No. 13 Arizona State at No. 25 Minnesota
Saturday, March 3 | 3 p.m. MST
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No. 13 Gym Devils Trek to North Star State for Meet with No. 25 Minnesota
The No. 13 Gym Devils (6-4, 3-3 Pac-12) are set to hit the road for a top-25 meeting with No. 25 Minnesota on Sat., March 3 at 3 p.m. MST. Arizona State's matchup with the Gophers will constitute its eighth this season against a Top-25 ranked opponent, its previous seven coming against No. 15 Iowa State and No. 16 Auburn on Jan. 6, No. 18 West Virginia on Jan. 14, No. 20 Stanford on Jan. 20, No. 13 Oregon State on Feb. 3, No. 2 Utah on Feb. 9 and No. 13 Washington on Feb. 17.
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Scouting The Opposition | No. 25 Minnesota (8-3, 5-2 Big Ten)
The Minnesota Gophers are led by former Gopher gymnast (2000-2003) and head coach Jenny Hansen, who is entering her fourth season in the position...Under her guidance, the Gophers advanced to the 2016 NCAA Championships as a team for the first time since 2013...Their eighth-place finish was the highest ever in program history… Hansen was also named the 2016 Big Ten Coach of the Year, as the team finished with a 9-0 conference record...During her tenure as head coach Minnesota has gone 167-102-3 and has been selected to an NCAA Regional every season… Last season the Gophers boasted their largest roster in program history with 18 gymnasts, including nine returners and nine newcomers… The squad is coming off a year in which they finished No. 30 in the national rankings...Minnesota is currently ranked No. 25 in the nation… Their young and talented roster is led by sophomore sensation Ivy Lu (currently ranked 5th on bars), who has scored a 10.0 on beam this season, and freshmen phenoms Lexy Ramler (former elite and currently ranked 5th on beam and 13th in the all-around nationally) and Ona Loper.
Road Warriors
The Gym Devils will cap the regular season with three consecutive road meets - at Minnesota (March 3), at Oklahoma with Denver and Arkansas (March 9), at Sacramento State with Oregon State and UC Davis (March 16) - before traveling south to Tucson for the 2018 Pac-12 Championships, to be held on March 24. Over the course of the four-week stretch the squad with log a total travel mileage of 6,990.2 miles.
Raising The Bar
One for the thumb, Gym Devil standout freshman Cairo Leonard-Baker has captured her fifth Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the week honor, as announced by the league office Tuesday afternoon. By virtue of the recognition, Leonard-Baker joins prestigious company - Utah's MyKayla Skinner and California's Toni-Ann Williams - as just one of three gymnasts in conference history to garner the award five or more times. The Oakland, Calif. native also becomes just the second Gym Devil in program history to earn league honors on five separate occasions, joining 2004 national champion and five-time all-american Ashley Kelly in the feat. Leading the charge in Arizona State's 196.725-195.025, Territorial Cup victory over Arizona this past Saturday, Leonard-Baker captured her fourth all-around title (39.475) of the season to elevate the Gym Devils to their 21st-best team total in program history. In the effort, Leonard-Baker recorded career-bests on floor (9.950) and vault (9.850), respectively, while earning first-place finishes on floor and bars (9.875) to move her season titles total to 12.
In The Rankings
Through eight weeks of competition, Arizona State has moved up four spots ranking at No. 13 in the Road to Nationals team standings. On an event basis, the Gym Devils rank 18th on vault (49.020), 16th on bars (49.085), 13th on beam (49.085) and 20th on floor (49.140). For Weeks 5-7 of the season, the Gym Devils ranked No. 17. During Week 4 of the collegiate gymnastics season, the Gym Devils ranked No. 12 as they tallied a 196.800 in their Pac-12 home opener against California, constituting the program's best team tally since it recorded a 197.750 vs. Iowa State on March 10, 2006. It also accounts for the 19th-best team total in Gym Devil history. During Week 3 of the season, the Gym Devils ranked at No. 14. Week 2 constituted the team's highest rank of the season, coming in at No. 11 after the Gym Devils defeated then-No. 16 West Virginia. By virtue of their season-opening 194.674, the Gym Devils concluded Week 1 ranked at No. 14. ASU checked in at No. 31 in the NACGC/W preseason coaches poll released in December, jumping 10 slots from its 2017 postseason ranking of No. 41. The 10-spot move constituted the most significant rise in the rankings over that span. Collectively, the Pac-12 Conference proved well-represented in the rankings as six of its eight programs appeared within the Top-25. Arizona State was selected to finish eighth in the preseason Pac-12 women's gymnastics poll. Reigning conference champion UCLA tops the league list, announced in mid-December.
