University of Utah Top 100 World Ranking Enrollment over 32,000 Top 25 Public Research University Nobel Prize winner Mario Cappechi Numerous nationally acclaimed programs 100 undergraduate and 90 graduate majors Salt Lake City America’s Best Hiking City (National Geographic) Best State for Business and Careers (Forbes) Ten national parks within a day’s drive Seven major ski resorts within 30 minutes of downtown No. 5 Best Downtown in America (Livability.com) UTAH UTES GYMNASTICS CONTENTS INFORMATION 1 RECORDS / AWARDS 43 2018 Schedule. 1 Utah Records. 44-45 FAST FACTS Staff Directory . 2 Ute Leaderboard. 46 Loca on: Salt Lake City, Utah Metro Popula on: 1,124,197 Direc ons/Media Parking . 2 Highest Honors . 47 INFORMATION NCAA Leaderboard . 3 Utah Award Winners . 48-49 Eleva on: 4,657 feet above sea level A endance Records . 4 Le erwinners . 50 President: David W. Pershing Pac-12 Conference . 5 Pac-12 Standings & Awards . 51-52 Director of Athle cs: Chris Hill Follow The Utes . 6 Utah NCAA Champions. 53 Founded: 1850 2018 Roster/Pronuncia on . 7 Utah All-Americans. 54-56 Enrollment: 32,760 2018 Personnel . 7 Conference: Pac-12 RESULTS 57 Nickname: Utes 2018 Outlook . .8-9 PROFILES ATHLETE Regular Season Results. 58-64 Colors: Red and White (pms 187) ATHLETE PROFILES 10 Regional Finishes . 65-66 Mascot: Swoop (red-tailed hawk) Alexia Burch. 11 Na onal Championship Finishes . 67-72 Arena: Huntsman Center (15,000) Kari Lee . 11 Tiff any Lewis . 12 HERE’S UTAH 73 CONTACT US Salt Lake City . 74 Shannon McNa . 13 Athle cs Department: (801) 581-8171 University of Utah. 75 MaKenna Merrell-Giles . 14 Communica ons: (801) 581-3511/3510 Jon M. Huntsman Center . 76 COACHES AND STAFF Erika Muhaw . 15 Ticket Offi ce: (801) 581-UTIX (8849) Missy Reinstadtler . 15 Macey Roberts . 16 FOLLOW UTAH GYMNASTICS MyKayla Skinner . 17 Website: UtahUtes.com Sydney Soloski. 18 Facebook: facebook.com/utahgymnas cs Maddy Stover . 18 Twi er: twi er.com/utahgymnas cs Kim Tessen. 19 Instagram: h p://instagram.com/ Lauren Wong. 20 utahgymnas cs REVIEW / OPPONENTS COACH / STAFF PROFILES 21 CREDITS Co-Head Coach Megan Marsden. 22 Content: Liz Abel Co-Head Coach Tom Farden. 23 Design: Mike Lageschulte Assistant Coach Robert Ladanyi. 24 Covers: Douglas Wilson, Rocky Lindgren Volunteer Assistant Carly Dockendorf. 25 Photography: Russ Isabella, Nathan Sweet, Gymnas cs Staff . 26 Steve Wilson, Tom Smart, U. Special Athle cs Director Chris Hill . 27 Collec ons-J.W. Marrio Library RECORDS / AWARDS President David W. Pershing . 28 Athle cs Department Staff . 28 REVIEW / OPPONENTS 29 2017 in Review . 30-31 2017 Individual Results . 32-33 Series Records. 34 The Utes led all NCAA women’s sports in Series vs. Opponents . 35-42 a endance for the seventh me in 2016-17. 