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  • May 27, 2016 - Jay Santos named head coach, Jess Santos named associate head coach
  • Mar. 5 2017 - Beat No. 23 Arizona for the first Pac-12 win since 2014
  • Jan. 6, 2018 - Upset No. 14 Auburn and No. 20 Iowa in the first meet of the year
  • Jan. 14, 2018 - Took down No. 14 West Virginia in the very next meet
  • Jan. 20, 2018 - For the third week in a row, beat a ranked opponent, this time in No. 20 Stanford
  • Feb. 24, 2018 - Beat Arizona for the second year in a row
  • Mar. 24, 2018 - Santos named Pac-12 Coach of the Year, Cairo Leonard-Baker named Pac-12 Newcomer of the Year
  • Apr. 2018 - Team qualified for NCAA regionals for the first time since 2014
  • Apr. 20, 2018 - Cairo Leonard-Baker competed at NCAA Championships as an individual in the all-around
  • Apr. 2018 - Finished the season ranked No. 23, the highest finish since 2007
  • Jan. 4, 2019 - Beat No. 23 Minnesota in the first meet of the year
  • Feb. 2, 2019 - Took down No. 14 BYU
  • Feb. 10, 2019 - Earned third ranked win of the year against No. 24 Stanford
  • Mar. 13, 2019 - Beat No. 14 BYU again for the fourth ranked win of the season
  • Mar. 2019 - Took fifth at the Pac-12 Championship, the best team finish since 2006
    • Finished ahead of Arizona for the Territorial Cup point
  • Apr. 2019 - Qualified for NCAA regionals
  • Apr. 2019 - Cairo Leonard-Baker earned Second Team All-America honors on bars after competing as an individual at the NCAA Championships
  • Apr. 2019 - First winning record since 2014 after being ranked all season
  • Jan. 4, 2020 - Kicked off the season by earning two ranked wins over No. 13 Auburn and No. 25 Penn State
  • Feb. 1, 2020 - Upset No. 10 Cal at home, the first top-10 win since 2014
  • Feb. 23, 2020 - Tied with No. 13 Washington with a 196.875, the best team score since 2006
    • The 18th best team score in program history
  • Mar. 6, 2020 - Defeated No. 24 Arizona for the fourth year in a row, also earning the fourth ranked win of the season
  • Mar. 2020 - With the season cut short, finished ranked No. 21 with a winning record
  • Feb. 6, 2021 - Surpassed a 197.000 for the first time since 2006
    • The 16th-highest score in program history
  • Feb. 24, 2021 - Beat Arizona with the 10th-highest score in program history
  • Feb. 28, 2021 - Won at UW for the first time since 2010
    • Scored the highest road score since 2003, a top-15 score in program history
  • Mar. 6, 2021 - Extended winning streak against Arizona to six in a row
  • Mar. 20, 2021 - Took fourth at Pac-12s for the first time since 2006
  • Apr. 3, 2021 - Advanced to the NCAA Regional Finals for the first time after scoring a 197.600 
    • The ninth-highest team score in program history
  • Apr. 8, 2021 - Named the WCGA Coach of the Year
  • Apr. 16, 2021 - Hannah Scharf earned Second Team All-America honors on bars after competing as an individual at the NCAA Championships
  • Feb. 27, 2022 - Beat Cal to give the Bears their first loss of the season
  • Mar. 19, 2022 - Competed in the night session at Pac-12s for the second season in a row
  • Mar. 2022 - Earned a seed for NCAA Regionals for the second year in a row
  • Feb. 20, 2023 - Upset No. 4 Utah for ASU's first win over the Utes since 2003
  • Feb. 26, 2023 - Scored a 197.475 at Washington for the highest true road score in program history
  • Mar. 4, 2023 - Upset No. 11 Oregon State to hand the Beavers their first loss of the season
    • Scored a 197.725, the ninth-highest score in program history
  • Mar. 21, 2023 - Jay named the Pac-12 Coach of the Year
  • Mar. 2023 - Earned a No. 15 seed for NCAA Regionals, the third year in a row earning a seed
  • Mar. 31, 2023 - Advanced to the NCAA Regional Finals
  • Apr. 13, 2023 - Hannah Scharf competed at nationals as an individual in the all-around
  • Jan. 19, 2024 - Scored a 49.475 on vault, the eighth-highest vault score in program history
  • Feb. 15, 2024 - Won eigth-straight dual meet over Arizona
  • Mar. 9, 2024 - Upset No. 10 UCLA in a comeback
  • Mar. 2024 - Earn sixth-straight regionals bid
  • Apr. 5, 2024 - Upset UCLA again, this time in regionals to move on to the NCAA Regional Finals
  • Apr. 18, 2024 - Anaya Smith (vault) and Jada Mangahas (bars) competed as individuals at NCAA Nationals. Smith scored a 9.9375 to be the national runner-up on vault and be a First Team All-American.