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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 ([email protected]) 2019 SCHEDULE No. 2 UCLA vs. Utah State January Saturday, Mar. 16, 2019 – 4:30 p.m. Fri. 4 #11 Nebraska W 197.250-195.700 Los Angeles, Calif. Sat. 12 at Collegiate Challenge 1st 197.700 MEET INFORMATION vs. #9 California, #14 UC Davis, #33 Michigan State Venue: Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom (13,244) Mon. 21 #19 Arizona State W 197.775-196.125 Time: 4:30 p.m. PT Sun. 27 at #24 Stanford W 197.225-195.125 Doors Open: 2:30 p.m. PT vs. Television: Pac-12 Networks ® February TV Talent: Jim Watson, Samantha Peszek, JaNay Honest 11-1 5-9 Sat. 2 at #20 Oregon State W 197.900-197.450 Live Stats: uclabruins.com Sun. 10 at #15 Washington W 197.600-196.000 Pre-Meet Giveaway: Miss Val tote bags (4,000); All-Time Series: UCLA leads, 10-1 Sat. 16 #25 Arizona W 198.025-194.975 Tissue packets (1,000) Post-Meet Activities: Senior and Miss Val ceremony UCLA won the last matchup between the two teams in 2017 Sat. 23 at #4 Utah W 198.025-197.625 by just .175 points. Utah State’s only win in the series came in 1979. March Sun. 3 at #1 Oklahoma L 197.575-197.775 BRUINS CONCLUDE REGULAR SEASON SATURDAY Sun. 10 #24 Stanford W 198.325-196.275 No. 2 UCLA (11-1) ! nishes its 2019 regular season with a Saturday, Mar. 16 dual meet against Utah State (5-9) Sat. 16 Utah State P12N 4:30 p.m. at 4:30 p.m. in Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom. The meet is the ! nal home competition for seniors Katelyn Sat. 23 at Pac-12 Champs. P12N 5:00 p.m. Ohashi, Brielle Nguyen and Macy Toronjo, as well as retiring head coach Valorie Kondos Field. Doors open at 2:30 (West Valley City, Utah) p.m. Fans are encouraged to be in their seats by 4 p.m. for pre-meet entertainment. The seniors and Kondos Field will be honored at the conclusion of the meet. April Th-Sa 4-6 at NCAA Regionals TBD ADVANCE TICKETS SOLD OUT Fri. 19 at NCAA Semi! nals ESPNU TBD For the second-straight meet, advance tickets are sold out for the meet. A limited number of tickets will be available (Fort Worth, Texas) the day of the event on a space-permitting basis.The Pauley Pavilion box of! ce will open at 2 p.m. on Saturday for Sat. 20 at NCAA Super Six ESPNU 4 p.m. day-of-meet sales. Fans with Wooden Athletic Fund, Olympic Sports or Alumni cards will be admitted on a space- (Fort Worth, Texas) available basis. The ! rst 1,000 UCLA students are guaranteed admission through the Northwest entrance. All times are listed in PT. PROMOTIONS Saturday’s giveaway item is a Miss Val tote bag to the ! rst 4,000 fans. Additionally, tissue packets for our post-meet CAREER-BEST MARKS ceremony will be available to the ! rst 1,000 fans. Gymnast V UB BB FX AA CLEAR BAG POLICY Dennis 9.950 9.925 9.975 9.975 39.425 Flatley 9.750 9.975 9.925 9.750 39.275 Pauley Pavilion continues to implement a clear bag policy which limits the size and type of bags that may be brought Frazier 9.825 9.950 – 9.950 – into the arena. One large clear bag, either a one gallon Ziploc style bag or a 12’ by 6” by 12” clear bag, or a small A. Glenn 9.900 9.875 9.900 – – clutch may be allowed into the arena. Increased screening through the use of electronic security equipment will be G. Glenn 9.750 9.200 9.950 – – used at all entry gates. For more information, visit uclabruins.com/pauleygamedayinfo. Hano 9.950 9.875 9.825 10.000 38.650 Kocian 9.875 10.000 9.950 9.950 39.625 SENIOR SALUTE Kooyman – 9.875 – 9.825 – UCLA’s senior class of Katelyn Ohashi, Brielle Nguyen, Macy Toronjo, along with team manager Matteah Brow, will be Kramer 9.925 – – 9.950 – honored in post-meet ceremonies. The senior class has won a national championship, two NCAA Regional titles, two Nguyen – – 9.900 9.900 – Pac-12 titles and has won 17 of its last 18 meets. Ohashi is a six-time All-American and the 2018 NCAA and Pac-12 Ohashi 9.875 9.950 10.000 10.000 39.575 " oor exercise co-champion. She has scored nine perfect 10s in her career, including four this season. The 2018 Pac- Poston 