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2019 SCHEDULE No. 11 Nebraska at No. 1 UCLA January Friday, Jan. 4, 2019 – 6 p.m. (PT) Los Angeles, Calif. (Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom) Fri. 4 #11 Nebraska ESPN2 6 p.m. Sat. 12 at Collegiate Challenge (Anaheim, Calif.) 6 p.m. MEET INFORMATION vs. California, Michigan State, UC Davis Venue: Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom (13,659) Mon. 21 Arizona State P12N 2 p.m. Time: 6 p.m. PT Television: ESPN2 vs. Sun. 27 at Stanford P12N 4 p.m. TV Talent: Bart Conner, Kathy Johnson-Clarke Live Stats: uclabruins.com February 0-0 0-0 Tickets: $20 reserved/$12 general admission Sat. 2 at Oregon State P12N 11:30 a.m. (UCLA students are free) All-Time Series: UCLA leads, 13-6 Sun. 10 at Washington ESPN2 3 p.m. Ticket Promotion: UCLA Faculty/Staff receive Sat. 16 Arizona P12N 2:30 p.m. 4 free admissions with UCLA ID UCLA won the last regular season meeting between the Giveaway: Team Poster (2,000) two teams, capturing the Masters Classic title in 2018. Sat. 23 at Utah P12N 12 p.m. Nebraska’s most recent regular season win came at the 2018 NCAA Championship Team Card (2,000) 2009 Masters Classic. March Sun. 3 at Oklahoma ESPN 10:00 a.m. DEFENDING CHAMPIONS BEGIN 2019 SEASON FRIDAY Sun. 10 Stanford P12N 1 p.m. Defending NCAA champion and preseason No. 1 UCLA will open its 2019 season on Friday, Jan. 4 against No. Sat. 16 Utah State P12N 4 p.m. 11 Nebraska. The meet will take place in Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom at 6 p.m. and will be broadcast Sat. 23 at Pac-12 Champs. P12N TBD live on ESPN2 with Olympic medalists Bart Conner and Kathy Johnson-Clarke on the call. Fans are encouraged (West Valley City, Utah) to arrive early and be in their seats by 5:40 p.m. to catch the pre-meet festivities, which include the 2018 NCAA April Championship banner unveil. Doors open at 5 p.m. Sat. 4-6 at NCAA Regionals TBD TICKETS/PROMOTIONS Fri. 19 at NCAA Semi! nals ESPNU TBD Tickets for the UCLA-Nebraska meet, as well as season tickets for the Bruins’ ! ve-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 Sat. 20 at NCAA Super Six ESPNU 4 p.m. prize each home meet. The UCLA-Nebraska meet is Faculty/Staff Appreciation Day. All UCLA faculty and staff can (Fort Worth, Texas) receive four free admissions by showing their UCLA ID at the door. Friday’s giveaway item is the team poster and a 2018 NCAA Championship team card for the ! rst 2,000 fans. Following the meet, 2018 Bruin graduates, including All times are listed in PT. Christine Peng-Peng Lee and JaNay Honest, will sign autographs on the concourse.

