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Gym Devils To Host Monday White Out Against Washington

Gym Devils To Host Monday White Out Against WashingtonGym Devils To Host Monday White Out Against Washington
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TEMPE, Ariz.--The Arizona State gymnastics team will open the Pac-12 slate on Monday night, hosting a White Out against Washington at 7 p.m. MT at Wells Fargo Arena.

The meet will air on the Pac-12 Networks, and fans can also follow along on Twitter by following @ASUGymnastics. Fans are encouraged to tweet with #EmbraceExcellence in support of the 2016 Gym Devils.

Live stats will also be available via the Sun Devil Gymnastics schedule page on TheSunDevils.com.

ABOUT WASHINGTON
The Huskies opened their season last week, falling to Ohio State at home, 194.275 to 193.725. Leading Washington is their senior, Allison Northey, who won the all-around title last week with a score of 39.225. Kaitlyn Duranczyk won the bars title against the Buckeyes, and finished second on beam in her debut in that event.

Washington will play host to the 2016 Pac-12 Gymnastics Championships on Sunday, March 19, in Seattle.

LAST TIME OUT
The freshman class led the way for the Gym Devils in the 2016 home opener against the No. 11 Nebraska Huskers and Bowling Green last week. ASU finished in second with a score of 192.700 behind the Huskers (194.050), and Bowling Green following in third (191.900).

Freshman Katelyn Lentz shined for the Gym Devils, competing in the all-around in her collegiate debut, finishing tied for first on floor with a 9.850.

The Gym Devils lead the competition through the first two rotations, boasting vault and bars totals of 48.375 and 48.325, respectively. Senior Allie Salas led the Devils on vault with a 9.800, with senior Taylor Allex following with a 9.725. On bars, seniors Carissa Kraus and Kristine Levin led the Devils with a pair of 9.750s.

On beam, freshman Heather Udowitch boasted a 9.750 in her collegiate debut, with fellow freshman Corinne Belkoff following with a 9.725. Floor featured the team-high from Lentz, followed by a 9.825 from Allex.

UP NEXT
With a short turn-around, the Sun Devils hit the road for the first time this season on Friday, Jan. 22, traveling to Norman, Okla., to take on Oklahoma at 5:45 p.m. MT/6:45 p.m. CT.

GYM DEVILS POST ALL-TIME HIGH TEAM GPA IN FALL 2015
The Fall 2015 semester was a time of academic success for the GymDevils as the team achieved its all-time highest cumulative and semester GPA, it was announced this week.

Last spring, the team ended with a GPA of 3.27 for the semester, which improved after the 2015 fall semester to a GPA of 3.51. In addition to the team’s collective achievements, seniors Taylor Allex (3.65 GPA) and Kristine Levin (3.27 GPA) and junior Beka Conrad (3.67 GPA) all earned their highest semester GPA.

Freshman Corinne Belkoff had the team’s highest semester GPA at 3.93. Belkoff, as well as freshmen Katelyn Lentz, Heather Udowitch and Eileen Imbus are all students in Barrett, the Honors College.

THE 2016 RETURNERS
ASU returns five gymnasts from last year’s lineup, with seniors Taylor Allex, Carissa Kraus, Kristine Levin, and Allie Salas ready to lead the program. Also back is beam and floor specialist Beka Conrad.

Last season, Allex competed in just her second all-around of the season at the NCAA Regional in Norman, Okla.

THE 2016 NEWCOMERS
The Gym Devils are set to field a young roster in 2016, with six freshmen expected to contribute to the lineup: Corinne Belkoff (Tucson, Ariz./Arizona Dynamics), Justine Callis (Chesapeake, Va./Oaktree Academy), Eileen Imbus (San Antonio, Texas (Aerial Athletics), Katelyn Lentz (Brisbane, Calif./Head Over Heels Athletic Arts), Heather Udowitch (Spring Creek Academy), and Morgan Wilson (Lee’s Summit, Mo./Diamond Gymnastics Academy).

THE 2016 SCHEDULE
The Gym Devils’ rigorous schedule continues as they head on the road for three consecutive meets, the first at Oklahoma in Norman on Friday, Jan. 22. Then, ASU will resume Pac-12 competition at Oregon State on Saturday, Jan. 30 at 5 p.m. MT, followed by a meet at Stanford on Monday, Feb. 8 at 7 p.m. MT.

On Monday, Feb. 15, ASU will return home to host California on Monday, Feb. 15, before taking on the rival Arizona Wildcats on Monday, Feb. 22. Both matches are slated for a 7 p.m. MT start.

ASU will return to the road for the final time in the Pac-12 regular-season slate on Saturday, Feb. 27 at UCLA before rounding out the home schedule on Friday, March 4.

During the home finale, ASU will host both Penn State’s women’s and men’s program in a double-dual with the Arizona State men’s gymnastics team.

The final regular-season meet is slated for Friday, Match 11 at Auburn, and on the following Saturday, March 19, ASU will make the trek up to Seattle, Wash., for the 2016 Pac-12 Gymnastics Championships.

GYM DEVILS ON THE PAC-12 NETWORKS
Each of ASU’s three home conference meets (vs. Washington, vs. California, and vs. Arizona) will air on the Pac-12 Networks. The Gym Devils’ meet at UCLA will also be televised on the Pac-12 Networks, as will the sessions of the 2016 Pac-12 Gymnastics Championships.

THE 2015 CAMPAIGN
Despite being plagued by injuries throughout most of the 2015 season, the Sun Devils bounced back in their regular season finale with a 195.175-191.050 victory over Air Force.

Following competition at the Pac-12 Championships, then-senior Natasha Sundby (floor) and then-junior Taylor Allex (all-around) qualified to compete at the NCAA Regional championships.

DR. RENE LYST
Rene Lyst was named head coach of the Arizona State women’s gymnastics team in May of 2014, and enters her second season at the helm of the Sun Devil program in 2016. Lyst helped the Razorbacks have qualified for 11 NCAA Regionals as a team, seven NCAA Championship appearances, five top-10 finishes, and two NCAA Super Six appearances.