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]) 2019 SCHEDULE No. 3 UCLA at No. 15 Washington January Sunday, Feb. 10, 2019 – 3:00 p.m. (PT) Fri. 4 #11 Nebraska W 197.250-195.700 Seattle, Wash. (Alaska Airlines Arena at Hec Edmundson Pavilion) Sat. 12 at Collegiate Challenge 1st 197.700 MEET INFORMATION vs. #9 California, #14 UC Davis, #33 Michigan State Television: ESPN2 Mon. 21 #19 Arizona State W 197.775-196.125 TV Talent: Bart Conner, Kathy Johnson Clarke Sun. 27 at #24 Stanford W 197.225-195.125 Live Stats: gohuskies.com at Tickets: $10 adults, $5 youth/senior February 7-0 2-2 Sat. 2 at #20 Oregon State W 197.900-197.450 Sun. 10 at #15 Washington ESPN2 3 p.m. All-Time Series: UCLA leads, 65-3-1 Sat. 16 Arizona P12N 2:30 p.m. UCLA defeated Washington three times in 2018, at Elevate Sat. 23 at Utah P12N 12 p.m. the Stage in Reno, at the Metroplex Challenge and at the Pac-12 Championships. March Sun. 3 at Oklahoma ESPN 10:00 a.m. Sun. 10 Stanford P12N 1 p.m. UCLA FINISHES THREE-MEET ROAD SWING AT WASHINGTON Sat. 16 Utah State P12N 4 p.m. No. 3 UCLA (7-0) will wrap up a three-meet road swing on Sunday, Feb. 10 at No. 15 Washington (2-2). The dual Sat. 23 at Pac-12 Champs. P12N TBD meet will take place at 3pm PT at American Airlines Arena and will be televised live on ESPN2. (West Valley City, Utah) HOTTEST TICKET April UCLA Gymnastics continues to draw crowds everywhere they go. The Bruins have competed in front of at least 5,000 Sat. 4-6 at NCAA Regionals TBD fans in every meet this esason, including a home season-best 10,270 on Jan. 21 and a sell-out crowd of 6,000 Fri. 19 at NCAA Semi! nals ESPNU TBD at Stanford, a total that nearly doubled Stanford’s previous record attendance. UCLA’s most recent meet at Oregon (Fort Worth, Texas) State drew 6,505 fans. Sat. 20 at NCAA Super Six ESPNU 4 p.m. SEATTLE’S BEST RETURNS HOME (Fort Worth, Texas) UCLA senior Katelyn Ohashi returns to her hometown of Seattle for the ! rst time since her freshman season. Ohashi All times are listed in PT. comes home ranked No. 1 in the nation on both balance beam and " oor exercise. She also returns as the current face of collegiate gymnastics after her Jan. 12 perfect 10 " oor exercise routine went mega-viral. Video of Ohashi’s CAREER-BEST MARKS routine is the most-watched sports video on social media so far this year, with over 110 million views across Twitter Gymnast V UB BB FX AA (42.5M), Facebook (36M) and YouTube (32M). The reach of Ohashi’s routine extended world-wide, and her video Dennis 9.950 9.925 9.975 9.975 39.425 was shared by celebrities such as Janet Jackson, Sara Bareilles, and Sophia Bush; politicians like Kamala Harris, Flatley 9.750 9.975 9.900 9.750 39.275 Alexandria Ocasio-Cortez and Jesse Jackson; and athletes like Troy Aikman and Laurie Hernandez. Her routine Frazier 9.825 9.925 – 9.950 – A. Glenn 9.900 9.875 9.900 – – was also imitated by comedienne Ali Wong and talk show host Stephen Colbert. Ohashi was interviewed on Access G. Glenn 9.750 9.200 9.950 – – Hollywood and on the Ryan Seacrest Show, where she discussed her dream of being on Dancing with the Stars and Hano 9.950 9.200 9.825 10.000 38.650 was surprised with a phone call on-air with the show’s casting director. Ohashi and UCLA head coach Valorie Kondos Kocian 9.875 10.000 9.950 9.950 39.625 Field also made an appearance on Good Morning America, where Ohashi recited some of her poetry and talked about Kooyman – 9.875 – 9.825 – rediscovering her joy in gymnastics. She is scheduled to appear on Steve Harvey’s talk show Feb. 12, and Home and Kramer 9.925 – – 9.950 – Family and E!’s Busy Tonight on Feb. 6. Nguyen – – 9.900 9.900 – Ohashi 9.875 9.950 10.000 10.000 39.575 PERFECT TRIO Poston 9.800 – 9.850 8.950 – UCLA leads the nation with four perfect 10s this season. Kyla Ross is the only gymnast in the country with multiple Ross 9.975 10.000 10.000 9.950 39.700 10s, having scored the ! rst on Jan. 12, as well as the most recent on Feb. 2, both on uneven bars. Ross has ! ve Sanchez – 9.750 9.750 – – perfect 10s in her