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 Collegiate Challenge powered by Under Armour January Saturday, Jan. 12, 2019 – 6 p.m. (PT) @ Anaheim, Calif. (Anaheim Arena at Anaheim Convention Center) Fri. 4 #11 Nebraska W 197.250-195.700 vs. No. 9 California, No. 14 UC Davis, No. 33 Michigan State Sat. 12 at Collegiate Challenge (Anaheim, Calif.) 6 p.m. vs. #9 California, #14 UC Davis, #33 Michigan State Mon. 21 Arizona State P12N 2 p.m. Sun. 27 at Stanford P12N 4 p.m. February Sat. 2 at Oregon State P12N 11:30 a.m. 1-0 0-1 2-1 0-1 Sun. 10 at Washington ESPN2 3 p.m. Sat. 16 Arizona P12N 2:30 p.m. BRUINS COMPETE IN ANAHEIM SATURDAY Sat. 23 at Utah P12N 12 p.m. Defending NCAA champion and No. 2-ranked UCLA will compete in Anaheim on Saturday, Jan. 12 at the Collegiate Challenge powered by Under Armour. The meet between UCLA, No. 9 California, No. 14 UC Davis and No. 33 March Michigan State will take place at the Anaheim Arena in the Anaheim Convention Center at 6 p.m. Sun. 3 at Oklahoma ESPN 10:00 a.m. Sun. 10 Stanford P12N 1 p.m. TICKETS/PROMOTIONS Sat. 16 Utah State P12N 4 p.m. General admission tickets for the Collegiate Challenge are on sale at cacollegiatechallenge.com for $29.99. UCLA fans can use the code: cachallenge30 for 30% off tickets. The discount offer is good until Jan. 9. A pre and post- Sat. 23 at Pac-12 Champs. P12N TBD meet Fan Fest will take place on the plaza from 3-10pm for ticket-holders, featuring music, food trucks, games, (West Valley City, Utah) activities and athlete appearances. April ROTATION ORDER Sat. 4-6 at NCAA Regionals TBD UCLA will begin the meet on vault and end on " oor exercise. California starts on uneven bars, UC Davis begins on Fri. 19 at NCAA Semi! nals ESPNU TBD balance beam, and Michigan State starts on " oor. (Fort Worth, Texas) Rotation V UB BB FX Sat. 20 at NCAA Super Six ESPNU 4 p.m. 1 UCLA CAL UCD MSU (Fort Worth, Texas) 2 MSU UCLA CAL UCD All times are listed in PT. 3 UCD MSU UCLA CAL 4 CAL UCD MSU UCLA CAREER-BEST MARKS BRUINS TO GAIN PODIUM EXPERIENCE FOR POSTSEASON Gymnast V UB BB FX AA UCLA will compete on a podium for the ! rst time this season at the Collegiate Challenge, giving the team valuable Dennis 9.950 9.925 9.875 9.975 39.425 experience for the postseason. Both the Pac-12 and NCAA Championships will be held on the elevated platforms. Flatley 9.750 9.825 9.875 – – Frazier – 9.875 – – – SCOUTING THE FIELD A. Glenn 9.900 9.875 9.900 – – California enters the week as the Bruins’ highest-ranked opponent, checking in at No. 9 after scoring 195.650 at G. Glenn 9.750 9.200 9.950 – – LSU. The Golden Bears led after one rotation and were tied with the Tigers at the halfway mark before LSU pulled Hano 9.925 9.025 9.825 10.000 38.650 away in the ! nal two rotations, ! nishing with a 196.775. Cal gymnasts had a pair of Top 3 ! nishes, with freshman Kocian 9.875 10.000 9.950 9.950 39.625 Milan Clausi earning third on vault and 2016 Olympian Toni-Ann Williams placing third on " oor with scores of 9.850. Kooyman – 9.875 – 9.825 – Kramer 9.925 – – 9.950 – UC Davis placed second at the NorCal Classic in its season opener, scoring a program-best season-opening mark Nguyen – – 9.900 9.900 – of 194.950 to move into No. 14 in the national rankings. The Aggies posted the highest beam total of the meet with Ohashi 9.875 9.950 10.000 10.000 39.575 a 49.100 and are currently ranked No. 6 nationally on that event. Sophomore Cammi Johnson captured a share of Poston – – 9.775 8.950 – Ross 9.975 10.000 10.000 9.950 39.700 the vault title with a 9.825. Sanchez – 9.750 9.750 – – Michigan State opened its season on Saturday with a 193.750-191.700 loss to North Carolina State. A pair of Savvidou 9.800 9.900 9.825 9.925 – Toronjo – – 9.850 9.950 – Spartan freshmen earned event victories, with Ashley Hofelich winning vault with a 9.800 and Alaina Raybon taking Tratz 9.925 – – 9.925 – ! rst on " oor with a 9.850. The Spartans rank No. 33 nationally overall and No. 21 on " oor exercise. Team 49.725 49.825 49.750 49.875 198.875 IN THE RANKINGS UCLA, who began the season ranked