SAN FRANCISCO – Two from Sun Devil Gymnastics were named to the 2024 Pac-12 Gymnastics Preseason Watch List, with fifth-year senior Hannah Scharf on there for the second year in a row and senior Jada Mangahas making her first appearance.
For the complete Pac-12 Preseason Watch List, head to the conference's website.
Scharf continues her standout career as a Sun Devil with a fifth year in 2024. Last season she led the team, competing in the all-around in every meet and ending the season ranked No. 21 in the nation in the all-around. She competed as an individual at the NCAA Championships in the all-around, her highest score coming on bars with a 9.8625. At NCAA Regionals, she finished second in the second session in all-around with a 39.625 to send her to nationals, her fourth all-around total of 39.625-plus this season. Also at regionals, she took home the beam event title with a 9.950, matching her career high and setting a new season high. She won a team-high 11 event titles, four of which were in the all-around. Her all-around career-high of 39.675 that she earned against Utah is tied for the 10th-best all-around mark in program history. She has 19 scores of 9.9-plus (five are 9.95-plus), eight of those coming from floor. Of 56 routines, she scored below a 9.800 just seven times. She will return to Tempe for 2023.
Mangahas is poised to have a strong senior campaign, training to be a force in the all-around this year. In 2023, she competed in three of four events (vault, bars and floor) for a majority of the season. Mangahas scored a 9.8 or better in all but one meet on all three events. She also scored a 9.9-plus five times. She set her season high and tied her career high on vault at the NCAA Regional Finals, scoring a 9.900. She reached a career high on bars at No. 6 UCLA with a 9.925. Her best on floor was a 9.925, which she earned against Oregon State.
The 2024 squad returns all but two routines from last season and is ranked No. 19 in the WCGA Preseason Coaches Poll. Arizona State ended the 2023 regular season with a 7-6 record, finishing up the season ranked No. 15 on Road to Nationals in head coach Jay Santos' seventh season. With a team NQS of 197.105, that was the third time ever that ASU ended the regular season with an NQS over 197, two of which have been while Santos has been in Tempe. Seeded for the third season in a row for the postseason, the Sun Devils advanced to the NCAA Regional Finals for the second time in three years.
For the complete Pac-12 Preseason Watch List, head to the conference's website.
Scharf continues her standout career as a Sun Devil with a fifth year in 2024. Last season she led the team, competing in the all-around in every meet and ending the season ranked No. 21 in the nation in the all-around. She competed as an individual at the NCAA Championships in the all-around, her highest score coming on bars with a 9.8625. At NCAA Regionals, she finished second in the second session in all-around with a 39.625 to send her to nationals, her fourth all-around total of 39.625-plus this season. Also at regionals, she took home the beam event title with a 9.950, matching her career high and setting a new season high. She won a team-high 11 event titles, four of which were in the all-around. Her all-around career-high of 39.675 that she earned against Utah is tied for the 10th-best all-around mark in program history. She has 19 scores of 9.9-plus (five are 9.95-plus), eight of those coming from floor. Of 56 routines, she scored below a 9.800 just seven times. She will return to Tempe for 2023.
Mangahas is poised to have a strong senior campaign, training to be a force in the all-around this year. In 2023, she competed in three of four events (vault, bars and floor) for a majority of the season. Mangahas scored a 9.8 or better in all but one meet on all three events. She also scored a 9.9-plus five times. She set her season high and tied her career high on vault at the NCAA Regional Finals, scoring a 9.900. She reached a career high on bars at No. 6 UCLA with a 9.925. Her best on floor was a 9.925, which she earned against Oregon State.
The 2024 squad returns all but two routines from last season and is ranked No. 19 in the WCGA Preseason Coaches Poll. Arizona State ended the 2023 regular season with a 7-6 record, finishing up the season ranked No. 15 on Road to Nationals in head coach Jay Santos' seventh season. With a team NQS of 197.105, that was the third time ever that ASU ended the regular season with an NQS over 197, two of which have been while Santos has been in Tempe. Seeded for the third season in a row for the postseason, the Sun Devils advanced to the NCAA Regional Finals for the second time in three years.