CAREER-BEST MARKS CLEAR BAG POLICY Pauley Pavilion continues to implement a clear bag policy which limits the size and type of bags that may be brought Gymnast V UB BB FX AA 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 Dennis 9.950 9.925 9.875 9.975 39.425 clutch may be allowed into the arena. Increased screening through the use of electronic security equipment will be A. Glenn 9.900 9.875 9.900 – – used at all entry gates. For more information, visit uclabruins.com/pauleygamedayinfo. G. Glenn – – 9.950 – – Hano 9.925 9.025 9.825 10.000 38.650 UCLA IN SEASON OPENERS Kocian 9.875 10.000 9.950 9.950 39.625 UCLA has won ! ve of its last six season openers, including victories in the last four years. In 2018, the Bruins shined Kooyman – 9.875 – 9.825 – on bars and " oor in their 196.250-193.200 win over Ohio State. UCLA’s Olympic gold medalist duo of Madison Kramer 9.925 – – 9.950 – Kocian and led UCLA to a 195.700-195.350 victory over Arkansas in 2017. Kocian won the all-around and Nguyen – – 9.900 9.900 – three events, and Ross tied for ! rst on bars and placed third on vault. Hallie Mossett clinched the Bruin victory with Ohashi 9.875 9.950 10.000 10.000 39.575 a 9.8 on " oor on the ! nal routine. In 2016, it was Sadiqua Bynum who clinched the win on the ! nal routine, as her Poston – – – 8.950 – 9.95 on " oor sealed a come-from-behind 196.550-196.300 victory over Alabama. In 2015, clutch beam routines by Ross 9.925 10.000 10.000 9.900 39.700 Mikaela Gerber and Christine Peng-Peng Lee in the ! nal rotation sealed the win at Oregon State, 196.000-195.450. Sanchez – 9.750 9.750 – – Savvidou 9.800 9.900 9.825 9.925 – FAREWELL SEASON BEGINS Toronjo – – 9.850 9.950 – The 2019 season will be the swan song for legendary head coach Valorie Kondos Field, who will retire from coaching Tratz 9.925 – – 9.925 – at the conclusion of the season. Kondos Field has led UCLA to all seven of its NCAA Championships, along with 14 conference and 19 NCAA Regional championships. She enters her 29th and ! nal season with a career record of MEET TIMELINE 516-120-3. In 2010, Kondos Field became just the second active coach ever inducted into the UCLA Athletic Hall of 5:00 PM Doors Open Fame, and she was also named the Pac-12 Gymnastics Coach of the Century and was selected by her peers as the 5:40 PM Pre-Meet Entertainment National Coach of the Year four times in her career. Kondos Field recently wrote her ! rst book, Life is Short, Don’t Wait 6:00 PM Meet Begins to Dance, which is available in bookstores nationwide, as well as digitally. Through personal stories and anecdotes, 8:00 PM (aprx.) Postmeet Autographs (2018 graduates) she shares insights and advice on how to use uniqueness and authenticity to achieve success. PRESEASON RANKING UCLA begins the season ranked No. 1 in the national preseason coaches poll and was also selected by the Pac-12 UCLA ON SOCIAL MEDIA coaches to win the conference. The Bruins are set to face nine teams in the preseason Top 36, including No. 2 Gymnastics Twitter: @uclagymnastics Oklahoma and No. 5 Utah on the road, No. 8 California in Anaheim and No. 11 Nebraska at home. Gymnastics Instagram: @uclagymnastics ABOUT THE BRUINS Gymnastics Facebook: /UCLAGymnastics UCLA returns all but four routines from the NCAA Championships and has ! ve All-Americans on the roster - 2018 #GoBruins NCAA " oor champion , 2017 NCAA bars and beam champion and 2012 Olympic gold medalist Kyla Ross, 2016 Olympic gold and silver medalist , Felicia Hano and Grace Glenn. The Bruins lose 10.0-caliber routines from Christine Peng-Peng Lee on bars and beam, consistent high marks from Napualani Hall on vault and JaNay Honest on bars, and all-around potential from Sonya Meraz but bring in national team freshmen and Norah Flatley and three-time JO National vault champion Sekai Wright.

