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CAL WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS GOLDEN BEARS UCLA BRUINS 195.095 195.950 197.265 197.950 SEASON AVERAGE SEASON AVERAGE SEASON HIGH SEASON HIGH VS 29 Justin Howell 4 Valorie Kondos Field RANK HEAD COACH RANK HEAD COACH SAT., FEB. 10 Haas Pavilion BROADCAST LIVE STREAM LIVE STATS 11:30 a.m. PT Berkeley, Calif. Pac-12 Networks Pac-12.com/live CalBears.com SCHEDULE NUMBERS TO KNOW Overall: 5-3• Pac-12: 2-2 49.400 DATE OPPONENT (TV) TIME/RESULT The Bears scored a 49.400 on floor against Arizona, the fourth-highest floor total in school history. To- Jan. 8 at NorCal Classic % 195.475 (1st) ni-Ann Williams anchored the Bears’ rotation with a 9.95 performance. #18 Stanford* W, 194.925 (2nd) San Jose State W, 194.475 (3rd) UC Davis W, 194.400 (4th) 4 Sacramento State W, 192.875 (5th) Jan. 12 at #21 BYU L, 196.025-194.350 In the Bears’ fourth-highest floor outing in program history, California saw four gymnasts perform ca- Jan. 20 at #13 UW* L, 196.325-194.850 reer-high routines. Led by freshman Kyana George (9.90) and juniors Sylvie Seilnacht (9.825), Sofie Seil- Jan. 28 at #14 Arizona St.* L, 196.800-194.850 nacht (9.85) and Chelsea Shu (9.825), the Bears outscored the Wildcats on the event 49.400- 48.900. FEB. 4 #19 ARIZONA* W, 195.950-194.425 FEB. 10 UCLA* (P12N) 11:30 A.M. Feb. 17 at Stanford* (P12N) 7:30 p.m. 9.90 FEB. 25 UTAH* (P12N) 11 A.M. Arianna Robinson won the vault title with her 9.90 performance, her first event title of the season. Robin- MARCH 2 CENTRAL MICHIGAN 7 P.M. son performs a unique front-entry Piked Illg vault, and has hit her vault in all five meets of the season. The March 9 at Sac State Quad Meet 7 p.m. Bears moved up four spots in the national rankings, now 15th in the nation on the event. Sacramento State Minnesota Alaska Anchorage BEAR NECESSITIES March 11 at UC Davis 2 p.m. March 24 at Pac-12 Championships TBD California women’s gymnastic continues a two-meet homestand when fourth-ranked UCLA comes to April 7 at NCAA Regionals TBA Berkeley Saturday. The meet is slated to begin at 11:30 a.m. from Haas Pavilion and televised live on the April 20-21 at NCAA Championships # TBA Pac-12 Networks. % Stanford, Calif. | # St. Louis. Mo. Saturday’s meet is Cal’s annual “Powerful in Pink” meet, dedicated to honor those who have been * indicates Pac-12 opponent affected by breast cancer and raise breast cancer awareness. Cal will debut all-new pink-themed leos, Home meets in BOLD and auction off an authentic leotard from previous seasons to raise money for the fight against breast All times listed PT and subject to change cancer. FAST FACTS California comes off an impressive performance against No. 19 Arizona, where the Bears took three individual event titles and snapped a three-meet losing streak with improved mental focus and a six-for- COACHING STAFF six showing on the uneven bars. Led by four career-high performances and Toni-Ann Williams’ 9.95, the Head Coach Justin Howell Bears notched the program’s fourth-highest floor total while also outscoring the Wildcats on vault and San Jose State, 1999 • 6th season beam. Cassidy Keelen tallied career-highs in both her events, and Arianna Robinson matched season Assoc. Head Coach Liz Crandalll-Howell and career-bests in her events on her way to her first vault title of the season. BYU, 1997 • 6th season Asst. Coach Taylor Penzien TICKET SPECIAL: For every home meet this season, Cal gymnastics fans can receive up to six free general Southeast Missouri, 2016 • 1st season admission tickets by visiting www.calbears.com/code and using the promo code “CALGYMCLUB.” Tickets can be printed at home, and gates open 90 minutes prior to the start of each meet. 2018 TEAM INFORMATION Arena Haas Pavilion (11,877) HOW TO FOLLOW THE ACTION: Watch live on Pac-12 Networks, or follow via the Pac-12 Now app or www.Pac- 2017 Overall Record 14-14 12.com/live. A link to live stats is available via the women’s gymnastics schedule page on CalBears.com. 2017 Final Ranking 16th Follow @CalWGym on Twitter and Instagram for scoring updates, behind-the-scenes photos and videos 2017 Pac-12 Record (Finish) 6-8 (5th) and the latest information, and like Facebook.com/CalWGym for more on the Bears. Returners/Newcomers 9/6 UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA LAST TIME OUT: HOME SWEET HAAS AS BEARS TAKE VICTORY OVER NO. 19 Location: Berkeley, Calif. WILDCATS Nickname: Golden Bears The Bears’ first home meet of the season