Notable Stats
- Arizona State (2-1) made a splash at the Collegiate Challenge, taking second place with just two returners who have competed before in the lineups today.
- The Gym Devils beat out two preseason top-25 teams in No. 13 Auburn and No. 25 Penn State.
- Seven Gym Devils made their collegiate debuts in today's meet: Juliette Boyer, Alina Miller, Gracie Reeves, Isabel Redmond, Hannah Scharf, Megan Thompson and Maya Williams. Of the 24 routines, 18 routines were done by gymnasts making their debut.
- Freshmen Scharf and Boyer competed in the all-around for the Gym Devils in their collegiate debuts. Scharf led ASU on vault with a 9.850, as well as contributing a solid 9.775 on floor. Boyer's best event was vault, where she earned a 9.775.
- Senior Jessica Ginn scored a 9.850 to lead the team on floor, her second-highest floor score of her career. On vault and bars, she scored 9.700s.
- Senior graduate Morgan Wilson was a solid presence in her three events. She scored a 9.800 on both beam and vault, the beam score leading the team. She also added a 9.750 on bars.
- Reeves, one of the freshmen making her debut today, earned a 9.775 on all three of her events: vault, bars and beam.
- Junior All-American Cairo Leonard-Baker did not compete today due to precautionary measures.
Quotes
Arizona State head coach Jay Santos
"We got off to a really solid start to the season today, finishing second in a field of four ranked teams. We had to shuffle some line ups at the last minute, including our beam line up where Cairo was expected to get us going. The beam team did a great job of staying in the moment and got us off to a great start!
We put up a lot of routines on all four events from our new Gym Devils and they handled the pressure exceptionally well. Jess and Morgan looked great in their senior season debuts. We are excited to come back home to Tempe and to continue building off the good things we did today.?"
- Denver, 196.700
- Arizona State, 194.675
- Auburn, 194.375
- Penn State, 193.500
To start the 2020 season, five of the six Sun Devils competing on beam made their collegiate debut. Wilson led the way with a 9.800, but Thompson and Reeves scored 9.775s to help out ASU.
After the first rotation, we scored a 48.675 on beam! Solid start, now let's keep it rolling. ?? pic.twitter.com/n2L8sSEUOa
— Sun Devil Gymnastics (@SunDevilGym) January 4, 2020
Rotation Two: Floor, 48.575
Ginn scored a 9.850 to wrap up the second rotation on floor, the highest on floor for ASU. Right before her, freshmen Redmond and Scharf earned 9.725 and 9.775, respectively.
We scored a 48.525 on floor, which brings our team total to 97.200 after two rotations!#GymDevils pic.twitter.com/uVqsKF1DFn
— Sun Devil Gymnastics (@SunDevilGym) January 4, 2020
Rotation Three: Vault, 48.900
This was the best event for Arizona State today. All five scores that counted were a 9.700 or better, led by Scharf's 9.850. Wilson also had a solid performance, scoring a 9.800. Ginn, Boyer and Reeves rounded out the rotation, scoring a 9.700, 9.775 and 9.775, respectively.
What a rotation for ASU! ??
— Sun Devil Gymnastics (@SunDevilGym) January 4, 2020
We scored a 48.900, our best event score of the day! Our team total is now at 146.150. #GymDevils pic.twitter.com/t4HCFxni9V
Rotation Four: Bars, 48.525
Reeves led the way on bars for the Sun Devils, scoring a 9.775. Redmond and Wilson chipped in 9.750s after solid routines.
We scored a 48.525 on bars to wrap up the meet! ??#GymDevils pic.twitter.com/DzRBXLWnHU
— Sun Devil Gymnastics (@SunDevilGym) January 4, 2020
Up Next
Arizona State will host No. 1 Oklahoma in its home opener on Saturday, January 11 at 4:30 p.m. The competition, which is the Cystic Fibrosis awareness meet, will be televised on ESPNU. Tickets are available on SunDevilTickets.com.