TEMPE, Ariz. – Sending off the five seniors in style, Arizona State gymnastics scored a 196.825 to earn the win over Pittsburgh in the final home meet of the season at Desert Financial Arena on Sunday.
Notable Stats
Arizona State head coach Jay Santos
On tonight's win
"To have a performance like this at the end of the week after three meets shows the resilience and how much hard work they have put in all year. The beginning of the season was a little slow, but these last couple of weeks have just been amazing."
On Morgan Wilson
"She prepares so well. She's a fifth-year senior, so this is what you want and expect. She knows exactly what she has to do to get ready. It's so great to see her succeed and have a great season, but it's not surprising with all of the hard work that she puts in."
On preparing for a third meet in a row
"We had a good game plan and talked about it. Most weeks we have a lot more practices than meets, this week we just happen to have more meets than practices. We tried to rotate a couple of the girls in and out to keep them as fresh as we could. We told them we have a huge opportunity in front of us and if we can take advantage of it, we would set ourselves up in a nice spot. I couldn't have asked for more from this meet."
On graduating seniors
"I've been telling everyone that I can't believe four years have gone by. Four years ago, I had just taken the job, I was making phone calls trying to get to know them and was just excited to get on campus and meet them face to face since I didn't go through the recruiting process with them. It's amazing to think of the transformation of those young, inexperienced kids to where they are today with the leadership and maturity that they possess. They're such capable young women that are going to go and take on the world."
Fifth-Year Senior Morgan Wilson
On the importance of Senior Day
"I try not to think about it too much, I just wanted to come out and have fun with my team. When we have fun we do our best, so that's what I was trying to do."
On having three meets in the last week
"We have trusted ourselves up to this point and we were just rolling. We knew we could do it so we tried not to worry or stress about hitting our routines. It was impressive that every week we were consistent and able to keep the ball rolling."
Final Results
Reeves scored a 9.925 on vault, which is not only a career high but is the highest score by any ASU gymnast on vault since 2009. The last gymnast to earn that total was Beate Jones in March 2009. To help keep the streak of 49.000-plus vault totals going, Ginn, Redmond and Wilson all scored 9.800s.
Rotation Two – Bars, 49.400
The 49.400 total is the best bars score for ASU since 2006. It is also the best event total for any event since the Gym Devils scored a 49.425 on floor in 2019. All six Sun Devils had stick landings. Boyer and Leonard-Baker both scored 9.900s, a career best for Boyer. Wilson and Redmond also earned new career highs with a 9.875 and 9.825, respectively. Reeves tied her career high with a 9.850.
Rotation Three – Beam, 49.075
Wilson and Redmond both scored 9.850s on beam to lead the team. That score is a career best for Redmond. Megan Thompson and Boyer chipped in 9.800s to help ASU get its third beam total over 49.000 this season.
Rotation Four – Floor, 49.275
The final home meet wrapped up with a great floor score, their fourth in a row over 49.000. Boyer and Ginn both scored 9.900s, a career best for Boyer. Leonard-Baker scored a 9.875 and Wilson scored a 9.825.
Up Next
The final meet of the regular season will be on Friday at No. 6 LSU. The meet will begin at 5:15 p.m. MST and will be live on the SEC Network+.
Notable Stats
- Arizona State (7-6-1) earned its third win a row with its fourth 196.000-plus in a row, beating Pittsburgh (9-7). The 196.825 total is the 20th most in Sun Devil history. As a team, the Gym Devils have scored five totals over 196.000 this season.
- ASU scored a 49.400 on bars after all six in the lineup stuck their dismounts. That score is the highest bars total by an Arizona State team since 2006.
- As a team, there were five 9.900s or better earned, the most in a single meet this season for ASU. One was on vault, two on bars and two on floor.
- Gracie Reeves scored a 9.925 on vault, the highest score by any ASU gymnast since 2009 when Beate Jones earned that mark. She helped Arizona State keep the streak alive of totals over 49.000 in that event, moving it to seven in a row.