saw season-best scores to top No. 19 Arizona 195.950- Enrollment: 40,173 194.425. Assistant Director of Athletic Communications (Women’s Gymnastics contact): Mara Rudolph Cell: 510-384-6574 // Email: [email protected] // 349 Haas Pavilion, Berkeley, CA 94720 2 MEET 6: NO. 4 UCLA • The Bears once again put up their highest floor finish third in the Pac-12 this season, according to a total of the season, notching the fourth-best score vote by the league’s gymnastics coaches. The exact CAL IN THE in program history with a 49.400. breakdown of points is as follows: NATIONAL RANKINGS • Cal won three individual titles on performances 1. UCLA (5 first-place votes) – 47 points from Arianna Robinson on vault (9.90), Nina 2. Utah (3 first-place votes) – 44 points Road To Nationals - Feb. 6 Schank on bars (9.85) and Toni-Ann Williams on 3. California – 30 points floor (9.95). 4. Washington – 28 points RANK TEAM NAME AVERAGE • Four Bears logged career-high floor totals: Kyana T5. Oregon State -- 27 points 1 Oklahoma 197.813 George (9.90), Sylvie Seilnacht (9.825), Sofie T5. Stanford -- 27 points 2 Utah 197.335 Seilnacht (9.85) and Chelsea Shu (9.825)). 7. Arizona -- 12 points 3 LSU 197.290 • Every Bear in the vault lineup scored 9.775 or 8. Arizona State -- 9 points 4 UCLA 197.265 higher as Cal outscored Arizona 49.225-48.850 on 5 Florida 196.980 the event. 6 Kentucky 196.475 • The Bears went 6-6 on the uneven bars. MEET THE NEWEST BEARS 7 Michigan 196.425 California’s 2018 squad includes five new faces from a 8 Nebraska 196.394 signing class named Top 10 in the country last year by TONI AWARD WINNER CollegeGymFans.com. Among the newest Bears are: 9 Alabama 196.355 Toni-Ann Williams’ 2017 season may have ended 10 Arkansas 196.310 • Kyana George, the 2017 Junior Olympic National floor with an Achilles injury, but the Olympian has come champion who also took third all-around and third on 11 Oregon State 196.213 back stronger than ever to lead the 2018 Golden 12 Denver 196.210 beam. Bears. She owns a team-high event titles and is • Alma Kuc, a member of the Polish National Team 13 Georgia 196.195 ranked in the top 50 on both vault (45th) and floor who competed at the 2015 World Gymnastics 14 Boise State 196.044 (21st). With her 9.975 performance on floor at Championships and 2017 European Championships, 15 Auburn 196.040 Arizona State, she matched her career-best score Kuc was the 2016 Polish uneven bars champion and 16 Washington 196.035 on the event and won the individual title, while logged a bronze finish on floor at the Polish National 17 Arizona State 195.850 matching the top floor score in school history. Championships. 18 Minnesota 195.606 Williams won three event titles in back-to-back • Victoria Salem, who posted two top-three finishes at 19 Central Michigan 195.565 weeks at Washington and Arizona State. In the the 2016 JO Nationals, winning the balance beam title 20 Stanford 195.505 last two meets. she has scored a 9.95 or better and taking silver on bars. She was seventh all-around at T-21 BYU 195.475 on floor. the prestigious event after winning the beam title and T-21 George Washington 195.475 turning in top-four finishes on every event at Level 10 23 Iowa State 195.415 RANKED ON THE ROAD TO NATIONALS Regionals. 24 Missouri 195.394 The Golden Bears opened 2018 at No. 11 in • Nina Schank, the 2017 JO Nationals uneven bars 25 Arizona 195.380 the Road to Nationals preseason coaches poll, champion who also finished ninth all-around. the program’s second-highest ranking in school • Emi Watterson, an Australian standout who joined history. Cal’s No. 11 ranking was just one spot the Bears this December and took fourth on vault and TEAM EVENT behind last season’s best-ever No. 10 ranking. seventh on bars at the 2016 Elite Gym Massilia in Event Rank RQS Average Marseille, France. V 15 N/A 48.980 Cal is set to face four opponents ranked in the UB 47 N/A 48.375 Road to Nationals preseason top 25 this season, WILLIAMS GRANTED ADDITIONAL YEAR OF BB 31 N/A 48.645 and nearly every single program the Bears will ELIGIBILITY FX 16 N/A 49.095 face this season is ranked or received votes in the The Bears received exciting news this fall when Toni- preseason poll, including two top-three programs Ann Williams, one of the most decorated gymnasts in Utah (No. 5) and UCLA (6), and seven top 30 in the history of California gymnastics, was awarded INDIVIDUAL EVENT (Top 50) programs, including Washington (15), Stanford an additional year of eligibility by the NCAA.