TEMPE – Sun Devil Gymnastics is headed to Berkeley to compete in the NCAA Regionals hosted by Cal on Friday, starting in the first session of the second round at 1 p.m. PDT/MST on ESPN+.
Arizona State will compete in the first session of the second round on April 5, which will also feature No. 6 seed Denver, No. 11 seed UCLA and Washington. The second session includes host team No. 3 seed California, No. 14 seed Auburn and Stanford in the second session, as well as the winner of the first-round matchup on April 4 between Southern Utah and San Jose State. The top two from each session will advance to the regional finals on Sunday, April 7. Every meet this week will be live on ESPN+.
The rotation order in the first session of the second round is as follows: Denver starts on vault, UW starts on bars, ASU starts on beam and UCLA starts on floor. Arizona State will also have individuals from Iowa, UC Davis and Sacramento State rotating with the team.
The Gym Devils are set to compete in their sixth-straight trip to NCAA Regionals, a streak that includes the 2020 season when the team was guaranteed a lock to qualify before the postseason was canceled due to COVID-19. The Gym Devils will look to advance to the regional final for the second year in a row, third time in four years.
Arizona State is familiar with the majority of the teams in this regional. The only teams that ASU has not competed against this season are Auburn and San Jose State. Against the five teams in this regional the Sun Devils saw in the regular season, they hold a 4-2 record. Among the teams in the first session, ASU beat UCLA and UW, falling to Denver back in January. This west coast regional has five Pac-12 teams, three in the first session and two in the second.
Information about tickets can be found HERE.
Team Information
Arizona State (8-5, 4-3, Pac-12) earns a spot in the postseason for the sixth-straight season, seven including the canceled 2020 postseason that the team was set to qualify for. Head coach Jay Santos has been at the helm for each of those seasons.
Despite falling short of earning a seed by being in the top 16, the Gym Devils put together a solid season, remaining in the top 25 with an NQS of 196.920 to finish the regular season ranked No. 25. The team finished the regular season with a winning record for the third-consecutive season, the longest such streak since the early 2000s. ASU hasn't had a losing record since 2017. The season high of 197.600 came on senior night against Southern Connecticut, which is the 11th-highest team score in ASU history. The beam score of 49.550 at that meet is tied for the sixth-highest in ASU history, the highest the Sun Devils have earned since 2007.
Heading into regionals, Arizona State has had 11-straight meets of 196-plus, two of which were over 197. ASU scored at least a 49.000 on all four events in nine-straight meets. The vault streak is up to 22 in a row with 49-plus, extending the program record. Additionally, the bars streak is up to 21 in a row, adding to that program record. On beam, the streak is up to nine in a row, which matches that ASU record. The team finished the season winning five of the last six meets, one of which being an upset over No. 10 UCLA at home.
At the final Pac-12 Gymnastics Championships, the Gym Devils finished in sixth with 196.550, which is the fifth-highest team score at a conference championship in ASU history.
Senior Emily White has been a strong and steady force for the team all season. On senior night, she earned three 9.950s on bars, beam, and floor and set a new career high all-around record with a 39.625, which is the 15th highest all-around record in program history. She leads the team in event titles with seven and has recently returned to the all-around in the last two meets. She has 12 scores of 9.9 or better this season, five coming from floor, four on beam and one on bars. Once this season, she was the Pac-12 Coaches Choice of the Week.
A pair of senior event specialists have been key for the Gym Devils. On vault, Anaya Smith has been a strong point for ASU, ranked No. 18 in the nation on Road to Nationals and earning a spot on the All-Pac-12 Vault First Team. She has six event titles and six scores of 9.9-plus. Sarah Clark has been on bars and beam all season, earning five event titles. She's had eight scores of 9.9 or better, with a 9.950 on bars being her best. Clark was the Pac-12 Specialist of the Week once this season.
In the all-around, Jada Mangahas has been a strong gymnast for the Gym Devils all season. Her best all-around total was a 39.450 and she has five scores of 9.9-plus and four event titles. Graduate Hannah Scharf has only been in the all-around six times, but she has made her presence known on vault, beam and floor all year. She has nine 9.9s or better and five event titles.
The Gym Devils have 33 total event titles this season, with the most coming from vault (12). Individually, White has the most with seven. Smith is right behind her with six, all on vault. Others with titles are Clark (5), Scharf (5), Mangahas (4), Halle Gregoire (2), Alex Theodorou (2), Kayla Lee (1) and Gracie Reeves (1).
The senior experience on this team is vast, with seven seniors and two graduates. Of the 33 event titles, 28 are from seniors and graduates.
Three seniors recently announced their return for a fifth year in 2025: Clark, Mangahas and White will all be coming back next season. Between them, they have 26 scores of 9.9 or better this year, led by 12 from White. They also have 16 combined event titles in 2024.
