The Red Rocks have dipped below the 196.500 mark only once, and that was in their first meet against UCLA, when Utah finished with a 196.175, its lowest score of the season. In that meet, Utah scored a 49.025 on the balance beam, which wasn't bad for the first meet of the season. But in the following weeks, the Red Rocks, by their standards, struggled on the apparatus and failed to break the 49.000 mark for two straight weeks.

The Red Rocks came back off the bye week Friday against Arizona State and did so in front of one of the largest crowds of the year8212;14,453. Friday night's crowd beat Utah's season average of 13,616 by an astonishing 837 fans.

It had been a full two weeks since the Red Rocks last performed, but you couldn't tell that from the way the U gymnastics team performed Friday night.

It has been 14 days since the Red Rocks last took part in a competitive meet, but that streak comes to an end tonight when Utah welcomes the Arizona State Sun Devils into the Huntsman Center. Friday's meet will mark the second leg of a three-meet home stand for the Red Rocks.

Last week was a bye week for the Red Rocks, but despite not having a meet, Utah remained the No. 2-ranked team in the country in this week's polls. This is the second week in a row Utah has been ranked No. 2 after three weeks atop the national polls.

Utah posted the highest score in collegiate gymnastics this season on Friday. In return, head coach Greg Marsden gave the team the weekend off. Monday, however, marked the beginning of a long week of practice for the Red Rocks.

It seems a bit counter-intuitive, but after posting a nation-high 197.525 on Friday, the Red Rocks dropped to No. 2 in the national rankings.

Utah turned in the highest overall score in the nation this year, beating No. 15 Michigan 197.525 to 195.350 in the Huntsman Center. Fueling the nation's highest overall score of the season was a four-way race for the all-around title between the Red Rocks.

Utah turned in the highest overall score in the nation this year, beating No. 15 Michigan 197.525 to 195.350 in the Huntsman Center. Fueling the nation's highest overall score of the season was a four-way race for the all-around title between the Red Rocks.

Because Utah had such a busy week last week, there was a lot of catching up to do in practice this week in preparation for Friday's meet against No. 15 Michigan.