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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. Three other gymnasts - Mercedez Sanchez on bars and freshmen Emma Andres on beam and 22 S.E. Missouri 191.275 Chloe Lashbrooke on " oor - also gained valuable podium experience with hit exhibition routines. 22 Sacramento State 191.275 24 Bridgeport 189.300 NEWCOMERS’ SUCCESS HAS BRUINS BEAMING 25 Illinois State 189.050 The Bruins utilized an inexperienced beam lineup in the season opener, with four of the six beam workers combining for three competitive routines at UCLA between them. Margzetta Frazier was making her collegiate beam debut. NATIONAL RANKINGS - TOP 25 as of 1/6) Samantha Sakti was making her UCLA debut, having transfered from William & Mary, and Kendal Poston had Gymnast V UB BB FX AA Dennis 20t – – 23t – competed on beam just once last season. Felicia Hano was the veteran of the quartet, having competed twice in Flatley – 12t – – – 2018. Although Hano fell on her dif! cult " ight series, the other three were solid, with Poston following two falls and Frazier 20t 2t – 4t 7 scoring 9.65, Frazier scoring 9.775, and Sakti tying for ! rst with a 9.95. Hano 13t 17t – – – Kooyman – 22t – – – FRESHMEN LOOK STRONG IN COLLEGIATE DEBUTS Kramer 20t – – 6t – Three freshmen made strong collegiate debuts on Saturday. Kalyany Steele was the only freshman to break the Ross 2t 5t 2t 1t 1 competitive lineup, and she scored 9.8 on uneven bars to help the Bruins take the ! rst rotation lead with a 49.425. Sakti – – 2t – – Emma Andres and Chloe Lashbrooke performed exhibition routines on balance beam and " oor exercise, respectively. Team 1 2 19 1 3 Andres scored 9.7 on beam, while Lashbrooke posted a 9.8 on " oor. PAC-12 RANKINGS - TOP 25 as of 1/6) STREAKS STOPPED Gymnast V UB BB FX AA Dennis 8t – – 9t – UCLA’s streak of 49+ rotations ended on Saturday at 124 after UCLA’s 48.5 on beam. The last sub-49 score ad taken Flatley – 7t – – – place in the ! rst rotation of the 2018 season opener … The Bruins had scored 49.5 or better on 44 of those 124 Frazier 8t 1t 14t 2 3 rotations during the streak … UCLA’s streak of 30 straight meets scoring 49+ on all four apparatus was tied for the Hano 4t 9t – – – second-longest streak in NCAA history behind Oklahoma (34 from 2016-18). LSU also had 30 from 2016-18 … UCLA’s Kooyman – 12t – – – 49+ streak on beam ended at 44, a new NCAA record … UCLA’s longest 49+ streak is now on " oor exercise (39). Kramer 8t – – 3t – Poston 18t – – – – SCOUTING THE BRONCOS Ross 1t 3t 1t 1 1 Boise State opened the season ranked No. 18 in the preseason rankings. Sunday’s meet is the Broncos’ season Sakti – – 1t – – opener. Boise State is coached by Tina Bird in her ! rst season as the sole head coach. A member of the Boise State Steele – 16t – – – staff for 30 years, she was co-head coach for the previous 12 years before co-head coach Neil Resnick retired this Tratz – – – 20t – Team 1 1 7 1 1 summer. The Broncos, who ! nished fourth at the NCAA Regionals last season, are led by 2016 Olympians Courtney McGregor (New Zealand) and Isabella Amado (Panama). EVENT TITLES NEW ERA BEGINS AT UCLA Gymnast V UB BB FX AA UCLA Gymnastics has a new leader for the ! rst time in 29 years. Following Hall of Fame head coach Valorie Kondos Ross 1 – 1 1 1 Sakti – – 1 – – Field as head coach of the Bruins is Chris Waller, who was an assistant under Kondos Field for 17 years. Waller Team 1 – – 1 – helped guide the Bruins to four NCAA titles during his time as an assistant. In his ! rst season on staff in 2003, the Bruins swept through the postseason, winning Pac-10, NCAA Regional and NCAA Championships. Also that year, TOP 3 FINISHES he was the acting head coach when UCLA snapped the longest home-court winning streak in NCAA history for any Gymnast V UB BB FX AA sport, handing Utah its ! rst home loss in 23 years. Waller was voted by his peers the National Assistant Coach of Frazier – 1 – 1 – Ross 1 – 1 1 1 the Year in 2004 and the West Region Assistant Coach of the Year in 2010 and 2018. A champion gymnast himself, Sakti – – 1 – – Waller won three NCAA titles with the Bruin men’s team, and he competed at the 1992 Olympics, where he placed ! fth on pommel horse.

