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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. 3 UCLA at No. 20 Oregon State January Saturday, Feb. 2, 2019 – 11:30 a.m. (PT) Fri. 4 #11 Nebraska W 197.250-195.700 Corvallis, Ore. (Gill Coliseum) Sat. 12 at Collegiate Challenge 1st 197.700 MEET INFORMATION vs. #9 California, #14 UC Davis, #33 Michigan State Venue: Gill Coliseum Mon. 21 #19 Arizona State W 197.775-196.125 Time: 11:30 a.m. PT Sun. 27 at #24 Stanford W 197.225-195.125 Television: Pac-12 Networks at TV Talent: Rich Burk, Samantha Peszek February Live Stats: osubeavers.com 6-0 4-1 Sat. 2 at #20 Oregon State P12N 11:30 a.m. Tickets: $13 reserved/$8 general admission Sun. 10 at Washington ESPN2 3 p.m. All-Time Series: UCLA leads, 54-21-1 Sat. 16 Arizona P12N 2:30 p.m. UCLA won both meets against the Beavers last year, winning Sat. 23 at Utah P12N 12 p.m. a home dual, 198.075-196.525, and taking ! rst place at the Pac-12 Championships. March Sun. 3 at Oklahoma ESPN 10:00 a.m. Sun. 10 Stanford P12N 1 p.m. UCLA ON THE ROAD AGAIN AT OREGON STATE Sat. 16 Utah State P12N 4 p.m. No. 3 UCLA (6-0) continues its three-game road swing with a Saturday morning meet at No. 20 Oregon State (4-1). Sat. 23 at Pac-12 Champs. P12N TBD The Bruins and Beavers will compete on Saturday, Feb. 2 at Gill Coliseum at 11:30 am. The meet will be televised (West Valley City, Utah) live on Pac-12 Networks, with Rich Burk and Samantha Peszek calling the action. April HOTTEST TICKET Sat. 4-6 at NCAA Regionals TBD UCLA Gymnastics continues to draw crowds everywhere they go. A few days after drawing 10,270 fans to a Fri. 19 at NCAA Semi! nals ESPNU TBD Monday afternoon meet in Pauley Pavilion, UCLA attracted a Stanford record sell-out crowd of 6,000 fans. The new (Fort Worth, Texas) attendance record was nearly double that of the previous record. Oregon State is also expecting a big crowd on Sat. 20 at NCAA Super Six ESPNU 4 p.m. Saturday, with reserved seats nearly sold out by Monday. (Fort Worth, Texas) OHASHI GOES MEGA-VIRAL WORLD-WIDE All times are listed in PT. Senior Katelyn Ohashi went mega-viral two weeks ago, totaling nearly 110 million views of her perfect 10 " oor exercise routine from Jan. 12 (42M on Twitter, 35M on Facebook and 31M on YouTube). The reach of her routine CAREER-BEST MARKS extended world-wide, and her video was shared by celebrities such as Janet Jackson, Sara Bareilles, and Sophia Gymnast V UB BB FX AA Bush; politicians like Kamala Harris, Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jesse Jackson; and athletes like Troy Aikman Dennis 9.950 9.925 9.875 9.975 39.425 and Laurie Hernandez. Her routine was also imitated by comedienne Ali Wong and talk show host Stephen Colbert. Flatley 9.750 9.975 9.900 9.750 39.275 Ohashi was interviewed on Access Hollywood and on the Ryan Seacrest Show, where she discussed her dream of Frazier 9.825 9.925 – 9.950 – A. Glenn 9.900 9.875 9.900 – – being on Dancing with the Stars and was surprised with a phone call on-air with the show’s casting director. Ohashi G. Glenn 9.750 9.200 9.950 – – and UCLA head coach Valorie Kondos Field also made an appearance on Good Morning America, where Ohashi Hano 9.925 9.025 9.825 10.000 38.650 recited some of her poetry and talked about rediscovering her joy in gymnastics. Kocian 9.875 10.000 9.950 9.950 39.625 Kooyman – 9.875 – 9.825 – PERFECT TRIO Kramer 9.925 – – 9.950 – Four weeks into the season and the Bruins already have three perfect 10s. Kyla Ross scored the ! rst on Jan. 12 Nguyen – – 9.900 9.900 – with her fourth uneven bars perfect 10 and sixth overall perfect 10. Katelyn Ohashi followed two rotations later with Ohashi 9.875 9.950 10.000 10.000 39.575 her now famous perfect 10 on " oor exercise. The 10 was also her fourth on the event and sixth overall in her career. Poston 9.800 – 9.850 8.950 – Madison Kocian notched her second career 10.0 on uneven bars on Jan. 21. UCLA gymnasts have totaled 129 Ross 9.975 10.000 10.000 9.950 39.700 perfect 10s all-time. Ross and Ohashi are tied for seventh-most in school history. Sanchez – 9.750 9.750 – – Savvidou 9.800 9.900 9.825 9.925 – LAST TIME OUT Toronjo – – 9.850 9.950 – In front of a sold-out Stanford record crowd of 6,000, UCLA defeated Stanford, 197.225-195.125. The Bruins captured Tratz 9.925 – – 9.925 – individual wins on every event, with freshman Sekai Wright taking her ! rst collegiate victory on vault with a 9.875, Wright 9.875 – – – – Team 49.725 49.825 49.750 49.875 198.875 Kyla Ross winning uneven bars wit a 9.900, and Katelyn Ohashi winning both beam and " oor with scores of 9.975. UCLA scored a season-best 49.525 on beam, with ! ve Bruins netting season-high scores - Ohashi (9.975), Ross SEASON-BEST MARKS (9.925), Norah Flatley (9.900), Nia Dennis (9.875) and Kendal Poston (9.850 on her ! rst collegiate beam routine). Gymnast V UB BB FX AA Dennis 9.950 9.275 9.875 9.875 38.850 SO FRESH AND SO CLEAN Flatley 9.750 9.975 9.900 9.750 39.275 UCLA freshmen Norah Flatley, Margzetta Frazier and Sekai Wright have been posting top scores for the Bruins this Frazier 9.825 9.925 – 9.950 – season. In her last two meets, Flatley has posted season-bests of 9.975 on bars and 9.900 on beam. Flatley ranks A. Glenn – 9.875 9.850 – – No. 17 nationally on beam with a 9.875 average. Frazier is tied for No. 6 on " oor with a 9.917 average and ranks G. Glenn 9.750 9.200 9.875 – – Hano 9.900 – – 9.850 – No. 14 on bars with a 9.894 average in the leadoff position. Wright made her collegiate debut on Jan. 21 after sitting Kocian – 10.00 9.875 – – out the ! rst two meets with an ankle injury and has scored 9.875 on her Yurchenko 1.5 vault in each of the last two Kooyman – 9.775 – – – meets. She captured her ! rst event victory on Jan. 27 at Stanford. Kramer 9.775 – – 9.950 – Nguyen – – 9.825 – – OHASHI WINS THIRD PAC-12 SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK HONOR Ohashi – – 9.975 10.00 – Katelyn Ohashi has been selected the Pac-12 Gymnastics Specialist of the Week for the third time this season and Poston 9.800 – 9.850 – – sixth time in her career. Ohashi, the 2018 Pac-12 Specialist of the Year, captured both events in which she competed, Ross 9.975 10.00 9.925 9.950 39.700 scoring 9.975 on both balance beam and " oor exercise during the Bruins’ 197.725-195.125 win at Stanford. Tratz 9.850 – – 9.925 – Ranked No. 1 in the nation on beam and " oor, Ohashi has been nearly " awless this season, averaging 9.950 on Wright 9.875 – – – – beam and 9.969 on " oor. She has won all seven events she has competed this season, totaling three tiles on beam Team 49.175 49.700 49.525 49.700 197.775 and four on " oor.. 2019 UCLA GYMNASTICS WEEK THREE TOP 25 RANKINGS RECORD-SETTING START FOR BRUINS RK TEAM Avg. Score High Score The Bruins have set a new standard by recording 197+ scores in the ! rst four meets of the year for the ! rst time 1 Oklahoma 197.713 198.050 ever. UCLA began the year with a 197.250, scored 197.700 in week two, 197.775 in week three and 197.225 in 2 Florida 197.492 197.675 week four. Only the 2003 squad had ever scored 197+ in its ! rst two meets. 3 UCLA 197.488 197.775 4 Utah 197.238 197.375 IN THE RANKINGS 5 LSU 196.981 197.450 UCLA dipped slightly to No. 3 in the national rankings with a season average of 197.488. The Bruins are ranked No. 6 Georgia 196.435 197.000 7 Denver 196.267 196.350 1 on " oor exercise, No. 3 on uneven bars and balance beam, and No. 8 on vault. Four Bruins are ranked in the Top 8 Alabama 196.169 196.900 10 on " oor - No. 1 Katelyn Ohashi, No. 3 Kyla Ross, No. 6 Margzetta Frazier and No. 10 Gracie Kramer. Ohashi leads 9 Boise State 196.142 196.625 four Bruins ranked on beam, standing at No. 1, while Ross is tied for 15th, and Grace Glenn and Norah Flatley are 10 Michigan 196.113 196.400 tied for 17th. Ross is No. 3 on bars, while Frazier is No. 14 and Flatley No. 17. Sekai Wright is the lone Bruin in the 11 Auburn 196.031 196.775 12 Washington 195.892 196.525 Top 25 on vault, ranking at No. 11. 13 Nebraska 195.838 197.250 14 BYU 195.833 196.475 FLOORED BY FLOOR 15 Ohio State 195.800 196.200 UCLA’s " oor exercise squad has been exceptional so far this season, averaging 49.563, with a high of 49.700 set 16 Missouri 195.769 196.450 at the Collegiate Challenge on Jan.