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]) 2018 SCHEDULE No. 1 Oklahoma at No. 4 UCLA January Sunday, Feb. 4, 2018 – 1 p.m. (PT) Los Angeles, Calif. (Pauley Pavilion) Sat. 6 #22 Ohio State W 196.250-193.200 Sun. 14 at Elevate the Stage 1st, 197.200 MEET INFORMATION vs. Stanford, Utah, Washington (Reno, Nev.) Venue: Pauley Pavilion (13,659) Sat. 20 at Arizona W 197.300-195.750 Time: 1 p.m. PT Sat. 27 at Metroplex Challenge 1st, 197.625 Television: ESPN vs. TV Talent: Bart Conner (play-by-play) vs. #2 LSU, #14 Washington, NC State (Fort Worth, Texas) Kathy Johnson-Clarke (analyst) 3-1 8-0 February Holly Rowe (sideline) Live Stats: uclabruins.com All-Time Series: Oklahoma leads, 6-1 Sun. 4 #1 Oklahoma ESPN 1 p.m. Tickets: $12 (UCLA students are free) Sat. 10 at California P12N 11:30 a.m. Ticket Promotion: Free admission with ticket from UCLA’s lone win in the regular season series came in 2012, a 197.525-196.475 victory in front of a capacity crowd at Sun. 18 Utah P12N 5 p.m. Feb. 2 UCLA WBB game or Feb. 3 UCLA MBB game the John Wooden Center. Sun. 25 Oregon State P12N 3 p.m. Giveaways: Teal pom poms to ! rst 5,000 fans Teal wristbands to ! rst 1,000 fans March Sun. 4 at Masters Classic 12 p.m. UCLA HOSTS OKLAHOMA ON SUPER BEAM SUNDAY vs. Nebraska, Iowa State, Kent State (Lincoln, Neb.) No. 4 UCLA (8-0) returns home after a three-week road swing to host No. 1 Oklahoma (3-1) on Sunday, Feb. 4. The Sun. 11 at Stanford P12N 1 p.m. meet will take place at 1pm in Pauley Pavilion and will be televised live on ESPN, with 1984 Olympic medalists Bart Tue. 13 San Jose State P12N 12 p.m. Conner and Kathy Johnson-Clarke calling the action and Holly Rowe serving as the sideline reporter. This is the ! rst- Sat. 24 at Pac-12 Champs. P12N TBD ever NCAA regular season dual meet televised live on ESPN. (Tucson, Ariz.) TOGETHER WE RISE April At the conclusion of Sunday’s meet, UCLA will pay tribute to sexual assault survivors and the brave women who Sat. 7 at NCAA Regionals TBD recently came forward to help cultivate change. Teal pom poms for the ! rst 5,000 fans in attendance and teal Fri. 20 at NCAA Semi! nals ESPN2 or ESPNU TBD “Together We Rise” wristbands for the ! rst 1,000 fans will be distributed. (St. Louis, Mo.) FAN ADVISORY Sat. 21 at NCAA Super Six ESPNU 4 p.m. Sunday’s meet will begin promptly at 1pm, with the ! rst vault scheduled for 1:01 pm. Fans are advised to arrive (St. Louis, Mo.) early. Doors open at 12pm, and pre-meet festivities begin at 12:40pm. The national anthem at 12:45 pm will be All times are listed in PT time. sung by UCLA gymnast Christine Peng-Peng Lee, undergraduate assistant coach Hallie Mossett and former team member Alex Waller. QUICK FACTS Gymnastics History Pauley Pavilion has a clear bag policy. One large clear bag, either a one gallon Ziploc style bag or a 12’ by 6” by 12” First Season 1974 clear bag, or a small clutch may be allowed into the arena. Increased screening through the use of electronic security All-Time Record 714-208-4 (.773) equipment will be used at all entry gates. For more information, visit uclabruins.com/pauleygamedayinfo. NCAA Championship Appearances 33 NCAA Championships 6 (last 2010) TICKETS/PROMOTIONS NCAA Regional Titles 22 Tickets for UCLA home meets are on sale now at the UCLA Central Ticket Of! ce and at Ticketmaster. UCLA students Pac-12 Conference Championships 17 are free with ID and eligible to win a raf" e prize each home meet. This week’s prize is an 40” television. Teal pom Team Information poms will be distributed to the ! rst 5,000 fans in attendance, and “Together We Rise” teal wristbands will be 2017 Record 13-4-1 2017 Pac-12 Record (! nish) 5-1 (T-3rd) distributed to the ! rst 1,000 fans. Gymnasts Returning/Lost 16/5 MEET OF CHAMPIONS All-Americans Returning/Lost 5/2 The matchup between UCLA and Oklahoma will feature two teams that have won a combined nine NCAA titles. UCLA is a six-time NCAA champion, having won titles in 1997, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004 and 2010. Oklahoma has won CAREER-BEST MARKS its three NCAA