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2020 SOUTHERN UTAH GYMNASTICS @SUUGym | Taylor Whitson | [email protected] | suutbirds.com 2020 Schedule/Results Meet No. 6 Information Overall Record: 3-4 MRGC Record: 2-2 Southern Utah (3-4) vs Central Michigan (3-3) Home: 1-2 Away: 1-0 Neutral: 1-2 Friday February 7th | 7:00 PM MT JANUARY Cedar City, Utah | America First Event Center 9th Thu. #15 Nebraska L, 195.275 11th Sat. Best of Utah 3rd, 194.650 Stream: PlutoTV Ch. 455 | Stats: suutbirds.com 18th Sat. New Hampshire W, 195.400 24th Fri. #15 BYU L, 196.600 Looking Ahead 31st Fri. Utah State W, 195.875 FEBRUARY Southern Utah (3-4) at Utah State (1-6) 7th Fri. Central Michigan 7:00 PM Friday February 14th | 7:00 PM MT 14th Fri. Utah State 7:00 PM Logan, Utah | Dee Glen Smith Spectrum 21st Fri. Iowa State 7:00 PM 24th Mon. Pittsburgh 7:00 PM Stream: utahstateaggies.com | Stats: utahstateaggies.com 28th Fri. Boise State 7:00 PM MARCH No. 23 Flippin’ Birds Set to Host Central Michigan Chippewas 5th Thu. Boise State 6:00 PM The Southern Utah University gymnastics team prepares to host the last meet of their three week home stint on Friday, 14th Sat. BYU 7:00 PM 21st Sat. MRGC Championship 6:00 PM February 7 at 7:00 p.m. inside the America First Event Center. The Thunderbirds will welcome the visiting Chippewas from APRIL Central Michigan University. 2-4 NCAA Regional Championship TBA Last Time Out 17-18 NCAA National Championship TBA Amidst the red-ladened home crowd, the Southern Utah gymnastics team topped the Utah State Aggies for their second home victory in a row. The Thunderbirds were awarded a 195.875, their second highest team score of the season, while USU Home games in bold posted a 195.175. All times listed are Mountain Taking a sweep of the individual event awards, with the exception of all-around title, SUU’s Rachel Smith was crowned vault NCAA National Rankings champion, Becky Rozsa-Thompson earned the bars title, Shylen Murakami took home the beam award and Hannah Nipp tied the school record on floor giving her the floor title. Rank Team Avg. On floor the Thunderbirds saw a stand-out performance from Nipp as she scored a 9.950 - a career high which tied her for 1 Oklahoma 197.763 first in the school record book. As a team the T-Birds posted a 48.925 on floor. 2 Florida 197.594 Smith set a career-high and tied for third in the school record book with her 9.900 routine. All together, SUU earned a 49.225 3 Utah 196.944 on vault, their routinely top ranking event. 4 Denver 196.940 SUU was also awarded a 48.925 on bars as Rozsa-Thompson topped the scoreboard with a 9.875. 5 UCLA 196.925 Murakami had the best beam routine of the evening, earning a 9.875. As a team, the T-Birds totaled 48.800 on beam. 6 Minnesota 196.763 The Flippin’ Birds’ still sit in the No. 23 spot nationally and are ranked 15 on vault, 22 on bars, 29 on beam and 31 on floor. 7 Alabama 196.694 Murakami has moved up the ranks from 21 to 20 in nationally bar standings, averaging a 9.870. 8 Michigan 196.681 MRGC Specialist of the Week | Vault and Floor 9 LSU 196.645 The Mountain Rim Gymnastics Conference released the winners of the MRGC Specialist of the Week awards for week four 10 Georgia 196.460 and Southern Utah’s sophomore Rachel Smith was named Vault Specialist of the Week and junior Hannah Nipp was named Floor Specialist of the Week. 11 Washington 196.388 This is Nipp’s second award of the season and Smith’s first. 12 California 196.360 Smith scored a career-high on vault with a 9.900 and was named Vault Event Champion of the meet. The sophomore is 13 Kentucky 196.320 currently the second-highest ranked vaulter in the MRGC and is ranked 49th in the country on the event with an average of 14 Nebraska 196.240 9.830. 15 Arkansas 196.090 Nipp also scored a career-high with a 9.950 on floor, tying the program record, and was named Floor Event Champion of the 16 BYU 196.075 meet. The junior is currently the fourth-highest ranked floor worker in the MRGC and is ranked 55th in the country on the 17 Auburn 196.065 event with an average of 9.860. 18 Iowa State 195.860 Opponent Preview: Central Michigan Chippewas 19 Maryland 195.750 The Chippewas look to bounce back this week after their 194.550 - 195.075 loss to Northern Illinois last weekend. CMU 20 Arizona 195.705 averages a score of 194.913. 21 Missouri 195.685 Freshman Hannah Demers competed in the all-around for the Chippewas and won the event last week, posting a 39.150. 