UTAH GYMNASTICS • 44 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES • 373 NCAA ALL-AMERICANS • 10 NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIPS • SIX PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIPS 2021 SCHEDULE NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS DATE OPPONENT TIME (MT)/RESULT Session 1 - Friday, April 16, 2021 • 11 a.m. MT • ESPN2 • Fort Worth, Texas • Dickies Arena Jan. 9 vs. #17 BYU W, 196.900-195.700 vs. Utah State W, 196.900-194.350 Florida Michigan California Minnesota vs. #23 SUU W, 196.900-194.325 Jan. 17 at #2 Oklahoma L, 196.550-197.025 Jan. 23 vs. Arizona W, 197.075-195.650 Jan. 30 vs. Washington W, 197.475-193.500 Feb. 6 at #16 Arizona State W, 197.450-197.150 Session 2 - Friday, April 16, 2021 • 4 p.m. MT • ESPN2 • Fort Worth, Texas • Dickies Arena Feb. 15 at Stanford Canceled Feb. 19 vs. #14 UCLA W, 197.225-197.100 Utah Oklahoma LSU Alabama Feb. 26 vs. #9 California W, 197.375-197.125 Mar. 5 at #23 Oregon State W, 197.575-196.425 Mar. 12 vs. No. 20 Utah State W, 197.275-196.500 CHAMPIONSHIP FIELD CHAMPIONSHIP Mar. 20 Pac-12 Championships 1st of 8 (197.725) SALT LAKE CITY NCAA REGIONAL MEET WEEK Apr. 2 Regional Second Rnd 1st of 4 (197.500) The University of Utah gymnastics team is set for the 2021 NCAA Championships, Apr. 3 Regional Final 1st of 4 (197.925) competing in the second semifinal this Friday, Apr. 16 in Fort Worth, Texas at 4 p.m. MT/5 p.m. CT. No. 6-seeded Utah will compete against second-seeded Oklahoma, No. 3 seed LSU and No. 7 seed Alabama in its semifinal. The meet at Dickies Arena will NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS be televised live on ESPN2 with Bart Conner and Kathy Johnson Clarke serving as the Apr. 16 NCAA Semifinals 4 p.m. talent. Apr. 17 NCAA Finals 1:30 p.m. The first semifinal of the NCAA Championships features top-seeded Florida, along with No. 4 Michigan, No. 5 California and No. 8 Minnesota. The four teams will com- pete at 11 a.m. MT/12 p.m. CT on ESPN2 prior to Utah’s session. The top-two teams UTAH GYMNASTICS COACHES from each semifinal will advance to the NCAA Championship finals on Saturday, Apr. 17, competing at 1:30 p.m. MT and televised live on ABC. Head Coach: Tom Farden Year at Utah: 6th/11th QUICK HITS Record at Utah: 128-34-1 (6th year) • Utah posted the third-best score of the NCAA Regional Finals to qualify for its 45th- Career Record: 198-82-1 (11th year) consecutive national championship. • Utah is only school to qualify for all 39 NCAA Gymnastics Championships and is Assistant Coaches: making a record 45th consecutive trip to nationals dating back to the 1976 AIAW Championship. Carly Dockendorf (3rd/4th overall) • The Utes have won nine NCAA Championships and 10 total national titles (1981 Garrett Griffeth (2nd year) AIAW). Utah has finished as the NCAA runner-up eight times—most recently in 2015. • Utah drew the same rotation order as it did in the NCAA Regional Second Round on Volunteer Assistant Coach: Apr. 2; beam, floor, bars, and vault. Courtney McCool Griffeth (2nd year) • Utah is 1-1 this season against the teams in the semifinal. Utah lost to Oklahoma in the second meet of the season, while picking up the win over LSU in the Regional Fi- nal on Apr. 3. This will be the first meeting for Utah and Alabama since the 2017 NCAA UTAH GYMNASTICS STAFF Championships. Director of Operations: Hailee Corry (1st year) Director of New Media: Misty-Jade Carlson (2nd CHALK TALK year) • The Red Rocks recorded a season-high 197.925 to win the Salt Lake City NCAA Re- gional. The 197.925 is the highest score in Utah history at an NCAA Regional, breaking Athletic Trainer: Melissa Linstrom (1st year) the previous record of a 197.675 set in 2009. Strength Coach: Cody Lockling (2nd year) • Sydney Soloski has recorded 11-consecutive scores of 9.90 or better on floor, reach- ing the mark in all but the season opener. UTAH ATHLETICS COMMUNCIATIONS • Maile O’Keefe has posted four 9.95s in a row on beam, scored a 9.90 or better in 11- of-12 meets on beam, and has not gone below a 9.875 this season on the apparatus. Assistant Director (GYM Contact): Mady White • Abby Paulson has scored six-straight 9.90-plus scores on beam and has hit the Phone: 801-458-8347 • [email protected] mark in 9-of-12 competitions. Cristal Isa has also posted six-consecutive 9.90 or better marks on beam for Utah. • Utah has hit 272-288 routines this season. Gymnasts who have hit every routine are O’Keefe (46-46) and Sydney Soloski (12-12). • Individual event winners this season are O’Keefe (27), Soloski (6), Isa (6), Burch (5), Paulson (4), Jaedyn Rucker (3), Hall (2) and Lucy Stanhope (1). utahutes.com • @utahgymnastics MEET 12: NCAA CHAMPIONSHIPS AWARD SEASON MY OH MAI QUICK FACTS Following the completion of the regular sea- The Pac-12 Gymnast of the Year, Maile Location ...................................Salt Lake City, Utah son, Utah gymnasts rolled in individual hon- O’Keefe has been nothing short of spec- ors for season-long efforts. Maile O’Keefe tacular during her sophomore campaign. Founded ................................................................. 