Joining Waller’s staff are a few familiar faces. Associate Head Coach Kristina Comforte is a former UCLA All-American and Bruin record-holder on vault. Assistant Coach Dom Palange was a volunteer assistant coach for UCLA from 2014-16. Also on board is volunteer assistant coach and choreographer BJ Das, a former Washington Huskies gymnast who spent last season as a volunteer coach at Utah. SOLID CORE RETURNS IN 2020 UCLA returns all but three routines from the NCAA Championships and has eight All-Americans on the roster - reigning NCAA vault and " oor exercise co-champion Kyla Ross, Grace Glenn, Felicia Hano, Madison Kocian, Gracie Kramer, Nia Dennis, Margzetta Frazier and Norah Flatley.The Bruins lose 10.0-caliber routines on beam and " oor

2020 UCLA GYMNASTICS 2020 HONORS from Katelyn Ohashi and consistent high marks on beam from All-American Brielle Nguyen but bring in seasoned Margzetta Frazier routines from William & Mary transfer Samantha Sakti and redshirt senior Nicki Shapiro. Pac-12 Coaches’ Choice Award (1/8) UCLA’s strength lies in its depth. The Bruins have 22 gymnasts on the roster, including 11 who competed in at least Kyla Ross Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week (1/7) 10 meets last season - Dennis, Flatley, Frazier, Grace Glenn, Hano, Kocian, Kramer, Ross, Samantha Sakti, Pauline UCLA/Muscle Milk Student-Athlete of the Week (1/7) Tratz and Sekai Wright. UCLA nished the 2019 regular season ranked in the Top 3 in the nation on all four events - No. 1 on bars and oor, No. 2 on beam and No. 3 on vault. Samantha Sakti Pac-12 Specialist of the Week (1/7) NEW FACES The Bruins welcome in 2020 four freshmen (Emma Andres, Paige Hogan, Chloe Lashbrooke and Kalyany Steele), sophomore transfer Samantha Sakti, and redshirt senior Nicki Shapiro. Steele is a former elite who placed 13th at 9.95+ SCORES the 2017 USA Championships. Andres and Lashbrooke are both two-time Level 10 Nationals quali ers. Hogan is a Gymnast V UB BB FX Total Frazier – 1 – – 1 four-time Level 10 state champion. Sakti transferred from William & Mary, where she earned all-league honors on Ross – – 1 1 2 oor exercise and scored a school-record 9.925 on oor in her rst meet. Shapiro returns to the Bruins after leaving Sakti – – 1 – 1 the sport for three years. She competed for UCLA as a freshman in 2016 and scored a career-high 9.925 on beam. Team 0 1 2 1 4 SENIOR STRONG 9.9+ SCORES The heart of UCLA’s team lies in the nine-member senior class of Anna Glenn, Grace Glenn, Felicia Hano, Madison Gymnast V UB BB FX Total Kocian, Gracie Kramer, Kyla Ross, Mercedez Sanchez, Nicki Shapiro and Macy Toronjo. The senior class competed Frazier – 1 – 1 2 half of the team’s routines at last year’s NCAA Championships and have a combined 39 All-America honors between Kramer – – – 1 1 them. Ross has more than half of those 39 honors alone (a school-record-tying 19). She, Grace Glenn and Felicia Ross 1 1 1 1 4 Hano all won Pac-12 individual titles last season, with Ross winning the all-around, bars and oor, Glenn tying for the Sakti – – 1 – 1 beam title, and Hano sharing the vault crown. Team 1 2 2 3 8 A LOOK BACK AT 2019 UCLA went 19-1 in 2019, scoring 197 or higher in every meet for the rst time in school history. The Bruins lost just once in the regular season - at Oklahoma by two-tenths of a point - and won the Pac-12 and NCAA Ann Arbor Regional and placed rst in the NCAA semi nal but nished in third place in the NCAA nal. UCLA’s season began with legendary head coach Valorie Kondos Field announcing her retirement at the end of the season. Two weeks into the season, Katelyn Ohashi blew up the internet with her perfect 10 oor exercise routine, making her a viral sensation and leading to unprecedented levels of media attention and to record-setting attendance around the country. Kyla Ross set records herself, going 10 straight meets with at least one perfect 10 and setting a new NCAA record with 14 