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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 at No. 24 Stanford January Sunday, Jan. 27, 2019 – 4 p.m. (PT) Fri. 4 #11 Nebraska W 197.250-195.700 Stanford, Calif. (Maples Pavilion) Sat. 12 at Collegiate Challenge 1st 197.700 MEET INFORMATION vs. #9 California, #14 UC Davis, #33 Michigan State Venue: Maples Pavilion Mon. 21 #19 Arizona State W 197.775-196.125 Time: 4 p.m. PT Sun. 27 at #24 Stanford P12N 4 p.m. Television: Pac-12 Networks at TV Talent: Jim Watson, Samantha Peszek February Live Stats: uclabruins.com 5-0 6-1 Sat. 2 at Oregon State P12N 11:30 a.m. Tickets: $10 reserved/$8 general admission (advanced) Sun. 10 at Washington ESPN2 3 p.m. $12 reserved/$10 general admission (day-of) All-Time Series: UCLA leads, 57-17-1 Sat. 16 Arizona P12N 2:30 p.m. UCLA has won the last six matchups in the regular season, Sat. 23 at Utah P12N 12 p.m. including all three last year. The Bruins won last year’s dual meet at Stanford, 197.800-196.650. March Sun. 3 at Oklahoma ESPN 10:00 a.m. Sun. 10 Stanford P12N 1 p.m. UCLA FACES STANFORD SUNDAY IN FIRST TRUE ROAD MEET Sat. 16 Utah State P12N 4 p.m. No. 2 UCLA (5-0) will compete in its ! rst true road meet of the season, traveling to No. 24 Stanford (6-1) for a Sat. 23 at Pac-12 Champs. P12N TBD Sunday, Jan. 27 dual meet. The meet will take place in Maples Pavilion at 4 p.m. and will be televised live on Pac-12 (West Valley City, Utah) Networks. This is the ! rst of two dual meets against Stanford this season. The Bruins will host the Cardinal Mar. 10. April TICKETS Sat. 4-6 at NCAA Regionals TBD Advance tickets are on sale at gostanford.com and are $10 for reserved seats and $8 for general admission seats. Fri. 19 at NCAA Semi! nals ESPNU TBD Gameday prices are $12 for reserved and $10 for general admission. (Fort Worth, Texas) OHASHI GOES MEGA-VIRAL WORLD-WIDE Sat. 20 at NCAA Super Six ESPNU 4 p.m. Senior Katelyn Ohashi went mega-viral two weeks ago, totaling 105 million views of her perfect 10 " oor exercise (Fort Worth, Texas) routine from Jan. 12 (42M on Twitter, 34M on Facebook and 29M on YouTube). The reach of her routine extended All times are listed in PT. world-wide, and her video was shared by celebrities such as Janet Jackson, Sara Bareilles, and Sophia Bush; politicians like Kamala Harris, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jesse Jackson; and athletes like Troy Aikman and Laurie CAREER-BEST MARKS Hernandez. Her routine was also imitated by comedienne Ali Wong and talk show host Stephen Colbert. Ohashi was Gymnast V UB BB FX AA interviewed on Access Hollywood and on the Ryan Seacrest Show, where she discussed her dream of being on Dennis 9.950 9.925 9.875 9.975 39.425 Dancing with the Stars and was surprised with a phone call on-air with the show’s casting director. Ohashi and UCLA Flatley 9.750 9.975 9.875 9.750 39.275 head coach Valorie Kondos Field also made an appearance on Good Morning America, where Ohashi recited some Frazier 9.825 9.925 – 9.950 – A. Glenn 9.900 9.875 9.900 – – of her poetry and talked about rediscovering her joy in gymnastics. G. Glenn 9.750 9.200 9.950 – – PERFECT TRIO Hano 9.925 9.025 9.825 10.000 38.650 Kocian 9.875 10.000 9.950 9.950 39.625 Three weeks into the season and the Bruins already have three perfect 10s. Kyla Ross scored the ! rst on Jan. 12 Kooyman – 9.875 – 9.825 – with her fourth uneven bars perfect 10 and sixth overall perfect 10. Katelyn Ohashi followed two rotations later with Kramer 9.925 – – 9.950 – her now famous perfect 10 on " oor exercise. The 10 was also her fourth on the event and sixth overall in her career. Nguyen – – 9.900 9.900 – Madison Kocian notched her second career 10.0 on uneven bars on Jan. 21. UCLA gymnasts have totaled 129 Ohashi 9.875 9.950 10.000 10.000 39.575 perfect 10s all-time. Ross and Ohashi are tied for seventh-most in school history. Poston 9.800 – 9.850 8.950 – Ross 9.975 10.000 10.000 9.950 39.700 LAST TIME OUT Sanchez – 9.750 9.750 – – UCLA defeated Arizona State, 