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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]) 2020 SCHEDULE No. 3 UCLA vs. Boise State January Sunday, Jan. 12, 2020 – 3 p.m. (PT) Sat. 4 at Collegiate Challenge 2nd/196.575 Los Angeles, Calif. (Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom) vs. #1 Oklahoma, #9 California, #22 Stanford Sun. 12 Boise State P12N 3 p.m. MEET INFORMATION Sat. 18 at BYU, w/ /Utah State BYUTV 5 p.m. Venue: Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom (13,659) Time: 3 p.m. PT Mon. 27 at Stanford 7 p.m. Television: Pac-12 Network Fri. 31 Washington P12N 7 p.m. TV Talent: Jim Watson, Samantha Peszek February Live Stats: uclabruins.com 0-0 2-1 Sun. 9 Arizona P12N 2 p.m. Tickets: $20 reserved/$12 general admission Sat. 15 at Arizona State P12N 2 p.m. (UCLA students are free) All-Time Series: UCLA leads, 8-0 Ticket Promos: Up to 4 free admissions for First Responders; Sun. 23 Utah ESPN2 3 p.m. UCLA and Boise State have not faced each other in the Free admission w/ ticket stub from 1/11 UCLA MBB game Sat. 29 at Oregon State P12N 1 p.m. regular season since 2012 at the IGI/Chicago Style Classic, Giveaways: Team Poster (2,000) where the Bruins placed ! rst and the Broncos second. March Postmeet Photos: Dennis, Hano, Taubman, Sanchez, A. Glenn Sun. 8 California P12N 1 p.m. Sat. 14 Bridgeport P12N 2 p.m. BRUINS HOST BOISE STATE SUNDAY Sat. 21 at Pac-12 Champs. P12N TBD No. 3-ranked UCLA (2-1) will host Boise State (0-0) on Sunday, Jan. 12 in the Bruins’ home opener in Pauley Pavilion (West Valley City, Utah) presented by Wescom. The meet will take place at 3 p.m. and will be broadcast live on Pac-12 Network, with Jim April Watson and Samantha Peszek calling the action. Doors open at 2 p.m., and fans are encouraged to arrive early for Th-Sa 2-4 NCAA Regionals TBD pre-meet festivities, including the premiere of the 2020 intro video. Fri. 17 at NCAA Semi! nals ESPNU TBD (Fort Worth, Texas) TICKETS/PROMOTIONS Sat. 18 at NCAA Super Six ABC TBD Tickets for the UCLA-Boise State meet, as well as season tickets for the Bruins’ six-meet home schedule, are on sale (Fort Worth, Texas) now at the UCLA Central Ticket Of! ce and at Ticketmaster. UCLA students are free with ID and eligible to win a raf" e prize each home meet. This week’s prize are Airpods. The UCLA-Boise State meet is First Responders Appreciation All times are listed in PT. Day. All active or retired ! rst responders can receive up to four free tickets to Sunday’s meet. Additionally, fans CAREER-BEST MARKS who attend the Jan. 11 UCLA-USC men’s basketball game can present their game ticket to the box of! ce for free Gymnast V UB BB FX AA admission to Sunday’s meet. The giveaway item for Sunday is the team poster for the ! rst 2,000 fans. Following Andres – – 9.700* – – the meet, Bruins Nia Dennis, Felicia Hano, Sara Taubman, Mercedez Sanchez and Anna Glenn will be available for Dennis 9.950 9.950 9.975 9.975 39.425 photos on the concourse. Flatley 9.750 9.975 9.925 9.750 39.275 BRUIN LIGHTS Frazier 9.825 9.950 9.775 9.950 39.475 A. Glenn 9.900 9.875 9.900 – – Fans attending the home meets in 2020 can be part of a light show during the pre-meet festivities. To participate, G. Glenn 9.750 9.350 9.950 – – download the UCLA Bruins app and select Bruin Lights in the dropdown menu. Hold up your phone during the intro Hano 9.950 9.875 9.825 10.000 38.650 video, and the lights will automatically sync to the music. Kocian 9.875 10.000 9.950 9.950 39.625 CLEAR BAG POLICY Kooyman – 9.875 – 9.825 – Pauley Pavilion continues to implement a clear bag policy which limits the size and type of bags that may be brought Kramer 9.925 – – 9.950 – Lashbrooke – – – 9.800* – into the arena. One large clear bag, either a one gallon Ziploc style bag or a 12’ by 6” by 12” clear bag, or a small Poston 9.800 - 9.850 – – clutch may be allowed into the arena. Increased screening through the use of electronic security equipment will be Ross 10.00 10.00 10.00 10.00 39.850 used at all entry gates. For more information, visit uclabruins.com/pauleygamedayinfo. Sanchez – 9.750* 9.750* – – FIRST RESPONDERS APPRECIATION DAY Sakti 9.800 – 9.950 9.925 – UCLA will be honoring all active or retired ! rst responders on Sunday by offering four free tickets to the meet. Tickets Shapiro – 9.725 9.925 – – Steele – 9.800 – – – can be