Last Time Out
Last time out, the Gym Devils recorded their 21st best team total in program history of 196.725, in a 196.725-195.025 win over in-state rival, Arizona, for a pivotal Territorial Cup point. The Gym Devils swept the team and individual event titles. Leading the Arizona State effort was four-time Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Week Cairo Leonard-Baker and 2012 French Olympian Anne Kuhm. Leonard-Baker won the all-around title while also adding a pair of event titles on bars (9.875) and floor (9.975) The Oakland native has now accumulated twelve individual titles on the season. Kuhm followed suit placing second in the all-around with a career-best 39.450. She also added her first event tile of the season by capturing the vault title with a 9.900. Rounding out the event winners is Junior Justine Callis, who garnered her first event title of the season with a career-best 9.900 on beam.
Season Prospectus
Announced in October, Arizona State's gauntlet of a 2018 slate sees the Gym Devils take on five programs — Oklahoma, Utah, Washington, Denver and Oregon State — who all advanced to compete in the 2017 National Collegiate Women's Gymnastics Championships. In addition to the aforementioned teams, the Gym Devils will face off with five other squads that capped the 2017 season ranked nationally in the Top-25 including Auburn, California, Iowa, Arkansas and West Virginia.
Up next, ASU will remain on the road, traveling to Norman, Okla., for another quad-meet against Oklahoma, Denver and Arkansas on Friday, March 9. The meet will be hosted by two-time defending national champion Oklahoma. Denver is also coming off an impressive season in which it qualified for the NCAA national championships. Additionally, Arkansas finished last season ranked in the Top-25.
Arizona State will then cap the 2018 non-conference slate by competing in a Sacramento State-hosted quad-meet with UC Davis and Pac-12 counterpart Oregon State on Friday, March 16.
The Pac-12 season will conclude on Saturday, March 24, with Arizona set to host the 2018 Pac-12 championships.
Returners
The Gym Devils return 22 routines and 12 letterwinners from 2017. Senior leader Nichelle Christopherson constitutes the lone senior on the roster while juniors Corinne Belkoff, Justine Callis, Heather Udowitch, Katelyn Lentz and Morgan Wilson return for their respective third seasons with the program. The Gym Devils also return six sophomores in Averie Brook, Jessica Ginn, Morgan Hart, Mekayla Jones, Graycee Rushton, and Ashley Szafranski.
Newcomers
The offseason proved generous for the Gym Devils, who welcomed a pair of high-caliber collegiate transfers in Anne Kuhm (University of Paris-Dauphine, junior) and Kaitlyn Szafranski (Louisiana State University, junior), and a pair of freshmen — Cairo Leonard-Baker (Oakland, Calif.) and Maya Williams (Reistertown, Md.) — expected to elevate the program immediately.
Olympic Flair
Junior Gym Devil Anne Kuhm joins the Arizona State program with international competition experience to her credit. A member of the French national team since 2009, she competed in the 2012 London Olympics for Team France, which finished in 11th place. Kuhm was selected as a reserve for the all-around final. She participated in the 2012 & 2016 Olympic Test Event, helping France qualify a full team to the Olympics on both occasions. Most recently, Kuhm was selected as an alternate for France in the 2016 Rio Olympics. She also earned further international experience competing for France at the 2015 World Championships in Glasgow. Kuhm is a two-time French national all-around champion (2011 and 2012). She also finished second at the national championships on bars and floor. In 2011, Kuhm was the French Junior National Champion in the all-around.
