PROVO, Utah – The No. 11-ranked University of Denver gymnastics team tied the third-highest away score in program history at No. 12 BYU on Thursday, topping the Cougars 197.375-197.300 in the team's final meet of the regular season.
 
SIGNIFICANT STATS

• DU earned three event scores above 49.400 – and two of at least 49.500 for the second week in a row.
• Denver's 49.575 on beam is the third-highest score in school history and second-highest road score, as well as a new season high.
• On floor, DU was just one tenth off last week's season high with a 49.500, which becomes the fourth-highest road score in school history.
• Senior Lynnzee Brown (Kansas City, Mo.) captured at least a share of all five individual titles including winning in the all-around with a 39.775, her second-highest score of 2021 and a new DU record for top score at an away meet.
• Freshman Jessica Hutchinson (Gilbertsville, Pa.) returned to the all-around for the first time since January 31, scoring three career highs including a 39.500 in the all-around.

BARS RECAP
Denver opened the competition on bars with its best road performance of the season, finishing with a 49.425 and three scores of 9.900 or higher. Brown and Hutchinson led the meet with matching 9.950s – a new career high for the freshman – and senior Emily Glynn (Longmont, Colo.) added a 9.900. Junior Alexandria Ruiz (Lake Mary, Fla.) led off the rotation with a 9.825, and freshman Rylie Mundell (Parker, Colo.) had a 9.800 for DU's final counted score.
 
VAULT RECAP
Brown won her second title of the night with a 9.900 on vault to lead Denver in the second rotation. Hutchinson added a 9.800, Glynn a 9.750 and Ruiz a 9.725. Mundell and junior Alexis Vasquez (Arcadia, Calif.) each had a 9.700.
 
FLOOR RECAP
DU's 49.500 on floor was the team's highest road score of the year. For the third meet in a row, Brown was just shy of perfection, scoring a meet-high 9.975. Glynn placed second overall with her 9.925, which ties the career high she set last week. Hutchinson's 9.900 gave DU three scores of 9.9+ while fellow freshman Abbie Thompson (Sanford, Fla.) matched her personal best with a 9.875. Freshman Rosie Casali (Weddington, N.C.) returned to the lineup after not competing last week, scoring a 9.825 to also tie her career high.
 
BEAM RECAP
Denver secured the victory with its strongest rotation of the night, earning four scores of 9.900 or higher to finish with a 49.575. In the leadoff position, Brown set a new personal best with a 9.950, which Thompson matched in the next routine for her own new career high. Vasquez anchored the lineup with a 9.925 – equaling her top road score of the year – while freshman Isabel Mabanta (Frisco, Texas) tied her personal best with a 9.900. Hutchinson competed on beam for the first time since February 21, adding a career-high 9.850, and Ruiz gave DU six scores at or above a 9.800.
 
PODIUM FINISHES
All-Around
Brown: First Place – 39.775
Hutchinson: Third Place – 39.500
 
Vault
Brown: First Place – 9.900
 
Bars
Brown: First Place (tie) – 9.950
Hutchinson: First Place (tie) – 9.950
 
Beam
Brown: First Place (tie) – 9.950
Thompson: First Place (tie) – 9.950
Vasquez: Third Place (tie) – 9.925
 
Floor
Brown: First Place – 9.975
Glynn: Second Place – 9.925
Hutchinson: Third Place (tie) – 9.900
 
NEXT UP:
The University of Denver gymnastics team, presented by Your Front Range Toyota Stores, begins postseason competition at the 2021 Big 12 Championship, hosted by West Virginia, on Saturday, March 20. The meet will be televised live on ESPN2.
 
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