STANDINGS | SCHEDULE | RECORD BOOK

SAN FRANCISCO - The last week of the regular season is here for Pac-12 women’s gymnastics and only one Conference dual remains on the schedule with No. 4 Utah visiting No. 13 Oregon State on Saturday, March 11 at 2 p.m. PT. While the Utes clinched a share of the regular season title with the Beavers’ loss to No. 14 Arizona State last weekend, three other teams - OSU, No. 7 Cal and No. 5 UCLA - remain in contention for a share as a Beavers win over the Utes would create a four-way tie at the top of the standings. The Bears and Bruins, along with the four remaining league squads, are all wrapping up the final week with non-conference action, highlighted by the Sun Devils’ trip to Norman to take on top-ranked Oklahoma on Sunday afternoon on ESPN+. The final scores this weekend will determine seeding and session assignments for the 2023 Pac-12 Women’s Gymnastics Championships, which are set to take place on Saturday, March 18 at the Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah.

THIS WEEK

• Arizona closes out its home schedule Friday night hosting BYU at McKale Center Friday, March 10 at 6 p.m. MT/5 p.m. PT. The dual meet will be available to watch on Arizona Live Stream. The Wildcats will have revenge on their mind after losing in Provo last year. Arizona will conclude the final weekend competing in Cal’s Sunday quad meet that features the Bears, Wildcats, Sacramento State and UC Davis at 1 p.m. MT/12 p.m. PT.
• Cal will begin the weekend hosting its first of the two quad meets on Friday, March 10 at 7 p.m. PT at Haas Pavilion. The Friday night meet will see the Bears compete with No. 15 Ohio State, No. 20 Stanford and Utah State before Arizona, Sacramento State and UC Davis arrive for Sunday’s quad meet.
• A Saturday gymnastics doubleheader on Pac-12 Network will start with UCLA hosting Iowa State at Pauley Pavilion at 12 p.m. PT. The fifth-ranked Bruins will look to finish out the home slate with a win on Senior Day over the Cyclones with UCLA owning a 3-0 record over ISU all time. The meet will also be available on Pac-12 Los Angeles.
• The lone Pac-12 dual of the weekend between Utah and Oregon State is a big one as the results will determine if Utah will clinch the regular season title outright or if the title will be shared four ways between Utah, Oregon State, Cal and UCLA. The Utes have won the title outright or shared it all four years since the regular season title was introduced in 2020. If the Beavers can pull off an upset, it would be the second straight year OSU has captured a share of the regular season title. It won’t be an easy feat though as the Utes have won 12 straight against the Beavers, including all three competitions last season. The meet will begin at 2 p.m. PT/3 p.m. MT and air on Pac-12 Network, Pac-12 Mountain and Pac-12 Oregon.
• No. 25 Washington will head to Denton, Texas for a quad meet hosted by Texas Woman's University on Sunday, March 12 at 11 a.m. PT. In addition to TWU and UW, the competition will include No. 4 Florida and North Carolina State. 
• The Sun Devils have been on fire, but have the toughest task of the weekend as they travel to Norman, Oklahoma to compete against the No. 1 Sooners on Sunday at 12 p.m. PT. ASU ended Pac-12 action with three straight wins over No. 4 Utah, No. 23 Washington and No. 11 Oregon State and a high score could move them into the night session at next week’s championships. The meet will be available to watch on ESPN+.