requested here: http://bit.ly/2MiB6dQ. This meet has special meaning for senior Felicia Hano, whose father Toronjo – 9.800 9.850* 9.950 – Ed is a corporal with the Downey Police Department. Felicia herself has future career interests in law enforcement Tratz 9.925 – – 9.950 – and the FBI. Wright 9.875 – – 9.775* – ROSS, SAKTI, FRAZIER EARN FIRST WEEKLY HONORS Team 49.725 49.825 49.750 49.875 198.875 UCLA won three of the four Pac-12 weekly awards after week one. Kyla Ross won Gymnast of the Week honors 2020 SEASON-BEST MARKS for the ninth time in her career after capturing the all-around with a 39.725 and winning three events (vault, beam Gymnast V UB BB FX AA and " oor) at the Collegiate Challenge. Samantha Sakti received her ! rst Pac-12 Specialist of the Week award after Andres – – 9.700* – – scoring a career-high 9.95 on beam in her UCLA debut. Margzetta Frazier received the ! rst-ever Pac-12 Gymnastics Dennis 9.825 – – 9.850 – Coaches Award for her strong all-around debut (39.475). Flatley – 9.875 – 9.250 – Frazier 9.825 9.950 9.775 9.925 39.475 BRUINS PLACE SECOND AT COLLEGIATE CHALLENGE G. Glenn – – 9.075 – – UCLA opened the 2020 season with a second-place ! nish at the Collegiate Challenge. The No. 4 Bruins scored Hano 9.850 9.850 9.175 – – 196.575 to ! nish behind No. 1 Oklahoma, who totaled 197.350. California was third with 196.200, and Stanford Kooyman – 9.825 – – – was fourth with 195.475. The Bruins led after the ! rst rotation thanks to a 49.425 on the uneven bars, but falls from Kramer 9.825 – – 9.900 – the ! rst two competitors on beam dropped the Bruins to second in the second rotation. UCLA rebounded to score Lashbrooke – – – 9.800* – meet-highs on " oor (49.425) and vault (49.225), but it wasn’t enough to unseat the Sooners. Kyla Ross won the all- Poston 9.775 – 9.650 – – aorund with a 39.725 and scored 9.9 or higher on all four events, including 9.95s on beam and " oor. Ross 9.900 9.925 9.950 9.950 39.725 Sanchez – 9.675* – – – ROSS IS STILL BOSS Steele – 9.800 – – – Senior Kyla Ross picked up where she left off in 2019, winning the all-around at the Collegiate Challenge with a Tratz – – – 9.800 – score of 39.725, the highest season-opening all-around total by a Bruin since 2004, when Kate Richardson and Team 49.225 49.425 48.500 49.425 196.575 2020 UCLA GYMNASTICS WEEK ONE TOP 25 RANKINGS Jeanette Antolin started out with 39.825s. Ross, who has won every NCAA individual event title during her career, RK TEAM Avg. Score won three events last weekend, taking ! rst on " oor and tying for ! rst on vault and beam en route to her 18th career 1 Oklahoma 197.350 all-around victory. 2 Denver 196.700 3 UCLA 196.575 SAKTI STUNS IN DEBUT 4 Utah 196.425 Sophomore Samantha Sakti was stunning in her UCLA debut, tying Kyla Ross for ! rst place on balance beam with 5 California 196.200 a career-high score of 9.95. The Arcadia, Calif. native transferred to UCLA from William & Mary, where she was an 6 Illinois 195.850 all-conference honoree on " oor exercise and a three-time conference gymnast of the week. After her performance at 7 LSU 195.725 the Collegiate Challenge, Sakti was named the Pac-12 Specialist of the Week. She is far from just a beam specialist, 8 Missouri 195.600 however, as she owns William & Mary’s school record on " oor exercise with a 9.925. 9 Stanford 195.475 10 Kentucky 195.350 MARZ’S STAR TURN 11 Western Michigan 195.275 Sophomore Margzetta Frazier turned in star performances on all four events in the season opener, scoring 39.475 12 Georgia 195.100 in her collegiate all-around debut. Frazier had the Bruins’ top score on uneven bars with a career-high-tying 9.95 13 Arizona 195.025 and also earned a 9.925 on her show-stopping disco-themed " oor exercise routine. She also tied her career-high 14 Arizona State 194.675 15 Oregon State 194.450 on vault with a 9.825 and earned 9.775 on her ! rst counting beam routine. Frazier earned the ! rst-ever Pac-12 16 Auburn 194.375 Coaches’ Choice Award for her efforts. 17 Penn State 193.500 UCLA SHOWCASES DEPTH 18 New Hampshire 193.400 19 Iowa 192.700 The Bruins showcased their depth in the season opener, competing 12 gymnasts, including four underclassmen 20 Michigan State 191.950 (freshman Kalyany Steele and sophomores Norah Flatley, Margzetta Frazier and Samantha Sakti) who competed a 21 UC Davis 191.825 total of eight routines.