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The Daily Utah Chronicle

University of Utah womens gymnastics junior Emilie LeBlanc performs on the balance beam in a dual meet vs. Arizona State at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, Jan. 24, 2020.  (Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

LeBlanc Comes West, Shines on the Gymnastics Team

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor February 7, 2020

  When junior Emilie LeBlanc first had the idea to transfer to the University of Utah from the University of Maryland, she immediately called Macey Roberts, who had made the same transfer a few...

The Red Rocks congratulate University of Utah womens gymnastics junior Alexia Burch after her performance on the vault in a dual meet vs. Arizona State at the Jon M. Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Friday, Jan. 24, 2020. (Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

No. 4 Utah Gymnastics Earns First Road Win Versus No. 21 Wildcats

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor February 1, 2020

  On the back of their best beam performance of the season, the No. 4 University of Utah Red Rocks gymnastics team moved to 2-0 in conference play as they cruised passed Arizona 197.300-195.975....

University of Utah womens gymnastics freshman Abby Paulson performs on the balance beam in the Deseret dual meet vs. BYU, Utah State, and Southern Utah University at the Maverik Center in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday, Jan. 11, 2020. (Photo by Kiffer Creveling | The Daily Utah Chronicle)

The Red Rocks Welcome Abby Paulson

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor January 28, 2020

  This year’s University of Utah Red Rocks gymnastics team is full of new faces. Abby Paulson is one of the young gymnasts who has already made an early impact for this year's team.  In her...

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...

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)

The Red Rocks Run Towards the 2020 Season

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor December 3, 2019

  After finishing in seventh place in last year’s NCAA Championship, the University of Utah Red Rocks gymnastics team is preparing for a season full of new opportunities. The Utes wrapped up...

University of Utah womens gymnastics freshman Adrienne Randall performs on the balance beam 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)

Watch Out for This Fierce Freshman: Gymnast Adrienne Randall is Fire on Floor and Beam

By Sammy Mora, Sports Editor April 22, 2019

  University of Utah Red Rock Gymnast Adrienne Randall, who hails from Corona, California, is in her first year at the U and has already started making an impact on the team. During the first week...

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 sophomore Missy Reinstadtler 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 Travel to No. 21 Arizona

By Carra McManamon January 26, 2018

MyKayla Skinner and Kari Lee of the No. 3 University of Utah gymnastics team (4-1, 1-0 Pac 12) are heading home to Arizona as the Red Rocks will take on the No. 21 Arizona Wildcats (0-3, 0-1 Pac 12) on...

University of Utah womens gymnastics sophomore MyKayla Skinner 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. 2 Red Rocks Earn Season-High Score, Defeat No. 25 Oregon State

By Carra McManamon January 21, 2018

After a successful start and even better finish, the No. 2 University of Utah gymnastics team registered a season-high score to beat the No. 25 Oregon State Beavers, 197.45 – 196.3. The victory, however,...

University of Utah womens gymnastics sophomore MyKayla Skinner 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 Place 2nd in Elevate the Stage Meet

By Carra McManamon January 18, 2018

Over the weekend the No. 2 University of Utah gymnastics team took 2nd place in the Elevate the State meet in a nonconference Pac-12 preview. It took a while to get final scores — Stanford had already...