9.800 – 9.850 8.950 – 12 Specialist of the Year has won the award a Pac-12 record-tying nine times. Nguyen, who transferred from Illinois Ross 10.000 10.000 10.000 9.975 39.850 in 2018, has been a consistent competitor on the balance beam and has posted career-high scores of 9.9 six times. Sanchez – 9.750 9.750 – – Savvidou 9.800 9.900 9.825 9.925 – She was a second-team All-Big Ten performer in 2017. Toronjo has battled through injuries throughout her career Toronjo – 9.800 9.850 9.950 – but was a star performer on " oor exercise in 2017, winning the event in her ! rst-ever competition and later scoring a Tratz 9.925 – – 9.925 – career-high 9.95 on " oor, with a perfect 10 from one judge. Toronjo has competed twice on uneven bars this season. Wright 9.875 – – 9.775 – MISS VAL’S FINAL BOW Team 49.725 49.825 49.750 49.875 198.875 Also in Pauley Pavilion for the last time will be legendary head coach Valorie Kondos Field, who will retire from SEASON-BEST MARKS coaching at the conclusion of the season. Kondos Field has led UCLA to all seven of its NCAA Championships, along Gymnast V UB BB FX AA with 14 conference and 19 NCAA Regional championships. In 29 seasons as head coach, she holds a career record Dennis 9.950 9.925 9.975 9.925 38.850 of 527-121-3. In 2010, Kondos Field became just the second active coach ever inducted into the UCLA Athletic Hall Flatley 9.750 9.975 9.925 9.750 39.275 of Fame, and she was also named the Pac-12 Gymnastics Coach of the Century. She was selected by her peers as Frazier 9.825 9.950 – 9.950 – the National Coach of the Year four times in her career. Kondos Field recently wrote her ! rst book, Life is Short, Don’t A. Glenn – 9.875 9.850 – – G. Glenn 9.750 9.200 9.900 – – Wait to Dance, and she has also become a highly sought-after public speaker. Hano 9.950 9.875 – 9.950 – HOTTEST TICKET Kocian – 10.00 9.875 – – UCLA continues to draw huge crowds everywhere they go. Last week’s meet against Stanford set a new UCLA Kooyman – 9.775 – – – Kramer 9.775 – – 9.950 – Gymnastics attendance record of 12,907, marking the third home meet with over 10,000 in attendance. The Bruins Nguyen – – 9.900 – – have competed in front of at least 5,000 fans in every meet this year and helped set new attendance records at Ohashi 9.800 – 9.975 10.00 – three schools - Oklahoma on Mar. 3 (10,177, nearly double the previous record), Washington on Feb. 10 (7,228 in Poston 9.800 – 9.850 – – a snowstorm), and Stanford on Jan. 27 (6,000, nearly double the previous record). Additionally, UCLA performed Ross 10.00 10.00 10.00 9.975 39.850 in front of a sell-out crowd of 15,558 at Utah on Feb. 23 and helped draw 6,505 fans to Oregon State on Feb. 2. Toronjo – 9.800 – – – Tratz 9.900 – – 9.925 – 10.0 HOARDERS Wright 9.875 – – 9.775 – Of the 22 perfect 10 routines around the nation this season, UCLA has earned 13 of them (59%). Kyla Ross leads the Team 49.450 49.700 49.700 49.750 198.325 nation with eight (four on bars, three on vault, one on beam) and remains the only gymnast in the nation to have 10s 2019 UCLA GYMNASTICS WEEK TEN TOP 25 RANKINGS on multiple events. Katelyn Ohashi is the only other gymnast who has multiple 10s, recording four on ! oor exercise. RK TEAM Team NQS Avg. Score Madison Kocian has one perfect 10, on uneven bars. The only other schools with multiple perfect 10s are LSU (four) 1 Oklahoma 198.025 197.808 and Oklahoma (three). Denver and Michigan have one each. UCLA gymnasts have totaled 139 perfect 10s all-time. 2 UCLA 197.885 197.740 Ross ranks third all-time at UCLA with 13 (seven on bars, three on vault, three on beam). Ohashi ranks " fth with nine 3 Florida 197.675 197.589 (seven on ! oor and two on beam). Kocian has two on bars, and Felicia Hano has one on ! oor. 4 LSU 197.475 197.198 5 Denver 197.365 197.161 ROSS IS BOSS 6 Utah 197.315 197.298 Olympic gold medalist Kyla Ross continues to show who’s boss, holding steady at No. 1 in the national all-around 7 Michigan 197.140 196.790 8 Georgia 197.100 196.761 rankings. She also ranks in the Top 5 on all four events - No.