 Final Ranking: 22
2023 Ranking: 20
Head Coach: Jay Santos (7th Season)
Sun Devil Highlights: ASU enters the meet with a 4-5 overall record, which includes a 1-3 slate in Pac-12 play … The Sun Devils are coming off a season high 196.900 in a loss at UCLA and are averaging a 196.450 on the season … ASU is 16th in the nation on bars, 20th on vault, 25th on beam and 27th on floor … The Sun Devils are led by all-arounder Hannah Scharf, who posted a season high 39.525 against Cal two weeks ago, and Emily White, who has earned a season high 39.400 twice this season.
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UP NEXT
Utah Gymnastics returns to the Jon M. Huntsman Center on Friday, Feb. 24, to host the California Golden Bears. The Friday night conference battle will be aired on the Pac-12 Networks at 6 p.m. MT, while introductions are set to begin at 5:45 p.m. MT in Salt Lake City. The meet will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of Title IX and women in sports. The meet will also be Utah's alumni night.
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Fourth-ranked Utah Gymnastics continues conference play on the road, traveling to Arizona State for a President's Day matinee meet. Utah and Arizona State compete at 1 p.m. MT at Desert Financial Arena on Monday, Feb. 20. The Utes and Sun Devils will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks. Daron Sutton and Amanda Borden will be on the call for the network.
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IN THE RANKINGS
Utah remained fourth in the nation for the fourth-straight week in the final week using season average scores. The Utes remained the top team in the nation on beam for the fifth week in a row, while they rank fourth on vault, sixth on bars, and seventh on floor. Next week, rankings will be determined by each team's National Qualifying Score (NQS), which is calculated by taking their highest six scores of the season, three of which must be road scores, dropping the high score and averaging the remaining five.
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Grace McCallum leads the Utes in the rankings as she is ranked 13th in the all-around, 14th on floor, 18th on bars, and 24th on floor. Maile O'Keefe is first the nation on beam with a 9.975 season average, while teammate Kara Eaker follows behind in second with a 9.937 average. Also in the top-25, Cristal Isa is 14th on beam, Jaedyn Rucker is 18th on vault, and Makenna Smith is 21st in the all-around after her 39.400 last week.
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BY THE NUMBERS
• Utah matched its school record on beam against UCLA, scoring a 49.775. The Utes previously recorded a school-record 49.775 against UCLA in 2020 with three of the same Utes on both occasions - Maile O'Keefe, Cristal Isa, and Abby Paulson.
• Utah's 49.775 on beam stands as the highest score on any event in the nation this season.
• Maile O'Keefe recorded consecutive Perfect 10s on beam the past two competitions, improving her career total to six perfect scores on beam. She has tied the school record held by Theresa Kulikowski from 1999-2003.
• Utah's bars, beam, and floor lineups have all scored a 49.450 or better the past three competitions.
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CHALK TALK
• Makenna Smith made her all-around debut at the Metroplex Challenge, winning the all-around title with a 39.400. She competed in the beam lineup for the first time of her career.
• Utah has hit 140-144 routines this season. Gymnasts who have hit every routine are Makenna Smith (18-18), Maile O'Keefe (15-15), Abby Brenner (15-15), Cristal Isa (12-12), Amelie Morgan (10-10), Jaylene Gilstrap (9-9), Kara Eaker (8-8), Jillian Hoffman (6-6), Sage Thompson (4-4), and Lucy Stanhope (3-3).
• Individual event winners this season are Grace McCallum (8), O'Keefe (7), Rucker (3), Hoffman (2), Isa (2), Smith (2), and Eaker (1).
• O'Keefe (Feb. 7, Feb. 14) and Eaker (Jan. 17) have been named Pac-12 Specialists of the Week this season, while Smith (Feb. 14) has earned a Pac-12 Freshman of the Week honor.
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STANDOUT STATS
• Maile O'Keefe has not scored below a 9.95 this season on beam, while Kara Eaker has not scored below a 9.90 on beam.
• O'Keefe has scored a 9.925 or better on her last eight routines, while Cristal Isa has scored a 9.925-plus her last five routines.
• Three Utes are averaging above a 9.90 this season on beam, four Utes are averaging above a 9.875 on floor, and five Utes are averaging above a 9.85 on bars, and four Utes are averaging above a 9.85 on vault.
• Utah has had its upperclassmen compete 58% of its routines this season.
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SERIES STATS
• Utah leads the all-time series against Arizona State 84-16-1, which includes a 17-8-1 record in Tempe.
• The Utes have won 33 straight competitions against the Sun Devils and have not lost since the 2003 season, while the last loss in Tempe was in 2000.
• Utah narrowly edged ASU in Tempe during the 2021 regular season 197.450-197.150, and downed the Sun Devils last season 197.400-196.100 in Salt Lake City.
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SCOUTING ARIZONA STATE
2022 Final Ranking: 22
2023 Ranking: 20
Head Coach: Jay Santos (7th Season)
Sun Devil Highlights: ASU enters the meet with a 4-5 overall record, which includes a 1-3 slate in Pac-12 play … The Sun Devils are coming off a season high 196.900 in a loss at UCLA and are averaging a 196.450 on the season … ASU is 16th in the nation on bars, 20th on vault, 25th on beam and 27th on floor … The Sun Devils are led by all-arounder Hannah Scharf, who posted a season high 39.525 against Cal two weeks ago, and Emily White, who has earned a season high 39.400 twice this season.
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UP NEXT
Utah Gymnastics returns to the Jon M. Huntsman Center on Friday, Feb. 24, to host the California Golden Bears. The Friday night conference battle will be aired on the Pac-12 Networks at 6 p.m. MT, while introductions are set to begin at 5:45 p.m. MT in Salt Lake City. The meet will be celebrating the 50th anniversary of Title IX and women in sports. The meet will also be Utah's alumni night.
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