Red Rocks Take Care Of Utah State In Regular Season Finale
Mar 12, 2021, 8:59 PM
Utah Gymnast Maile O'Keefe. (Scott G Winterton, Deseret News)
(Scott G Winterton, Deseret News)
SALT LAKE CITY, Utah – The Red Rocks took care of the Utah State Aggies in their final meet of the 2021 regular season with a 197.275-196.500 win.
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The Red Rocks entered the meet ranked fifth in the country, while Utah State was the 20th ranked team in the nation.
Utah State’s Leighton Varnadore won the all-around title with a 39.200.
The 𝗙𝗜𝗡𝗔𝗟 𝗦𝗖𝗢𝗥𝗘 from the night! 🙌🏼#𝙉𝙊𝙄𝙎𝙀 pic.twitter.com/h3Xyn2GTWy
— Utah Gymnastics (@UtahGymnastics) March 13, 2021
The Red Rocks started the meet on the vault with Utah State on bars. Lucy Stanhope and Alexia Burch recorded the highest scores on the vault with a pair of 9.90 scores. Jaedyn Rucker added a 9.875. Maile O’Keefe posted a 9.825. Utah took a 49.325-49.0 lead over Utah State after the first rotation.
When you need your anchor to deliver, here comes Alexia Burch! Lex wraps up the rotation with a 9.90 🙌 pic.twitter.com/qSUYTkybV8
— Utah Gymnastics (@UtahGymnastics) March 13, 2021
Utah moved to bars on the second rotation with USU on vault. Maile O’Keefe wrapped up the bars with a stick, leading to a 9.90 score. Emile LeBlanc had a 9.875 performance on senior night. Cristal Isa recorded the same score as LeBlanc. Halfway through the meet, Utah was ahead of the Aggies 98.575-98.175.
That's back-to-back sticks for the Utes and a 9.90 for Maile O'Keefe! pic.twitter.com/bBIpc2SWmj
— Utah Gymnastics (@UtahGymnastics) March 13, 2021
When the third rotation started, the Utes were on the beam and the Aggies on the floor. Maile O’Keefe continued her outstanding beam performances with a 9.95. Abby Paulson was rolling as she picked up a 9.90. Lucy Stanhope added a seas-high 9.875. The Utes held a 148.025-147.350 advantage over Utah State heading into the final rotation.
What more can you say about Maile on beam? Mai brings in a 9.95 to end the rotation! pic.twitter.com/DQItT6yw2Z
— Utah Gymnastics (@UtahGymnastics) March 13, 2021
In the final rotation, the Red Rocks were on the floor with Utah State on beam. Sydney Soloski won the floor title with a 9.95. Jaedyn Rucker and Lucy Stanhope each added a pair of 9.90 scores.
Get it Syd 💯 Sydney continues her floor dominance and posts a 9.95 to win the floor title! pic.twitter.com/StO2OY5fMe
— Utah Gymnastics (@UtahGymnastics) March 13, 2021
The Red Rocks ended the regular season with a 10-1 overall record and wrapped up the Pac-12 regular season title last week after going 6-0 in conference play. Utah will turn their attention to the Pac-12 Championships on Saturday, March 20 at the Maverik Center.
Trevor Allen is a Utah Utes Insider for sports.ksl.com and host of the Crimson Corner podcast. Follow him on Twitter: @TrevorASports. You can download and listen to the podcast, here.
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