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The University of Utah Athletics
Friday, January 26
Salt Lake City, UT
6:00 PM
University of Utah
197.675
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Arizona State
#5 Red Rocks Defeat Arizona State in Final Pac-12 Season Opener
1/26/2024 9:41 PM | Gymnastics
Utah sets several season bests taking the top spot in each event along the way
SALT LAKE CITY – Fifth-ranked Utah Gymnastics returned to the Jon. M Huntsman Center on Friday evening to open up their final season of Pac-12 action, hosting the Arizona State University Sun Devils. Leading wire-to-wire, Utah took the win 197.675-196.700 in the season opener, with three of four event scores eclipsing 49.40. The Red Rocks would also secure the top spot individually in every event, as Ashley Glynn earned her first event win as a Red Rock on vault, along with Abby Paulson securing her first event win on beam and floor. Grace McCallum added to her season win total, taking her tally up to five through the early going, securing her third bars victory and her first floor win in a share with Paulson.
"This was just a really consistent meet for us," said head coach Carly Dockendorf. "We saw some really good individual improvements, still as a team not quite all moving together in the same direction."
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Camie Winger started the night for the Red Rocks on vault, scoring a 9.875. Ella Zirbes followed with the second 9.875 of the rotation for the Red Rocks, hitting her season and career-high at Utah. Glynn hit the first 9.9 of the night for the Utes, posting a 9.925 for her career and season-high as a Red Rock. Makenna Smith kept the energy in the Huntsman high with her vault of 9.90. Jaedyn Rucker missed her landing, taking a score of 9.250. The Red Rocks rounded out their rotation on vault with Amelie Morgan competing in the event for the first time this season and posting a score of 9.750. Â
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After the first rotation, Utah maintained a .150 advantage over Arizona State, 49.325-49.175.
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Smith would step into the leadoff spot as the Red Rocks rotated to bars, posting a 9.875 to get things started. Smith captured her season best with this score, breaking through the 9.850 barrier that she had scored twice this season against Boise State and at the Best of Utah. Winger made her season debut on bars, setting her season-high at 9.80. Amelie Morgan added the third score of 9.8 or better for the Red Rocks, with a 9.875 in the third spot of the rotation for Utah. Ella Zirbes tallied the second 9.875 of the round for the Red Rocks. Utah would go to their one-two punch with their final two performances on bars, coming from Maile O'Keefe and McCallum. O'Keefe scored a 9.850 with her first performance of the night. McCallum tallied her third event win on bars with the only score of 9.9 or better of the rotation for the Red Rocks, scoring a 9.925.
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After the second rotation, Utah would increase its advantage over Arizona State, 98.725-98.350.
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Utah would go to their tried-and-true leadoff performer, with Morgan capturing a 9.90 with the first performance on beam. Coming off matching her career-best 9.950 at the Best of Utah, this is the second meet in a row Morgan has scored a 9.90 or above. Jaylene Gilstrap took to the beam for her first performance of the night, scoring a 9.825 for her best score of the season so far. Smith added the second 9.825 of the rotation for Utah. The Red Rocks would go to their trusted remaining trio to round out the beam rotation, with McCallum, Abby Paulson and O'Keefe closing it out for Utah. McCallum got the back of the rotation started with a 9.775. Paulson picked the momentum back up with a near flawless routine scoring a 9.975 for her season-high. O'Keefe brought home the beam rotation with the second consecutive 9.90 and third of the rotation for the Red Rocks, scoring a 9.925.
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Utah scored 49.40 for the second rotation in a row, extending their advantage over Arizona State. After three events, the Red Rocks held a .750 advantage over the Sun Devils, 148.175-147.550.
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Smith went back to the top of the order as the Red Rocks made their final rotation of the evening to floor, leading off with a 9.875 for Utah. Gilstrap followed with a performance of 9.875 of her own, matching her season-high set against Boise State the last time the Red Rocks were in the Huntsman. For the second time on the night, Paulson matched her season high, this time matching her career-best with a 9.925 on floor. In an uncharacteristic night, Rucker took a second stumble on her floor pass, earning a 9.025. Utah would come back around to McCallum and O'Keefe looking for big scores to close out the meet and the two would deliver for the Red Rocks with back-to-back scores of 9.9. McCallum scored her second 9.925 of the night. O'Keefe had nothing left to do but deliver a near-perfect routine, earning a 9.90 with the final performance.