career on beam and seven 10s overall. Katelyn Ohashi also earned a 10.0 on Jan 12, with her Savvidou 9.800 9.900 9.825 9.925 – Toronjo – – 9.850 9.950 – now famous perfect 10 on " oor exercise. The 10 was her fourth on the event and sixth overall in her career. Madison Tratz 9.925 – – 9.925 – Kocian notched her second career 10.0 on uneven bars on Jan. 21. UCLA gymnasts have totaled 130 perfect 10s Wright 9.875 – – 9.775 – all-time. Ross ranks seventh all-time at UCLA with seven, and Ohashi is right behind with six. Team 49.725 49.825 49.750 49.875 198.875 LAST TIME OUT SEASON-BEST MARKS Both No. 3 UCLA and No. 20 Oregon State posted season-high team scores, with the Bruins coming out on top, Gymnast V UB BB FX AA 197.900-197.450, in Corvallis in front of 6,505 fans. Kyla Ross won the all-around with a 39.650 and recorded her Dennis 9.950 9.275 9.975 9.925 38.850 second perfect 10 of the season on uneven bars. The Bruins’ morning started out with a bang, with the team record- Flatley 9.750 9.975 9.900 9.750 39.275 ing a 49.650 on uneven bars in the ! rst rotation, thanks to 9.95+ scores from Norah Flatley (9.95), Madison Kocian Frazier 9.825 9.925 – 9.950 – A. Glenn – 9.875 9.850 – – (9.975) and Ross. UCLA scored a season-high on vault with a 49.3 to increase its lead, and another season-best G. Glenn 9.750 9.200 9.875 – – team score of 49.575 on beam, led by Nia Dennis’ 9.975, sealed the win. Hano 9.950 9.200 – 9.900 – Kocian – 10.00 9.875 – – ROSS IS BOSS Kooyman – 9.775 – – – Olympic gold medalist Kyla Ross continues to show who’s boss, winning the all-around at Oregon State for the fourth Kramer 9.775 – – 9.950 – time in as many tries and receiving Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week honors for the second time this season. Ross ranks Nguyen – – 9.875 – – ! fth nationally in the all-around and scored 39.650 to take ! rst at Oregon State. She scored her second perfect 10 Ohashi – – 9.975 10.00 – of the season on uneven bars and currently ranks No. 2 in the nation on that event, No. 3 on " oor, No. 5 in the all- Poston 9.800 – 9.850 – – around and No. 12 on beam. Ross 9.975 10.00 9.925 9.950 39.700 Tratz 9.850 – – 9.925 – NIA NATION REIGNS Wright 9.875 – – 9.775 – Sophomore Nia Dennis reigned supreme at Oregon State, scoring a career-high 9.975 to win beam and recording Team 49.300 49.700 49.575 49.700 197.900 a pair of 9.925s on vault and " oor. Dennis’s vault and beam routines each received a perfect score from one of the 2019 UCLA GYMNASTICS WEEK THREE TOP 25 RANKINGS two judges (her vault has a start value of 9.95). For her efforts, she earned Pac-12 Specialist of the Week honors for RK TEAM Avg. Score High Score the ! rst time in her career. 1 Oklahoma 197.835 198.325 2 Florida 197.625 198.025 SO FRESH AND SO CLEAN 3 UCLA 197.570 197.900 UCLA freshmen Norah Flatley, Margzetta Frazier and Sekai Wright have been on point for the Bruins, hitting all of 4 Utah 197.205 197.375 their routines so far is season. Flatley has scored 9.975 and 9.950 on bars in her last two meets and currently ranks 5 LSU 197.015 197.450 6 Georgia 196.608 197.475 No. 11 nationally on that event. Frazier has scored 9.825 or higher on every routine this season and averages 9.89 7 Denver 196.563 197.450 on bars in the leadoff position and 9.894 on " oor. Frazier is tied for No. 13 on bars and No. 17 on " oor. Wright made 8 Alabama 196.305 196.900 her collegiate debut on Jan. 21 after sitting out the ! rst two meets with an ankle injury and has scored 9.875 on her 9 Boise State 196.238 196.625 Yurchenko 1.5 vault in two of three meets, capturing her ! rst event victory on Jan. 27 at Stanford. She debuted her 10 Michigan 196.190 196.500 11 Oregon State 196.056 197.450 " oor routine on Feb. 2 in an exhibition performance, scoring 9.775. 12 Auburn 196.050 196.775 13 Missouri 195.925 196.550 RECORD-SETTING START FOR BRUINS 14 California 195.890 196.700 The Bruins have set a new standard by recording 197+ scores in the ! rst ! ve meets of the year for the ! rst time 15 Washington 195.875 196.525 ever.