WEEK NINE ROUNDUP

• Utah took care of business against Arizona on Senior Night (197.925-196.675) at the Jon. M. Huntsman Center, improving its home record over the Wildcats to 24-0 all time. Fifth-year senior Crista Isa earned her first career 10.0 to win the beam, becoming the third Utah gymnast this year to earn the perfect score. It was the Utes’ fifth overall 10 of the season.
• Arizona State continued its hot streak with a third straight Pac-12 win, this time with an upset over then-No. 11 Oregon State in Tempe. Senior Hannah Scharf led the Sun Devils to a win for the third consecutive week, with Scharf scoring a 39.625 to take second in the all-around and a 9.950 to tie for first on the floor, earning her a second consecutive Coaches Coach award on March 6. OSU’s Jade Carey posted her seventh Perfect 10 of the season but it was her first career 10.0 on beam making her just the 13th NCAA and sixth Pac-12 gymnast to record a 10.000 on vault, bars, beam and floor.
• California and Washington both competed at LSU’s Podium Challenge over the weekend, which served as the Conference dual between the schools. The Bears finished second at the meet behind the Tigers with a score of 197.675, while UW came in third with a 196.000, ultimately giving the Bears the Pac-12 victory. Freshman eMjae Frazier made history for Cal, becoming the first Bear to earn a 10.0 on the floor and first freshman to earn a 10.0 on any event since former Bear Toni Ann Williams in 2015. 
• In a top-25 showdown to end week nine, UCLA came out on top over the Cardinal (198.175-196.825). The Bruins became just the 10th team this season to join the 198 club behind their third-highest bars score in school history (49.725). Sophomore Jordan Chiles won the all-around with a career-high 39.875, which is tied with OSU’s Carey for the highest AA score in the country this year. In addition to the all-around, Chiles won three of four events and earned her fourth Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week honor in 2023.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Olympica Gold Medalist Jade Carey has been superb in her sophomore campaign at Oregon State, earning six Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week honors in 2023. She broke the OSU all-around record two straight week with a back-to-back 39.875, which is tied for the highest all-around score in the country this year. She is the only Pac-12 gymnast to win all four event titles and the all-around in a meet this season and has accomplished the feat three times (Beaver Quad Meet on Jan. 21, vs. No. 7 California on Feb 10, vs. Arizona on Feb. 18). 
• In Utah’s win over Cal on Feb. 24, the Utes scored a 198.550, its third-best score in program history and the second highest in the nation this season. Jaedyn Rucker posted her first career 10.0, winning the vault title, en route to a Pac-12 Specialist of the Week honors on Feb. 28.
• In the win over Stanford on Feb. 24, Oregon State’ topped the 198 mark for the first time in program history, scoring a 198.075 to. 
• In the loss to the Beavers on Feb. 24, Stanford’s 197.575 was the fifth-best in program history and the best in Maples Pavilion dating back to 1999. 
• Cal freshman eMjae Frazier tied the Bears’ program record of 39.700 to win the first all-around title of her career in a win over Arizona on Feb. 18, earning her first Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Week award on Feb. 21.
• The Sun Devils’ upset over No. 4 Utah by just .050 of a point on Feb. 20 was ASU’s first win over the Utes since 2003 and first in Tempe since 2000 behind the 11th-best score in program history. The Gym Devils used their second-best score all-time on bars to grab the lead and didn’t look back as senior Hannah Scharf anchored the floor lineup with a career-high 9.925 to secure the victory. 
