For Immediate Release // Thursday, January, 7, 2016 Contact // Liz Beadle ([email protected])

2016 PAC-12 GYMNASTICS SEASON GETS UNDERWAY

The Pac-12 women’s gymnastics season will get underway this Friday as No. 4 UTAH hosts BYU, No. 18 ARIZONA hosts 2016 PAC-12 CONFERENCE Michigan State, and ARIZONA STATE takes on No. 11 Ne- GYMNASTICS STANDINGS braska and Bowling Green on the first night of the season. Six Pac-12 teams are ranked in the national preseason coaches’ Conference Overall poll, with the highest being UTAH at No. 4. The Conference W L PCT W L PCT returns ten first or second team All-Americans from 2015. As Arizona 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 Arizona State 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 non-conference meets get underway, the Pac-12 will be taking California 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 on the toughest competition in the land. The top three squads Oregon State 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 in the nation will all go head to head with the Pac-12 in com- Stanford 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 ing weeks: ARIZONA STATE and CALIFORNIA will take on UCLA 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 No. 1 Oklahoma, UCLA will travel to No. 2 Florida, and UCLA Utah 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 Washington 0 0 .000 0 0 .000 will host No. 3 Alabama. Pac-12 Conference action will begin Mon., Jan. 18 with WASHINGTON taking on ARIZONA STATE on Pac-12 Networks. Visit www.pac-12.com for more informa- tion. NATIONAL TOP 25 RANKINGS UPCOMING SCHEDULE (RANKINGS REPORTED BY ROAD TO NATIONALS) PRESEASON RANKING Fri., Jan. 8 BYU at #4 UTAH 6 p.m. MT Michigan State at #18 ARIZONA 6 p.m. MT RANK TEAM ARIZONA STATE vs #11 Nebraska, Bowling Green 7 p.m. MT 1. Oklahoma 2. Florida Sat., Jan 9 3. Alabama #22 Ohio State at WASHINGTON 6 p.m. PT 4. Utah 5. LSU Sun., Jan. 10 6. UCLA NorCal Classic: #8 STANFORD, #12 CALIFORNIA, 2 p.m. PT 7. Michigan San Jose State, UC Davis, Sacramento State 8. Stanford #4 Alabama at #6 UCLA 2 p.m. PT 9. Georgia #10 Auburn at #12 OREGON STATE 2 p.m. PT 10. Auburn 11. Nebraska 12. Oregon State 13. Arkansas *All times listed local to site. 14. California 15. Illinois-Champaign 16. Denver 17. Penn State 18. Arizona 19. Boise State 20. Minnesota 21. Kentucky 22. Ohio State 23. Missouri 24. Southern Utah 25. Central Michigan PAC-12 VS. PAC-12 COACHES OTHER CONFERENCES

Big Ten...... 0-0-0 ARIZ...... UCLA...... VALORIE KONDOS FIELD Big 12...... 0-0-0 ...... 1st season ...... 26th Season East Atlantic Gymnastics League...... 0-0-0 ...... NCAA Appearances: 0 ...... NCAA Appearances: 23 Eastern College Athetlic...... 0-0-0 Mid-American...... 0-0-0 ASU...... RENE LYST UTAH...... TOM FARDEN Midwest Independent...... 0-0-0 ...... 2nd season ...... 1st season Mountain Pacific Sports Federation...... 0-0-0 ...... NCAA Appearances: 0 ...... NCAA Appearances: 0 Mountain Rim...... 0-0-0 Southeastern...... 0-0-0 CAL...... JUSTIN HOWELL UTAH...... Western Athletic...... 0-0-0 ...... 4th season ...... 7th season Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic...... 0-0-0 ...... NCAA Appearances: 2 ...... NCAA Appearances: 6 Independent...... 0-0-0 Total-All...... 0-0-0 OSU...... WASH...... JOANNE BOWERS ...... 19th Season ...... 10th Season ...... NCAA Appearances: 11 ...... NCAA Appearances: 2 WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS SIDS STAN...... KRISTEN SMYTH ...... 15th season *NCAA Appearances denotes NCAA appear- ARIZ...... www.arizonawildcats.com ...... Danielle Bracamonte ...... NCAA Appearances: 12 ances made as head coach of current ...... [email protected] school ...... 520-621-4163

ASU...... www.thesundevils.com ...... Kathryn Roberts ...... [email protected] ...... 480-965-1237 UTAH VOTED PRESEASON FAVORITE IN PAC-12 COACHES POLL CAL...... www.calbears.com ...... Mara Rudolph SAN FRANCISCO – In a poll taken by the Conference’s eight women’s gymnastics, UTAH ...... [email protected] was voted the preseason favorite to win the 2016 Pac-12 regular season, the Conference an- ...... 510-643-5846 nounced today.

