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Ute Gymnasts Shoot To No. 1 In This Week's Rankings

Freshman Rachel Tidd had a great all-around debut at UCLA.

Freshman Rachel Tidd had a great all-around debut at UCLA.

Jan. 12, 2004

SALT LAKE CITY -
After a stunning upset of top-ranked UCLA in Los Angeles, Saturday, the Utah women's gymnastics team shot three spots to No. 1 in the national rankings. The Utes will face No. 3 Nebraska in the Ken Garff-Hogi Yogi Showdown this Friday at 7:00 p.m. in the Huntsman Center.

Individually, Annabeth Eberle is ranked fifth in the all-around and first on the vault, Rachel Tidd is No. 3 on vault and Melissa Vituj is No. 3 on the beam. Utah, which scored a school-record on vault (49.625), is the top ranked vault team in the nation this week.

The current national rankings, which are based on high score, follow: 1. Utah 197.350, 2. Alabama 196.725, 3. Nebraska 196.550, 4. Washington 196.450, 5. UCLA 196.375, 6. Iowa State 196.300, 7. Stanford 196.200, 8. Florida 195.950, 9. Arkansas 195.575, 10. Georgia 195.550, 11. Arizona 195.425, 12. (tie) Missouri and Iowa 195.350, 14. Oklahoma 195.275, 15. Michigan 195.075, 16. Louisiana State 194.875, 17. Minnesota 194.675, 18. Central Michigan 194.475, 19. Kentucky 194.450, 20. (tie) Oregon State and Ohio State 193.775, 22. Illinois 193.675, 23. Denver 193.600, 25. Pittsburgh 193.450.

 

 

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