(Denver, CO) With 9.925s from Anaya Smith and Kayla Lee, Sun Devil Gymnastics improved upon their first meet with a 196.375 to place second to No. 6 Denver’s 196.900 in Magness Arena on Sunday afternoon.
Notable Stats
Arizona State (1-1) placed second behind No. 6 Denver (4-0). The Sun Devils scored their first team score above 196.000 of the season.
The beam event total of 49.325 is the best event total in any event so far this season. Every score that counted was a 9.825 or better.
On vault, senior Anaya Smith scored a 9.925 to win the event title. This was the 12th of her career, second of the season.
Sophomore Kayla Lee won the beam event title with a career-high 9.925 in the lead-off role. This was her first event title in her career. She also made her season debut on floor, earning a 9.725.
Senior Emily White competed in the all-around for the first time this season, scoring a team-best 39.375. Her best score of the day was a 9.900, which she earned on both beam and floor. She also made her first appearance of the season on vault, scoring a 9.750.
Senior Jada Mangahas competed in the all-around for the first time in her career, scoring a 39.150. She competed on beam for the first time since her freshman season in 2021, scoring a 9.825, a career high.
On bars, senior Cienna Samiley earned a 9.900 to lead all Sun Devils in that event. It was her third score of 9.900 or better in her career.
Final Results
- Denver, 196.900
- Arizona State, 196.375
Rotation One: Bars, 49.175
To start their first away meet of the season, the Gym Devils had a solid start bars to put themselves in first place. Samiley notched the first 9.900 of the season to lead the team on the event. Mangahas added a 9.850 right after her. Senior Cassi Barbanente and White also put up 9.825s to help pull ASU forward.
Rotation Two: Vault, 49.025
Anaya Smith pulled off a clutch vault performance in the anchor spot. She received the first 9.925 of the season and finished strong after lower scores forced her to bring it home. Hannah Scharf also put up a strong 9.825 while Mangahas had a solid 9.800.
Rotation Three: Floor, 48.850
In the third position, White earned the highest score on floor this season with a 9.900. Scharf also pulled out a strong 9.825 in the anchor spot for ASU when they needed it.
Rotation Four: Beam, 49.325
In the fourth and final position, the Sun Devils performed their best with their highest event total of the season. Starting strong, Lee earned a 9.925, which also earned her a new career high. Mangahas and Scharf added 8.825s while Sarah Clark recorded a 9.850. Emily Whiteprovides a strong finishing beam routine, earning a 9.900.
Up Next
The streak of road meets continues next weekend with a tri-meet at Southern Utah with Utah State on Friday.
Press Release courtesy of Sun Devil Athletics – Alyssa Muccillo
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