OSU...... www.osubeavers.com Utah received 49 points and six first-place votes. The Utes were also voted fourth in the ...... Jason Amberg national preseason coaches’ poll where they received 14 first-place votes. Utah holds the top ...... [email protected] ...... 541-230-0706 spot in the preseason Pac-12 coaches’ poll for the second year in a row after UCLA had domi- nated the No. 1 spot for three years before that. This season, Utah will be looking to capture STAN...... www.gostanford.com its third Pac-12 championship in a row, following their back-to-back championship seasons in ...... Greg Marsh 2014 and 2015...... [email protected] ...... 650-736-7635 UCLA came in second in the Pac-12 poll, tallying 41 points. Additionally, the Bruins are ranked sixth in the national preseason coaches’ poll. UCLA...... www.uclabruins.com STANFORD sits in third place in the Pac-12 with 39 2016 Pac-12 Women’s ...... Liza David points in the poll, and received one first-place vote. The Gymnastics Poll ...... [email protected] Cardinal are one of three Pac-12 squads ranked in the ...... 310-621-8398 1. Utah (6)...... 49 national top ten, coming in at No. 8. 2. UCLA ...... 41 UTAH...... www.utahutes.cstv.com 3. Stanford (1)...... 39 ...... Liz Abel OREGON STATE came in fourth place in the Pac-12 4. Oregon Sate...... 30 ...... [email protected] coaches’ poll with 30 points. Rounding out the poll were 5. California...... 24 ...... 801-209-6346 CALIFORNIA, ARIZONA, WASHINGTON, and ARIZONA 6. Arizona...... 21 STATE with 24, 21, 13, and 7 points respectively. 7. Washington...... 13 WASH...... www.gohuskies.com 8. Arizona State...... 7 ...... Justin Green Six of eight Pac-12 teams are ranked in the top 25 ...... [email protected] nationally heading into the 2016 season. No. 12 Oregon ...... 801-473-7376 State and No. 14 California join Utah, UCLA, and Stanford in the top 15. Arizona, Washington, and Arizona State are ranked 18th, 30th, and 36th respectively. PAC-12...... www.pac-12.com ...... Liz Beadle ...... [email protected] The 2016 season is set to begin on Friday, Jan. 8. Pac-12 gymnastics will be featured on Pac- ...... 415-549-2858 12 Networks throughout the season, including the 2016 Pac-12 Championship to take place on March 19, 2016 in Seattle. Visit www.pac-12.com for a full schedule of televised Pac-12 events.

PAC-12 GYMNASTICS WEEKLY RELEASE // January 7, 2016 2 WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS ON PAC-12 WEEKLY NOTES PAC-12 NETWORKS Returning strength: Several Pac-12 squads return incredible tal- Pac-12 Networks will begin its fourth season of women’s gymnastics ent from the 2015 season, including 2015 NCAA Vault Champion coverage starting on Friday, January 8 at 5 p.m. with Michigan State at Elizabeth Price of STANFORD. 2015 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year Arizona. Toni Ann Williams of CALIFORNIA is also set to make a continued impact for the Golden Bears. Returning All-Americans (first and Pac-12 Networks will air 26 women’s gymnastics meets, five more than second team) include: Elizabeth Price (STAN), Kari Lee (UTAH), last season. Each Pac-12 program will appear on the Networks at least Erika Aufiero (OSU), Madeline Gardiner (OSU), Taylor Rice (STAN), four times: Arizona (6), Arizona State (5), California (5), Oregon State Ivana Hong (STAN), Samantha Partyka (UTAH), Nicolette McNair (7), Stanford (4), UCLA (10), Utah (9) and Washington (5). (STAN), Kassandra Lopez (UTAH), and Christine Peng Peng Lee (UCLA). In addition to Michigan State, five other non-Conference opponents will be shown on the Networks: Brigham Young at Utah (Jan. 8 at 5 p.m.); Looking to repeat: Coming off back to back Pac-12 Championships Alabama at UCLA (Jan. 10 at 2 p.m.); Auburn at Oregon State (Jan. 10 in 2014 and 2015, UTAH has been picked by Pac-12 gymnastics at 2 p.m.); Georgia at UCLA (Mar. 6 at 2 p.m.); Georgia at Utah (Mar. 12 coaches to win the conference title yet again this year. The #4 Red at 4 p.m.); and Oklahoma at UCLA (Mar. 13 at 2 p.m.). Rocks open the season at home against rival BYU this Friday.

