Sun Devil Gymnastics Assistant Media Relations Director (Women’S Gymnastics Contact): Cal Aboud Email: [email protected] | Phone: (480) 965-1237
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MEET 10: AT OKLAHOMA QUAD MEET Sun Devil Gymnastics Assistant Media Relations Director (Women’s Gymnastics Contact): Cal Aboud Email: [email protected] | Phone: (480) 965-1237 WEbsITE: THESUNDEVILS.COM | FACEBOOK: FACEBOOK.COM/SUNDEVILGYMNASTICS | TWITTER: @SUNDEVILGYM | InsTAGRAM: @SUNDEVILGYMNASTICS 2018 ARIZONA STATE GYMNASTICS NO. 12 ARIZONA STATE NO. 1 OKLAHOMA Overall: 6-5, Pac 12: 3-3 SUN DEVILS (6-5, 3-3 PAC-12) SOONERS (9-1, 2-0 BIG 12) DATE OPPONENT TIME/LOCATION JAN 6 AUBURN, IOwa, and IOwa ST 4 P.M./WFA NO. 10 ARKansas Jan 14 West Virginia 11 a.m./Morgantown, WV RAZORbaCKS (3-8, 2-5 SEC) Jan 20 at Stanford* 3 p.m./Stanford, CA JAN 28 CALIFORNIA*^ 12 P.M./WFA NO. 15 DENVER Feb 3 at Oregon St*^ 3:30 p.m./Corvallis, OR PIONEERS (12-3-1, 1-0 BIG 12) Feb 9 at Utah*^ 7 p.m./Salt Lake City, UT FEB 17 WASHINGTON*^ 11:30 A.M./WFA No. 12 Arizona State at Oklahoma Quad Meet FEB 24 ARIZONA* 4 P.M./WFA Mar 3 at Minnesota 3 p.m./Minneapolis, MN Date ............................ .Friday, Mar. 9 Time ...................................... 5:45 p.m. MST Venue .......................... Lloyd Noble Center Location .................................. Norman, OK Mar 9 at Oklahoma, Denver, & 5:45 p.m./Norman, OK Broadcast .................. None Commentators .................................... TBD Arkansas Live Stats ................... SoonerSports.com Live Stream ..................... FOX Sports Go Mar 16 Sac St, Oregon St, & UC 7 p.m./Sacramento, CA No. 12 Gym Devils Travel to the Sooner State for a Star-studded Quad Meet Davis The No. 12 Gym Devils (6-5, 3-3 Pac-12) continue on the road for a top-15 quad meet with fellow Big 12 and SEC opponents: No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 10 Arkansas, and No. 15 Denver. The meet is slated for a Mar 24 Pac-12 Championships TBD/Tucson, AZ 5:45 p.m. start on Friday, March 9 in Lloyd Noble Center. The meet will be televised on Fox College Sports Apr 7 NCAA Regionals TBD Central (FCSC) and streamed on FOX Sports Go. Apr 20-21 NCAA Championships TBD/St. Louis, MO Raising The Bar • Arizona State has ranked in the Top-20 nationally for nine consecutive weeks, moving up to No. 12 (RQS) All times local to Arizona in this week’s Road to Nationals standings. The Gym Devils currently rank fifth among Pac-12 squads. BOLD indicates home meet ASU also ranks in the Top-20 nationally in each event, sitting at 14th on beam, 15th on bars, 18th on floor, * Pac-12 meet and 20th on vault. Prior to the 2018 season, the Gym Devils had not ranked in the Top- 25 since the 2013 ^ Pac-12 Network season (No. 24) and had not appeared in the Top-15 since 2006 (No. 9). • The Gym Devils have knocked off four ranked opponents this season — No. 14 Auburn, No. 20 Iowa, No. 14 West Virginia, and No. 20 Stanford — marking the first time since 2006 that the squad has accomplished the feat. OACHING TAFF C S • Arizona State is one of six Pac-12 programs ranked nationally — the No. 12 Gym Devils are joined in the Head Coach .............................................................. Jay Santos (Second Year) rankings by No. 3 UCLA, No. 4 Utah, No. 9 Washington, No. 11 Oregon State, , and No. 20 California. Associate Head Coach ................................. Jessica Santos (Second Year) • Recording team totals of 196.475 at No. 16 West Virginia on Jan. 14, 196.250 at No. 20 Stanford on Jan. Assistant Coach .......................................... Stephen Buckner (Second Year) 20 and 196.800 vs. California on Jan. 28, the Gym Devils surpassed the 196+ mark in three consecu- Volunteer Assistant Coach .............................. Kristina Baskett (First Year) tive meets for the first time since 2006. After recording a 196.575 vs. No. 10 Washington on Feb. 17, a 196.725 vs. Arizona on Feb. 24 and a 196.525 at Minnesota on Mar. 3, the team has now recorded six Director of Operations ......................................... Nick Schuelke (First Year) 196+ marks in a season for the first time since 2006. • Arizona State has scored 49.000 or higher in 24 event rotations on the season, after eclipsing the mark 2018 TEAM INFORMATION only four times in 2017. Arena ....................................................................... Wells Fargo Arena (10,754) • Arizona State’s 196.800 effort in its Pac-12 home opener against California on Jan. 28 constitutes the program’s best team tally since the Gym Devils recorded a 197.750 vs. Iowa State on March 10, 2006. It Home Gym ........................................................ John Spini Gymnastics Center also accounts for the 19th best team total in Gym Devil history. Conference ................................................................................................. Pac-12 • Standout Gym Devil freshman and five-time Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Week Cairo Leon- 2017 Pac-12 Finish ...................................................................... 195.600 (8th) ard-Baker currently ranks in the top-15 nationally in three event categories including the all-around (10th, 2017 Final Rank .............................................................................................. 41st 39.455), bars (12th, 9.905) and floor (14th, 9.905). Her RQS in the all-around and on bars and floor mark Letterwinners Returning/Newcomers ................................................. 12/5 collegiate bests among freshmen. On a conference basis, Leonard-Baker sits in fourth on bars, fourth in the all-around, and seventh on floor. • French Olympian Anne Kuhm has made great strides this season and has made an immediate impact ASU MEDIA RELATIONS to the team. She currently ranks in the top-50 nationally in two event categories including the all- around Assistant Media Relations Director ........................................... Cal Aboud (32nd, 39.235) and floor (49th, 9.870). Email ................................................................................... [email protected] Cell ................................................................................................... 480-310-1781 Scouting The Opposition No. 1 Oklahoma (9-1, 2-0 Big 12): The Oklahoma Sooners are led by K.J. Kindler, who is entering her Office ............................................................................................... 480-965-1237 12th season as head coach... Kindler has racked a plethora of honors throughout her head coaching career, including: three-time National Head Coach of the Year, eight-time Regional Coach of the Year, and 11-time Big 12 Coach of the Year… Last season OU won their second straight and third overall NCAA National DIGITAL/SOCIAL Championship title… Coming off a year in which the Sooners recorded the first undefeated season in Facebook ......................................... www.facebook.com/sundevilgymnastics program history (33-0) and topped the final national rankings, Oklahoma remains on top after the ninth week Twitter ............................................................................................ @SunDevilGym of the NCAA gymnastics season... The Sooners talented roster is led by former international elites and 3x Instagram ........................................................................ @SunDevilGymnastics All-Americans, Maggie Nichols and Brenna Dowell, along with veterans Nicole Lehrmann (3x All-American), A.J. Jackson (4x All-American), and Natalie Brown (All-American). Underclassmen Brehanna Showers, Website ............................................................................ www.thesundevils.com Anastasia Webb, and Evy Schoepfer also add depth to the squad. No. 10 Arkansas (3-8, 2-5 SEC): The Arkansas Razorbacks are led by Mark Cook, who is entering his ARIZONA STATE UNIVERSITY 17th season as head coach... Cook has garnered many honors throughout his time at Arkansas, including: Location ................................................................................................. Tempe, AZ two-time SEC Co-Coach of the Year, Regional Co-Coach of the Year.. Since the inception of Razorback gymnastics, Cook has led the team to seven NCAA Championship appearances and 14 straight NCAA Re- Founded ........................................................................................................... 1885 gional appearances… Coming off a year in which Arkansas battled through injuries, the Razorbacks finished Nickname ............................................................................................... Sun Devils No. 19 in the final national rankings and are ranked No. 10 after the ninth week of the NCAA gymnastics Colors ......................................................................................... Maroon and Gold season… The Razorbacks young roster is led by veterans Amanda Wellick, Braie Speed, and Sydney Mc- Enrollment .................................................................................................. 71,946 Glone. Sophomore sensations Jessica Yamzon, Michaela Burton, and Hailey Garner; along with Freshman President .......................................................................................... Michael Crow Sarah Shaffer (redshirt), Sophia Carter, and Sydney Laird also provide depth to the Razorback squad. Athletic Director ........................................................................... Ray Anderson No. 15 Denver (12-3-1, 1-0 Big 12): The Denver Pioneers are led by Melissa Kutcher-Rinehart, who is 2018 SUN DEVIL GYMNASTICS MEET NOTES MEET 10: AT OKLAHOMA QUAD MEET Meet Notes entering her 20th season as head coach... Under her tenure, the Pioneers have appeared