TUCSON, Az. – Looking to wrap up the regular season in strong fashion, the No. 30 Stanford women's gymnastics team will participate in Session #1 of the Pac-12 Championships on Saturday at 1 p.m. PDT at the McKale Center.
The Cardinal begins on the balance beam and will compete with Oregon State (vault), Arizona State (uneven bars) and the host Wildcats (floor exercise).
"We have been a great beam team," said Stanford head coach Tabitha Yim, whose squad owns a season-high of 49.225. "I think it's a very good rotation for us."
Session #2 starts at 6 p.m. and features UCLA (vault), Utah (bars), Washington (floor) and Cal (beam).
All events will be televised live on Pac-12 Networks.
Teams will be looking to earn berths at one of six NCAA Regional Championships on April 7. The sites include Alabama, Minnesota, North Carolina State, Ohio State, Penn State and Utah.
"We have the ability," Yim said.
Advancing teams will be announced during a national selection show on Monday at noon PDT. The NCAA Championships will be held April 20-21 in St. Louis.
Sparked by lone senior Elizabeth Price, the young Cardinal team has shown flashes of brilliance in every event. The challenge has been putting it all together.
"We have the potential to beat anybody," said Yim.
Price, a biomechanical engineering major, is the unquestioned star and leader. She has already posted three perfect 10s this year: in the season-opening NorCal Classic on bars; against Cal on vault; and against UCLA in her last home meet in her final event on floor.
For Stanford to make a post-season push, she will need help from junior Taryn Fitzgerald, sophomore Kaylee Cole, and freshmen Kyla Bryant, Rachael Flam, Lauren Navarro, Catherine Rogers and Taylor Lawson.
• Price is the only gymnast in program history to score 10s in three events and her four overall perfect scores are the most in program history. As a freshman in 2015, she accomplished it on vault against Oregon State. All were achieved at Maples Pavilion.
• In addition to the 10s, Price has registered season-highs of 9.975 on vault, 9.950 on balance beam and 39.825 in all-around.
• In 10 meets, Price has collected 28 firsts and has scored 9.900 or higher 25 times.
• Price established a career-high of 39.825 in all-around against UCLA on March 11. She has captured seven all-around titles in 2018.
• Price has scored 9.900 on bars and floor in nine of 10 meets this season, and seven of 10 times on vault.
• As a team, Stanford is ranked in the top 20 on vault (17), beam (18) and floor (20).
• Stanford tallied a season-high 196.650 points against UCLA (March 11, 2018).
• Stanford's 13-player roster includes nine underclassmen, including six true freshmen. Of the latter, Bryant, Flam, Navarro and Lawson have made the most significant contributions.
• Sophomore Kaylee Cole has led off on vault, beam and floor in five consecutive meets.
• Due to injuries, Stanford will compete with six on bars for only the fourth time this season.
• Last week, Price was named Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week for the third time this season and the seventh time during her career. Flam (Feb. 6) and Bryant (Feb. 13) have been honored as Pac-12 Newcomers of the Week.
• First-year Stanford head coach Tabitha Yim is the most decorated women's gymnast in program history. She was a 14-time All-American and earned a biology degree in 2008.
