UCLA GYMNASTICS UCLA Athletic Communications / J.D

UCLA GYMNASTICS UCLA Athletic Communications / J.D

UCLA GYMNASTICS UCLA Athletic Communications / J.D. Morgan Center / 325 Westwood Plaza / Los Angeles, CA 90095 / (310) 621-8398 Gymnastics Contact: Liza David ([email protected]) 2021 REGULAR SEASON SCHEDULE No. 13 UCLA vs. Oregon State January Saturday, Feb. 27, 2021 – 11 a.m. PT Sat. 23 #15 Arizona State W 196.150-195.950 Los Angeles, Calif. (Pauley Pavilion presented by Wescom) Sun. 31 at #15 Arizona W 196.750-195.075 MEET INFORMATION February TV: Pac-12 Networks Wed. 10 #11 BYU W 196.600-196.325 Online: pac12.me/WGYM-OSU-UCLA at TV Talent: Jim Watson, JaNay Honest Sun. 14 at Washington W 195.625-193.500 Live Stats: uclalivestats.com Fri. 19 at #3 Utah L 197.100-197.225 2-3, 1-2 in Pac-12 4-1, 3-1 in Pac-12 Sat. 27 Oregon State P12N 11 a.m. All-Time Series: UCLA leads, 57-21-1 March UCLA won last year’s dual meet in Corvallis, 197.250- Sat. 6 California 2 p.m. 196.825 and has won the last seven regular season duals. Sat. 13 San Jose State 2 p.m. OSU’s last dual meet win came at home in 2013. Sat. 20 at Pac-12 Champs. P12N TBD (West Valley City, Utah) UCLA HOSTS OREGON STATE IN BLACK EXCELLENCE MEET UCLA (4-1, 3-1 in conference play) will host Oregon State (2-3, 1-2) on Saturday, Feb. 27 at 11am in Pauley Pavilion All times are listed in PT. presented by Wescom. The morning matinee will be televised live on Pac-12 Networks with Jim Watson and 2018 CAREER-BEST MARKS NCAA champion JaNay Honest on the call. The meet is UCLA's ! rst-ever Black Excellence Meet, which celebrates Gymnast V UB BB FX AA the achievements and accomplishments of the Black community. The Bruins will wear a new black and gold Black Andres 9.750 – 9.775* 9.875 – Lives Matter leotard, which features a raised Black ! st on the right sleeve. The leotard was designed by Associate Campbell 9.900 9.850 9.925 9.950 39.425 Head Coach Kristina Comforte and student-athletes Nia Dennis, Margzetta Frazier, Sekai Wright and Chae Campbell. Dennis 9.950 9.950 9.975 9.975 39.475 Esparza – 9.900 9.900 – – ALL-AROUND BLACK GIRL MAGIC Flatley 9.750 9.975 9.950 9.950 39.275 Showing off that Black Girl Magic in the all-around for the Bruins have been Nia Dennis, Chae Campbell and Frazier 9.875 9.950 9.925 9.950 39.550 Margzetta Frazier, all three of whom have scored 39.400 or higher this year. Dennis has the Bruins' highest score of Hogan – – – 9.450 – the season with a career-high 39.475 set on Feb. 10 in the all-around season debut. It was her ! rst-ever all-around Kooyman – 9.900 9.600 9.825 – title in her ! rst all-around attempt since January 2019. She had not competed on uneven bars for two years due Lashbrooke 9.825 – – 9.900 – to a shoulder injury, which she had repaired in June. Campbell has two all-around victories this season, winning at Poston 9.900 – 9.900 – – Arizona and at Utah with best marks of 39.425. Frazier has competed in the all-around in every meet so far and has Sakti 9.800 – 9.950 9.925 – earned Top 3 ! nishes in each one. Her season-high is 39.400, set at Utah, and she has a career-high of 39.550, set Shapiro – 9.775 9.925 – – a year ago. Frazier, Campbell and Dennis, in that order, have also closed out the " oor exercise rotation in all but one Steele – 9.925 – – – meet. Sekai Wright has joined them in the " oor rotation the last four meets and has gradually improved her score in Taubman – 9.825 – 9.650 – Tratz 9.925 9.775 – 9.950 – each meet, with a high of 9.875 last weekend at Utah. Ulias – 9.875 – 9.725 – ABOUT THE OPPONENTS Wright 9.875 – – 9.875 – Oregon State enters the meet ranked No. 35 in the nation, 13th on vault, 15th on " oor exercise and 22nd on balance Team 49.725 49.825 49.750 49.875 198.875 beam. The Beavers have three gymnasts ranked in the Top 25 on individual events - Kaitlyn Yanish, who ranks fourth *denotes exhibition routine in the nation on " oor exercise; Lacy Dagen, who ranks 14th on vault; and Madi Dagen, who is 21st on balance beam. 2021 SEASON-BEST MARKS BRUINS TURNED BEAVERS Gymnast V UB BB FX AA The Beavers are coached by a pair of Bruins in head coach Tanya Chaplin and associate head coach Michael Chaplin. Andres – – – 9.825 – Tanya, then Tanya Service, was the ! rst-ever