titles within the last four years, sharing the crown in 2014 and winning outright in 2016 and 2017. Gymnast V UB BB FX AA All of the teams’ titles were won under the current head coaches, UCLA’s Valorie Kondos Field and Oklahoma’s K.J. N. Dennis 9.850 9.875 9.750 9.850 39.225 Kindler. Each team won two NCAA individual titles last year. UCLA’s Kyla Ross and Oklahoma’s Maggie Nichols and R. Dennis 9.725 9.850 – – – Nicole Lehrmann tied for ! rst on uneven bars at the 2017 championship, and Ross also won balance beam outright. A. Glenn 9.800 – 9.850 – – G. Glenn – – 9.950 – – TOP 3 TAKEDOWNS Hall 9.900 – – 9.875 – No. 4-ranked UCLA already boasts wins over No. 2 LSU and No. 3 Utah, with No. 1 Oklahoma next up on the docket Hano 9.8625 – 9.725 9.875 – this weekend. The Bruins’ two wins over LSU and Utah came on a neutral " oor, with UCLA winning over LSU at the Honest 9.900 9.950 – 9.925 – Metroplex Challenge in Fort Worth, Texas on Jan. 27 and over Utah at Elevate the Stage in Reno, Nev. on Jan. 14. Kocian 9.875 10.00 9.950 9.950 39.625 Kooyman – 9.825 – 9.100 – BRUINS WIN METROPLEX CHALLENGE Kramer 9.925 – – 9.900 – UCLA went 2-for-2 at podium meets this season after winning the Metroplex Challenge on Jan. 27. The Bruins Lee 9.925 10.00 10.00 – – previously won Elevate the Stage on Jan. 14. UCLA scored a season-high 197.625 to take ! rst place over No. 2 LSU Meraz 9.875 9.875 9.900 9.900 39.400 (197.375), No. 14 Washington (196.525) and No. 28 North Carolina State (195.825). A season-high 49.625 balance Nguyen – – 9.900 9.900 – beam set in the second rotation gave UCLA the lead which it never relinquished. The Bruins closed their beam set Ohashi 9.875 9.925 10.00 9.925 39.450 with a 9.975 by Kyla Ross and a perfect 10 by Christine Peng-Peng Lee. UCLA closed strong on " oor exercise and Ross 9.925 10.00 10.00 9.900 39.700 vault with scores of 49.4 to seal the victory. Sanchez – 9.750 9.750 – – Savvidou 9.800 9.900 9.825 9.925 – KONDOS FIELD EARNS CAREER WIN 500 Toronjo – – 9.850 9.950 – UCLA head coach Valorie Kondos Field surpassed 500 career coaching victories with the Bruins’ win at Metroplex. Tratz 9.875 – – 9.900 – The Pac-12 Gymnastics Coach of the Century now holds a career coaching record of 502-118-3 (.808) in 28 years 2018 UCLA GYMNASTICS WEEK FOUR RANKINGS (as of 1/29) as UCLA’s head coach. Kondos Field has won six NCAA Championships and four national coach of the year honors, RK TEAM Avg Score High Score and in 2010, she became the second active coach ever to be inducted into the UCLA Athletic Hall of Fame. 1 Oklahoma 197.733 198.125 ROSS, LEE EARN PAC-12 WEEKLY HONORS 2 LSU 197.306 197.450 UCLA won two of the three Pac-12 honors this week, as Kyla Ross earned her ! rst Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week 3 Utah 197.244 197.550 award, while Christine Peng-Peng Lee earned her third Pac-12 Specialist of the Week award in four weeks. Ross won 4 UCLA 197.094 197.625 5 Florida 196.875 198.150 the all-around at the Metroplex Challenge with a career-high mark of 39.7, the highest all-around score by a Bruin 6 Kentucky 196.419 196.950 since Samantha Peszek scored 39.7 in 2014. Ross also tied her career-high of 9.925 to win vault, tied for ! rst on 7 Michigan 196.313 197.550 uneven bars with a 9.925 and scored a season-high 9.975 on beam. Lee continued UCLA’s streak of winning every 8 Arkansas 196.300 197.175 Pac-12 Specialist of the Week award this season after she scored a perfect 10 on beam, her second beam 10 of 9 Nebraska 196.242 196.875 her career and her fourth 10.0 overall. Lee now has seven career Pac-12 Specialist of the Week awards, one off the 10 Alabama 196.194 196.725 all-time record of eight held by UCLA’s Vanessa Zamarripa and Utah’s Georgia Dabritz. 11 Denver 196.075 196.800 12 Arizona State 196.050 196.800 SCOUTING THE SOONERS 13 Oregon State 196.042 196.975 Although Oklahoma is coming off a tight dual meet road loss to Florida, the Sooners came out with a huge score 14 Georgia 195.994 196.725 of 198.125 to maintain its No. 1 national ranking with a season average of 197.733.