Both sessions of the 2016 Pac-12 Women’s Gymnastics Championships Non-conference slate: In the first few weeks of the season, Pac-12 will also be part of the Networks’ telecast schedule on Saturday, March squads will be tested by high-profile opponents from around the 19 from Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle. country, including the top three teams in the nation. Some of the Pac-12’s early non-conference opponents include: #1 Oklahoma, Returning broadcasters this year include: play-by-play experts Jim Wat- #2 Florida, #3 Alabama, #9 Georgia, #10 Auburn, #11 Nebraska, son and Brian Webber, in addition to analyst Amanda Borden, a former and #22 Ohio State. American Gymnast and U.S. Gold Medalist from the 1996 summer U.S. Olympic team. Pac-12 in the rankings: The national preseason coaches poll placed six Pac-12 squads in the top 25 and all eight in the top 36 New to the Networks this year are: former Utah women’s gymnastics ranked teams. Utah is #4, UCLA is #6, Stanford is #8, Oregon State head coach Greg Marsden and Olympians and Alicia is #12, California is #14, Arizona is #18, Washington is #30, and Sacramone Quinn. Arizona State is #36.

The Pac-12 Networks consists of one national and six regional networks devoted solely to the Pac-12. In addition to the hundreds of live televised Pac-12 sporting events, Pac-12 Networks subscribers will have access to Pac-12 Now, the TV Everywhere platform, which provides access to all TWITTER Pac-12 Networks programming on any device through their broadband service. Follow Pac-12 women’s gymnastics teams on Twitter for all the lat- est news, and use hashtag #Pac12Gym to join in the conversation.

: @AZGymnastics : @StanfordWGYM FULL PAC-12 NETWORKS BROADCAST SCHEDULE Arizona Stanford Arizona State: @ASUGymnastics UCLA: @UCLAgymnastics California: @calwgym Utah: @UtahGymnastics Jan. 8 Michigan State at Arizona P12A 5 p.m. PT Oregon State: @OregonStateGym Washington: @UWGymnastics Jan. 8 BYU at Utah P12N 5 p.m. PT Jan. 10 Alabama at UCLA P12N 2 p.m. PT Jan. 10 Auburn at Oregon State P12O 2 p.m. PT Jan. 18 Washington at Arizona State P12N 6 p.m. PT Jan. 23 UCLA at Arizona P12N 12 p.m. PT Jan. 23 Oregon State at Utah P12N 2 p.m. PT Feb. 1 Arizona at Utah P12N 5 p.m. PT ROSTER BREAKDOWN Feb. 1 UCLA at California P12N 7 p.m. PT Feb. 6 Utah at UCLA P12N 1 p.m. PT Fresh. Soph. Junior Senior Feb. 8 Arizona at California P12N 7 p.m. PT Feb. 8 Oregon State at Washington P12N 7 p.m. PT Arizona 5 3 3 4 Feb. 13 Washington at Utah P12N 6 p.m. PT Arizona State 5 0 2 4 Feb. 13 Stanford at Arizona P12N 6 p.m. PT California 4 4 8 2 Feb. 13 Oregon State at UCLA P12N 8 p.m. PT Oregon State 4 2 5 3 Feb. 15 California at Arizona State P12N 6 p.m. PT Stanford 4 1 4 4 Feb. 20 Utah at Stanford P12N 2 p.m. PT UCLA 6 5 4 3 Feb. 20 California at Oregon State P12O 2 p.m. PT Utah 4 4 1 4 Feb. 21 UCLA at Washington P12N 1 p.m. PT Washington 3 4 6 1 Feb. 22 Arizona at Arizona State P12N 6 p.m. PT Feb. 27 Utah at California P12N 1 p.m. PT Feb. 27 Arizona State at UCLA . P12N 1 p.m. PT Feb. 29 Stanford at Oregon State . P12N 7 p.m. PT Mar. 6 UCLA, Georgia, Stanford P12N 12 p.m. PT Mar. 12 Georgia at Utah P12N 4 p.m. PT Mar. 13 Oklahoma at UCLA P12N 2 p.m. PT Mar. 19 Pac-12 Championships P12N 1 p.m. PT, 6 p.m. PT

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ARIZONA WILDCATS Overall: 0-0 // Pac-12: 0-0 Overall: 0-0 // Pac-12: 0-0

JANUARY JANUARY 8 vs. Michigan State P12A 6 p.m.MT 8 vs. Nebraska, Bowling Green 7 p.m. MT 17 at Texas Women’s University 12 p.m. MT 18 vs. Washington* P12N 7 p.m. MT 23 vs. UCLA* P12N 1 p.m. MT 22 at Oklahoma TBA 30 at Oregon State* 5 p.m. MT FEBRUARY 1 at Utah* P12N 6 p.m. MT FEBRUARY 8 at California* P12N 8 p.m. MT 8 at Stanford* 7 p.m. MT 13 vs. Stanford* P12N 7 p.m. MT 15 vs. California* P12N 7 p.m. MT 22 at Arizona State* P12N 7 p.m. MT 22 vs. Arizona* P12N 7 p.m. MT 27 vs. Washington* 4 p.m. MT 27 at UCLA* P12N 2 p.m. MT

MARCH MARCH 4 at Oklahoma 5:45 p.m. MT 4 vs. Penn State 7 p.m. MT 11 vs. BYU 6 p.m. MT 11 at Auburn TBA

* Pac-12 Conference Meet. * Pac-12 Conference Meet. All times Mountian Time. All times Mountain Time.