Pac-10 Gymnast of the Year in 1987 and won the award a second time Campbell 9.900 9.850 9.925 9.950 39.425 in 1989. Michael was a member of UCLA's 1987 NCAA Men's Gymnastics championship squad, along with current Dennis 9.900 9.850 9.900 9.950 39.475 Esparza – 9.900 9.900 – – UCLA head coach Chris Waller. Flatley – – – – – LAST TIME OUT Frazier 9.875 9.900 9.925 9.925 39.400 UCLA put together its strongest meet of the season, scoring 49+ on all four events and recording a season-high Hogan – – – 9.450 – team total of 197.100, but it wasn't enough to defeat No. 3 Utah, who edged out the Bruins with a 197.225. The Kooyman – 9.825 9.600 – – Lashbrooke – – – – – Bruins (4-1, 3-1 in the Pac-12) scored 49.4+ on their ! nal two events, earning 49.400 on " oor exercise and a Poston 9.875 – 9.875 – – season-high 49.425 on balance beam to nearly catch the Utes (7-1, 4-0). Sakti – – 9.950 9.625 – CAREER-BEST PERFORMANCES AT UTAH Shapiro – – 9.725 – – Four Bruins achieved career bests at the Utah meet, including freshman Chae Campbell, who tied her all-around best Steele – 9.750 – – – Taubman – 9.825 – 9.650 – with a ! rst-place mark of 39.425 and set a new career-high on " oor exercise with a 9.950. Junior Margzetta Frazier Tratz 9.850 9.775 – 9.900 – made big improvements on her career-best marks with a 9.925 on beam and 9.875 on vault. Her all-around total of Ulias – 9.875 – 9.725 – 39.425 was her season-best. Junior Sekai Wright improved her career-high on " oor exercise to 9.875, and freshman Wright 9.725 – – 9.875 – Sara Ulias earned a second-place mark of 9.875 to set a new personal best on uneven bars. Team 49.225 49.125 49.425 49.425 196.750 *denotes exhibition routine IT'S JANET, MISS JACKSON ... Junior Margzetta Frazier received the call of a lifetime last Friday morning before the Bruins competed at Utah. On the line, on FaceTime, was none other than superstar Janet Jackson. A week earlier, Jackson had shared Frazier's new Janet Jackson " oor routine to her social media, helping Frazier's routine go viral. Jackson also posted video of her call, where she told a tearful Frazier that she inspired her and that she would like her to teach her some gymnastics. Frazier has since been featured on Good Morning America, Entertainment Tonight and Access Hollywood. 2021 UCLA GYMNASTICS NATIONAL RANKINGS (WEEK 7 - 2/22) DENNIS BREAKS THE INTERNET ... AGAIN 2021 HONORS For the second time in as many years, and after her ! rst RK TEAM AVG HIGH performance of her new " oor exercise routine, Nia Dennis Chae Campbell 1 Florida 197.613 198.150 Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (2/2, 2/16) 2 LSU 197.325 198.050 has gone viral. Dennis’ routine celebrating black culture 3 Oklahoma 197.132 198.225 picked up steam in a hurry after it was posted to social Nia Dennis 4 Utah 197.113 197.475 media the day after the Bruins’ season opener. Within an Pac-12 Specialist of the Week (1/27) 5 Michigan 197.025 197.650 hour, it went viral, and the video currently has 11M views Frida Esparza 6 Arkansas 196.854 197.350 on Twitter alone. Her routine was shared by the likes of Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (1/27) 7 Alabama 196.842 197.725 Michelle Obama, Janet Jackson, Missy Elliott, Common 8 Minnesota 196.613 197.625 9 California 196.588 197.425 and Kerry Washington. Dennis made a repeat visit to The 9.95+ SCORES 10 Denver 196.517 197.000 Ellen Show and appeared on the Today Show, the NBA on Gymnast V UB BB FX Total 11 BYU 196.478 197.075 TNT and Access Hollywood. Last season, Dennis’ Beyonce Campbell – – – 1 1 12 Iowa 196.458 196.800 routine also went viral, as did a TikTok video of her hitting Dennis – – – 2 2 Sakti – – 1 – 1 13 UCLA 196.445 197.100 the woah in her routines. 14 Kentucky 196.350 197.000 Team 0 0 1 3 4 15 Georgia 196.329 197.275 Dennis is not resting on her internet fame. She has recorded 16 Southern Utah 196.171 197.275 9.9+ SCORES 17 Arizona State 196.163 197.150 UCLA's top all-around score this season with a 39.475 and Gymnast V UB BB FX Total 18 Auburn 196.013 197.075 is the only Bruin to score 9.9 or higher on all four events, Campbell 1 – 2 3 6 19 Illinois 195.938 196.650 with a pair of 9.95s on " oor.

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