WHO: No. 5 Denver at No. 17 Ohio State
WHAT: First away meet of the season
WHERE: Covelli Center (Columbus, Ohio)
WHEN: Saturday, January 15, at 4:00 p.m. ET/2:00 p.m. MT
 
LAST TIME OUT:
Denver opened its 2022 campaign with the highest season-opening score in program history, notching a 197.000 to top San Jose State at home on January 9. Graduate student Lynnzee Brown won the all-around with a 39.475, highlighted by her near-perfect 9.975 on floor. Sophomore Rylie Mundell placed second in her first career all-around appearance and earned three top-four finishes including winning the vault title with a career high-tying 9.975.
 
EYE ON THE RANKINGS:
DU sits at No. 5 in the Week 1 Road to Nationals rankings, the program's second highest first-week score. The team is also ranked in the top 10 on all four events, led by No. 4 rankings on bars and floor.
 
Five Denver student-athletes appear in the individual rankings as well, starting with Lynnzee Brown at No. 4 in the all-around and tied for No. 1 on floor. Mundell is tied for No. 5 in the all-around and hold top-10 rankings on vault and bars. Sophomores Abbie Thompson and Bella Mabanta are in the top 10 and top 25 on floor, respectively; and graduate student Emily Glynn is in the top 15 on bars.
 
QUICK HITS:

• Mundell captured the first Big 12 Gymnast of the Week honor for the 2022 season following her all-around debut on January 9.
• Not only was DU's 197.000 its highest ever score in a season opener, it also marked the earliest that Denver has hit the 197+ mark in any season.
• Denver also set or tied first-meet records for its team scores on vault (49.225) and floor (49.350).
• Four DU student-athletes set or tied career highs in the season opener as well: Mundell on vault, floor and in the all-around; junior Emma Brown on beam; and both Thompson and Mabanta on floor.
• Some of Denver's student-athletes will be unavailable on Saturday due to COVID-19 health/safety and "return to play" protocols.

SCOUTING THE BUCKEYES:
Ohio State scored a 195.025 in its season opener at Arkansas on January 7, placing send behind the Razorbacks. Four different Buckeye gymnasts won at least a share of all four event titles including Elexis Edwards on vault. Edwards joined teammate Tory Vetter on the Big Ten Gymnasts to Watch list.
 
WHAT'S NEXT:
Denver continues its three-meet road trip with its first Big 12 Conference match-up of the year when DU travels to West Virginia on Friday, January 21.
 
DU will return home on Sunday, February 6, against New Hampshire. Season tickets, single meet tickets and group tickets are all on sale and can be purchased online or by calling 303-871-4625.
 
CORONAVIRUS UPDATES
Masks are required at all indoor athletic events. For the latest University of Denver updates on the coronavirus, click here.
 
TICKETS
Tickets for the 2022 DU Gymnastics season are now on sale. Season tickets are available starting at $40, and single meet tickets begin at $12. Tickets can be purchased online or by calling 303-871-4625.
 
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