TEMPE – Seeded for the third season in a row, Sun Devil Gymnastics earned a No. 15 seed for the 2023 NCAA Regionals and will compete at the Pittsburgh Regional beginning on March 31.
Arizona State earns a postseason bid for the fifth-straight season. It is also the third year in a row earning a seed, which the top 16 teams (based on NQS) receive. The Pittsburgh Regional also includes seeded teams No. 2 Florida, No. 7 Cal and No. 10 Michigan State. The at-large teams are Maryland, West Virginia and Western Michigan, with Penn State and Towson competing in the first-round play-in meet on March 30. Arizona State will compete in the second session of the second round on March 31 at 4 p.m. MST/7 p.m. EDT alongside Florida, Maryland and the winner of the play-in meet. The top two teams from the second round sessions will advance to the regional finals on April 2.
The championship features 36 teams determined based on their national qualifying score. Regionals are held over multiple days. The first round will consist of two teams in a play-in meet, second round will consist of eight teams in two sessions and the regional final will consist of four teams. The top two teams, the top all-around competitors and the top event specialist on each event (who are not on an advancing team) from each regional will receive an automatic berth to the national championships on April 13-15 in Fort Worth, Texas.
For full brackets and more information, head to the NCAA's website.
Team Information
Arizona State (7-6, 4-3, Pac-12) earns a spot in the postseason for the fifth-straight season, six including the canceled 2020 postseason that the team was sure to qualify for. Head coach Jay Santos has been at the helm for each of those seasons.
The Gym Devils had another strong season, earning a team NQS of 197.105 and a season high score of 197.725, the ninth-highest score in ASU history. This is the third time ever that ASU ends the regular season with an NQS over 197, two of which have been while Santos has been in Tempe. The team had an eight-meet streak of scoring 196.000 or better throughout the regular season. That run included a three-meet winning streak where the Gym Devils upset then-No. 4 Utah, set a program record road score in a win over Washington, and dealt then-No. 11 Oregon State its first loss of the season. At the 2023 Pac-12 Championships, the Gym Devils took first in the first session with a 196.700, the program's third-highest score at a conference championship meet ever.
Hannah Scharf and Emily White have been stand-outs for the Sun Devils, competing in the all-around in every meet. Together, they have six scores of 9.95-plus, four for Scharf (one on bars, three on floor) and two for White (beam and floor). They also have 17 of the teams' 29 event titles, with 10 and seven for Scharf and White, respectively. They also have the teams' three Pac-12 weekly awards between them, all coaches choice, with Scharf earning two and White getting one.
Following two-straight All-American seasons, Scharf has had a big senior campaign for her Sun Devils. She is currently ranked No. 21 in the all-around for her efforts this year. She has three all-around scores of 39.625 or better, including a career-high 39.675. That score is tied for the 10th-best all-around mark in program history. She has 15 scores of 9.9-plus, seven of those coming from floor. Of 44 routines, she has scored below a 9.800 just five times.
The success this season has been a true team effort. As a squad, ASU has eight scores of 9.95-plus, which is the most in a single season since 2006. Aside from Scharf and White, Anaya Smith earned a 9.95 on vault and Sarah Clark scored a 9.975 on bars, both career highs. Smith has five scores of 9.9 or better on vault this season. For Clark, she has four marks of 9.9-plus, three coming from bars and one on beam. She has also competed on floor, her season-high being 9.875.
The 29 event titles have come from seven different gymnasts. In addition to the four already mentioned, Jordyn Jaslow, Jada Mangahas and Cienna Samiley have also won at least one event title. Mangahas has been a three-event gymnast all year, competing on vault, bars and floor and earning four scores of 9.9-plus. Three of those came from floor, one on bars. Jaslow has been in every floor lineup, scoring a career-high 9.9 four times this year. A bars specialist, Samiley has been in that lineup all season. She has not scored below a 9.825 in the last six meets, including a 9.9 and a career-high 9.925.
Arizona State earns a postseason bid for the fifth-straight season. It is also the third year in a row earning a seed, which the top 16 teams (based on NQS) receive. The Pittsburgh Regional also includes seeded teams No. 2 Florida, No. 7 Cal and No. 10 Michigan State. The at-large teams are Maryland, West Virginia and Western Michigan, with Penn State and Towson competing in the first-round play-in meet on March 30. Arizona State will compete in the second session of the second round on March 31 at 4 p.m. MST/7 p.m. EDT alongside Florida, Maryland and the winner of the play-in meet. The top two teams from the second round sessions will advance to the regional finals on April 2.
The championship features 36 teams determined based on their national qualifying score. Regionals are held over multiple days. The first round will consist of two teams in a play-in meet, second round will consist of eight teams in two sessions and the regional final will consist of four teams. The top two teams, the top all-around competitors and the top event specialist on each event (who are not on an advancing team) from each regional will receive an automatic berth to the national championships on April 13-15 in Fort Worth, Texas.
For full brackets and more information, head to the NCAA's website.
Team Information
Arizona State (7-6, 4-3, Pac-12) earns a spot in the postseason for the fifth-straight season, six including the canceled 2020 postseason that the team was sure to qualify for. Head coach Jay Santos has been at the helm for each of those seasons.
The Gym Devils had another strong season, earning a team NQS of 197.105 and a season high score of 197.725, the ninth-highest score in ASU history. This is the third time ever that ASU ends the regular season with an NQS over 197, two of which have been while Santos has been in Tempe. The team had an eight-meet streak of scoring 196.000 or better throughout the regular season. That run included a three-meet winning streak where the Gym Devils upset then-No. 4 Utah, set a program record road score in a win over Washington, and dealt then-No. 11 Oregon State its first loss of the season. At the 2023 Pac-12 Championships, the Gym Devils took first in the first session with a 196.700, the program's third-highest score at a conference championship meet ever.
Hannah Scharf and Emily White have been stand-outs for the Sun Devils, competing in the all-around in every meet. Together, they have six scores of 9.95-plus, four for Scharf (one on bars, three on floor) and two for White (beam and floor). They also have 17 of the teams' 29 event titles, with 10 and seven for Scharf and White, respectively. They also have the teams' three Pac-12 weekly awards between them, all coaches choice, with Scharf earning two and White getting one.
Following two-straight All-American seasons, Scharf has had a big senior campaign for her Sun Devils. She is currently ranked No. 21 in the all-around for her efforts this year. She has three all-around scores of 39.625 or better, including a career-high 39.675. That score is tied for the 10th-best all-around mark in program history. She has 15 scores of 9.9-plus, seven of those coming from floor. Of 44 routines, she has scored below a 9.800 just five times.
The success this season has been a true team effort. As a squad, ASU has eight scores of 9.95-plus, which is the most in a single season since 2006. Aside from Scharf and White, Anaya Smith earned a 9.95 on vault and Sarah Clark scored a 9.975 on bars, both career highs. Smith has five scores of 9.9 or better on vault this season. For Clark, she has four marks of 9.9-plus, three coming from bars and one on beam. She has also competed on floor, her season-high being 9.875.
The 29 event titles have come from seven different gymnasts. In addition to the four already mentioned, Jordyn Jaslow, Jada Mangahas and Cienna Samiley have also won at least one event title. Mangahas has been a three-event gymnast all year, competing on vault, bars and floor and earning four scores of 9.9-plus. Three of those came from floor, one on bars. Jaslow has been in every floor lineup, scoring a career-high 9.9 four times this year. A bars specialist, Samiley has been in that lineup all season. She has not scored below a 9.825 in the last six meets, including a 9.9 and a career-high 9.925.