2019 UCLA GYMNASTICS PRESEASON NACGC/W COACHES POLL UCLA’s strength lies in its depth. The Bruins have 20 gymnasts on the roster, including 10 who competed in at least 10 meets last season - , Anna Glenn, Grace Glenn, Hano, Kocian, , Brielle Nguyen, Ohashi, RK TEAM POINTS 1ST PLACE Ross and . UCLA ! nished the 2018 regular season ranked in the Top 4 in the nation on all four events VOTES - No. 1 on " oor, No. 2 on beam and No. 4 on vault and bars. 1. UCLA 1961 20 2. Oklahoma 1959 25 BRUINS DAZZLE IN SEASON PREVIEW 3. Florida 1946 9 UCLA showed off its new routines and dazzled the Bruin fans with two perfect scores in the annual Meet the Bruins 4. LSU 1891 2 Paw-liday Party on Dec. 9. The Blue and White teams ! nished in a dead heat, each totaling 118.250 points in the 5. Utah 1783 6. Alabama 1672 three-up, three-count intrasquad. The Bruins showed off ! ve 10.0 start value vaults, with Nia Dennis earning high 7. Georgia 1585 1 marks with a 9.975. Kyla Ross’ perfect 10 was the highlight on uneven bars, and Anna Glenn and Brielle Nguyen 8. California 1526 each scored 9.9 on the balance beam. The Bruins closed the event with four scores of 9.9 or higher on " oor, 9. Michigan 1517 including Dennis’ perfect 10 and Felicia Hano’s 9.95 that gave the teams the tie. 10. Kentucky 1481 11. Nebraska 1361 OHASHI TO DEBUT HIGHLY-ANTICIPATED NEW FLOOR ROUTINE 12. Arkansas 1341 They say it’s always hard to follow up a masterpiece, but Katelyn Ohashi is ready to follow up her NCAA championship- 13. Denver 1286 winning Michael Jackson routine that went viral with over 90 million views. The senior will debut her brand-new 14. Auburn 1281 routine at the season opener on Jan. 4. Ohashi scored three perfect 10s with her 2018 routine, ! nished the regular 15. Washington 1253 season ranked No. 1 in the nation and swept through the postseason as the Pac-12, NCAA Columbus Regional and 16. Boise State 1183 NCAA " oor champion. 17. Oregon State 1005 18. Ohio State 989 28 STRAIGHT 19. Missouri 912 UCLA enters the 2019 season having outscored 28 straight opponents over its last eight meets. The Bruins lost just 20. Arizona State 862 two meets last season by a total of .225 points (.1 loss to Oklahoma Feb. 4, .125 loss to Utah Feb. 18). 21. Stanford 831 22. Illinois 809 MORE STREAKS 23. Minnesota 798 UCLA has scored 49+ in 59 straight rotations, the team’s last sub-49 score coming in the ! rst rotation of the 2018 24. BYU 749 season opener … The Bruins scored 49.5 or better on 20 of those 59 rotations … UCLA has scored 49+ on beam 25. North Carolina State 704 in its last 28 meets (13 in a row with 49.4 or higher) and 49+ on " oor in its last 22 meets. 26. George Washington 611 27. Penn State 525 SCOUTING THE HUSKERS 28. Iowa State 517 Nebraska returns three All-Americans (seniors Sienna Crouse and Megan Schweihofer and junior Taylor Houchin) 29. Iowa 442 and 11 letterwinners from last season’s squad that ! nished sixth at the NCAA Championships with a score of 30. Central Michigan 403 196.800. The Huskers are ranked No. 11 in the preseason poll and are coached by interim head coach Heather 31. Maryland 403 Brink, a former NCAA all-around champion for Nebraska. UCLA won all three match-ups against Nebraska last 32. Southern Utah 364 33. Arizona 314 season, placing ! rst at the Masters Classic (197.500-197.500), NCAA semi! nals (197.5625-197.0125) and NCAA 34. New Hampshire 280 ! nals (198.075-196.8000). The Bruins have a 13-6 regular season record against the Huskers, who last beat the 35. West Virginia 259 Bruins in the regular season at the 2009 Masters Classic. 