• Stanford’s back-to-back wins over Stanford on Feb. 13 and Feb. 20 ended a Husky winning streak in the dual series that dated back to 2017. In the league-counting matchup in Seattle on Feb. 20, the Cardinal won 197.075-196.625, recording its best team bar score  since 2016 (49.525).
• After the conference had not seen a tie in a regular season league dual since Feb. 23, 2020, there were ties in three consecutive weeks. The first came between Oregon State and UCLA on January 29 in LA, the second came a week later as Oregon State hosted California at Gill Coliseum on Feb. 10 and the third was between UCLA and California in Berkeley on Feb. 18. 
• On Feb. 10, Arizona came out on top over Washington in Tucson, ending a streak of six straight dual wins in the series by UW. The Wildcats came from behind to narrowly edge out the Huskies 196.800-196.750.
• Utah’s 198.550 in the top-10 win over Cal on Feb. 24 marks the second 198+ score of the season for the Utes, while Utah is one of just seven teams in the country to score 198 or better this year. Oregon State joined the 198+ club after posting a 198.075 in the win over Stanford, also on Feb. 24.
• Utah matched its school record on beam against UCLA on Feb. 3, scoring a 49.775. It is the best mark on beam in the country this season.
• Cal’s score of 197.600 in the win over Arizona State on Feb. 4 was the sixth-highest score in program history, while its 9-0 mark to start the year was one win shy of matching the record of 10, which was set back in 2015. 
• The Conference has seen 13 Perfect 10s during the 2023 season. Six-time Gymnast of the Week Jade Carey leads the way with seven. On March 4, Carey became just the 13th NCAA gymnast to complete the gym slam with her first career perfect 10 on beam. On Friday, Feb. 24, Carey scored her third 10.0 of the season on floor and her first of the season on bars in a win over Stanford. The previous week, Carey posted 10s on the floor and vault in the win over Arizona on Feb. 18 and the other two came on the same events at the Wasatch Classic on Jan. 14. Carey is the first OSU gymnast to record a pair of perfect scores in a meet since former Beaver Chari Knight accomplished the feat in 1993. Utah senior and two-time Pac-12 Specialist of the Week Maile O’Keefe, after posting her first 10.0 of the season on beam Feb. 3, followed that up with a second straight 10.0 on beam and sixth of her career to win the event at the Metroplex Challenge on Feb. 10. On Friday, March 3, Utah senior Crista Isa nabbed her first career 10 on beam on senior night to earn Specialist of the Week honors on March 6. On Friday, Feb. 24, fellow Utah senior Jaedyn Rucker picked up the first 10.0 of her career on vault in a big win over California. UCLA’s Jordan Chiles notched her first 10.0 of the season on floor in a win over Arizona State on Feb. 10. Utah’s Kara Eaker posted a 10.0 on beam (second of her career) on Jan. 13. 
• Oregon State’s 197.275 in the tie at UCLA on Jan. 29 was their highest score at UCLA in program history. 
• In the Oregon State and UCLA tie on Jan. 29, 2020 Olympic Team teammates Jade Carey and Jordan Chiles placed first on every event with Chiles winning bars, the pair tying for first on the floor and Carey taking the vault and beam titles and the all-around title just ahead of Chiles in second.
• With its win over Stanford on Feb. 4, Cal continued its recent dominance in the series having won the regular season rivalry meet every year since 2014.
• Arizona State made it seven straight dual wins over in-state rival Arizona on Feb. 4 as the GymDevils edged the GymCats 196.800-196.475 in Tempe. 
• UCLA freshman Selena Harris, the No. 1 ranked recruit in the nation last year, has lived up to her billing. Harris earned five straight Freshman/Newcomer of the Week awards to start the season, winning the all-around twice (at Wasatch Classic, at Washington) and eight individual events titles. Her five consecutive awards tied the Pac-12 record for most consecutive weekly awards, held by Toni-Ann Williams from California in 2015. The all-time record for most freshman honors in a season since the award was introduced in 2013 is six, held by Williams, Utah’s MyKayla Skinner (2017) and Oregon State’s Jade Carey (2022).