2018 SCHEDULE RESULTS Date Opponent Loca on Time Listen Watch Fri., Jan. 5 Brigham Young Salt Lake City 7:00 p.m. MT ESPN 700 P12N Sun., Jan. 14 vs. UCLA, Stanford, Washington Reno, Nev. 2:00 p.m. PT Live Scores Fri., Jan. 19 Oregon State* Salt Lake City 7:00 p.m. MT ESPN 700 P12N Fri., Jan. 26 at Arizona* Tucson, Ariz. 6:00 p.m. MT P12N Sat., Feb. 3 Washington* Salt Lake City 1:30 p.m. MT ESPN 700 P12N HERE’S UTAH Fri., Feb. 9 Arizona State* Salt Lake City 7:00 p.m. MT ESPN 700 P12N Sun., Feb. 18 at UCLA* Los Angeles 5:00 p.m. PT P12N Sun., Feb. 25 at California* Berkeley, Calif. 11:00 a.m. PT P12N Sat., Mar. 10 at Michigan Ann Arbor, Mich. 2:00 p.m. ET TBA Fri., Mar. 16 Georgia Salt Lake City 7:30 p.m. MT ESPN 700 ESPNU Sat., Mar. 24 Pac-12 Championship Tucson, Ariz. 1:00/6:00 PT ESPN 700 P12N Sat., Apr. 7 NCAA Regionals Salt Lake City 4:00 p.m. MT ESPN 700 Live Stream Fri., Apr. 20 NCAA Championships-Semifi nals St. Louis, Mo. 12:00/6:00 p.m. CT ESPN2/ESPN Sat., Apr. 21 NCAA Championships-Super Six St. Louis, Mo. 6:00 p.m. CT ESPNU *Pac-12 Conference meet; Times are local to site WWW.UTAHUTES.COM 1 UTAH UTES GYMNASTICS STAFF DIRECTORY COMMUNICATIONS STAFF INFORMATION LIZ ABEL BROOKE FREDERICKSON LYNDE HOOPES MIKE LAGESCHULTE JORDIE LINDLEY DAMEON MYRES DREW WISEMAN Sr. Associate A.D. / Director Associate Director Administrative Assistant Special Projects Coord. Assistant Director Associate Director Associate Director GYMNASTICS MEDIA CONTACT Name Offi ce / Cell Email Abel, Liz, Sr. Assoc. A.D./Director (gymnas cs) 801-581-3511 / 209-6346 [email protected] ATHLETE PROFILES ATHLETE Lindley, Jordie, Assistant Director 801-581-8997 / 647-8174 [email protected] Frederickson, Brooke, Associate Director 801-581-8302 / 493-9254 [email protected] Hoopes, Lynde, Administra ve Assistant 801-581-3510 [email protected] Lageschulte, Mike, Special Projects Coordinator 801-587-9162 / 557-2322 [email protected] Myres, Dameon, Associate Director 801-587-7298 / 201-4834 [email protected] Wiseman, Drew, Associate Director 801-581-3771 / 201-8563 [email protected] COACHES AND STAFF ADMINISTRATIVE STAFF Name Phone Email Abel, Liz, Sr. Associate A.D. (Communica ons) 801-581-3511 [email protected] Argust, Ann, Associate A.D. (Marke ng & Branding) 801-585-5692 [email protected] Brennan, Kyle, Deputy Athle cs Director 801-585-3819 [email protected] Charipar, Kate, Associate A.D. (Compliance) 801-585-1629 [email protected] Gross, Kris, Execu ve Assistant to the A.D. 801-581-3508 [email protected] Hendrix, Manny, Sr. Associate A.D. (Development) 801-585-7233 [email protected] REVIEW / OPPONENTS Hill, Chris, Athle cs Director 801-581-3508 [email protected] Pyne, Steve, Director of Events and Facili es 801-585-5054 [email protected] Richardson, Nona, Sr. Associate A.D. (SWA/Student Support) 801-585-6850 [email protected] Smith, Steve, Associate A.D. (Chief Financial Offi cer) 801-587-9371 [email protected] Soto, Jimmy, Assistant A.D. (Major Gi s) 801-585-6493 [email protected] Weierholt, Erik, Director of Academic Services 801-581-7829 [email protected] Welling, Tyce, Associate Director of Ticke ng 801-581-8849 [email protected] RECORDS / AWARDS GYMNASTICS STAFF Name Phone Email Dockendorf, Carly, Volunteer Assistant Coach 801-581-6221 Farden, Tom, Co-Head Coach 