Baskett Joins #GymDevil Staff
Arizona State gymnastics head coach Jay Santos announced in August the addition of former national champion and 12-time All-American Kristina Baskett to the Sun Devil coaching staff as a volunteer assistant coach for the 2018 season. Baskett compiled a prolific career as a gymnast at the University of Utah. She competed as a member of the Red Rocks program from 2006-09, helping to pace the squad to three consecutive second-place national finishes. She most notably won the 2006 NCAA uneven bar title as a freshman. She also received second-team All-America honors on vault at the 2006 NCAA championships. A highly-decorated competitor for the Red Rocks, Baskett also earned silver medals on vault in 2008 and in the all-around in 2009. Baskett comes to Tempe after recently serving as a stunt double in a number of renowned TV series and blockbuster movies. Baskett has accumulated 63 total credits in her professional acting career, while making appearances in popular films such as Jason Bourne and Olympus Has Fallen.
Academic Excellence
Academic excellence has become an integral standard within the Gym Devil program. In 2017, Arizona State placed seven student-athletes on Pac-12 All-Academic teams, while ten members of the squad garnered Scholastics All-American recognitions (NACGC/W). As a contingent, Arizona State gymnastics was one of seven Sun Devil programs recognized as an APR (Academic Progress Report) Top-10 percent performer in 2017. Exemplifying the team's academic excellence, the Gym Devils managed a perfect score of 1000.
2017 In Retrospect
Under first-year head coach Jay Santos, the Gym Devils finished the 2017 season 3-10 and 1-5 in conference play. The team saw tremendous growth on the season, hitting a season-high team score in five of six consecutive meets including a season-high 195.700 at Arizona. The Gym Devils scored 195+ in four separate meets, the first time that has happened since the 2014 season. The team showed significant improvement on bars and beam from the 2016 season. The team's bars regional qualifying score increased from a 48.24 in 2016 to a 48.8 in 2017, while beam improved from 48.57 to 48.93. The Gym Devils finished the season ranked 29th in the country on beam. The Gym Devils also bested then-No. 23 Arizona for the program's first Pac-12 win since 2014 and the coveted Territorial Cup series point. At the Pac-12 championship, the Gym Devils completed the season with a 195.600, their second-highest team score of the season, plus a season-high 49.275 on beam in the final rotation, the highest team beam score since March 13, 2009. It was the second-highest team total for the program at a championship meet since 2004, when the Gym Devils scored a 196.775.
Saturday, March 3 | 3 p.m. MST
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No. 13 Gym Devils Trek to North Star State for Meet with No. 25 Minnesota
The No. 13 Gym Devils (6-4, 3-3 Pac-12) are set to hit the road for a top-25 meeting with No. 25 Minnesota on Sat., March 3 at 3 p.m. MST. Arizona State's matchup with the Gophers will constitute its eighth this season against a Top-25 ranked opponent, its previous seven coming against No. 15 Iowa State and No. 16 Auburn on Jan. 6, No. 18 West Virginia on Jan. 14, No. 20 Stanford on Jan. 20, No. 13 Oregon State on Feb. 3, No. 2 Utah on Feb. 9 and No. 13 Washington on Feb. 17.
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Scouting The Opposition | No. 25 Minnesota (8-3, 5-2 Big Ten)
The Minnesota Gophers are led by former Gopher gymnast (2000-2003) and head coach Jenny Hansen, who is entering her fourth season in the position...Under her guidance, the Gophers advanced to the 2016 NCAA Championships as a team for the first time since 2013...Their eighth-place finish was the highest ever in program history… Hansen was also named the 2016 Big Ten Coach of the Year, as the team finished with a 9-0 conference record...During her tenure as head coach Minnesota has gone 167-102-3 and has been selected to an NCAA Regional every season… Last season the Gophers boasted their largest roster in program history with 18 gymnasts, including nine returners and nine newcomers… The squad is coming off a year in which they finished No. 30 in the national rankings...Minnesota is currently ranked No. 25 in the nation… Their young and talented roster is led by sophomore sensation Ivy Lu (currently ranked 5th on bars), who has scored a 10.0 on beam this season, and freshmen phenoms Lexy Ramler (former elite and currently ranked 5th on beam and 13th in the all-around nationally) and Ona Loper.
Road Warriors
The Gym Devils will cap the regular season with three consecutive road meets - at Minnesota (March 3), at Oklahoma with Denver and Arkansas (March 9), at Sacramento State with Oregon State and UC Davis (March 16) - before traveling south to Tucson for the 2018 Pac-12 Championships, to be held on March 24. Over the course of the four-week stretch the squad with log a total travel mileage of 6,990.2 miles.