22 Oregon State 195.575 CMU also saw noteable performance from senior Denelle Pedrick last week as she earned the vault (9.900) and the floor 23 Southern Utah 195.560 (9.875) titles while tying her teammate, Kennedy Rae Johnson, for first on bars (9.800). Pedrick is currently No. 23 in the country in the all-around event, averaging 39.250. She is also ranked No. 27 on vault, averaging a 9.850. 24 Stanford 195.310 The Chippewas are currently ranked No. 31 in the nation. In individual events they sit in 14 on vault, 33 on bars, 40 on floor 25 Illinios 195.240 Roster Breakdown 2020 Southern Utah Gymnastics Alphabetical Roster By Class Name Ht. Event Yr. Hometown (Previous School) Seniors(5) Morgan Alfaro 5’ 3” VT Jr. Placentia, California (El Dorado HS) Autumn Jorgensen, Madison Loomis, Celine Barney 5’ 2” VT Fr. Riverton, Utah (Riverton HS) Madison McBride, Megan McBride, Becky Rosza-Thompson Mayson Bentley 5’ 4” UB So. St. George, Utah (Pine View HS) Juniors(5) Mikaela DeFilippo 5’ 0” VT BB FX Jr. Abbottstown, Penn. (New Oxford HS) Morgan Alfaro, Mikaela DeFilippo, Ruby Hernandez 5’ 2” UB BB Fr. Menifee, California (Vista Murrieta HS) Molly Jozwiakowski, Alyssa LaDieu, Kayla Horton 5’ 2” VT BB FX Fr. South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS) Hannah Nipp Autumn Jorgensen 5’ 2” UB BB FX Sr. Orem, Utah (Timpanogos HS) Sophomores(7) Mayson Bentley, Caitlin Kho, Molly Jozwiakowski 5’ 2” VT UB FX Jr. Kirkwood, Missouri (Kirkwood HS) Karley McClain, Shylen Murakami Caitlin Kho 5’ 2” VT UB FX So. Rosemead, California (San Gabriel HS) Rachel Smith, Stephanie Tervort, Kaylee Kho 5’ 0” AA Fr. Rosemead, California (San Gabriel HS) Emma Wissman Alyssa LaDieu 5’ 1” BB Jr. Rockwall, Texas Freshmen(6) Madison Loomis 5’ 2” UB FX Sr. Hemet, California (San Jose State) Celine Barney, Ruby Hernandez, Kayla Horton, Kaylee Kho, Madison McBride 5’ 2” AA Sr. Orem, Utah (Mountain View HS) Tiffani Stufflebeam, Nikki Thomas Megan McBride 5’ 2” VT FX Sr. Orem, Utah (Mountain View HS) Karley McClain 5’ 2” AA So. South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS) By State Shylen Murakami 5’ 2” UB BB So. Las Vegas, Nevada (Cimarron Memorial HS) Utah(10) Hannah Nipp 5’ 2” UB BB FX Jr. Laguna Hills, California (Saddleback Christian) Celine Barney, Mayson Bentley, Becky Rozsa-Thompson 5’ 9” UB Sr. Gilbert, Arizona (Highland HS) Kayla Horton, Autumn Jorgensen, Madison McBride, Megan McBride, Rachel Smith 5’ 6” VT BB So. Hernando, Mississippi (Hernando HS) Karley McClain, Tiffani Stufflebeam, Tiffani Stufflebeam 5’ 5” AA Fr. American Fork, Utah (American Fork HS) Stephanie Tervort, Emma Wissman Stephanie Tervort 5’ 6” VT UB FX So. Spanish Fork, Utah (American Leadership) California(6) Nikki Thomas 5’ 3” UB BB Fr. Stafford, Virginia (Brooke Point HS) Morgan Alfaro, Ruby Hernandez, Caitlin Kho, Kaylee Kho, Emma Wissman 5’ 6” VT BB So. Salt Lake City, Utah (East High School) Madison Loomis, Hannah Nipp Arizona(1) 2020 Southern Utah Gymnastics March-In Becky Rozsa-Thompson Name Ht. Event Yr. Hometown (Previous School) Mississippi(1) Rachel Smith Kaylee Kho 5’ 0” AA Fr. Rosemead, California (San Gabriel HS) Missouri(1) Mikaela DeFilippo 5’ 0” VT BB FX Jr. Abbottstown, Penn. (New Oxford HS) Molly Jozwiakowski Alyssa LaDieu 5’ 1” BB Jr. Rockwall, Texas Nevada(1) Ruby Hernandez 5’ 2” UB BB Fr. Menifee, California (Vista Murrieta HS) Shylen Murakami Megan McBride 5’ 2” VT FX Sr. Orem, Utah (Mountain View HS) Pennslyvania(1) Mikaela DeFilippo Caitlin Kho 5’ 2” VT UB FX So. Rosemead, California (San Gabriel HS) Texas(1) Molly Jozwiakowski 5’ 2” VT UB FX Jr. Kirkwood, Missouri (Kirkwood HS) Alyssa LaDieu Kayla Horton 5’ 2” VT BB FX Fr. South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS) Virginia(1) Karley McClain 5’ 2” AA So. South Jordan, Utah (Bingham HS) Nikki Thomas Madison Loomis 5’ 2” UB FX Sr. Hemet, California (San Jose State) Shylen Murakami 5’ 2” UB BB So. Las Vegas, Nevada (Cimarron Memorial HS) Hannah Nipp 5’ 2” UB BB FX Jr. Laguna Hills, California (Saddleback Christian) Celine Barney 5’ 2” VT Fr. Riverton, Utah (Riverton HS) Madison McBride 5’ 2” AA Sr. Orem, Utah (Mountain View HS) Nikki Thomas 5’ 3” UB BB Fr. Stafford, Virginia (Brooke Point HS) Mayson Bentley 5’ 3” UB So. St. George, Utah (Pine View HS) Autumn Jorgensen 5’ 3” UB BB FX Sr. Orem, Utah (Timpanogos HS) Morgan Alfaro 5’ 3” VT Jr. Placentia, California (El Dorado HS) Tiffani Stufflebeam 5’ 5” AA Fr. American Fork, Utah (American Fork HS) Rachel Smith 5’ 6” VT BB So.