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05/15/2012
11 Utes make the Dean's List
04/21/2012
Utes hit 24 of 24 routines
04/20/2012
UCLA, Utah and Stanford make it a Pac-12 sweep.
04/11/2012
Utes qualify for record-setting 37th-straight nationals.
04/07/2012
Utes hit all 24 routines to beat Nebraska, four others.
Utah
First-team All-American had a spectacular freshman season ... incredibly consistent three-event performer (she did not fall all season) now has her sights set on an all-around berth ... national title contender on the balance beam ... member of Utah's Student-Athlete Advisory Committee (SAAC).
2011-First-team All-American was Utah's top finisher at the NCAA Championships, tying for fifth on the beam with a 9.8375 in individual event finals ... beam anchor led Utah on the event in both the semis (9.825) and Super Six (9.85) at the NCAA Championships ... started on beam and floor in every meet and vaulted in 11 meets ... went all-around against Stanford and scored a 39.225 ... scored a 9.90 on both vault and beam (twice) ... five wins included four on beam ... did not fall the entire season, hitting 40-of-40 routines ... won the Coaches' Award as Utah's Most Improved Gymnast ... MWC Scholar-Athlete also made the Dean's List and the Athletic Director's Honor Roll.
Prior to Utah
Four-time qualifier to the Junior Olympic Championships placed 11th in the all-around and sixth on beam at the 2009 J.O. meet ... second on bars, sixth on beam and eighth in the all-around at the 2007 J.O. Championships ... fourth on bars at the 2008 J.O. Championships ... competed for the winning Region I team at the 2005 J.O. nationals ... 2008 Region 1 beam champion also placed third in the all-around ... Utah state all-around champ in 2005 and 2007 ... trained at Olympus Gymnastics for coaches Mary Wright, Ryan Kirkham and former Ute All-American Jessica Duke ... graduated with high honors in the top 10-percent of her class at Skyline High School (Utah).
Personal
Daughter of Deena and Dan Lofgren ... mother was a Brigham Young gymnast who went on to graduate from Utah ... father is also a Utah alum ... brothers Daniel, Nils and Lars ... has not declared a major ... full name is Mary Beth Lofgren (pronounced loff-gren) ... born July 3, 1992.
Insight on Mary Beth
Age Started Gymnastics: 3
Nickname: M.B.
Gymnast I pretended to be as a child: (former Ute All-American) Shannon Bowles
Favorite Gymnast: My mom Deena Robbins Lofgren
Favorite Non U of U Sports Team: Skyline High School baseball
Lofgren's Career Highs All-Around 39.225 vs. Stanford, Jan. 28, 2011 Vault 9.90 vs. Washington, Feb. 11, 2011 Bars 9.75 vs. Stanford, Jan. 28, 2011 Beam 9.90 vs. Stanford, Jan. 28, 2011 9.90 vs. Washington, Feb. 11, 2011 Floor 9.825 vs. Oregon State, Mar. 12, 2011