10s in a single season. She became the rst gymnast ever to record two Gym Slams in a single season and ended her year with NCAA championships on vault and oor, giving her NCAA titles on all four events in her career. NO. 1 IN SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS UCLA Gymnastics has the largest social media followings in all of women’s collegiate sports, ranking No. 1 across all women’s sports in combined followers on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, a total over 750,000. The Bruins rank rst among all NCAA gymnastics teams on Instagram (342k), Facebook (348k) and Twitter (66.8k). Among all UCLA teams, gymnastics ranks rst on Instagram and Facebook, and UCLA Gymnastics is the most followed collegiate women’s team Instagram account in the nation. Follow the Bruins at @UCLAGymnastics on Instagram, Twitter and Snapchat and on Facebook at facebook.com/uclagymnastics. BRUIN BANTER Senior Felicia Hano returns as the host of Bruin Banter, UCLA’s weekly interview series. The guest for the rst episode, which is scheduled to premiere on Thursday, is sophomore transfer Samantha Sakti. LOOKING AHEAD The Bruins will compete at BYU on Saturday, Jan. 19 against the Cougars and Utah State. 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2020 UCLA GYMNASTICS MEDIA INFORMATION 2020 UCLA GYMNASTICS ROSTER UCLA Athletic Communications Name Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School/Last School/Club) J.D. Morgan Center, Suite 128 Emma Andres 5-6 Fr. Rocklin, Calif. (Rocklin HS/Byers Roseville Gymnastics) 325 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095 Nia Dennis 5-1 Jr. Columbus, Ohio (Metea Valley HS/Legacy Elite Gymnastics) Gymnastics Contact Liza David Norah Flatley 4-11 So. West Des Moines, Iowa (Connections Academy/Chow’s Gymnastics) David Of ce Phone (310) 206-8140 Margzetta Frazier 5-1 So. Sicklerville, N.J. (Connections Academy/Parkettes) David Cell Phone (310) 621-8398 Anna Glenn 5-1 Sr. Charlotte, N.C. (South Mecklenburg HS/Southeastern Gymnastics) David E-Mail [email protected] Grace Glenn 5-2 Sr. Charlotte, N.C. (South Mecklenburg HS/Southeastern Gymnastics) Fax (310) 825-8664 Felicia Hano 5-3 Sr. San Gabriel, Calif. (San Gabriel HS/Gym-Max) Website www.uclabruins.com Paige Hogan 5-2 Fr. Simi Valley, Calif. (Simi Valley HS/Waller’s GymJam Academy) Media Availability Madison Kocian 5-3 Sr. Dallas, Texas (Spring Creek Academy/WOGA) Please contact the Athletic Communications Of ce early in the Savannah Kooyman 5-3 Jr. Laguna Hills, Calif. (Aliso Niguel HS/Precision Gymnastics) week to con rm post-practice media availability, as days may Gracie Kramer 5-3 Sr. San Clemente, Calif. (JSerra Catholic HS/Wild re Gymnastics) vary from week to week. Practices take place at Yates Gym Chloe Lashbrooke 5-4 Fr. Scottsdale, Ariz. (Chaparral HS/Gold Medal Gymnastics) in the John Wooden Center in the morning. Media requests Kendal Poston 5-0 Jr. Foothill Ranch, Calif. (Trabuco Hills HS/Azarian Gymnastics) should be made 24 hours in advance. Kyla Ross 5-7 Sr. Aliso Viejo, Calif. (Aliso Niguel HS/Gym-Max) Credentials Samantha Sakti 5-0 So. Arcadia, Calif. (Arcadia HS/William & Mary/All Olympia Gymnastics Center) Credential requests for both home and road meets must be Mercedez Sanchez 5-5 Sr. Agoura Hills, Calif. (Agoura HS/Matrix Gymnastics) made at least 24 hours in advance by emailing Liza David Nicki Shapiro 5-1 R-Sr. Los Angeles, Calif. (Santa Monica HS/All Olympia Gymnastics Center) ([email protected]). Kalyany Steele 5-2 Fr. Colorado Springs, Colo. (Colorado Connections Academy/Colorado Aerials) Credential Pickup Sara Taubman 5-3 So. Fairfax, Calif. (Sir Francis Drake HS/Head Over Heels) Credentials for home meets are available for pickup at the Macy Toronjo 4-11 R-Sr. Huntsville, Texas (Coppell HS/Texas Dreams) northwest entrance of Pauley Pavilion. Pauline Tratz 5-7 Jr. Karlsruhe, Germany (Otto-Hahn Gymnasium/Kunstturn Region