- Many Gym Devils scored career highs in today's meet. In the all-around, Morgan Wilson and Juliette Boyer both earned 39.350s. On vault, Reeves earned her 9.925. On bars, Boyer, Wilson and Redmond all scored career highs with a 9.900, 9.875 and 9.825, respectively. Beam saw a new career best for Redmond with a 9.850. Finally, Boyer earned another 9.900 on floor, another career high.
- The Sun Devils won event titles on every event except for beam. Wilson and Boyer tied for first in the all-around (39.350), Reeves won on vault (9.925), Boyer and Leonard-Baker tied for first on bars (9.900), and Boyer and Jessica Ginn tied for first on floor (9.900).
- The home crowd bid farewell to the five seniors today: Jessica Ginn, Morgan Hart, Ashley Szafranski, Morgan Wilson and Graycee Zaugg.
- Arizona State has won at three senior days in a row. Stanford had theirs on Monday, Arizona's was on Friday and ASU's was today. LSU's meet on Friday will be the final home meet for that team as well.
Arizona State head coach Jay Santos
On tonight's win
"To have a performance like this at the end of the week after three meets shows the resilience and how much hard work they have put in all year. The beginning of the season was a little slow, but these last couple of weeks have just been amazing."
On Morgan Wilson
"She prepares so well. She's a fifth-year senior, so this is what you want and expect. She knows exactly what she has to do to get ready. It's so great to see her succeed and have a great season, but it's not surprising with all of the hard work that she puts in."
On preparing for a third meet in a row
"We had a good game plan and talked about it. Most weeks we have a lot more practices than meets, this week we just happen to have more meets than practices. We tried to rotate a couple of the girls in and out to keep them as fresh as we could. We told them we have a huge opportunity in front of us and if we can take advantage of it, we would set ourselves up in a nice spot. I couldn't have asked for more from this meet."
On graduating seniors
"I've been telling everyone that I can't believe four years have gone by. Four years ago, I had just taken the job, I was making phone calls trying to get to know them and was just excited to get on campus and meet them face to face since I didn't go through the recruiting process with them. It's amazing to think of the transformation of those young, inexperienced kids to where they are today with the leadership and maturity that they possess. They're such capable young women that are going to go and take on the world."
Fifth-Year Senior Morgan Wilson
On the importance of Senior Day
"I try not to think about it too much, I just wanted to come out and have fun with my team. When we have fun we do our best, so that's what I was trying to do."
On having three meets in the last week
"We have trusted ourselves up to this point and we were just rolling. We knew we could do it so we tried not to worry or stress about hitting our routines. It was impressive that every week we were consistent and able to keep the ball rolling."
Final Results
- Arizona State, 196.825
- Pittsburgh, 196.200
Reeves scored a 9.925 on vault, which is not only a career high but is the highest score by any ASU gymnast on vault since 2009. The last gymnast to earn that total was Beate Jones in March 2009. To help keep the streak of 49.000-plus vault totals going, Ginn, Redmond and Wilson all scored 9.800s.
Rotation Two – Bars, 49.400
The 49.400 total is the best bars score for ASU since 2006. It is also the best event total for any event since the Gym Devils scored a 49.425 on floor in 2019. All six Sun Devils had stick landings. Boyer and Leonard-Baker both scored 9.900s, a career best for Boyer. Wilson and Redmond also earned new career highs with a 9.875 and 9.825, respectively. Reeves tied her career high with a 9.850.
Rotation Three – Beam, 49.075
Wilson and Redmond both scored 9.850s on beam to lead the team. That score is a career best for Redmond. Megan Thompson and Boyer chipped in 9.800s to help ASU get its third beam total over 49.000 this season.
Rotation Four – Floor, 49.275
The final home meet wrapped up with a great floor score, their fourth in a row over 49.000. Boyer and Ginn both scored 9.900s, a career best for Boyer. Leonard-Baker scored a 9.875 and Wilson scored a 9.825.
Up Next
The final meet of the regular season will be on Friday at No. 6 LSU. The meet will begin at 5:15 p.m. MST and will be live on the SEC Network+.