197.775-196.125 in front of a home crowd of 10,270 fans. Madison Kocian scored Savvidou 9.800 9.900 9.825 9.925 – a perfect 10 on the uneven bars, and Kyla Ross won the all-around for the third consecutive meet, scoring 39.450. Toronjo – – 9.850 9.950 – Arizona State led after one rotation, but the Bruins stormed into the lead and never relinquished it after scoring 49.700 Tratz 9.925 – – 9.925 – Wright 9.875 – – – – on uneven bars in rotation two. The Bruins also scored high on " oor exercise, going over 49.5 for the third-straight Team 49.725 49.825 49.750 49.875 198.875 meet by totaling 49.650. SEASON-BEST MARKS FRESHMEN SHINE AGAINST ASU Gymnast V UB BB FX AA UCLA freshmen Norah Flatley, Margzetta Frazier and Sekai Wright each had standout performances against Arizona Dennis 9.950 9.275 9.875 9.875 38.850 State. Flatley earned a career-high 9.975 on uneven bars and added a 9.850 on balance beam. Frazier led off on Flatley 9.750 9.975 9.875 9.750 39.275 bars with a career-high-tying 9.925 and captured her ! rst event victory, scoring 9.95 to tie for ! rst on " oor exercise. Frazier 9.825 9.925 – 9.950 – Wright made her collegiate debut after sitting out the ! rst two meets with an ankle injury and hit her Yurchenko 1.5 A. Glenn – 9.850 9.850 – – vault for a second-place mark of 9.875. G. Glenn 9.750 9.200 9.875 – – Hano 9.900 – – 9.225 – FRAZIER REPEATS AS PAC-12 FRESHMAN OF THE WEEK Kocian – 10.00 9.875 – – Margzetta Frazier was selected as the Pac-12 Gymnastics Freshman of the Week for the second consecutive week. Kooyman – 9.775 – – – Kramer 9.775 – – 9.950 – The Sicklerville, N.J. native recorded 9.925 on both events in which she competed, helping lead UCLA to a season- Nguyen – – 9.825 – – high score of 197.775. Frazier’s leadoff score of 9.925 on bars, which tied her career-best, kicked off a 49.7 Ohashi – – 9.975 10.00 – rotation, a national season-best and the fourth-best bars score in UCLA history. The freshman also scored a career- Poston 9.800 – 9.850 – – high 9.950 on the " oor exercise for a new career-high and her ! rst career event win. Ross 9.975 10.00 9.900 9.950 39.700 Tratz 9.850 – – 9.925 – RECORD-SETTING START FOR BRUINS Wright 9.875 – – – – The Bruins have set a new standard by recording 197+ scores in the ! rst three meets of the year for the ! rst time Team 49.175 49.700 49.475 49.700 197.775 ever. UCLA began the year with a 197.250, scored 197.700 in week two and 197.775 in week three. Only the 2003 squad has ever scored 197+ in its ! rst two meets. 2019 UCLA GYMNASTICS WEEK THREE TOP 25 RANKINGS IN THE RANKINGS RK TEAM Avg. Score High Score UCLA remains ranked No. 2 in the national rankings with a season average of 197.475. The Bruins are ranked No. 1 Oklahoma 197.625 198.050 1 on ! oor exercise, No. 3 on balance beam, No. 5 on uneven bars and No. 6 on vault. Six Bruins are ranked in the 2 UCLA 197.475 197.700 Top 25 on ! oor - No. 1 Katelyn Ohashi, No. 3 Kyla Ross and Gracie Kramer, No. 7 Margzetta Frazier and No. 24 Nia 3 Florida 197.400 197.500 Dennis and Pauline Tratz. Ohashi leads four Bruins ranked on beam, standing at No. 1, while Ross, Grace Glenn and 4 Utah 197.192 197.250 5 LSU 196.825 197.425 Norah Flatley are tied for 13th. Ross is No. 1 on bars, while Frazier is tied for No. 11. Ross leads two Bruins in the 6 Georgia 196.258 196.875 Top 10 on vault, tying for No. 4, while Felicia Hano is tied for No. 7. 7 Denver 196.225 196.275 8 Michigan 196.017 196.050 FLOORED BY FLOOR 9 Alabama 195.942 196.900 UCLA’s ! oor exercise squad has been exceptional so far this season, averaging 49.633, with a high of 49.700 set 10 Boise State 195.900 196.400 at the Collegiate Challenge. The 49.700 was the " fth-highest ! oor score in school history, and it was highlighted 11 Washington 195.888 196.525 by Katelyn Ohashi’s now-viral perfect 10 that was preceded by back-to-back-to-back-to-back 9.925s from Gracie 12 California 195.863 196.075 13 Auburn 195.783 196.700 Kramer, Kyla Ross, Margzetta Frazier and Pauline Tratz. The Bruins are ranked No.