1850 earned first team All-American honors on She finished the regular season ranked tied Enrollment ......................................................... 33,047 beam and in the all-around, while earning for first in the nation on beam, No. 6 in the President ................................. Dr. Ruth V. Watkins second-team honors on the uneven bars all-around and No. 11 on the uneven bars. Director of Athletics ........................ Mark Harlan to lead the Utes. She also earned first team She has picked up a team-leading 27 event Conference ....................................................... Pac-12 All-Pac-12 honors on all three events. Cristal victories, including four-of-five at the Pac- Nickname ............................................................... Utes Isa picked up second-team All-American 12 Championships to become a four-time Mascot ................................................................ Swoop honors on beam, while she earned first team Pac-12 champion. She is also coming off a Arena ............................. Jon M. Huntsman Center All-Pac-12 honors on beam and on bars. regional beam title after finishing first with a Website .............................................. UtahUtes.com She was also All-Pac-12 honorable mention 9.95 in the NCAA Regional Second Round. in the all-around. She then finished first on bars, beam and TEAM INFORMATION floor in the regional final for titles. In Corval- 2020 Overall Record ............................................. 11-0 Sydney Soloski and Abby Paulson earned lis, O’Keefe posted a career-high 39.725 in 2020 Dual Meet Record ............8-0 (7-0 Pac-12) All-American honors and first team the all-around for the win, while winning the 2020 High Score ............................................. 198.075 All-Pac-12 honors on floor and beam, vault (9.90), beam (9.975) and bars (9.95) Pac-12 Finish ..............................................First Place respectively, for the second-straight year. titles. Against Washington, O’Keefe posted NCAA Finish ............................................................N/A Rounding out this year’s regular season All- the nation’s first 10.0 on beam at the time. Routines Returning/Lost .................................. 14/7 Americans was Alexia Burch, who received She finished the season No. 1 in the confer- All-Americans Returning/Lost .........................4/2 second-team honors on vault, as well as ence on beam and No. 1 in the all-around. Letterwinners Returning/Newcomers .......10/3 earning first team all-conference honors on She is tied for No. 1 in the nation on beam, vault. Additionally, Cammy Hall and Jaedyn where she has not scored below a 9.875. Rucker landed spots to the All-Pac-12 vault She has posted career-highs on all four ROSTER BREAKDOWN honorable mention team. events and in the all-around this season. By Year: Seniors (3) ...........Alexia Burch, Emilie LeBlanc, 2021 Regular Season All-Americans FEELING IT ON FLOOR Sydney Soloski Maile O’Keefe - All-Around, Beam, Bars* Utah posted the nation’s highest floor score Juniors (3) ....................... Cammy Hall, Cristal Isa, Abby Paulson - Beam of the regular season after exploding for Adrienne Randall Sydney Soloski - Floor a 49.675 at the Pac-12 Championships. Sophomores (4) .. Jillian Hoffman, Maile O’Keefe, Alexia Burch - Vault* Sydney Soloski, Maile O’Keefe and Jaedyn Abby Paulson, Jaedyn Rucker Cristal Isa - Beam* Rucker rattled off 9.95s, while Abby Paulson Freshman (3) .. Jaylene Gilstrap, Alani Sabado, added a career-high 9.925, and Lucy Stan- Lucy Stanhope 2021 All-Pac-12 Conference hope and Cristal Isa posted 9.90s. Soloski Maile O’Keefe – All-Around, Uneven Bars, leads the floor team with six titles and has By State/Country: Beam scored a 9.90 or higher in all but the season Arizona (1) ...........................................Jaedyn Rucker Cristal Isa – Uneven Bars, Beam, All- opener, marking 11-straight scores of 9.90- California (3) .....................................Jillian Hoffman, Around* plus. She has scored four 9.925s, three 9.95s Adrienne Randall, Alani Sabado Alexia Burch – Vault and a career-high 9.975 in 2021. Jaedyn Canada (1) ..........................................Sydney Soloski Abby Paulson – Beam Rucker has also hit her stride on floor, post- England (1).........................................Lucy Stanhope Sydney Soloski – Floor ing three 9.90s on the season and a pair Minnesota (1).......................................Abby Paulson Jaedyn Rucker – Vault*, Floor* of 9.95s to highlight her year. Along with Cammy Hall – Vault* Soloski and Rucker, Maile O’Keefe has been Nevada (3) ......................Alexia Burch, Cristal Isa, instrumental to the lineup and has scored a Maile O’Keefe *- denotes honorable mention 9.875 or higher in eight-of-10 floor routines North Carolina (1) .........................