On Saturday, January 20th the No. 6 Utah Red Rocks will host the No. 11 Oregon State Beavers in their Pac-12 season opener.  The Beavers have never beat the Red Rocks at the Huntsman Center, but are coming off a solid win at Lindenwood and look to be a strong contender this weekend.  Oregon State went up against Lindenwood, Bridgeport, Illinois State, and Wisconsin-Eau Claire last weekmand took first with a 196.350 while Utah defeated Southern Utah University in their road opener with a 196.725.

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Performances to watch for from the Oregon State team include junior Madeline Gardiner, who has competed in and won the all-around for the past two weeks; Kaytianna McMillan, who placed first on uneven bars last week; and Jamie Radermacher, who posted a 9.900 at Lindenwood and tying for first place for the second straight week.  From Utah, Sabrina Schwab, named Pac-12 freshman of the week after the season opener, is scheduled to compete on floor and bars and Breanna Hughes, Pac-12 specialist of the week last week and nominated for our FloGymnastics routine of the week  for her stuck vault, will compete on vault, bars, and floor.



OSU sophomore Dani Dessaints, who has competed on vault and uneven bars this season, will be out this week due to injury, but we can expect to see performances from junior Megan Jimenez, freshman McKenna Singley, freshman Mary Jacobson, senior Risa Perez, and others.  For Utah, sophomore Kari Lee is slated to compete in the all-around alongside teammates Tiffani Lewis, Maddy Stover, Kailah Delaney, and others.

Last time the Beavers competed in the Huntsman Center, they lost to Utah 195.750 to 196.875.  FloGymnastics will be on-site covering the meet this Saturday, so check back for videos, and to see how this Pac-12 match-up plays out!


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Workout Wednesday with the University of Utah
Videos: Utah vs. SUU
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