TEMPE, Ariz. – The postseason officially beings as No. 21 Arizona State gymnastics prepares for the Pac-12 Gymnastics Championships this Saturday, taking place at the Maverik Center in Utah.
The Sun Devils (11-10) will participate in the first of two sessions, which will begin at 1 p.m. MDT. Both sessions will be televised live on the Pac-12 Network. No. 18 Washington, Stanford and Arizona will be the other three teams competing alongside ASU.
After the most recent meet at home on March 13, the Gym Devils are riding high. They scored their second highest score of the year, a 196.550, and earned their third ranked win this season by taking down No. 14 BYU. In the Road to Nationals rankings, Arizona State is in the top 25 for vault (20), bars (20) and beam (21). The vault ranking is the highest of any team in the first session.
Cairo Leonard-Baker, the reigning Pac-12 Newcomer/Freshman of the Year, won her third all-around title last week with a 39.425, including a 9.900 on floor that tied for that event title as well. In the rankings, she continues to shine on bars where she is currently tied for No. 12 with a 9.898 average. She is also ranked high in the all-around, checking in at No. 26.
Session #1 Opponents Outlook
No. 18 Washington (11-6)
The Sun Devils (11-10) will participate in the first of two sessions, which will begin at 1 p.m. MDT. Both sessions will be televised live on the Pac-12 Network. No. 18 Washington, Stanford and Arizona will be the other three teams competing alongside ASU.
After the most recent meet at home on March 13, the Gym Devils are riding high. They scored their second highest score of the year, a 196.550, and earned their third ranked win this season by taking down No. 14 BYU. In the Road to Nationals rankings, Arizona State is in the top 25 for vault (20), bars (20) and beam (21). The vault ranking is the highest of any team in the first session.
Cairo Leonard-Baker, the reigning Pac-12 Newcomer/Freshman of the Year, won her third all-around title last week with a 39.425, including a 9.900 on floor that tied for that event title as well. In the rankings, she continues to shine on bars where she is currently tied for No. 12 with a 9.898 average. She is also ranked high in the all-around, checking in at No. 26.
Session #1 Opponents Outlook
No. 18 Washington (11-6)
- Since the Sun Devils last saw the Huskies, UW has scored five-straight 196.000s or better, including a near 197.000 last week.
- The Dawgs are the top-ranked team in the first session. They have the highest rankings on bars (12) and beam (18).
- The Cardinal is just outside of the top 25, ranked No. 26 on Road to Nationals. However, they are No. 17 on floor, the best ranking of any team in the first session.
- Stanford has scored a 196.000 or better in two of the last three meets.
- This will be the first meet that the two rival schools will compete against each other.
- The Wildcats are ranked No. 30 as a team, the lowest ranked team in the conference. Their best event is on floor where they are No. 23.