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The top 40 most memorable moments in the 40-year history of the Utah gymnastics program:
1. April 21, 1995 • Utah isn't supposed to win the 1995 title, with host Georgia, Alabama and UCLA all having strong teams, but the Utes prevail when other teams self-destruct. Utah scored a 196.50 win while Alabama and Michigan tied for second with a score of 196.425. Adding to the drama was that the Utes barely qualified for the Super Six, finishing third in their group.
2. April 10, 1981 • Utah wins its first national title just five years after forming the program, scoring a 144.65 to edge UCLA's 144.1. It is the first of six straight titles.
3. March 22, 2014 • Utah scores a 197.925 to become the first Utah program to win a Pac-12 championship. Tory Wilson scored a 39.45 to win the all-around and Georgia Dabritz scored a 10 on the bars to win that title along with vault and floor.
4. Jan. 10, 2003 • Top-ranked UCLA beats the Utes 197.225-196.75 to end the 24-year home winning streak at 170 meets. The Utes were without three injured gymnasts Theresa Kulikowski, Crystal Gilmore and Dominque D'Oliveira.
5. April 14, 2000 • The Utes go into the NCAAs with plenty of injuries, as Kulikowski (knee) and Shannon Bowles (neck) are both hurt, in addition to coaches Greg Marsden (hamstring) and assistant Aki Hummel (hip). The Utes had to borrow another assistant coach to help spot the gymnasts. They still managed to finish second at the NCAAs with a 196.875, behind UCLA (197.3).
6. March 1976 • The Utes complete their first year with a 10th-place showing at the AIAW championships. "That's when we knew we were onto something," Marsden said.
7. April 24, 1992 • The Utes dominate in winning their eighth national title, scoring 195.65 to finish well ahead of second-place Georgia's 194.6. Utah swept all of the awards, with Missy Marlowe winning everything except the vault, which was won by Kristen Kenoyer. Marlowe became the first gymnast in NCAA history to win the Honda Broderick Cup as the nation's top female collegiate athlete.
8. March 1993 • Utah's gymnastics team becomes the focus of controversy, as some conservative-minded fans believe a poster featuring Aimee Trepanier is too provocative. Marsden, not one to pass up an opportunity at any publicity, accepts an invite by the Utah Arts Festival to pose on a billboard in a tutu with the slogan "What is art."
9. March 26, 1994 • Angered by what he perceives as poor judging, Marsden pulls his team off the floor during its competition at BYU and loses 194.125-125.8. It was Utah's first of just two losses to the Cougars.
10. April 22, 1994 • Utah wins its ninth national title, scoring 196.4 to edge Alabama (196.35).
11. April 18, 1986 • Utah wins its sixth national title, scoring 186.95 to finish ahead of ASU (186.7). The win is notable in that, of the last four championships, ASU was second in three of them.
12. April 17, 1997 • The Utes fail to make the Super Six for the first time since the format was adopted in 1993.
13. April 12, 2008 • Ashley Postell wins the all-around and every event except the vault at the NCAA regional championships to become the program's all-time career and single-season winner. She finished with 47 wins for the season and 120 in her career. She also had 11 season all-around wins in 2008 and 30 all-around wins in her career, all school records.
14. March 19, 2004 • The Utes score a 198.6 against BYU to set the program's record for highest score. Melissa Vituj (39.8), Annabeth Eberle (39.775) and Rachel Tidd (39.675) combined for three of the highest all-around scores the school has had.
15. March 24, 2012 • Utah hosts the first Pac-12 championship and finishes second behind UCLA. Corrie Lothrop scored a 39.625 to win the all-around and become Utah's first Pac-12 champion in any sport.
16. March 25, 1995 • Suzanne Metz scores a 39.95 in the all-around to set the school record for highest all-around score.
17. March 20, 1993 • Kenoyer scores 10s on the vault, uneven bars and balance beam at the WAC championships.
18. March 26, 1982 • