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The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

The University of Utah's Independent Student Voice

The Daily Utah Chronicle

Kari Lee as Red Rocks take on Washington at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake, UT on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018

(Photo by Adam Fondren | Daily Utah Chronicle)

No. 3 Utah Travels to No. 2 UCLA

By Carra McManamon February 18, 2018

The No. 3 University of Utah gymnastics team will head to sunny California to take on the No. 2 UCLA Bruins on Sunday, Feb. 18, at 6 p.m. The two rivals competed against each other earlier in the season...

University of Utah womens gymnastics sophomore Erika Muhaw cheers for her teammate during a duel meet vs. Brigham Young University at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018.

(Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Muhaw Provides Bright Spot

By Carra McManamon February 13, 2018

When Erika Muhaw arrived in Utah as a freshman ready to compete for the Red Rocks, she was placed in a role on the team that was different than she imagined. “I think it’s really important for every...

MyKayla Skinner as Red Rocks take on Washington at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake, UT on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018

No. 2 Red Rocks Take Down No. 17 ASU

By Carra McManamon February 13, 2018

On what was an off night for the No. 2 University of Utah gymnastics team on Friday, the Red Rocks came together and beat the No. 17 Arizona State Sun Devils, 197.075–195.400. “I was afraid of this...

University of Utah womens gymnastics senior Maddy Stover (left), senior Tiffani Lewis (center), and junior Kari Lee (right) pose for a portrait at the Dumke Gymnastics Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Thursday, Jan. 18, 2018.

(Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Experience Shapes Trio into Leaders

By Carra McManamon February 10, 2018

Though seniors Maddy Stover and Tiffani Lewis and junior Kari Lee were once inexperienced freshmen coming into a dominant University of Utah gymnastics program, they paid close attention to their teammates...

The Red Rocks take on Washington at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake, UT on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018

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No. 2 Red Rocks Prepare for No. 17 ASU

By Carra McManamon February 9, 2018

Every meet the University of Utah gymnastics team competes in presents a new challenge, and this week's opponent is no different. On Friday, Feb. 9, the No. 2 Red Rocks will take on the No. 17 Arizona...

MaKenna Merrell-Giles as Red Rocks take on Washington at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake, UT on Saturday, Feb. 3, 2018

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Merrell-Giles Changes Her Outlook, Reaps Success

By Carra McManamon February 5, 2018

Junior MaKenna Merrell-Giles changed one thing this season that has made all the difference in her success — she decided to have fun again. “My freshman and sophomore year, the season was always...

University of Utah womens gymnastics senior Maddy Stover performs on the balance beam in a dual meet vs. The Oregon State Beavers at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, Jan. 19, 2018.  (Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

No. 3 Red Rocks Host No. 15 Washington

By Carra McManamon February 3, 2018

On Saturday, Feb. 3, the No. 3 University of Utah gymnastics team will continue its Pac-12 schedule by hosting a matinee meet against No. 15 Washington. The competition gets underway at 1:30 p.m. in the...

Lauren Jones at the Fueling Station in the Sorensen High Performance Center at the  University of Utah in Salt Lake City, UT on Thursday, Jan. 11, 2018

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Jones Helps Athletes Eat Like Champions

By Carra McManamon February 1, 2018

Tiffani Lewis of the University of Utah gymnastics team loves to eat chips and salsa so much so that she categorizes them as her favorite “cheat meal.” As a collegiate gymnast, however, Lewis has to...

University of Utah womens gymnastics sophomore Kim Tessen performs on the uneven bars in a duel meet vs. Brigham Young University at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018.

(Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Tessen Lives Out Childhood Dream as Red Rock

By Carra McManamon February 1, 2018

Dreams have the ability to push, inspire and help people become who they want to become. For Kim Tessen, University of Utah gymnast, joining the Red Rocks has been a dream come true – even though she...

University of Utah womens gymnastics junior MaKenna Merrell-Giles performs on the floor in a duel meet vs. Brigham Young University at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, Jan. 5, 2018.

(Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

No. 3 Red Rocks Earn Season-High Score with Victory Over No. 21 Arizona

By Carra McManamon January 31, 2018

In an event the Red Rocks have struggled in this year, the No. 3 University of Utah gymnastics team put together its best performance of the season on beam as it finished with a season-high score for the...