STANDINGS | SCHEDULE | RECORD BOOK

SAN FRANCISCO - Pac-12 women’s gymnastics heads into week four with all eight squads set to compete in head-to-head duals as the Conference slate heats up. Week three saw wire-to-wire showdowns in the first round of league meets, while Oregon State swept its final non-conference quad meet and Utah squared off with top-ranked Oklahoma in a battle of unbeatens. The Conference’s depth was on display with seven Pac-12 squads continuing to sit in the top 25 of the Road To Nationals standings and all eight ranked in the top 28. Despite coming up short in Norman, Utah is the league’s highest ranked team at No. 4 and is one of three in the top 10 with UCLA at No. 6 and California at No. 7. This weekend’s action will kick off with No. 16 Oregon State hosting Rutgers in its last non-conference dual on Friday, Jan. 27, followed by No. 25 Washington visiting No. 4 Utah, No. 22 Stanford traveling the short distance to No. 7 Cal and No. 28 Arizona and No. 24 Arizona State facing off in an in-state clash in Tempe on Saturday, Jan. 28. The Beavers will bookend the weekend with a trip to No. 6 UCLA in their Conference opener on Sunday, Jan. 29. All four conference matchups will air live on Pac-12 Networks.   

THIS WEEK

• No. 16 Oregon State will look to carry momentum from last weekend’s quad meet win to its final non-conference matchup - a 6 p.m. PT dual against No. 34 Rutgers on Friday night at Gill Coliseum. This will be the second time the two schools are competing in the young season after the Beavers edged out the Scarlet Knights 195.450 - 194.700 in the second session of the Super 16 event in Las Vegas on opening weekend. The meet will be available to watch live online on OSU Live Stream.
• No. 4 Utah will begin its league slate hosting No. 25 Washington at the Jon M. Huntsman Center Saturday at 1 p.m. MT/12 p.m. PT live on Pac-12 Networks. The Utes have won the last eight regular season duals meets between the programs, but the Huskies have stayed with the Utes as of late, dropping last year’s meet by just .675 and the 2020 meeting by just .075.
• The weekend’s Bay Area battle will also feature a pair of unbeaten squads as No. 7 California (7-0) welcomes No. 22 Stanford (5-0) to Haas Pavilion on Saturday at 2 p.m. PT. Both teams are coming off narrow victories in their league openers with each hoping to keep its record unblemished. The Bears have been dominant in the series with Stanford looking for its first regular season dual meet win over its rival since 2014. The meet will be broadcast live on the Pac-12 Networks.
• Wrapping up Saturday’s Conference action is a 5 p.m. MT/4 p.m. PT showdown between No. 24 Arizona State and No. 28 Arizona at Desert Financial Arena in Tempe live on Pac-12 Arizona. The Sun Devils and Wildcats are eyeing their first league victory after each suffered close defeats last weekend to Stanford and Cal, respectively, by a combined .475 points. The Gym Devils have won five straight regular season Conference duals between the in-state foes dating back to 2017. 
• The Beavers will close out week four with their first conference dual action at No. 6 UCLA at Pauley Pavilion live on Pac-12 Networks at 3 p.m. PT. OSU will hope for a repeat of last year’s 2022 meeting when they beat the Bruins in the regular season for the first time since 2013. After taking fourth in their opening weekend session against a top-10 field at Super 16 in Las Vegas, the Bruins have gone 4-0 since, which included a win at No. 25 Washington in their Pac-12 opener last weekend.

WEEK THREE ROUNDUP

• After a bit of a slow start in Las Vegas, No. 16 Oregon State has come out with back-to-back strong performances the last two weekends to shoot up the Road To Nationals standings. Behind Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week Jade Carey’s clean sweep of the all-around and individual events, the Beavers posted a season-high 197.200 to upset No. 8 Denver (196.725) and take down Brown (193.625) and Sacramento State (192.400).
• No. 22 Stanford traveled to No. 25 Arizona State and needed a come-from-behind effort to pick up the Pac-12 win and move to 5-0 on the season. The Gym Devils held a .125 lead heading into the final rotation but the Cardinal turned in a season-best score on beam (49.250) to edge out ASU 196.225-196.050, its first dual meet over the Sun Devils since 2017.
• No. 7 California’s visit to No. 28 Arizona last weekend also came down to the final rotation with the Bears recording their fifth-highest score (49.450) on beam in program history to seal the victory (196.400-196.100). The Gym Cats challenged the Bears as they posted their highest team score of the season, dropping the dual meet by just .300 points. Cal kept its mark perfect at 7-0 as it heads into its home opener next weekend.
• No. 6 UCLA began its Conference slate in Seattle taking on No. 25 Washington and the Bruins showed why they are top 10 in the country, defeating the Huskies 196.900-195.825. It was the second straight week UCLA had topped UW after the two competed in the same session at the Wasatch Classic in Salt Lake City in both team’s last outing.
• No. 4 Utah had a tough task as they headed to Norman to take on top-ranked Oklahoma. Despite coming up short 197.925-197.275, the Utes’ score kept them in the top five in the country through three weeks of competition. Highlighting the night was the 49.525 score on vault, which was a season-best for Utah.

