Pac-12 gymnastics teams to hit the road in week two
All eight Pac-12 gymnastics teams are hitting the road this weekend. From a regional rivalry in Provo to cross country trips to the likes of Iowa, Oklahoma, and Maryland -- every Pac-12 team is taking the show on the road.
Once again this weekend, Pac-12 teams are challenging themselves against top competition. Seven teams ranked in the top 25 of the current national standings will face Pac-12 competition this weekend, highlighted by No. 8 UCLA making the trip to No. 2 Oklahoma. Other top teams going up against the Pac-12 in the coming days include No. 7 Denver, No. 11 Michigan, No. 18 Minnesota, No. 22 Ohio State, No. 23 BYU, and No. 24 Iowa.
As expected, the former Olympians competing in the Pac-12 had incredible opening weekends of the 2017 season. In her first collegiate gymnastics meet, UTAH freshman and 2016 Team USA alternate MyKayla Skinner earned the fourth-best opening weekend all-around score in the nation. Skinner is also ranked 9th on vault, 5th on bars, and 7th on floor. Skinner's performance in UTAH's win over Michigan earned her both Gymnast of the Week and Freshman of the Week honors in the Pac-12. UCLA freshman and gold medalist Madison Kocian also enjoyed a successful first outing as a college gymnast, earning herself the tenth-highest all-around score in the nation over the weekend. CALIFORNIA junior and 2016 Olympian Toni-Ann Williams opened the season by marking the third-best floor score in the nation.
The Pac-12 performed especially well on vault in the first week of competition. Of the seven teams that were in action, five are now ranked in the top 10 nationally on vault: CALIFORNIA and UCLA are tied at No. 4, STANFORD sits at No. 6, UTAH is No. 8, and OREGON STATE is the tenth-best vault team in the nation.
After being off last weekend, WASHINGTON will open the season at No. 22 Ohio State this weekend in a meet that will also feature No. 11 Michigan and Kent State. This will be the first meet as a Husky for first year head coach Elise Ray.
Gymnasts come from all over the world to compete in the Pac-12. This year’s rosters include 14 international student-athletes from four different countries: Canada (9), Australia (3), Ecuador (1), and Jamaica (1).
UTAH sold more than 8,600 season tickets for the 2017 gymnastics season, selling season seats in the upper deck for the first time in school history. Their season opener against Michigan on Saturday drew a crowd of 14,675.
UPCOMING SCHEDULE
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Friday, Jan. 13 |
TV/Stream |
Time |
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No. 5 UTAH at No. 23 BYU |
BYUtv |
6 p.m. PT |
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STANFORD, Boise State, Yale at UC Davis |
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7 p.m. PT |
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No. 9 OREGON STATE at Seattle Pacific |
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7 p.m. PT |
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Saturday, Jan. 14 |
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WASHINGTON, No. 11 Michigan, Kent State at No. 22 Ohio State |
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1 p.m. PT |
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ARIZONA, No. 18 Minnesota, Alaska Anchorage at Maryland |
BTN Plus |
1 p.m. PT |
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ARIZONA STATE, Air Force, Texas Women's at No. 7 Denver |
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5 p.m. PT |
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Sunday, Jan. 15 |
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No. 13 CALIFORNIA at No. 24 Iowa |
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12 p.m. PT |
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No. 8 UCLA at No. 2 Oklahoma |
FSN |
2 p.m. PT |
RECENT RESULTS
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Friday, Jan. 6 |
Result |
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ARIZONA STATE at Iowa State |
Iowa State, 193.850 - 191.800 |
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No. 13 OREGON STATE at No. 8 Auburn |
OSU, 195.575-195.275 |
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Texas Women's, Utah State at No. 18 ARIZONA |
ARIZ 1st, 194.025 |
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Saturday, Jan. 7 |
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No. 17 Arkansas at No. 4 UCLA |
UCLA, 195.700 - 195.350 |
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No. 7 Michigan at No. 6 UTAH |
UTAH, 196.625-195.525 |
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Monday, Jan. 9 |
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Nor Cal Classic: No. 11 STANFORD, UC Davis, Sacramento State, and San Jose State at No.10 CALIFORNIA |
CAL 1st, 195. 325 |
CONFERENCE STANDINGS
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Teams |
Ave. |
Pac-12 Record |
Overall Record |
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California |
195.325 |
0-0 |
4-0 |
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Arizona |
194.025 |
0-0 |
2-0 |
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Utah |
196.625 |
0-0 |
1-0 |
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UCLA |
195.700 |
0-0 |
1-0 |
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Oregon State |
195.575 |
0-0 |
1-0 |
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Stanford |
193.250 |
0-0 |
1-3 |
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Arizona State |
191.800 |
0-0 |
0-1 |
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Washington |
-- |
0-0 |
0-0 |
PAC-12 VS. OTHER CONFERENCES
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Conference |
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Big Ten |
1-0 |
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Big 12 |
0-1 |
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East Atlantic Gymnastics League |
0-0 |
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Eastern College Athletic |
0-0 |
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Mid-American |
0-0 |
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Midwest Independent |
1-0 |
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Mountain Pacific Sports Federation |
4-2 |
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Mountain Rim |
1-0 |
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Southeastern |
2-0 |
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Western Athletic |
0-0 |
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Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic |
0-0 |
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Independent |
0-0 |
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Total |
9-3 |
GYMNASTICS ON PAC-12 NETWORKS
Pac-12 Networks, now in its fifth season of unprecedented coverage of Pac-12 sports, will air 30 women’s gymnastics meets in 2017. All eight Pac-12 schools will appear on the Networks at least six times: Arizona (7), Arizona State (7), California (8), Oregon State (7), Stanford (6), UCLA (9), Utah (7) and Washington (7). Both sessions of the 2017 Pac-12 Women’s Gymnastics Championships will be televised live nationally on Pac-12 Network on Saturday, Mar. 18 at Maples Pavilion in Stanford, California.