• Through nine weeks, team and individual titles are as follows:
  • TEAM: Utah, 7 (vs. LSU; Rio Tinto Best of Utah; vs. Washington, vs. UCLA; Metroplex Challenge; vs. California; vs. Arizona); Stanford, 6 (Session 2 Super 16; vs. San Jose State, at Arizona State; vs. Arizona; vs. Washington (x2)); California, 6 (Session 3 Super 16; Session 2, Wasatch Classic, at Arizona; vs. Stanford; vs. Arizona State; vs. Washington (at LSU Quad); Oregon State 5 (Beaver Quad Meet; vs. Rutgers; at Washington; vs. Arizona); UCLA 5 (Session 1, Wasatch Classic; at Washington; vs. Arizona State; vs. Arizona; vs. Stanford); 5 Arizona State (vs. Arizona; vs. Utah; vs. Washington; vs. Oregon State); 2 Arizona (Arizona Quad Meet, vs. Washington).
  • INDIVIDUAL: Jessica Castles, ARIZ - BB; Alysen Fears, ARIZ - UB (x2); Malia Hargrove, ARIZ - VA (x4), FL, AA; Sirena Linton, ARIZ - BB; Emily Mueller, ARIZ - FL; Sarah Clark, ASU - UB (x4); Jordan Jaslow, ASU - FL; Jada Mangahas, ASU - FL (x2); Hannah Scharf, ASU - VA, FL (x4), UB (x2), AA (x3); Cienna Samiley, ASU - UB; Anaya Smith, ASU - VA (x4); Emily White, ASU - VA, FL (x2), UB, BB (x2), AA; Ella Cesario, CAL - UB; eMjae Frazier, CAL - FL (x4), BB, VA, AA; Nevaeh DeSouza, CAL - AA, VA (x2); Mya Lauzon, CAL - AA, FL (x3), VA (x3), BB (x2); Andi Li, CAL - FL, AA (x2), UB (x7), BB; Maddie Williams, CAL - UB (x4); Jade Carey, OSU - AA (x7), FL (x7), VA (x7); UB (x7), BB (x8); Madi Dagen, OSU - VA; Ira Alexeeva, STAN - BB (x2); Madison Brunette, STAN - FL; Clair Dean, STAN - FL (x2); Brenna Neault, STAN - AA (x2), BB; Isabela Onyshko, STAN - BB; Anna Roberts, STAN - AA (x2), FL (x4), VA (x4), UB; Chloe Widner, STAN - AA, UB (x2), BB (x4), FL; Amara Cunningham, WASH - VA, FL (x3); Skylar Killough-Wilhelm, WASH - VA, BB, UB; Chae Campbell, UCLA - VA, FL (x2); Jordan Chiles, UCLA - UB (x7), VA (x4), BB (x4), FL (x5), AA (x5); Selena Harris, UCLA - UB (x2), BB (x4), VA, AA (x2); Ana Padurariu, UCLA - BB; Abby Brenner, UTAH - UB; Kara Eaker, UTAH - BB (x2); Jillian Hoffman, UTAH - VA (x2); Cristal Isa, UTAH - UB (x2), BB; Grace McCallum, UTAH - AA, UB (x3), FL (x2); Maile O’Keefe, UTAH - VA, BB (x6), UB (x2), FL, AA (x2); Abby Paulson, UTAH - BB, FL; Jaedyn Rucker, UTAH - FL, VA (x4); Mckenna Smith, UTAH - VA (x2), AA.
• On week three (Jan 17-19), the Conference saw two gymnasts reach milestones - UCLA’s Margzetta Frazier and Washington’s Amara Cunningham each completed 100 consecutive career routines without a single fall during competition.
• UCLA nabbed the first career win for first-time head coach Janelle McDonald on Jan. 14 as the Bruins impressed in the night session over Washington (196.550), Minnesota (196.325) and Boise State (195.050) at the Wasatch Classic in Salt Lake City. Winning all four events, UCLA’s 197.850 was its highest score on the road since 2019.
• Utah opened the season taking down the then-No.6 LSU Tigers (197.275-196.775) in front of a packed house of over 11,000 fans at the Huntsman Center in an event that aired live on ESPN2. It was Utah’s highest season-opening score since 2005 and the third-best in program history. The Utes improved to 62-6 all-time in season openers.
• California opened its season with a historical performance, posting its best overall score in a season-opening meet in program history. The Bears’ 197.457 was the 11th-best team score all-time and secured them the first-place finish in their session at the Super 16 event in Vegas. Cal’s No. 3 Road to Nationals ranking after week one was its highest in the ranking system in program history.
• The Huskies and the Bruins also recorded their highest opening scores in more than a decade as Washington posted its best since 2004 and UCLA its best since 2005 as they competed at different sessions of the Super 16 event in Las Vegas. 