Karlsruhe) Sekai Wright 5-6 So. Paramount, Calif. (Paramount HS/American Gymnastics Academy) Media Seating Media seating is available on the ! oor on the north side of COACHING STAFF Pauley Pavilion (vault side). Chris Waller Head Coach (1st season/18th overall) UCLA ‘91 Photography Areas Kristina Comforte Associate Head Coach (1st season) UCLA ‘10 Credentialed photographers are permitted to shoot on the ! oor but must stay off the mats and cannot be in the sightlines of Dom Palange Assistant Coach (1st season/5th overall) the judges and fans. In dual meets, during the third and fourth BJ Das Volunteer Assistant Coach (1st season) Washington ‘06 rotations only, photographers are permitted to sit on the vault runway to shoot ! oor exercise. Please consult with Athletic Communications staff to con rm other locations. Flash and PRONUNCIATION GUIDE strobe photography are strictly forbidden. Emma Andres ...... AWN-drayss Kalyany Steele ...... KAH-lee-AH-nee Postmeet Procedure Nia Dennis ...... KNEE-uh Macy Toronjo ...... toe-RON-joe Head coach Chris Waller and selected gymnasts will be Margzetta Frazier ...... Marg-ZETTA Pauline Tratz ...... paw-LEAN-uh TRAHTZ available to the media in the Dick Enberg Press Room after Felicia Hano ...... HA-no Sekai Wright ...... suh-KAI the meet. Madison Kocian ...... CO-shun Kristina Comforte ...... come-FORTY Savannah Kooyman ...... COY-mun Dom Palange ...... puh-LANGE-ee QUICK FACTS Kendal Poston...... POST-un BJ Das ...... DAHS Samantha Sakti ...... SOCK-tee School Information Founded 1919 Enrollment 44,947 Nickname Bruins Colors Blue and Gold Last Meet - Collegiate Challenge (Jan. 4) Home Arena Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom Arena Capacity 13,659 UCLA opened the season with a second-place nish at the Collegiate Challenge. The No. 4 Bruins scored 196.575 to nish behind Af liation NCAA Division I No. 1 Oklahoma, who totaled 197.350. California was third with 196.200, and Stanford was fourth with 195.475. The Bruins led after Conference Pac-12 the rst rotation thanks to a 49.425 on uneven bars, but falls from the rst two competitors on beam dropped the Bruins to second Chancellor Gene Block in the second rotation. UCLA rebounded to score meet-highs on ! oor (49.425) and vault (49.225), but it wasn’t enough to unseat the Director of Athletics Dan Guerrero Sooners. Kyla Ross won the all-aorund with a 39.725 and scored 9.9 or higher on all four events, including 9.95s on beam and ! oor. Athletic Dept. Phone (310) 825-8699 Ticket Of ce Phone (310) 825-2101 Vault - 49.225 Beam - 48.500 Nia Dennis ...... 9.825 (9t) Grace Glenn ...... 9.075 (23) Gymnastics History Kendal Poston...... 9.775 (15t) Felicia Hano ...... 9.175 (22) First Season 1974 Margzetta Frazier ...... 9.825 (9t) Kendal Poston...... 9.650 (18t) All-Time Record 749-212-4 (.778) Gracie Kramer ...... 9.825 (9t) Margzetta Frazier ...... 9.775 (10t) NCAA Championship Appearances 35 Kyla Ross ...... 9.900 (1t) Samantha Sakti ...... 9.950 (1t) NCAA Championships 7 (last 2018) Felicia Hano ...... 9.850 (5t) Kyla Ross ...... 9.950 (1t) NCAA Regional Titles 24 Bars - 49.425 Floor - 49.425 Pac-12 Conference Championships 19 Felicia Hano ...... 9.850 (10t) Norah Flatley ...... 9.250 (24) Team Information Kalyany Steele ...... 9.800 (18t) Nia Dennis ...... 9.850 (8t) Pauline Tratz ...... 9.800 (16t) 2019 Record 19-1 Savannah Kooyman ...... 9.825 (14t) Gracie Kramer ...... 9.900 (4t) 2019 Pac-12 Record ( nish) 7-0 (1st) Margzetta Frazier ...... 9.950 (2t) Margzetta Frazier ...... 9.925 (2t) Gymnasts Returning/Lost 16/3 Norah Flatley ...... 9.875 (8t) Kyla Ross ...... 9.950 (1) All-Americans Returning/Lost 8/2 Kyla Ross ...... 9.925 (5) Head Coach Chris Waller (UCLA ‘91) Head Coach Record First Season Associate Head Coach Kristina Comforte (UCLA ‘10) Assistant Coach Dom Palange Volunteer Assistant Coach BJ Das (Washington ‘06)

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