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UCLA GYMNASTICS UCLA Athletic Communications / J.D. Morgan Center / 325 Westwood Plaza / Los Angeles, CA 90095 / (310) 206-8140 Gymnastics Contact: Liza David (LDavid@athletics.ucla.edu) 2018 SCHEDULE No. 3 UCLA vs. No. 8 Oregon State January Sunday, Feb. 25, 2018 – 3 p.m. (PT) Los Angeles, Calif. (Pauley Pavilion) Sat. 6 #22 Ohio State W 196.250-193.200 Sun. 14 at Elevate the Stage 1st, 197.200 MEET INFORMATION vs. Stanford, #3 Utah, Washington (Reno, Nev.) Venue: Pauley Pavilion (13,659) Sat. 20 at #17 Arizona W 197.300-195.750 Time: 3 p.m. PT Sat. 27 at Metroplex Challenge 1st, 197.625 Television: Pac-12 Network vs. TV Talent: Jim Watson (play-by-play) vs. #2 LSU, #14 Washington, NC State (Fort Worth, Texas) Samantha Peszek (analyst) 9-2 (3-2 in Pac-12) 4-2 (3-2 in Pac-12) February Live Stats: uclabruins.com Tickets: $12 (UCLA students are free) All-Time Series: UCLA leads, 52-21-1 Sun. 4 #1 Oklahoma L 198.050-197.950 Ticket Promotion: $2 ticket with online promo code GREEN Sat. 10 at California W 197.750-197.225 Giveaways: UCLA Gymnastics reusable water bottle UCLA and Oregon State split the season series last year, with the Bruins winning in Corvallis and the Beavers outscoring Sun. 18 #3 Utah L 197.550-197.425 to ! rst 1,000 fans the Bruins at the Pac-12 Championships. Sun. 25 #8 Oregon State P12N 3 p.m. March UCLA HOSTS ANOTHER TOP 10 SHOWDOWN Sun. 4 at Masters Classic 12 p.m. No. 3 UCLA (9-2, 3-1 in the Pac-12) hosts No. 8 Oregon State (4-2, 3-2 in the Pac-12) in the Bruins’ ! fth meet vs. Nebraska, Iowa State, Kent State (Lincoln, Neb.) against a Top 10 team this season. The meet will take place on Sunday, Feb. 25 in Pauley Pavilion and will be Sun. 11 at Stanford P12N 1 p.m. televised live at 3pm on the Pac-12 Network, with Jim Watson and Samantha Peszek calling the action. Tue. 13 San Jose State P12N 12 p.m. FAN ADVISORY Sat. 24 at Pac-12 Champs. P12N TBD Sunday’s meet will begin at 3pm, with the ! rst vault scheduled for 3:06 pm. Doors open at 2:00pm, and pre-meet (Tucson, Ariz.) festivities begin at 2:40pm. Pauley Pavilion has a clear bag policy. One large clear bag, either a one gallon Ziploc style April bag or a 12’ by 6” by 12” clear bag, or a small clutch may be allowed into the arena. Increased screening through Sat. 7 at NCAA Regionals TBD the use of electronic security equipment will be used at all entry gates. For more information, visit uclabruins.com/ Fri. 20 at NCAA Semi! nals ESPN2 or ESPNU TBD pauleygamedayinfo. (St. Louis, Mo.) TICKETS/PROMOTIONS Sat. 21 at NCAA Super Six ESPNU 4 p.m. Tickets for UCLA home meets are on sale now at the UCLA Central Ticket Of! ce and at Ticketmaster. UCLA students (St. Louis, Mo.) are free with ID and eligible to win a raf" e prize each home meet. This week’s prize is a 360 camera. Sunday’s meet All times are listed in PT time. is a “green meet”, as the Bruins will celebrate the environment and sustainability. $2 tickets are available online through Ticketmaster using the promo code GREEN. The ! rst 1,000 fans at the meet will receive a UCLA Gymnastics QUICK FACTS reusable water bottle. Additionally, “Together We Rise” teal wristbands and team posters will be distributed to the Gymnastics History ! rst 500 fans at the North Doors. First Season 1974 All-Time Record 715-210-4 (.772) BRUINS STAY IN TOP 3 NCAA Championship Appearances 33 With LSU scoring a pair of 198s last weekend, the Bruins dropped one spot to No. 3 in the national rankings with NCAA Championships 6 (last 2010) a season average of 197.357. UCLA has scored 197+ in each of the last six meets and holds a season-high of NCAA Regional Titles 22 Pac-12 Conference Championships 17 197.950, set against No. 1 Oklahoma on Feb. 4. The Bruins are Top 5 on every event - ! rst on beam, third on bars, fourth on " oor, and ! fth on vault. Beginning next week, rankings will be based on Regional Qualifying Score (RQS), Team Information which takes teams’ Top 6 scores, three of which must be on the road, throwing out the high and averaging the 2017 Record 13-4-1 2017 Pac-12 Record (! nish) 5-1 (T-3rd) remaining ! ve. Gymnasts Returning/Lost 16/5 BEAM QUEENS All-Americans Returning/Lost 5/2 UCLA moved into ! rst in the national rankings on balance beam, averaging 49.379. The Bruins have three gymnasts ranked in the Top 10 - No. 2 Christine Peng-Peng Lee (9.917), No. 4 Katelyn Ohashi (9.904) and No. 9 Kyla Ross CAREER-BEST MARKS (9.885). All six gymnasts who have been regulars in the beam lineup have scored at least 9.9 this year. Brielle Gymnast V UB BB FX AA Nguyen has a career-best of 9.9 in the leadoff position. Madison Kocian has a season-high of 9.925 and career-high N. Dennis 9.950 9.925 9.875 9.875 39.425 of 9.95. Grace Glenn has scored 9.95 twice this year. Ohashi has scored two perfect 10s in her career and has a R. Dennis 9.725 9.850 – – – season-high of 9.95. Ross also has two career perfect 10s and a season-best of 9.975, and Lee has scored three A. Glenn 9.800 9.800 9.850 – – beam 10s, including two this year. G. Glenn – – 9.950 – – Hall 9.950 – – 9.900 – FLOORS UP Hano 9.925 9.025 9.725 10.00 38.650 UCLA’s highest season average on any one event is 49.382, on " oor exercise. The Bruins have scored 49.4 or higher Honest 9.900 9.950 – 9.925 – in four meets, with a high of 49.675 set Feb. 4 vs. Oklahoma. That mark was the ! fth-highest " oor score in school Kocian 9.875 10.00 9.950 9.950 39.625 history and the highest since the Bruins scored 39.700 on Mar. 7, 2004. UCLA has four gymnasts ranked in the Top Kooyman – 9.875 – 9.825 – 25 nationally - No. 5 Felicia Hano (9.925), No. 13 Napualani Hall (9.9), No. 19 Katelyn Ohashi (9.888) and No. 22 Kyla Kramer 9.925 – – 9.900 – Ross (9.885). UCLA tumbling on " oor has been impressive, with Gracie Kramer doing a front double full-punch front, Lee 9.925 10.00 10.00 – – Ross starting with a whip-double back, Hall a 1.5 through to a double back, Hano and Ohashi starting with double Meraz 9.875 9.875 9.900 9.900 39.400 Nguyen – – 9.900 9.900 – layouts, Nia Dennis with a double Arabian and Pauline Tratz with a full-in. Ohashi 9.875 9.925 10.00 10.00 39.450 OHASHI NAMED PAC-12 SPECIALIST OF WEEK Ross 9.925 10.00 10.00 9.900 39.700 Junior Katelyn Ohashi became the ! fth Bruin to win Pac-12 Specialist of the Week honors this season after scoring Sanchez – 9.750 9.750 – – 9.9 or better on all three events she competed last week, including a 9.975 to tie for ! rst place on " oor exercise. Savvidou 9.800 9.900 9.825 9.925 – Ohashi also tied for ! rst on balance beam with a 9.925 and tied her season-high on uneven bars with a second- Toronjo – – 9.850 9.950 – Tratz 9.925 – – 9.925 – place score of 9.9. The Specialist of the Week award was her ! rst this year and third in her career. UCLA has won 2018 UCLA GYMNASTICS WEEK FIVE RANKINGS (as of 2/19) all seven Pac-12 Specialist of the Week awards this season and the last 12 in a row, dating back to last year. The RK TEAM Avg Score High Score other award-winners for UCLA this year have been Christine Peng-Peng Lee (three times), Grace Glenn, Felicia Hano 1 Oklahoma 197.638 198.150 and Napualani Hall. 2 LSU 197.481 198.175 FOLLOW THE LEADOFF 3 UCLA 197.357 197.950 4 Utah 197.329 197.700 Freshman Nia Dennis put the lead in leadoff against Utah Feb. 18, starting the Bruins out on both vault and uneven 5 Florida 197.100 198.150 bars with meet-winning scores of 9.95 and 9.925, respectively. Dennis kicked off the meet with a perfect score on 6 Michigan 196.593 197.550 her Yurchenko layout full vault, which has a start value of 9.95, helping the Bruins take the ! rst rotation lead with a 7 Alabama 196.539 197.075 49.45. On uneven bars in rotation two, she led off with a career-high 9.925 to take ! rst place and lead UCLA to a 8 Oregon State 196.442 197.300 team score of 49.3. The event wins were the ! rst of her career. 9 Kentucky 196.329 196.950 10 Washington 196.314 197.025 PERFECT 10 NOTES 11 Arkansas 196.268 197.175 The three 10s scored by the Bruins’ Christine Peng-Peng Lee (beam), Felicia Hano (" oor) and Katelyn Ohashi (" oor) 12 Denver 196.250 196.800 on Feb. 4 were the most in a single meet since three were scored on Mar.