801-581-6221 [email protected] Lorens, Ka e, Assistant Director of Sports Medicine 801-585-7044 [email protected] RESULTS Marsden, Dakota, Director of Player Development 801-581-6221 [email protected] Marsden, Megan, Co-Head Coach 801-581-6221 [email protected] Ladanyi, Robert, Assistant Coach 801-581-6221 [email protected] White, Jennifer, Gymnas cs Chief of Staff /New Media 801-581-6221 [email protected] GETTING TO THE MEET MAILING/OVERNIGHT ADDRESS From Salt Lake Interna onal Airport: Exit on to I-80 East. In four miles, take the 600 South University of Utah Athle cs Department exit. In two miles, turn le on 700 East. Turn right at the second light (400 South). Go up 1825 E. South Campus Dr. HERE’S UTAH the hill and turn le on Mario Capecchi Drive. Media should turn le onto South Campus Salt Lake City, UT 84112-0900 Drive. Pass the Huntsman Center and turn right at the fi rst light (1800 East). Turn le into Phone: (801) 581-8171 the media parking lot. From I-15 North: Take 600 South exit. Follow above direc ons from this point. From Foothill Boulevard (northbound): Take a right at Mario Capecchi Drive. Media should turn le onto South Campus Drive. Pass the Huntsman Center and turn right at the fi rst light (1800 East). Turn le into the media parking lot. 2 2018 MEDIA GUIDE UTAH UTES GYMNASTICS NCAA LEADERBOARD NATIONAL CHAMPIONSHIP APPEARANCES NCAA INDIVIDUAL NCAA Team *Total NCAA Super Six Team *Total NCAA Super Six CHAMPIONS CHAMPIONSHIPS’ Utah . 42. .36. 20 Jacksonville State . 1 . .0 . 0 ALL-AMERICANS Georgia . 42 INFORMATION Florida . 36 . 35 . 15 Kent State . 1 . .1 . 0 UCLA . 37 Alabama. 35 . 35 . 23 Michigan State . 1 . .1 . 0 Utah . .361 Alabama. 27 UCLA . 35 . 35 . 20 Missouri. 1 . .1 . 0 Georgia . 346 Utah . 26 Georgia . 33 . 33 . 20 Nevada. 1 . .0 . 0 Alabama. 327 Florida . 18 Oregon State . 28 . 25 . 2 New Hampshire . 1 . .1 . 0 UCLA . 305 LSU . 11 LSU . 29 . 27 . 6 North Carolina State. 1 . .1 . 0 Florida . 247 Arizona State. 10 Arizona State. 24 . 19 . 3 Pi sburgh . 1 . .0 . 0 Michigan . 175 Kentucky . 8 Nebraska . 155 Penn State . 23 . 18 . 0 Towson. 1 . .1 . 0 PROFILES ATHLETE Michigan . 8 Nebraska . 25 . 25 . 11 LSU . 150 Oklahoma . 7 Michigan . 23 . 23 . 10 Oklahoma . 120 *Includes AIAW from 1976-81; NCAA began Oregon State . 6 Cal State-Fullerton . 13 . .7 . 0 Stanford. 105 in 1982 Nebraska . 5 Oklahoma . 17 . 17 . 7 Oregon State . 103 Stanford. 3 Stanford. 16 . 16 . 7 Penn State . 90 Arizona. 2 Arizona. 10 . 10 . 1 Arizona State. 73 Arkansas . 2 Brigham Young . 10 . .8 . 0 Arkansas . 42 Massachuse s. 2 Arkansas . 7 . .7 . 2 Arizona. 36 COACHES AND STAFF Washington . 2 Ohio State . 7 . .7 . 0 Iowa State . 24 Bowling Green. 1 Washington . 6 . .6 . 0 TEAM NATIONAL Washington . 23 Cal State Fullerton . 1 Clarion . 4 . .0 . 0 Minnesota . 21 CHAMPIONSHIPS Denver . 1 Southwest Mo. State . 4 . .0 . 0 Kentucky . 20 Minnesota . 1 USC. 4 . .0 . 0 Brigham Young . 19 Team *Total NCAA Penn State . 1 Auburn. 5 . .5 . 2 Auburn. 18 Georgia . 10 . 10 Pi sburgh . 1 Denver .