Raising The Bar
- Arizona State has ranked in the Top-20 nationally for eight consecutive weeks, moving up to No. 13 this week's Road to Nationals standings. The Gym Devils currently rank fifth among Pac-12 squads. ASU also ranks in the Top-25 nationally in each event, sitting at 13th on beam, 16th on bars, 18th on vault, and 20th on floor. Prior to the 2018 season, the Gym Devils had not ranked in the Top-25 since the 2013 season (No. 24) and had not appeared in the Top-15 since 2006 (No. 9).
- The Gym Devils have knocked off four ranked opponents this season — No. 14 Auburn, No. 20 Iowa, No. 14 West Virginia, and No. 20 Stanford — marking the first time since 2006 that the squad has accomplished the feat.
- Arizona State is one of six Pac-12 programs ranked nationally — the No. 17 Gym Devils are joined in the rankings by No. 2 UCLA, No. 4 Utah, No. 8 Oregon State, No. 11 Washington, and No. 18 California.
- Recording team totals of 196.475 at No. 16 West Virginia on Jan. 14, 196.250 at No. 20 Stanford on Jan. 20 and 196.800 vs. California on Jan. 28, the Gym Devils surpassed the 196+ mark in three consecutive meets for the first time since 2006. After recording a 196.575 vs. No. 10 Washington on Feb. 17 and 196.725 vs. Arizona on Feb. 24, the team has now recorded five 196+ marks in a season for the first time since 2006.
- Arizona State's 196.800 effort in its Pac-12 home opener against California on Jan. 28 constitutes the program's best team tally since the Gym Devils recorded a 197.750 vs. Iowa State on March 10, 2006. It also accounts for the 19th best team total in Gym Devil history.
- Standout Gym Devil freshman and four-time Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Week Cairo Leonard-Baker currently ranks in the top-10 nationally in three event categories including the all-around (9th, 39.455), bars (10th, 9.905) and floor (10th, 9.905). Her season averages in the all-around and on floor mark collegiate bests among freshmen. On a conference basis, Leonard-Baker sits in third on bars, fourth in the all-around, and fifth on floor.
- French Olympian Anne Kuhm has made great strides this season and has made an immediate impact to the team. She currently ranks in the top-60 nationally in two event categories including the all-around (32nd, 39.155) and floor (59th, 9.855).
- Gym Devil junior Morgan Wilson has proven reliable on vault for Arizona State this season, recording tallies of 9.8+ in the event in each of the team's seven meets. Her RQS of 9.835 constitutes the 56th best in the country.
- Vault: Team - 49.125 vs. Arizona on Feb. 24 (highest since 2/22/14 against Arizona (49.125)) | Individual - 9.900, Anne Kuhm vs. Arizona on Feb. 24
- Bars: Team - 49.325 vs. California on Jan. 28 (highest since 2/24/06 at UNO's Classic (49.500)) | Individual - 9.950, Cairo Leonard-Baker vs. California on Jan. 28 and vs. Washington on Feb. 17
- Beam: Team - 49.325 at Stanford on Jan. 20 (highest since 3/13/09 at UNO's Classic (49.350)) | Individual - 9.900, Justine Callis vs. Arizona on Feb. 24/Katelyn Lentz at Stanford on Jan. 20/Ashley Szafranski at West Virginia on Jan. 14
- Floor: Team - 49.400 vs. Arizona vs. Feb. 24 (highest since 2/22/2016 against Arizona (49.250)) | Individual - 9.950, Cairo Leonard-Baker vs. Arizona on Feb. 24
- All-Around: Team - 196.800 vs. California on Jan. 28 (highest since 3/10/06 against Iowa State (197.750)) | Individual - 39.575, Cairo Leonard-Baker vs. California on Jan. 28
- Cairo Leonard-Baker (12): Bars at West Virginia, Jan. 14; Floor at West Virginia, Jan. 14; All-Around at West Virginia, Jan. 14; Bars vs. California, Jan. 28; All-Around vs. California, Jan. 28; Bars at Oregon State, Feb. 3; Bars vs. Washington, Feb. 17; Floor vs. Washington, Feb. 17; All-Around vs. Washington, Feb. 17; Bars vs. Arizona, Feb. 24; Floor vs. Arizona, Feb. 24; All-Around vs. Arizona, Feb. 24
- Anne Kuhm (1): Vault vs. Arizona, Feb. 24.