ROAD TO NATIONALS RANKINGS

• The Road to Nationals rankings serve as the official rankings for NCAA gymnastics as it tracks team and individual scores overall and by event. After week seven competition the rankings switched to the National Qualifying Score (NQS) rather than a straight average. The NQS, which is calculated by taking the highest six scores of the season, three of which must be road scores, then dropping the high score and averaging the remaining five, is ultimately used to determine which programs qualify for NCAA Regionals. Heading into the final week of regular season competition, seven of eight Pac-12 programs are currently in the top 25 in the country and all eight sit in the top 29, including five in the top 14.
• Utah dropped back one, but still remains in the top five at No. 4 (197.805), followed by UCLA (197.795) at No. 5 and California at No. 7 (197.575).
• Oregon State has made the biggest jump of any team in the country in 2023, moving up 13 spots - No. 26 to No. 11 and now at No. 13 - from week one to week nine with a 197.355 NQS average. Arizona State made the second-biggest jump moving from No. 22 to No. 14 (197.105) in a two-week period after the switch to NQS. Stanford moved up to No. 22 at 196.705, while Washington is at No. 25 at 196.530. Arizona rounds it out at No. 29 (196.300).
• On team events scores - Utah holds the nation’s best NQS (49.670) and best overall score (49.775) on the beam this year with Oregon State third (49.545), UCLA in fifth (49.505) and California in seventh (49.445); On vault, Utah is eighth (49.340) and UCLA is ninth (49.335); On bars, California is third (49.535) and Utah and UCLA are tied for fifth (49.485). UCLA has the nation's top floor average of 49.625 while Oregon State is tied for fifth at 49.475 and Utah is eighth (49.465).
• Several individual gymnasts rank among the top-10 performers in the country on individual events: 
  • In the all-around, Pac-12 gymnasts own the top two NQS averages in the country, OSU’s Jade Carey and reigning Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week, UCLA’s Jordan Chiles, first and second, respectively, at 39.820 and 39.775. Bruin freshman Selena Harris is the third Pac-12 gymnast in the top 10 at sixth (39.660).
  • In vault, Carey is second the country with a 9.960 NQS average with Chiles in third at 9.935. Cal’s Mya Lauzon and UCLA’s Chae Campbell are also in the top 10 at seventh (9.920) and tied for eighth (9.915), respectively.
  • On bars, UCLA’s Chiles is second at 9.970, followed by OSU’s Carey in a tie for fourth at 9.960, Cal’s Andi Li in seventh at 9.955 and Cal’s Madelyn Williams in a tie for eighth at 9.950.
  • On the floor, OSU’s Carey leads the nation at 9.985, followed by UCLA’s Chiles in third at 9.960 and fellow Bruin Chae Campbell in a tie for eighth at 9.945.
  • On the balance beam, Utah’s Maile O’Keefe is alone in first with a 9.980 NQS average, followed by OSU’s Carey in second at 9.965, Utah’s Kara Eaker in fourth at 9.955 and UCLA’s Harris in a tie for ninth at 9.935.

PRESEASON RANKINGS

• All 8 Pac-12 women's gymnastics teams were ranked in the top 25 of the 2023 Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) Preseason Poll. The annual preseason poll, which is voted on by Division I women's gymnastics coaches, featured every Pac-12 program in the top 25 for the first time since 2014. The eight teams in the top 25 were tied for the most with the SEC.
• Utah, which finished third at the national championships and won its second consecutive Pac-12 title in 2022, was the Conference's top-ranked team coming in at No. 3 with a pair of first-place votes. It was the Utes' highest preseason ranking since they were picked second overall in the national poll in 2010.
• Joining Utah in the top 10 was California at No. 8 and UCLA at No. 10. Oregon State checks in at No. 14, followed by Stanford at No. 17, Washington at No. 21, Arizona State at No. 24 and Arizona at No. 25. 

OLYMPIC STRENGTH 

• Pac-12 lineups this season feature four Olympic medalists from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics. Reigning Pac-12 Gymnast and Freshman of the Year, Oregon State's Jade Carey (USA) won an individual gold medal in the floor exercise, All-American, UCLA's Jordan Chiles, and Utah's Grace McCallum were silver medalists in the team competition with the United States, and Utah's Amelie Morgan helped Great Britain to team bronze, which was its first gymnastics medal since 1928.
• Rounding out the Pac-12 with Olympic ties are UCLA's Brooklyn Moors, who competed for Canada in Tokyo, and Utah's Kara Eaker and UCLA's Emma Malabuyo, who were alternates for the United States.
• Carey and Chiles recently also won individual medals at the recent 2022 World Championships and a silver medal team championship. Bruin freshman Ciena Alipio also competed at the World Championships, winning a silver medal on the balance beam.