Utah returns to the Huntsman Center on Friday, Feb. 2, to host Oregon State for its annual Characters Night at 6 p.m. MT. The Utes and Beavers will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks.
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"This was just a really consistent meet for us," said head coach Carly Dockendorf. "We saw some really good individual improvements, still as a team not quite all moving together in the same direction."
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Camie Winger started the night for the Red Rocks on vault, scoring a 9.875. Ella Zirbes followed with the second 9.875 of the rotation for the Red Rocks, hitting her season and career-high at Utah. Glynn hit the first 9.9 of the night for the Utes, posting a 9.925 for her career and season-high as a Red Rock. Makenna Smith kept the energy in the Huntsman high with her vault of 9.90. Jaedyn Rucker missed her landing, taking a score of 9.250. The Red Rocks rounded out their rotation on vault with Amelie Morgan competing in the event for the first time this season and posting a score of 9.750. Â
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After the first rotation, Utah maintained a .150 advantage over Arizona State, 49.325-49.175.
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Smith would step into the leadoff spot as the Red Rocks rotated to bars, posting a 9.875 to get things started. Smith captured her season best with this score, breaking through the 9.850 barrier that she had scored twice this season against Boise State and at the Best of Utah. Winger made her season debut on bars, setting her season-high at 9.80. Amelie Morgan added the third score of 9.8 or better for the Red Rocks, with a 9.875 in the third spot of the rotation for Utah. Ella Zirbes tallied the second 9.875 of the round for the Red Rocks. Utah would go to their one-two punch with their final two performances on bars, coming from Maile O'Keefe and McCallum. O'Keefe scored a 9.850 with her first performance of the night. McCallum tallied her third event win on bars with the only score of 9.9 or better of the rotation for the Red Rocks, scoring a 9.925.
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After the second rotation, Utah would increase its advantage over Arizona State, 98.725-98.350.
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Utah would go to their tried-and-true leadoff performer, with Morgan capturing a 9.90 with the first performance on beam. Coming off matching her career-best 9.950 at the Best of Utah, this is the second meet in a row Morgan has scored a 9.90 or above. Jaylene Gilstrap took to the beam for her first performance of the night, scoring a 9.825 for her best score of the season so far. Smith added the second 9.825 of the rotation for Utah. The Red Rocks would go to their trusted remaining trio to round out the beam rotation, with McCallum, Abby Paulson and O'Keefe closing it out for Utah. McCallum got the back of the rotation started with a 9.775. Paulson picked the momentum back up with a near flawless routine scoring a 9.975 for her season-high. O'Keefe brought home the beam rotation with the second consecutive 9.90 and third of the rotation for the Red Rocks, scoring a 9.925.
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Utah scored 49.40 for the second rotation in a row, extending their advantage over Arizona State. After three events, the Red Rocks held a .750 advantage over the Sun Devils, 148.175-147.550.
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Smith went back to the top of the order as the Red Rocks made their final rotation of the evening to floor, leading off with a 9.875 for Utah. Gilstrap followed with a performance of 9.875 of her own, matching her season-high set against Boise State the last time the Red Rocks were in the Huntsman. For the second time on the night, Paulson matched her season high, this time matching her career-best with a 9.925 on floor. In an uncharacteristic night, Rucker took a second stumble on her floor pass, earning a 9.025. Utah would come back around to McCallum and O'Keefe looking for big scores to close out the meet and the two would deliver for the Red Rocks with back-to-back scores of 9.9. McCallum scored her second 9.925 of the night. O'Keefe had nothing left to do but deliver a near-perfect routine, earning a 9.90 with the final performance.
Utah returns to the Huntsman Center on Friday, Feb. 2, to host Oregon State for its annual Characters Night at 6 p.m. MT. The Utes and Beavers will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks.
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