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ASU, UA gymnastics teams split Territorial Cup series
There were a couple of noticeable differences between the two women’s gymnastics meets that made up the Territorial Cup competition between Arizona and Arizona State this season. First, only one team in the initial meeting at the end of January was nationally ranked. Arizona went into that match with a No. 15 ranking – and [...] -
UA gymnasts upset No. 14 Boise St. with best floor event
Arizona’s gymnastics team just knocked off No. 14 Boise State in what the Cats’ coach called their “strongest performance of the year.” Arizona, ranked No. 32 going into the match, scored a season-high 195.375 to Boise State’s 194.400. “We expect to be better than this,” said the program’s head coach, Bill Ryden, “but it is [...] -
Arizona gets narrow win in gymnastics Duel in Desert
The Arizona State gymnastics squad managed to close the gap with University of Arizona, but couldn’t quite pull off the win in this year’s Duel in the Desert. A narrow win for the Wildcats picked up a full point in the State Farm Territorial Cup competition, thanks in part to three Sun Devil falls in [...] -
Women’s gymnastics readies for annual Duel In Desert
Women’s gymnastics hit the floor with a resounding echo over the weekend, as all the Pac-10 teams got together to kick off the first year of the new Pac-10 Showcase and see how they stack up against one another. ASU is healthy this year. UofA has good depth. And that about sums up what each [...] -
Hall of Fame induction a bright spot in ASU gymnastics
John Spini was all smiles last Wednesday as he was inducted into the USAG Arizona Gymnastics Hall of Fame. He had every right to enjoy the honor, which is probably long overdue. The head women’s gymnastics coach at Arizona State, who just finished his 30th year at the helm, has led the Sun Devils to [...] -
Women gymnasts take different mindsets into Pac-10 regional
The women’s gymnastics teams from ASU and UofA both learned this week that they have been selected to attend the April 10 Regional Championships. They are seeded just two places apart, but their path to get there was anything but similar. Arizona, which will be seeded fourth, hit all its routines to score 195.875 and [...]
