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2021 Gymnastics Recaps

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Meet 12 (Apr. 16, 2021)-- NCAA Championship
 Hannah Scharf earned Second Team All-America status on bars after she and Cairo Leonard-Baker competed as individuals at the 2021 NCAA Gymnastics Championships on Friday, representing Sun Devil Gymnastics.Scharf scored a 39.4125 in the all-around, good for 11th place. She scored above a 9.800 in all four events: 9.8375 on vault, 9.8875 on bars, 9.8250 on beam and 9.8625 on floor. She placed in the top 20 in every event.In her final postseason, Leonard-Baker qualified as an individual on the uneven bars. She scored a 9.8625 to tie for 13th place. She has scored a 9.850 or better in the last eight meets. In her three nationals appearances, she has scored above a 9.800 on bars each time.

Meet 11 ( Apr. 3, 2021)-- NCAA Regional Final, No. 11 ASU 3rd,197.600:
 historic season came to an end in a historic fashion as No. 11 Sun Devil Gymnastics took third at the NCAA Salt Lake Regional Finals with a 197.600, the highest postseason score in program history. Despite coming in third and falling short of nationals, Arizona State made history. ASU scored a 197.600 for the ninth-highest team total in program history and the best postseason score the Sun Devils have ever earned.The Sun Devils achieved history by scoring event totals the program has not seen in over a decade. The 49.525 scored on bars is the best total on any event since 2006. On beam, they scored a 49.450, the best beam total since 2007.

Meet 10 (Apr. 2, 2021)-- NCAA Regionals, No.11 ASU 2nd, 196.600:
 No. 11 Sun Devil Gymnastics took second with a 196.600 in the first session of the second round to advance to the Salt Lake City NCAA Regional Final on Saturday.This is the ninth meet in a row that the Sun Devils have scored over a 196.000 to advance to their first regional final. Aside from beam, ASU did not score below a 9.800 on the three other events. Senior Leonard-Baker scored a season-high 9.950 on bars, her highest score on any event this season and the highest bars score from ASU this season. This is the third 9.950 the Gym Devils have scored this season, the other two coming from Scharf on floor and Sarah Clark on beam.

Meet 9 (Mar. 20, 2021)-- Pac-12 Championship, No. 11 ASU 4th 196.375:
For the first time since 2006, No. 11 Sun Devil Gymnastics claimed fourth place at the Pac-12 Championships with a score of 196.375 on Saturday night at the Maverik Center. ASU was the only team at the Pac-12 Championships to hit every routine, going 24 for 24. This is the fourth meet this season achieving this feat. Freshman Anaya Smith continued her strong performance on vault, scoring a 9.925 to match her personal best. That score was good for second place in the meet. She led ASU to a 49.200, its highest event total of the night.

Meet 8 (Mar. 12, 2021)-- No. 18 Boise State 196.750, No. 10 ASU 196.700:
The No. 10 Gym Devils took home vault, beam, floor, and all-around titles as they came up short at No. 18 Boise State by a narrow 196.700 to 196.750 margin in a back-and-forth meet to end the regular season. Sophomore Hannah Scharf had another solid outing for the Sun Devils. She won event titles on floor and in the all-around, her fifth on floor (9.925) and seventh in the all-around (39.475). She started her night by earning a career-high 9.900 on bars. She has scored a 9.900 or better on at least one event for six meets in a row. On floor, she has not scored below a 9.850 in the last nine meets and has notched a 9.900-plus six times.


Meet 7 (Feb. 24, 2021)-- No.17 ASU 197.450, Arizona 194.750:
 Sweeping all event titles and recording a top-10 score in program history, No. 17 Sun Devil Gymnastics scored a season-high 197.450 to defeat the Arizona Wildcats for the fifth year in a row at Desert Financial Arena on Wednesday afternoon. Arizona State (3-4) defeated Arizona (0-4) for the fifth-straight time. Sun Devil head coach Jay Santos has not lost to the Wildcats in his coaching tenure at ASU. ASU's 197.450 is tied for ninth in program history, matching scores from 2003 against Utah and 2001 against Arizona.This was the first 197.000+ earned against Arizona since 2003 and the biggest margin of victory since 2013.
 