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Starting Lineups (tentative)
Uneven Bars
1. Taylor Lawson
2. Lauren Navarro
3. Rachael Flam
4. Kyla Bryant
5. Elizabeth Price
6. Catherine Rogers
Vault
1. Kaylee Cole
2. Taryn Fitzgerald
3. Lauren Navarro
4. Rachael Flam
5. Kyla Bryant
6. Elizabeth Price
Floor Exercise
1. Kaylee Cole
2. Lauren Navarro
3. Rachael Flam
4. Taylor Lawson
5. Kyla Bryant
6. Elizabeth Price
Balance Beam
1. Kaylee Cole
2. Rachael Flam
3. Elizabeth Price
4. Lauren Navarro
5. Kyla Bryant
6. Taryn Fitzgerald
National Rankings By Event
RQS/Season Average/Season High
Vault
Stanford (17): 48.115/49.005/49.225
Uneven Bars
Stanford (41): 48.825/48.538/49.225
Balance Beam
Stanford (18): 49.145/49.00/49.450
Floor Exercise
Stanford (20): 49.250/49.158/49.450
All-Around
Stanford (30): 195.920/195.700/196.650
Stanford Season-Highs
Team: 196.650 vs. UCLA (March 11, 2018)
Vault: 49.225 vs. Cal (Feb. 17, 2018), at Washington (Feb. 24, 2018)
Uneven Bars: 49.225 vs. Oregon State (Jan. 27, 2018)
Balance Beam: 49.325 vs. Arizona (Feb. 11, 2018)
Floor Exercise: 49.425 vs. Cal, San Jose State, UC Davis, Sacramento State at NorCal Classic (Jan. 8, 2018)
Individual:
Elizabeth Price
Bars: 10.000 vs. Cal, San Jose State, UC Davis and Sacramento State in NorCal Classic on Jan. 8, 2018 (career best)
Vault: 9.975 (career best: 10.000 vs. Oregon State on Jan. 26, 2015)
Beam: 9.950 vs. Arizona State on Jan. 18, 2018 (career best)
Floor: 10.000 vs. UCLA in March 11, 2018; 10.000 vs. Cal on Feb. 17, 2018
All-Around: 39.825 vs. UCLA on March 11 2018 (career best)
Kyla Bryant
Bars: 9.900 vs. UCLA, Utah and Washington at Elevate The Stage in Reno (Jan. 14, 2018)
Vault: 9.875 vs. Arizona State (Jan. 20, 2018)
Beam: 9.900 vs. Arizona State (Jan. 20); UCLA (March 11, 2018)
Floor: 9.925 vs. Cal, San Jose State, Sacramento State and UC Davis at NorCal Classic (Jan. 8, 2018)
All-Around: 39.475 vs. UCLA (March 11, 2018)
Lauren Navarro
Bars: 9.825 vs. Cal, San Jose State, Sacramento State and UC Davis at NorCal Classic (Jan. 8, 2018)
Vault: 9.825 vs. Cal, San Jose State, Sacramento State and UC Davis at NorCal Classic (Jan. 8, 2018); Cal (Feb. 17, 2018); UCLA (March 11, 2018)
Beam: 9.925 vs. Arizona State (Jan. 20, 2018)
Floor: 9.850 vs. Cal, San Jose State, Sacramento State and UC Davis at NorCal Classic (Jan. 8, 2018); Cal (Feb. 17, 2018); UCLA (March 11, 2018)
All-Around: 39.275 vs. UCLA (March 11, 2018)
Kaylee Cole
Vault: 9.800 at Washington (Feb. 24, 2017) (career best: 9.875, four times)
Beam: 9.875 vs. UCLA (March 11, 2018) (career best: 9.925 vs. Washington on Feb. 4, 2017)
Floor: 9.825 vs. UCLA, Utah and Washington at Elevate The Stage in Reno (Jan. 14) (career best: 9.850 at NCAA Seattle Regional on April 1, 2017)
Taylor Lawson
Bars: 9.825 at Oregon State (Jan. 27, 2018)
Vault: 9.800 vs. UCLA (March 11, 2018)
Beam: 9.500 (exhibition) vs. Arizona State (Jan. 20, 2018)
Floor: 9.875 vs. Cal (Feb. 17, 2018); UCLA (March 11, 2018)
Hailee Hoffman
Floor: 9.825 at Oregon State (Jan. 27, 2018)
Ashley Tai
Beam: 9.850 at Arizona (Feb. 11) (career best: 9.90 at Pac-12 Championships on March 18, 2017)
Rachael Flam
Bars: 9.800 vs. San Jose State, Seattle Pacific and UC Davis at UC Davis (Feb. 2, 2018)
Vault: 9.925 at Washington (Feb. 24, 2018)
Beam: 9.875 at Arizona (Feb. 11, 2018); UCLA (March 11, 2018)
Floor: 9.875 vs. San Jose State, Seattle Pacific and UC Davis at UC Davis (Feb. 2, 2018); UCLA (March 11, 2018)
All-Around: 39.375 vs. San Jose State, Seattle Pacific and UC Davis at UC Davis (Feb. 2, 2018)
Taryn Fitzgerald
Beam: 9.675 (career best: 9.850 vs. Utah on March 3, 2017)
Nicole Hoffman
Beam: 9.800 vs. San Jose State, Seattle Pacific and UC Davis at UC Davis (Feb. 2, 2018)
Catherine Rogers
Bars: 9.700 vs. Cal (Feb. 17, 2018)
