LAS VEGAS – Junior Emily White took second in the all-around as Sun Devil Gymnastics opened their season with a third-place finish (195.775) in the third session at the Super 16 on Saturday afternoon.
Notable Stats
Arizona State Head Coach Jay Santos
"This is a good start. We came out with a little bit of nerves, but we had some really strong finishes on the back half of lineups. When we had mistakes, we showed a lot of resiliency. I think every mistake that was done today is fixable. I'm pretty pleased. We had some really strong routines. We have to clean up a couple things. We were one routine away on each event from putting up a great score.
"Kayla starting her first routine on beam on a podium meet was a great thing to see. Emily had a really good day, Hannah was strong except for the mistake on beam. The majority of the floor lineup, Jo, Em, Jada and Hannah, really did a fantastic job. We did a really good job finishing on bars top to bottom. There was the one mistake by Cienna (Samiley), but she did a great job to fight and finish the routine strong."
Final Results
Rotation One: Beam, 48.775
After Lee led off with her first collegiate routine and hit, the last four gymnasts had to follow a fall. Reeves scored a solid 9.825 and White had a 9.900. For White, this continues her strong presence on beam as she scored below a 9.825 just twice in 2022. The team was in third after this rotation, which would hold the rest of the meet.
Rotation Two: Floor, 48.950
The last four in the lineup built off of each other as all of them earned a 9.825 or better. Jordyn Jaslow started it off with her 9.825 in the third spot in the lineup. White matched that score and Jada Mangahas built off of that, earning a 9.875. In the anchor spot, Scharf ended the rotation with a 9.900.
Rotation Three: Vault, 48.900
Vault saw all six hit, but no score surpassed a 9.825. Scharf scored that 9.825 in the anchor. Two Devils scored a 9.800: Reeves and White.
Rotation Four: Bars, 49.150
The Gym Devils saved the best for last as they scored their best event score on bars. White was the leading score with a 9.875, her ninth meet in a row (dating back to last season) scoring at least a 9.800 on bars. Both Sarah Clark and Reeves had 9.850s.
Up Next
Arizona State's home opener is on Friday, January 13, hosting a tri-meet with UC Davis and Eastern Michigan at 7 p.m. MST. It will be on the ASU Live Stream.
Notable Stats
- Arizona State (1-2) took third, beating out No. 22 BYU (193.775) while falling to No. 8 Cal (197.475) and No. 18 Iowa (196.225).
- ASU's 195.775 is the second-highest season-opening score of the Jay Santos era, just behind last year's 196.275.
- On bars, this was the ninth meet in a row (dating back to last season) that the Sun Devils scored 49.000-plus.
- Emily White took second in the all-around with a 39.400. She scored the first 9.900 of the season, earning that score on beam to tie for second overall on the event. She did not score below a 9.800 in any event.
- Two other Gym Devils competed in the all-around: seniors Hannah Scharf (39.050) and Gracie Reeves (39.000). Scharf's best score came on floor where she anchored and notched a 9.900, which tied for third in this session. For Reeves, this was her first time in the all-around since 2021.
- Freshman Kayla Lee made her collegiate debut, competing on beam and floor. She was the first routine of the season as she led off on beam, hitting with a 9.775.
Arizona State Head Coach Jay Santos
"This is a good start. We came out with a little bit of nerves, but we had some really strong finishes on the back half of lineups. When we had mistakes, we showed a lot of resiliency. I think every mistake that was done today is fixable. I'm pretty pleased. We had some really strong routines. We have to clean up a couple things. We were one routine away on each event from putting up a great score.
"Kayla starting her first routine on beam on a podium meet was a great thing to see. Emily had a really good day, Hannah was strong except for the mistake on beam. The majority of the floor lineup, Jo, Em, Jada and Hannah, really did a fantastic job. We did a really good job finishing on bars top to bottom. There was the one mistake by Cienna (Samiley), but she did a great job to fight and finish the routine strong."
Final Results
- No. 8 Cal, 197.475
- No. 18 Iowa, 196.225
- No. 24 Arizona State, 195.775
- No. 22 BYU, 193.775
Rotation One: Beam, 48.775
After Lee led off with her first collegiate routine and hit, the last four gymnasts had to follow a fall. Reeves scored a solid 9.825 and White had a 9.900. For White, this continues her strong presence on beam as she scored below a 9.825 just twice in 2022. The team was in third after this rotation, which would hold the rest of the meet.
Rotation Two: Floor, 48.950
The last four in the lineup built off of each other as all of them earned a 9.825 or better. Jordyn Jaslow started it off with her 9.825 in the third spot in the lineup. White matched that score and Jada Mangahas built off of that, earning a 9.875. In the anchor spot, Scharf ended the rotation with a 9.900.
Rotation Three: Vault, 48.900
Vault saw all six hit, but no score surpassed a 9.825. Scharf scored that 9.825 in the anchor. Two Devils scored a 9.800: Reeves and White.
Rotation Four: Bars, 49.150
The Gym Devils saved the best for last as they scored their best event score on bars. White was the leading score with a 9.875, her ninth meet in a row (dating back to last season) scoring at least a 9.800 on bars. Both Sarah Clark and Reeves had 9.850s.
Up Next
Arizona State's home opener is on Friday, January 13, hosting a tri-meet with UC Davis and Eastern Michigan at 7 p.m. MST. It will be on the ASU Live Stream.