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By Caroline Medley Last but certainly not least, we take a look at the Washington Huskies, who’ve been steadily on the rise the last few seasons. While the loss of their senior, Allison Northey, will certainly affect the team, they will also gain a class of five freshmen that should continue to contribute to the rise of the Huskies. The devaluation of the Yurchenko full didn’t affect the Husky lineup much, as they used almost all Yurchenko fulls last season. Hailey Burleson, Joslyn Goings, Stephanie Stowe and Alex Yacalis should
By Caroline Medley Today we take a look at the lineup possibilities of Pac-12 powerhouse Utah. The Utes will lose a substantial class in the departure of seniors Kailah Delaney, Breanna Hughes, Haley Lange and Kassandra Lopez. In addition, standout sophomore Samantha Partyka has retired early and will not return to the roster this season. Though their incoming class of freshmen is small, the three of them are powerful and could potentially contribute on every event. In addition, the Utes will also gain Maryland transfer Macey Roberts, whose strengths are vault and floor. The team’s depth may suffer slightly, but its success should not. On vault, the Red Rocks will return no 10.0 start value vaults, as their only one last season belonged to Hughes. However, Baely Rowe has a Yurchenko 1.5 in her back pocket should she choose to use it. Tiffani Lewis, MaKenna Merrell and Rowe will all return nice Yurchenko fulls, and Roberts will bring one as well. Kari Lee should also have her high-scoring Yurchenko full back after a devastating injury early last season. All three freshmen, though, are capable of 10.0 vaults. Missy Reinstadtler and Kim Tessen both performed the Yurchenko 1.5 at J.O. nationals earlier this year. And MyKayla Skinner is capable of a number of difficult vaults, including the Yurchenko double. She’s been steadily cleaning up her execution on the double, so don’t be surprised to see her try it in college competition. On bars, Utah will take a blow in terms of depth. It should still be able to field a strong lineup, with Lee, Lewis, Rowe and Sabrina Schwab returning strong routines. Reinstadtler will also contribute a solid |
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