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The Daily Utah Chronicle

University of Utah womens gymnastics senior Kim Tessen performs on the floor in a dual meet vs. The University of Kentucky at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, Jan. 3, 2020. (Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Veterans Lead No. 5 Red Rocks over No. 12 Kentucky

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor January 4, 2020

  Lead by a stellar performance from senior Kim Tessen, the No. 5 University of Utah Red Rocks gymnastics team took down No. 12 Kentucky 196.425-195.350. It was Tessen’s time to shine tonight...

University of Utah womens gymnastics freshman Cristal Isa performs on the uneven bars in the Red Rock preview at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018. (Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Utah Gymnastics Gets Ready For 2020 With Red Rocks Preview

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor December 14, 2019

Fans got their first look at the 2020 Red Rocks gymnastics team on Friday night as the team hosted their annual preview meet. It was the first time that five new faces to the program got to perform for...

The University of Utah thanks the fans for watching their performance in a dual meet vs. Penn State at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday, Jan. 5, 2019.  (Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Farewell to the Fab Five

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor May 20, 2019

  Every year, teams have to say goodbye to players who have contributed to their success. The University of Utah Red Rocks gymnastics team not only had to say goodbye to four athletes who have...

University of Utah womens gymnastics freshman Hunter Dula performs on the vault in the PAC 12 conference championship at the Maverik Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday, March 23, 2019.  (Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Red Rocks Season Ends at NCAA Semifinals

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor April 21, 2019

  The season for the University of Utah women’s gymnastics team is over. The Red Rocks competed in the first semifinal for the national championship on Friday, and they came in fourth place behind...

University of Utah womens gymnastics junior Kari Lee 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)

Red Rocks Take Second in Baton Rouge, Punch Ticket to Nationals

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor April 8, 2019

  For the 44th time in school history, the University of Utah Red Rocks gymnastics team is headed to the NCAA National Championship. The team made it into the eight-team competition after having...

University of Utah senior Makenna Merrell-Giles performs her floor routine in an NCAA Womens Gymnastics meet vs. UCLA at Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, UT on Saturday February 23, 2019.

(Photo by Curtis Lin | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Chalk Talk: The Floor

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor March 31, 2019

  The floor exercise is a fan-favorite event. In this event, athletes are able to show off their personality with both music choice as well as dance moves.   Requirements: The floor...

University of Utah womens gymnastics junior Missy Reinstadtler performs on the uneven bars in the PAC 12 conference championship at the Maverik Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday, March 23, 2019.  (Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Skinner Gets Perfect 10, Red Rocks Take Second at Pac-12 Championship

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor March 24, 2019

  The Maverik Center was on fire for the Pac-12 Women’s Gymnastics Championship on Saturday night. Unfortunately, the University of Utah Red Rocks gymnastics team fell to rival UCLA in a meet...

University of Utah senior Kari Lee performed her floor routine in an NCAA Womens Gymnastics meet vs. UCLA at Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, UT on Saturday February 23, 2019.

(Photo by Curtis Lin | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Red Rocks Fall to GymDogs in Regular Season Finale

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor March 17, 2019

  In their final regular season meet, the No. 6 University of Utah Red Rocks Gymnastics team fell to the No. 8 University of Georgia GymDogs in Athens. The team lost 197.525-197.450 in the showdown....

University of Utah senior Makenna Merrell-Giles performed her floor routine in an NCAA Womens Gymnastics meet vs. UCLA at Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, UT on Saturday February 23, 2019.

(Photo by Curtis Lin | Daily Utah Chronicle)

No. 5 Red Rocks Set Season High in Senior Day Victory Over No. 9 Michigan

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor March 3, 2019

  The No. 5 University of Utah Red Rocks Gymnastics team (10-2, 5-1 Pac-12) was not going to let their senior class take one final bow at the Jon M. Huntsman Center without getting a win in the...

University of Utah womens gymnastics junior MyKayla Skinner performs on the vault in the Red Rocks Preview at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, Dec. 7, 2018.  
(Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

Chalk Talk: The Vault

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor March 2, 2019

  There is more than meets the eye when it comes to gymnastics. It might look simple to an average fan, but there are a lot of things that go on behind the scenes. In most of its events, there...