No. 1 in the national preseason coaches poll, slipped one spot to No. 2 after SEASON-BEST MARKS competition in week one. National rankings are currently based on season average. The Bruins are ranked No. 1 Gymnast V UB BB FX AA on " oor exercise, No. 2 on balance beam, No. 4 on vault and No. 5 on uneven bars. Kyla Ross, Gracie Kramer and Dennis 9.200 – 9.725 9.875 – Katelyn Ohashi are tied for No. 1 nationally on " oor exercise. Ross also ranks No. 2 on vault, No. 4 in the all-around Flatley 9.750 9.825 9.875 – – and No. 14 on uneven bars. Ohashi ranks No. 7 on beam. Also among the Top 25 individually are Felicia Hano, who Frazier – 9.875 – – – A. Glenn – 9.800 – – – is No. 7 on vault; Margzetta Frazier, who ranks No. 14 on bars; Grace Glenn and Norah Flatley, who are tied for No. G. Glenn 9.750 9.200 9.875 – – 15 on beam; and Nia Dennis, who is tied for No. 18 on " oor. Hano 9.900 – – 9.225 – OHASHI EARNS FIFTH CAREER PAC-12 SPECIALIST OF WEEK AWARD Kocian – 9.825 – – – UCLA senior Katelyn Ohashi earned Pac-12 Gymnastics Specialist of the Week honors for the ! fth time in her career. Kramer 9.050 – – 9.950 – The 2018 Pac-12 Specialist of the Year won both events she competed in the Bruins’ season opening win over Nguyen – – 9.825 – – Ohashi – – 9.900 9.950 – Nebraska (197.250-195.700), taking ! rst on balance beam with a 9.900 and tying for ! rst on " oor exercise with a Poston – – 9.775 – – 9.950. Ohashi upgraded both her beam and " oor routines this season, adding dif! culty to already impressive sets. Ross 9.975 9.875 9.850 9.950 39.650 STRONG START FOR BRUINS Tratz 9.800 – – 9.825 – UCLA recorded its highest score in a season opener in 14 years, kicking off the season with a 197.250-195.700 Team 49.175 49.200 49.325 49.550 197.250 win over No. 11 Nebraska on Jan. 4. Kyla Ross won the all-around with four scores of 9.850 or better for a total of 2019 UCLA GYMNASTICS WEEK ONE TOP 25 RANKINGS 39.650, the third-highest all-around mark in her collegiate career and the highest all-around score by a Bruin in the season opener in 15 years. Ross also won vault with a career-high 9.975, sticking a Yurchenko 1.5 vault the ! rst RK TEAM Avg. Score time competing it. She earned another career-high score of 9.950 to tie for ! rst on " oor exercise with Katelyn Ohashi 1 Oklahoma 198.050 2 UCLA 197.250 and Gracie Kramer. Ohashi took a second event title, winning balance beam with a 9.900. 3 Utah 197.175 FLIRTING WITH PERFECTION 4 LSU 196.775 Two Bruins " irted with perfection in the season opener, as Kyla Ross and Gracie Kramer each performed routines 5 Georgia 196.600 that earned one perfect 10 from the two judges. Ross did it twice, scoring career-highs of 9.975 on vault and 9.95 6 Michigan 196.050 7 Kentucky 195.975 on " oor. Kramer earned her ! rst career 10 from a judge on " oor and ! nished with a career-high 9.95. 8 Nebraska 195.700 OHASHI GOES VIRAL, PART TWO 9 California 195.650 They say it’s always hard to follow up a masterpiece, but Katelyn Ohashi did it with her new " oor exercise routine. The 10 Arkansas 195.575 11 Missouri 195.450 sequel to her NCAA championship-winning Michael Jackson routine that went viral with over 90 million views has 12 Stanford 195.175 garnered nearly 800,000 views on UCLA Gymnastics’ social platforms the last ! ve days. The senior’s new routine 13 Arizona State 195.000 features music cuts from Michael Jackson, Janet Jackson, the Jackson Five, Tina Turner and Earth Wind & Fire. She 14 UC Davis 194.950 scored 9.950 in her ! rst meet, tying for the nation’s highest score so far this season. Ohashi scored three perfect 15 Ohio State 194.900 10s with her 2018 routine, ! nished the regular season ranked No. 1 in the nation and swept through the postseason 16 Central Michigan 194.875 as the Pac-12, NCAA Columbus Regional and NCAA " oor champion. 17 Auburn 194.825 18 Arizona 194.750 FRESHMEN MAKE STRONG DEBUTS 18 Alabama 194.750 Freshmen and former U.S. National Team members Norah Flatley and Margzetta Frazier made their much-anticipated 20 Penn State 194.450 collegiate debuts last week.