BY THE NUMBERS

• Back-to-back Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week Jade Carey is the only gymnast this season to win all four event titles and the all-around in a meet this season. The Oregon State sophomore matched her career regular-season best of 39.825, which also ties her own mark for second-best all-round score in program history. Carey posted a 9.975 on vault and floor, a 9.950 on beam and a 9.925 on bars en route to the title sweep.
• The Conference saw two gymnasts reach milestones over weekend three - UCLA’s Margzetta Frazier and Washington’s Amara Cunningham. Both have completed 100 consecutive career routines without a single fall during competition.
• Utah’s 49.675 on beam at the Rio Tinto Best of Utah meet on Jan. 13 remains the best mark in the country on the event and the highest team score on any event in 2023. 
• No. 4 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.
• The Conference saw three perfect 10s on the weekend of January 13 - one by Utah’s Kara Eaker in the beam (second of her career in just nine beam routines) and two by Oregon State’s Carey - her third career 10 on floor and her first on vault. Carey was the first OSU gymnast to record a pair of perfect scores in a meet since former Beaver Chari Knight accomplished the feat in 1993, while the Olympic Gold Medalist is the only gymnast in the country this year to capture two 10s in the same meet.
• UCLA freshman Selena Harris, the No. 1 ranked recruit in the nation last year, has lived up to her billing. Harris has earned all three Freshman/Newcomer of the Week awards, winning the all-around in her last two outings (at Wasatch Classic, at Washington) and scoring a 9.9 or better in 11 of her first 12 collegiate events, which has included six individual events titles. 
• Through three weekends, team and individual titles are as follows:
  • TEAM: Utah, 2 (vs. #6 LSU; Rio Tinto Best of Utah); California, 3 (Session 3 Super 16; Session 2, Wasatch Classic, at Arizona); Stanford, 3 (Session 2 Super 16; vs. San Jose State, at Arizona State); UCLA 2 (Session 1, Wasatch Classic; at Washington); Oregon State 1 (Beaver Quad Meet). 
  • INDIVIDUAL: Alysen Fears, ARIZ - UB; Malia Hargrove, ARIZ - VA (x2); Sirena Linton, ARIZ - BB; Emily Mueller, ARIZ - FL; Sarah Clark, ASU - UB (x2); Jada Mangahas, ASU - FL; Hannah Scharf, ASU - FL; Emily White, ASU - VA, FL, AA; Ella Cesario, CAL - UB; Nevaeh DeSouza, CAL - AA, VA; Mya Lauzon, CAL - VA; Andi Li, CAL - AA, UB (x2), BB; Maddie Williams, CAL - UB; Jade Carey, OSU - AA, FL (x2), VA (x2); UB, BB; Clair Dean, STAN - FL; Anna Roberts, STAN - AA, FL, VA (x3); Chloe Widner, STAN - AA, BB (x3), FL; Amara Cunningham, WASH - FL (x2); Skylar Killough-Wilhelm, WASH - BB; Chae Campbell, UCLA - FL (x2); Jordan Chiles, UCLA - UB (x2), VA, BB, FL, AA; Selena Harris, UCLA - UB (x2), BB (x2), VA, AA (x2); Kara Eaker, UTAH - BB); Grace McCallum, UTAH - UB, FL; Maile O’Keefe, UTAH - BB (x2); Jaedyn Rucker, UTAH - VA (x2); Mckenna Smith, UTAH - VA.
• 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 kicked off 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 and averages on the events throughout the season. Through three weeks of competition, seven of eight Pac-12 programs posted scores that landed them in the top 25 in the country and all eight sit in the top 28 with three in the top 10 - No. 4 Utah (197.433), No. 6 UCLA (197.342) and No. 7 California (197.133).
• Utah started week three at No. 5 - one spot behind UCLA, but overtook the fourth spot after its week three performance at Oklahoma.
• Oregon State has made the biggest jump of any Pac-12 team, moving up 10 spots - No. 26 to now No. 16 - from week one to week three with a 196.500 average. Stanford moved back three spots to No. 22 (196.167), followed by Arizona State at No. 24 (196.067) and Washington at No. 25 (195.950). After a season-best score last weekend, Arizona jumped from No. 33 to No. 28 at 195.642. 
• On team events scores - Utah (49.408) is No. 3 and UCLA (49.250) is No. 8 on vault; In bars, UCLA (49.450) is second with California close behind in third (49.433); Utah (49.517) continues to have the nation’s top average and top score (49.675) of the season in balance beam with Cal in fourth (49.375) and Oregon State in fifth (49.317); UCLA has the Pac-12’s top floor average of 49.492, which ranks tied for second in the country while Oregon State ranks tied for ninth in the nation at 49.283.
• Several individual gymnasts rank among the top performers in the country on individual events: 
  • In the all-around, UCLA freshman phenom Selena Harris is third overall at 39.650 with OSU’s Jade Carey in fourth with a 39.642 average. Fellow Olympian Jordan Chiles of UCLA is ninth overall at 39.533.
  • In vault, Carey leads the country with a 9.950 average, followed by Utah’s Jaedyn Rucker in fifth at 9.925 and UCLA’s Harris in a tie for sixth at 9.917.
  • On bars, UCLA’s Chiles and Cal’s Andi Li are both tied for first at 9.950, with UCLA’s Harris in sixth at 9.933.
  • On the floor, UCLA’s Chae Campbell is in second at 9.942 with OSU’s Carey in a tie for third at 9.933 and UCLA’s Harris and Chiles both in a tie for 10th at 9.917.
  • On the balance beam, Utah’s Maile O’Keefe has the best average in the nation at 9.958 with teammate Kara Eaker close behind in a tie for second at 9.933. Cal’s Ella Cesario rounds out the top 10, tied for 10th at 9.900.

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. ESPN also carried Utah’s non-conference meet at No. 1 Oklahoma on Sunday, Jan. 22 and will air the league matchup between Utah and UCLA on Friday, Feb. 3. 

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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