36. Pittsburgh 247 A LOOK BACK AT 2018 UCLA turned in a performance for the ages at the 2018 NCAA Super Six Team Final, using a NCAA Championship QUICK FACTS and school record balance beam score of 49.750 in the ! nal rotiation to come from behind to win its seventh NCAA School Information team title. The Bruins trailed two-time defending champion Oklahoma by .325 at the halfway mark but rallied with Founded 1919 huge marks on uneven bars (49.6375, the second-highest bars total in NCAA Championship history) to cut the de! cit Enrollment 45,428 to .175 going into the ! nal rotation. While Oklahoma was totaling 49.5375 on uneven bars to pad its lead, the Bruins Nickname Bruins had an uphill battle to climb after a fall in the two spot following Grace Glenn’s 9.9375 leadoff balance beam mark. Colors Blue and Gold Home Arena (capacity) Pauley Pavilion (13,659) But rather than sinking under the pressure, UCLA thrived. Brielle Nguyen, in her only routine of the night, followed Af! liation NCAA Division I the fall with a 9.875. Katelyn Ohashi answered with a 9.95, and Kyla Ross contributed a 9.9875, earning four of six Conference Pac-12 perfect scores. It all came down to Christine Peng-Peng Lee in the ! nal routine of the night. Although she and most Chancellor Gene Block Director of Athletics Dan Guerrero of her teammates did not know at the time, Lee needed to score 9.975 on her ! nal collegiate routine to clinch the Athletic Dept. Phone (310) 825-8699 victory. She did one better, scoring her second perfect 10 in as many routines that night to claim the title for the Bruins. Ticket Of! ce Phone (310) 825-2101 Gymnastics History NO. 1 IN SOCIAL MEDIA FOLLOWERS First Season 1974 UCLA Gymnastics has the largest social media followings in all of women’s collegiate sports, ranking No. 1 across All-Time Record 728-210-4 (.777) all women’s sports in combined followers on Facebook, Instagram and Twitter, a total over 415,000. The Bruins NCAA Championship Appearances 34 rank ! rst among all NCAA gymnastics teams on both Instagram (233k) and Facebook (156k) and second on Twitter NCAA Championships 7 (last 2018) (28.4k). Among all UCLA teams, gymnastics ranks ! rst on Instagram and Facebook, and UCLA Gymnastics is the NCAA Regional Titles 23 Pac-12 Conference Championships 18 most followed collegiate women’s team Instagram account in the nation. Follow the Bruins at @UCLAGymnastics on Instagram and Twitter and on Facebook at facebook.com/uclagymnastics. Team Information 2018 Record 22-2 STAY CONNECTED 2018 Pac-12 Record (! nish) 6-1 (1st) Download the UCLA Bruins Mobile App to your device, free of charge, to stay up-to-date on all things UCLA Athletics. Gymnasts Returning/Lost 16/8 The of! cial app of UCLA Athletics allows fans to receive in-game stats and live updates during events. Fans can also All-Americans Returning/Lost 5/2 Head Coach Valorie Kondos Field (UCLA ‘87) sign up to receive push noti! cations about gameday promotions, game times, results and more; shop for UCLA gear Head Coach Record 516-120-3 (28 years) with one click; and get breaking news from UCLA Athletics. When searching iTunes or Google Play, use the term Associate Head Coaches Chris Waller (UCLA ‘91) “UCLA Bruins” for more direct access. Randy Lane (Illinois ‘89) Volunteer Assistant Coach (UCLA ‘17) LOOKING AHEAD Undergraduate Assistant Coach Rechelle Dennis The Bruins will compete in a podium quad meet at the Collegiate Challenge powered by Under Armour on Saturday, Jan. 12 at 6pm at the Anaheim Arena. Also competing in the meet will be No. 8 California, UC Davis and Michigan State. Advance tickets are on sale at cacollegiatechallenge.com. UCLA fans can use the code: cachallenge30 for 30% off tickets. The discount offer is good until Jan. 9. The Collegiate Challenge will also feature a pre-meet FanFest for ticket holders, including a music stage, food trucks, games and activities at the Anaheim Arena Plaza.