ALL-AMERICAN PARTY 

• The Pac-12 has 17 All-Americans returning that have won over 50 career All-American honors, including reigning USA Gymnastics Athlete of the Year Jade Carey, who was an eight-time All-American during her freshman campaign at Oregon State last year.
• Other returning All-Americans include: Abby Brenner, UTAH; Chae Campbell (4-time), UCLA; Jordan Chiles, UCLA; Kara Eaker, UTAH; Margzetta Frazier (3-time), UCLA; Madi Dagen, OSU; Nevaeh DeSouza (3-time), CAL; Cristal Isa (5-time), UTAH; Andi Li (3-time), CAL; Sirena Linton, ARIZ; Grace McCallum (5-time), UTAH; Maile O'Keefe (11-time), UTAH; Abby Paulson (4-time), UTAH; Jaedyn Rucker, UTAH; Hannah Scharf (3-time) ASU; Sage Thompson, UTAH.

PAC-12 PRESEASON POLL & WATCH LISTS

• In the Pac-12 Preseason Coaches Poll defending Pac-12 champion Utah was selected as the preseason favorite to claim a third straight Conference title in 2023. UCLA checked in at second place in the poll. The two teams have taken turns capturing Conference titles since 2014, with UCLA winning in 2016, 2018 and 2019, and Utah in 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021 and 2022. California finished third in the poll followed by Oregon State in fourth, Stanford in fifth, Washington in sixth, Arizona State in seventh and Arizona in eighth.
• In December, the Pac-12 introduced the inaugural preseason watch lists for the 2023 season, which were nominated by the eight Pac-12 coaches. The 12-member Preseason Watch List included: Brenna Brooks, WASH; Jade Carey, OSU; Jordan Chiles, UCLA; Madi Dagen, OSU; Malia Hargrove, ARIZ; Caroline Herry, ARIZ; Skylar Killough-Wilhelm, WASH; Andi Li, CAL; Grace McCallum, UTAH; Hannah Scharf, ASU; Emily White, ASU; and Chloe Widner, STAN. The 4-member Newcomer Watch List included: eMjae Frazier, CAL; Selena Harris, UCLA; Anna Roberts, STAN; and Makenna Smith, UTAH.

BEST IN THE WEST

• For the first time in Pac-12 history, every Pac-12 Women’s Gymnastics program was selected to compete at the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Regionals last season. (All eight current programs were selected).
• Utah advanced to its 46th-consecutive national championship after winning the Seattle Regional and is the only program in the nation to qualify to every national championship, including all 40 NCAA Championships (began in 1982). Several individuals from the conference also advanced to compete at nationals.
• Utah advanced to the NCAA Finals and finished third overall for the second consecutive year.
• All eight teams finished in the Top 26 in the final rankings - #3 Utah, #11 California, #12 UCLA, #14 Stanford, #17 Oregon State, #21 Washington, #22 Arizona State, #26 Arizona.

ON TV 

• Pac-12 Networks will broadcast 22 women’s gymnastics meets this season as well as the 2023 Pac-12 Women’s Gymnastics Championships, presented by Sprouts, on Saturday, March 18. Utah’s battle with LSU on Friday, Jan. 6 aired live on ESPN2 and ESPN also carried Utah’s non-conference meet at No. 1 Oklahoma on Sunday, Jan. 22. The league matchup between Utah and UCLA on Friday, Feb. 3 was the final Pac-12 regular season meet airing on ESPN.

2023 PAC-12 WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIP

• Tickets for the 2023 Pac-12 Women’s Gymnastics Championships, presented by Sprouts, are on sale now at Pac-12.com/tickets. The one-day, two-session event returns to the Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah on Saturday, March 18.

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