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Emily White comes up HUGE for the Gym Devils and scores a career high! pic.twitter.com/CNrELrdyaj

— Sun Devil Gymnastics (@SunDevilGym) February 24, 2021

Meet 6 (Feb. 14, 2021)-- No.16 California 197.100, No. 14 ASU 196.650: 
 Sarah Clark and Anaya Smith both took home event titles in beam and vault, respectively, as the No. 14 Gym Devils earn their best road score since 2003 in a second-place finish at No. 16 Cal on Sunday, 197.100 to 196.650. Arizona State (2-4) scored the highest regular season road score in program  history since February 2003. ASU has now scored a 196.000-plus for the fourth time this season, third in a row. This is also the second-highest team score of the season.The Sun Devils continued to surpass that 49.000 on all four events. This continued streaks on each event, including every meet this season on bars and five straight on beam. 

Meet 5 (Feb. 6, 2021)-- No. 3 Utah 197.450, No. 16 ASU 197.150:
 No. 16 Sun Devil Gymnastics scored its highest team score since 2006 with a 197.150, taking second to No. 3 Utah's 197.450 in Desert Financial Arena on Saturday afternoon. Despite coming up short against Utah (6-1), Arizona State (2-3) had its best meet since 2006. The 197.150 is the 14th-best score in program history and the first score of 197.000-plus since 2006. The Sun Devils led the Utes after the first and second rotations before the No. 3 team in the nation took the lead.The event scores for vault (49.350), bars (49.375) and floor (49.400) were all the highest of the season. This continued streaks of 49.000-plus on bars (fifth in a row), beam (fourth in a row) and floor (second in a row).

Meet 4 (Jan. 29, 2021)-- No. 15 ASU 196.225, Oregon State 195.850:
For the first time since 2006, Sun Devil Gymnastics earned the victory over the Oregon State Beavers by outscoring them 196.225 to 195.850 in Desert Financial Arena on Friday night. Arizona State (2-2) led from start to finish to beat Oregon State (1-2), the first win for ASU since 2006. The Sun Devils scored above a 49.000 on bars, beam and floor to get above a 196.000 for the second time this season.
The Gym Devils scored a 49.300 on bars, the highest event total for any event so far this season. They have not yet scored below a 49.000 on bars in 2021.
 

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We are running out of ways to express our excitement in this rotation!!! Sarah Clark gets a new career high on bars!! ?? pic.twitter.com/sehpQdtTKJ

— Sun Devil Gymnastics (@SunDevilGym) January 30, 2021

Meet 3 (Jan. 23,2021)-- No. 7 UCLA 196.150, No. 15 ASU 195.950:
 Sophomore Hannah Scharf won the all-around title as No. 15 Sun Devil Gymnastics fell short in a competitive meet at preseason No. 7 UCLA on Saturday, 196.150 to 195.950. Arizona State (1-2) came close to taking down the 2019 Pac-12 champion UCLA (1-0) in the Pac-12 opener. The Bruins led the entire meet until partway through the final rotation when the home team's errors on floor gave the Sun Devils the lead. However, UCLA had three scores of 9.900 or better in the back half of their lineup to take the win.

Meet 2 (Jan. 16, 2021)-- No. 11 ASU 196.275, No. 10 BYU 196.250:
After competing from behind for the first three rotations, No. 11 Sun Devil Gymnastics finished on top with a 196.275 to narrowly beat No. 10 BYU's 196.250 in Desert Financial Arena on Saturday. Scharf's 9.925 on beam was not only a career high for her but also the best beam score by any ASU gymnast since 2019 when Justine Callis earned that score. It is also the highest score by any ASU gymnast on any event this season so far.

The #GymDevils scored a 49.225 on beam, our highest beam total since 2019! ?? pic.twitter.com/YoliR77lxn

— Sun Devil Gymnastics (@SunDevilGym) January 17, 2021

Meet 1 (Jan. 10, 2021) -- No. 2 Oklahoma 197.450, No. 21 ASU 194.725: Opening up the 2021 season, No. 21 Sun Devil Gymnastics saw their underclassmen shine and four freshmen make their collegiate debut in the loss against the No. 2 Oklahoma Sooners on the road on Sunday. Four freshmen made their collegiate debuts in this meet. Sarah Clark was in the lineup for bars (9.850), beam (8.675) and floor (9.675). Emily White had strong showings on bars (9.850) and vault (9.775). Jada Mangahas competed on vault (9.775) and floor (9.575). Finally, Anaya Smith was in the vault lineup, earning a 9.850. Only two upperclassmen competed on Sunday: senior Cairo Leonard-Baker and junior Megan Thompson.