- Justine Callis (1): Beam vs. Arizona, Feb. 24
- Morgan Wilson (1): Vault at Oregon State, Feb. 3
- Ashley Szafranski (1): Beam at West Virginia, Jan. 14
One for the thumb, Gym Devil standout freshman Cairo Leonard-Baker has captured her fifth Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the week honor, as announced by the league office Tuesday afternoon. By virtue of the recognition, Leonard-Baker joins prestigious company - Utah's MyKayla Skinner and California's Toni-Ann Williams - as just one of three gymnasts in conference history to garner the award five or more times. The Oakland, Calif. native also becomes just the second Gym Devil in program history to earn league honors on five separate occasions, joining 2004 national champion and five-time all-american Ashley Kelly in the feat. Leading the charge in Arizona State's 196.725-195.025, Territorial Cup victory over Arizona this past Saturday, Leonard-Baker captured her fourth all-around title (39.475) of the season to elevate the Gym Devils to their 21st-best team total in program history. In the effort, Leonard-Baker recorded career-bests on floor (9.950) and vault (9.850), respectively, while earning first-place finishes on floor and bars (9.875) to move her season titles total to 12.
In The Rankings
Through eight weeks of competition, Arizona State has moved up four spots ranking at No. 13 in the Road to Nationals team standings. On an event basis, the Gym Devils rank 18th on vault (49.020), 16th on bars (49.085), 13th on beam (49.085) and 20th on floor (49.140). For Weeks 5-7 of the season, the Gym Devils ranked No. 17. During Week 4 of the collegiate gymnastics season, the Gym Devils ranked No. 12 as they tallied a 196.800 in their Pac-12 home opener against California, constituting the program's best team tally since it recorded a 197.750 vs. Iowa State on March 10, 2006. It also accounts for the 19th-best team total in Gym Devil history. During Week 3 of the season, the Gym Devils ranked at No. 14. Week 2 constituted the team's highest rank of the season, coming in at No. 11 after the Gym Devils defeated then-No. 16 West Virginia. By virtue of their season-opening 194.674, the Gym Devils concluded Week 1 ranked at No. 14. ASU checked in at No. 31 in the NACGC/W preseason coaches poll released in December, jumping 10 slots from its 2017 postseason ranking of No. 41. The 10-spot move constituted the most significant rise in the rankings over that span. Collectively, the Pac-12 Conference proved well-represented in the rankings as six of its eight programs appeared within the Top-25. Arizona State was selected to finish eighth in the preseason Pac-12 women's gymnastics poll. Reigning conference champion UCLA tops the league list, announced in mid-December.
Last Time Out
Last time out, the Gym Devils recorded their 21st best team total in program history of 196.725, in a 196.725-195.025 win over in-state rival, Arizona, for a pivotal Territorial Cup point. The Gym Devils swept the team and individual event titles. Leading the Arizona State effort was four-time Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Week Cairo Leonard-Baker and 2012 French Olympian Anne Kuhm. Leonard-Baker won the all-around title while also adding a pair of event titles on bars (9.875) and floor (9.975) The Oakland native has now accumulated twelve individual titles on the season. Kuhm followed suit placing second in the all-around with a career-best 39.450. She also added her first event tile of the season by capturing the vault title with a 9.900. Rounding out the event winners is Junior Justine Callis, who garnered her first event title of the season with a career-best 9.900 on beam.
Season Prospectus
Announced in October, Arizona State's gauntlet of a 2018 slate sees the Gym Devils take on five programs — Oklahoma, Utah, Washington, Denver and Oregon State — who all advanced to compete in the 2017 National Collegiate Women's Gymnastics Championships. In addition to the aforementioned teams, the Gym Devils will face off with five other squads that capped the 2017 season ranked nationally in the Top-25 including Auburn, California, Iowa, Arkansas and West Virginia.
Up next, ASU will remain on the road, traveling to Norman, Okla., for another quad-meet against Oklahoma, Denver and Arkansas on Friday, March 9. The meet will be hosted by two-time defending national champion Oklahoma. Denver is also coming off an impressive season in which it qualified for the NCAA national championships. Additionally, Arkansas finished last season ranked in the Top-25.
