This Week in Utah Gymnastics
The No. 5 Ute gymnastics team (10-1, 5-1 Pac-12) closes its regular season at No. 7 Georgia (6-6, 4-3 SEC) on Saturday, Mar. 11 at 4 p.m. ET/2 p.m. MT in Athens, Ga. The meet will be streamed live on SEC Network+ (direct link: http://es.pn/2myBJER). Scores and live Utah commentary are available at UtahUtes.com.
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In the Rankings
Utah is No. 5 in the national rankings for the fourth straight week. The Utes have been ranked in the top six all season. This week's top five by regional qualifying score (RQS) are: Oklahoma (197.990 RQS), LSU (197.775), Florida (197.495), UCLA (197.445) and Utah (197.355).
MyKayla Skinner is ranked No. 2 in the all-around (39.650 RQS), No. 3 on floor (9.95), No. 7 on vault (9.915), No. 11 on bars (9.90) and No. 19 on beam (9.895).
Baely Rowe is ranked No. 7 in the all-around (39.485), No. 8 on beam (9.910) and No. 16 on floor (9.905). See sidebar on page 3 for Utah's complete national rankings.
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Top Draw!
Utah averaged an NCAA gymnastics record 15,224 fans a meet at home this year to lead all NCAA women's sports teams in attendance. Utah's 2017 all-sport women's attendance title is its seventh all time and fourth in a row. The Ute gymnasts were also the nation's top drawing team in all of women's sports in 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014, 2015 and 2016. Utah's newly minted NCAA season gymnastics attendance record broke the old mark (also held by the Utes) of 14,950 set in 2015. See "Nation's Attendance Leader" for more.
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Winner Skinner
Ute freshman
MyKayla Skinner is undefeated this season in the all-around and on vault in the nine meets to date. The nation's No. 2 ranked all-arounder, Skinner has 34 total victories of 45 possible titles. She also has Utah's highest scores of the season in the all-around (39.775), on vault (9.975), beam (9.95) and floor (10.0). She ranks seventh all time at Utah in single-season wins.
Ute Single-Season Win Leader Board
1.  47    Ashley Postell, 2008
2.  46    Theresa Kulikowski, 1999
3.  38    Kristen Kenoyer, 1993
4.  37    Missy Marlowe, 1991
5.  36    Georgia Dabritz, 2015
6.  35    Kristina Baskett, 2009
7.  34    MyKayla Skinner, 2017
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Chalk Talk
Utah and Georgia have one of the most storied non-conference rivalries in college gymnastics. They are tied for the most all-time national team titles with 10 and are almost evenly split in the overall series, which Georgia leads 27-25-1. See Series Shorts for more ... Utah co-head coach
Tom Farden, who is 29-8-1 in his second season as Utah's head coach, earned his 100th career win on Mar. 3 vs. Stanford. Farden's career record of 99-56-1 includes 71-48 mark in six years as the head coach at Southeast Missouri State from 2004-09.
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Ute Insider
Freshman phenom
MyKayla Skinner is the most decorated (single-season) Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week of all time—winning the award a record six times in her first season. She is tied for the Utah career record with Georgia Dabritz (6 from 2012-15). Skinner is also a four-time Pac-12 Freshman of the Week, which ties the school record set by
Sabrina Schwab in 2016 … Ute individual event/all-around winners:
Skinner (34),
Baely Rowe (8),
MaKenna Merrell (6),
Tiffani Lewis (2),
Kari Lee (2),
Missy Reinstadtler (1) … The Utes are 208-216 in hit routines (routines without a fall), including 24-24 against Washington, Oregon State and UCLA … Gymnasts who have hit every routine are
Skinner (36-36),
Macey Roberts (13-13),
Maddy Stover (9-9),
Sabrina Schwab (8-8),
Kim Tessen (7-7),
Shannon McNatt (2-2) and
Erika Muhaw (2-2).
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Lineup Look
Sophomore
Shannon McNatt has made the vault lineup for the last two weeks, marking the first starts of her career. She scored a 9.875 vs. Stanford on Mar. 3 … All-American
Baely Rowe is Utah's lone senior … Sophomore All-American and 2016 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year
Sabrina Schwab (knee) and freshman
Kim Tessen (ankle) are out for the season with injuries. Schwab was competing in the all-around, while Tesson was starting on as many as three events.
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Series Shorts
Utah trails the all-time series with Georgia 25-27-1 … Utah is 3-11 in Stegeman Coliseum where the Utes last won in 2011 … In the last 10 outings, Utah holds a 6-4 lead, including the last two contests (2015 NCAA Championships, 2016 in Salt Lake City) … For complete series results, see page 2.
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Scouting Georgia
Coach: Danna Durante (5th year)
2016 NCAA Finish: 6th
National Rank: 7
2017 Record: 6-6, 4-3 SEC
Notes: The Gymdogs are a 4-1 at home following their first loss of the season in Stegeman Coliseum to No. 6 Alabama (197.700-197.325) on Sunday … 197.325 vs. the Tide was a season high score for Georgia … sophomore
Sydney Snead has nine wins … all-arounders and their season highs are freshman
Rachel Dickson (39.525) and senior
Morgan Reynolds (39.400).
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