CALIFORNIA GOLDEN BEARS OREGON STATE BEAVERS Overall: 0-0, .000 // Pac-12: 0-0, 0.000 Overall: 0-0, .000 // Pac-12: 0-0, .000

JANUARY JANUARY 10 at San Jose State (NorCal Classic) 2 p.m. PT 10 vs. Auburn P120 2 p.m. PT with Stanford, UC Davis, and Sacramento State 15 at Lindenwood 3 p.m. PT 15 at Oklahoma 4:45 p.m. PT 23 at Utah* P12N 2 p.m. PT 24 vs. Stanford, San Jose State 2 p.m. PT 30 vs. Arizona State* 4 p.m. PT

FEBRUARY FEBRUARY 1 vs. UCLA* P12N 7 p.m. PT 8 at Washington* P12N 7 p.m. PT 8 vs. Arizona* P12N 7 p.m. PT 13 at UCLA* P12N 8 p.m. PT 15 at Arizona State* P12N 6 p.m. PT 20 vs. California* P12O 2 p.m. PT 20 at Oregon State* P12O 2 p.m. PT 29 vs. Stanford* P12N 7 p.m. PT 27 vs. Utah* P12N 1 p.m. PT MARCH MARCH 4 vs. SPU, Ball State 7 p.m PT 4 vs. Michigan State, Southern Utah, Lindenwood 7 p.m PT 14 vs. Texas Woman’s University, LSU 4 p.m. PT 11 at UC Davis 7 p.m. PT * Pac-12 Conference Meet. * Pac-12 Conference Meet. All times Pacific Time. All times Pacific Time.

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STANFORD CARDINAL UCLA BRUINS Overall: 0-0-0 // Pac-12: 0-0 Overall: 0-0 // Pac-12: 0-0

JANUARY 10 at San Jose State (NorCal Classic) 2 p.m. PT JANUARY 10 vs. Alabama P12N 2 p.m. PT with California, UC Davis, and Sacramento State 18 at Georgia 11 a.m. PT 15 at Florida 3:45 p.m. PT 24 vs. San Jose State and California 2 p.m. PT 23 at Arizona* P12N 12 p.m. PT 30 Metroplex Challenge (Fort Worth, TX) 5 p.m. PT FEBRUARY 1 at California* P12N 7 p.m. PT FEBRUARY 8 vs. Arizona State* 6 p.m. PT 6 vs. Utah* P12N 1 p.m. PT 13 at Arizona* P12N 6 p.m. PT 13 vs. Oregon State* P12N 8 p.m. PT 20 vs. Utah* P12N 2 p.m. PT 21 at Washington P12N 1 p.m. PT 29 at Oregon State* P12N 7 p.m. PT 27 vs. Arizona State* P12N 1 p.m. PT

MARCH MARCH 6 vs. UCLA, Georgia P12N 12 p.m PT 6 vs. Georgia, Stanford P12N 12 p.m. PT 13 vs. Oklahoma P12N 2 p.m. PT * Pac-12 Conference Meet. All times Pacific Time. * Pac-12 Conference Meet. All times Pacific Time.

UTAH UTES Overall: 0-0 // Pac-12: 0-0 Overall: 0-0 // Pac-12: 0-0

JANUARY JANUARY 9 vs. Ohio State 6 p.m. PT 8 vs. BYU P12N 6 p.m. MT 18 at Arizona State* P12N 6 p.m. PT 15 at Southern Utah 7 p.m. MT 23 at Denver 5 p.m. PT 23 vs Oregon State* P12N 3 p.m. MT 30 Metroplex Challenge (Fort Worth, TX) 5 p.m. PT

FEBRUARY FEBRUARY 1 vs. Arizona* P12N 6 p.m. MT 8 vs. Oregon State* P12N 7 p.m. PT 6 at UCLA* P12N 2 p.m. MT 13 at Utah* P12N 6 p.m. PT 13 vs. Washington* P12N 7 p.m. MT 21 vs. UCLA* P12N 1 p.m. PT 20 at Stanford* P12N 3 p.m. MT 27 at Arizona* 3 p.m. PT 27 at California* P12N 2 p.m. MT MARCH MARCH 5 vs. Western Michigan 6 p.m. PT 4 at Michigan 5 p.m. MT 7 at Seattle Pacific 6 p.m. PT 12 vs. Georgia P12N 5 p.m. MT 12 vs. Denver, Seattle Pacific 6 p.m. PT

* Pac-12 Conference Meet. * Pac-12 Conference Meet. All times Moutain Time. All times Pacific Time.

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