Arizona State will compete in the first session of the second round on April 5, which will also feature No. 6 seed Denver, No. 11 seed UCLA and Washington. The second session includes host team No. 3 seed California, No. 14 seed Auburn and Stanford in the second session, as well as the winner of the first-round matchup on April 4 between Southern Utah and San Jose State. The top two from each session will advance to the regional finals on Sunday, April 7. Every meet this week will be live on ESPN+.
The rotation order in the first session of the second round is as follows: Denver starts on vault, UW starts on bars, ASU starts on beam and UCLA starts on floor. Arizona State will also have individuals from Iowa, UC Davis and Sacramento State rotating with the team.
The Gym Devils are set to compete in their sixth-straight trip to NCAA Regionals, a streak that includes the 2020 season when the team was guaranteed a lock to qualify before the postseason was canceled due to COVID-19. The Gym Devils will look to advance to the regional final for the second year in a row, third time in four years.
Arizona State is familiar with the majority of the teams in this regional. The only teams that ASU has not competed against this season are Auburn and San Jose State. Against the five teams in this regional the Sun Devils saw in the regular season, they hold a 4-2 record. Among the teams in the first session, ASU beat UCLA and UW, falling to Denver back in January. This west coast regional has five Pac-12 teams, three in the first session and two in the second.
Information about tickets can be found HERE.
Team Information
Arizona State (8-5, 4-3, Pac-12) earns a spot in the postseason for the sixth-straight season, seven including the canceled 2020 postseason that the team was set to qualify for. Head coach Jay Santos has been at the helm for each of those seasons.
Despite falling short of earning a seed by being in the top 16, the Gym Devils put together a solid season, remaining in the top 25 with an NQS of 196.920 to finish the regular season ranked No. 25. The team finished the regular season with a winning record for the third-consecutive season, the longest such streak since the early 2000s. ASU hasn't had a losing record since 2017. The season high of 197.600 came on senior night against Southern Connecticut, which is the 11th-highest team score in ASU history. The beam score of 49.550 at that meet is tied for the sixth-highest in ASU history, the highest the Sun Devils have earned since 2007.
Heading into regionals, Arizona State has had 11-straight meets of 196-plus, two of which were over 197. ASU scored at least a 49.000 on all four events in nine-straight meets. The vault streak is up to 22 in a row with 49-plus, extending the program record. Additionally, the bars streak is up to 21 in a row, adding to that program record. On beam, the streak is up to nine in a row, which matches that ASU record. The team finished the season winning five of the last six meets, one of which being an upset over No. 10 UCLA at home.
At the final Pac-12 Gymnastics Championships, the Gym Devils finished in sixth with 196.550, which is the fifth-highest team score at a conference championship in ASU history.
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Senior Emily White has been a strong and steady force for the team all season. On senior night, she earned three 9.950s on bars, beam, and floor and set a new career high all-around record with a 39.625, which is the 15th highest all-around record in program history. She leads the team in event titles with seven and has recently returned to the all-around in the last two meets. She has 12 scores of 9.9 or better this season, five coming from floor, four on beam and one on bars. Once this season, she was the Pac-12 Coaches Choice of the Week.
A pair of senior event specialists have been key for the Gym Devils. On vault, Anaya Smith has been a strong point for ASU, ranked No. 18 in the nation on Road to Nationals and earning a spot on the All-Pac-12 Vault First Team. She has six event titles and six scores of 9.9-plus. Sarah Clark has been on bars and beam all season, earning five event titles. She's had eight scores of 9.9 or better, with a 9.950 on bars being her best. Clark was the Pac-12 Specialist of the Week once this season.
In the all-around, Jada Mangahas has been a strong gymnast for the Gym Devils all season. Her best all-around total was a 39.450 and she has five scores of 9.9-plus and four event titles. Graduate Hannah Scharf has only been in the all-around six times, but she has made her presence known on vault, beam and floor all year. She has nine 9.9s or better and five event titles.
The Gym Devils have 33 total event titles this season, with the most coming from vault (12). Individually, White has the most with seven. Smith is right behind her with six, all on vault. Others with titles are Clark (5), Scharf (5), Mangahas (4), Halle Gregoire (2), Alex Theodorou (2), Kayla Lee (1) and Gracie Reeves (1).
The senior experience on this team is vast, with seven seniors and two graduates. Of the 33 event titles, 28 are from seniors and graduates.
Three seniors recently announced their return for a fifth year in 2025: Clark, Mangahas and White will all be coming back next season. Between them, they have 26 scores of 9.9 or better this year, led by 12 from White. They also have 16 combined event titles in 2024.