Arizona State will then cap the 2018 non-conference slate by competing in a Sacramento State-hosted quad-meet with UC Davis and Pac-12 counterpart Oregon State on Friday, March 16.
The Pac-12 season will conclude on Saturday, March 24, with Arizona set to host the 2018 Pac-12 championships.
Returners
The Gym Devils return 22 routines and 12 letterwinners from 2017. Senior leader Nichelle Christopherson constitutes the lone senior on the roster while juniors Corinne Belkoff, Justine Callis, Heather Udowitch, Katelyn Lentz and Morgan Wilson return for their respective third seasons with the program. The Gym Devils also return six sophomores in Averie Brook, Jessica Ginn, Morgan Hart, Mekayla Jones, Graycee Rushton, and Ashley Szafranski.
Newcomers
The offseason proved generous for the Gym Devils, who welcomed a pair of high-caliber collegiate transfers in Anne Kuhm (University of Paris-Dauphine, junior) and Kaitlyn Szafranski (Louisiana State University, junior), and a pair of freshmen — Cairo Leonard-Baker (Oakland, Calif.) and Maya Williams (Reistertown, Md.) — expected to elevate the program immediately.
Olympic Flair
Junior Gym Devil Anne Kuhm joins the Arizona State program with international competition experience to her credit. A member of the French national team since 2009, she competed in the 2012 London Olympics for Team France, which finished in 11th place. Kuhm was selected as a reserve for the all-around final. She participated in the 2012 & 2016 Olympic Test Event, helping France qualify a full team to the Olympics on both occasions. Most recently, Kuhm was selected as an alternate for France in the 2016 Rio Olympics. She also earned further international experience competing for France at the 2015 World Championships in Glasgow. Kuhm is a two-time French national all-around champion (2011 and 2012). She also finished second at the national championships on bars and floor. In 2011, Kuhm was the French Junior National Champion in the all-around.
Baskett Joins #GymDevil Staff
Arizona State gymnastics head coach Jay Santos announced in August the addition of former national champion and 12-time All-American Kristina Baskett to the Sun Devil coaching staff as a volunteer assistant coach for the 2018 season. Baskett compiled a prolific career as a gymnast at the University of Utah. She competed as a member of the Red Rocks program from 2006-09, helping to pace the squad to three consecutive second-place national finishes. She most notably won the 2006 NCAA uneven bar title as a freshman. She also received second-team All-America honors on vault at the 2006 NCAA championships. A highly-decorated competitor for the Red Rocks, Baskett also earned silver medals on vault in 2008 and in the all-around in 2009. Baskett comes to Tempe after recently serving as a stunt double in a number of renowned TV series and blockbuster movies. Baskett has accumulated 63 total credits in her professional acting career, while making appearances in popular films such as Jason Bourne and Olympus Has Fallen.
Academic Excellence
Academic excellence has become an integral standard within the Gym Devil program. In 2017, Arizona State placed seven student-athletes on Pac-12 All-Academic teams, while ten members of the squad garnered Scholastics All-American recognitions (NACGC/W). As a contingent, Arizona State gymnastics was one of seven Sun Devil programs recognized as an APR (Academic Progress Report) Top-10 percent performer in 2017. Exemplifying the team's academic excellence, the Gym Devils managed a perfect score of 1000.
2017 In Retrospect
Under first-year head coach Jay Santos, the Gym Devils finished the 2017 season 3-10 and 1-5 in conference play. The team saw tremendous growth on the season, hitting a season-high team score in five of six consecutive meets including a season-high 195.700 at Arizona. The Gym Devils scored 195+ in four separate meets, the first time that has happened since the 2014 season. The team showed significant improvement on bars and beam from the 2016 season. The team's bars regional qualifying score increased from a 48.24 in 2016 to a 48.8 in 2017, while beam improved from 48.57 to 48.93. The Gym Devils finished the season ranked 29th in the country on beam. The Gym Devils also bested then-No. 23 Arizona for the program's first Pac-12 win since 2014 and the coveted Territorial Cup series point. At the Pac-12 championship, the Gym Devils completed the season with a 195.600, their second-highest team score of the season, plus a season-high 49.275 on beam in the final rotation, the highest team beam score since March 13, 2009. It was the second-highest team total for the program at a championship meet since 2004, when the Gym Devils scored a 196.775.