2019 UCLA GYMNASTICS MEDIA INFORMATION 2019 UCLA GYMNASTICS ROSTER UCLA Athletic Communications Name Ht. Yr. Hometown (High School/Last School/Club) J.D. Morgan Center, Suite 128 Nia Dennis 5-1 So. Columbus, Ohio (Metea Valley/Legacy Elite Gymnastics) 325 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095 Norah Flatley 4-11 Fr. West Des Moines, Iowa (Connections Academy/Chow’s Gymnastics) Gymnastics Contact Liza David Margzetta Frazier 5-1 Fr. Sicklerville, N.J. (Connections Academy/Parkettes) David Of ce Phone (310) 206-8140 Anna Glenn 5-1 Jr. Charlotte, N.C. (South Mecklenburg/Southeastern Gymnastics) David Cell Phone (310) 621-8398 Grace Glenn 5-2 Jr. Charlotte, N.C. (South Mecklenburg/Southeastern Gymnastics) David E-Mail [email protected] Felicia Hano 5-2 Jr. San Gabriel, Calif. (San Gabriel/Gym-Max) Fax (310) 825-8664 Website www.uclabruins.com Madison Kocian 5-3 Jr. Dallas, Texas (Spring Creek Academy/WOGA) Savannah Kooyman 5-3 So. Laguna Hills, Calif. (Aliso Niguel/Precision Gymnastics) Media Availability Gracie Kramer 5-3 Jr. San Clemente, Calif. (JSerra Catholic/Wild re Gymnastics) Please contact the Athletic Communications Of ce early in the Brielle Nguyen 5-0 Sr. Tustin, Calif. (Foothill/Gym-Max) week to con rm post-practice media availability, as days may vary from week to week. Practices take place at Yates Gym Katelyn Ohashi 4-10 Sr. Seattle, Wash. (Plano Senior/WOGA) in the John Wooden Center in the morning. Media requests Giulianna Pino 5-2 Jr. Miami, Fla. (Gulliver Preparatory/Universal Gymnastics) should be made 24 hours in advance. Kendal Poston 5-0 So. Foothill Ranch, Calif. (Trabuco Hills/Azarian Gymnastics) Credentials Kyla Ross 5-7 Jr. Aliso Viejo, Calif. (Aliso Niguel/Gym-Max) Credential requests for both home and road meets must be Mercedez Sanchez 5-5 Jr. Agoura Hills, Calif. (Agoura/Matrix Gymnastics) made at least 24 hours in advance by emailing Liza David Stella Savvidou 5-2 Sr. Melbourne, Australia (Methodist Ladies College/ ([email protected]). Methodist Ladies College Gymnastics Club) Credential Pickup Sara Taubman 5-3 Fr. Fairfax, Calif. (Sir Francis Drake/Head Over Heels) Credentials for home meets are available for pickup at the Macy Toronjo 4-11 Sr. Huntsville, Texas (Coppell/Texas Dreams) northwest entrance of Pauley Pavilion. Pauline Tratz 5-7 So. Karlsruhe, Germany (Otto-Hahn Gymnasium/Kunstturn Region Karlsruhe) Sekai Wright 5-6 Fr. Paramount, Calif. (Paramount/American Gymnastics Academy) Media Seating Media seating is available on the ! oor on the north side of COACHING STAFF Pauley Pavilion (vault side). Valorie Kondos Field Head Coach (29th season) UCLA ’87 Photography Areas Chris Waller Associate Head Coach (17th season) UCLA ‘91 Credentialed photographers are permitted to shoot on the ! oor but must stay off the mats and cannot be in the sightlines of Randy Lane Associate Head Coach (15th season) Illinois ‘89 the judges and fans. During the third and fourth rotations only, Jordyn Wieber Volunteer Assistant Coach (3rd season) UCLA ‘17 photographers are permitted to sit on the vault runway to shoot Rechelle Dennis Undergraduate Assistant Coach ! oor exercise. Please consult with Athletic Communications staff to con rm other locations. Flash and strobe photography are strictly forbidden. Postgame Procedure PRONUNCIATION GUIDE Head coach Valorie Kondos Field and selected gymnasts will Nia Dennis ...... KNEE-uh Kendal Poston...... POST-un be available to the media in the media room after results are Margzetta Frazier ...... Marg-ZETTA Stella Savvidou ...... SAH-vi-doo announced. Felicia Hano ...... HA-no Macy Toronjo ...... toe-RON-joe Madison Kocian ...... CO-shun Pauline Tratz ...... paw-LEAN-uh TRAHTZ Savannah Kooyman ...... COY-mun Sekai Wright ...... suh-KAI Brielle Nguyen ...... bree-ELL WIN Valorie Kondos Field ...... CON-dose Katelyn Ohashi ...... oh-HA-she Jordyn Wieber ...... WEE-burr Giulianna Pino...... Julie-AH-nah PEA-no Rechelle Dennis ...... ruh-SHELL

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