TEMPE, Ariz. – Beam routines shone for No. 20 Arizona State gymnastics in the annual Maroon and Gold intrasquad meet on Saturday at Wells Fargo Arena.
"I'm pretty pleased overall," Arizona State head coach Jay Santos said. "These preseason events usually go one of two ways: either the team comes out and does well and shows how prepared we are, or it shows we need work. I actually think we got a little of both. Beam obviously looked really strong and ready to go. Other events had a little bit of up and down. But we hit a lot of routines and only had one or two true falls. All in all, I'm really pleased with what I saw and it's going to show us where we need to work going into the first meet."
In the meet, both teams only counted four scores in each rotation. The Maroon team took first place in the meet with a score of 155.700 while the Gold squad earned a 155.075. Both teams' best events were on beam with Maroon scoring a 39.275 and Gold getting a 39.150.
Six Gym Devils competed in every event, but Anne Kuhm came out on top with a 39.175 in the all-around. She had the best vault score of the day with a 9.850. The top scores came on beam and bars when Justine Callis scored a 9.875 on beam and Cairo Leonard-Baker got the same score on bars.
Team Results:
The Maroon team got up early after a strong showing on vault. Katelyn Lentz and Leonard-Baker both earned a 9.800 for team bests in the event. On bars, the Gold team had a rough start. Kuhm scored a 9.725 to lead the team in the first rotation.
Rotation Two - Maroon on bars, 38.950 | Gold on vault, 38.925
Kuhm had the best vault score today in this rotation, scoring a 9.850. That was also her highest score in any event today. The Maroon team had a solid outing on bars with Leonard-Baker leading the way with a 9.875, her best score of the day on any event.
Rotation Three - Maroon on beam, 39.275 | Gold on floor, 38.500
With a strong showing on beam, the Maroon team extended their lead to 117.375, under two points better than Gold's 115.925. Four on the Maroon squad earned a 9.800 and three of those were 9.825s. Heather Udowitch capped off the lineup with one of those 9.825s.
Rotation Four - Maroon on floor, 38.325 | Gold on beam, 39.150
In the final rotation, the Gold team saw their best score of the meet on beam after Callis scored a 9.875. Two others, Kuhm and Graycee Rushton, earned 9.825s. For the Maroon team, Udowitch and Corinne Belkoff had 9.725s to lead that rotation on floor.
The regular season opener is just 20 days away on Jan. 4 in Wells Fargo Arena. It will be a quad-meet with No. 23 Minnesota, No. 19 Missouri and UIC.
"I'm pretty pleased overall," Arizona State head coach Jay Santos said. "These preseason events usually go one of two ways: either the team comes out and does well and shows how prepared we are, or it shows we need work. I actually think we got a little of both. Beam obviously looked really strong and ready to go. Other events had a little bit of up and down. But we hit a lot of routines and only had one or two true falls. All in all, I'm really pleased with what I saw and it's going to show us where we need to work going into the first meet."
In the meet, both teams only counted four scores in each rotation. The Maroon team took first place in the meet with a score of 155.700 while the Gold squad earned a 155.075. Both teams' best events were on beam with Maroon scoring a 39.275 and Gold getting a 39.150.
Six Gym Devils competed in every event, but Anne Kuhm came out on top with a 39.175 in the all-around. She had the best vault score of the day with a 9.850. The top scores came on beam and bars when Justine Callis scored a 9.875 on beam and Cairo Leonard-Baker got the same score on bars.
Team Results:
- Maroon, 155.700
- Gold, 155.075
The Maroon team got up early after a strong showing on vault. Katelyn Lentz and Leonard-Baker both earned a 9.800 for team bests in the event. On bars, the Gold team had a rough start. Kuhm scored a 9.725 to lead the team in the first rotation.
STICK!!
— Sun Devil Gymnastics (@SunDevilGym) December 15, 2018
Katelyn Lentz gets a 9.800 for this solid vault! #GymDevils pic.twitter.com/KP973RMgX2
Rotation Two - Maroon on bars, 38.950 | Gold on vault, 38.925
Kuhm had the best vault score today in this rotation, scoring a 9.850. That was also her highest score in any event today. The Maroon team had a solid outing on bars with Leonard-Baker leading the way with a 9.875, her best score of the day on any event.
Pretty sure Cairo has wings the way she is flying across those bars. ??
— Sun Devil Gymnastics (@SunDevilGym) December 15, 2018
She got a 9.875 with this routine! #GymDevils pic.twitter.com/gPdj3cixtX
Rotation Three - Maroon on beam, 39.275 | Gold on floor, 38.500
With a strong showing on beam, the Maroon team extended their lead to 117.375, under two points better than Gold's 115.925. Four on the Maroon squad earned a 9.800 and three of those were 9.825s. Heather Udowitch capped off the lineup with one of those 9.825s.
ANOTHER 9.825 on beam for the Maroon Team!!
— Sun Devil Gymnastics (@SunDevilGym) December 16, 2018
Heather Udowitch finished her routine strong for her squad. #GymDevils pic.twitter.com/1usGaN5cWn
Rotation Four - Maroon on floor, 38.325 | Gold on beam, 39.150
In the final rotation, the Gold team saw their best score of the meet on beam after Callis scored a 9.875. Two others, Kuhm and Graycee Rushton, earned 9.825s. For the Maroon team, Udowitch and Corinne Belkoff had 9.725s to lead that rotation on floor.
Yeah. We are GOOD ON BEAM.
— Sun Devil Gymnastics (@SunDevilGym) December 16, 2018
Justine Callis got a 9.875, the best score of the day! #GymDevils pic.twitter.com/t8TiG9tJwx
The regular season opener is just 20 days away on Jan. 4 in Wells Fargo Arena. It will be a quad-meet with No. 23 Minnesota, No. 19 Missouri and UIC.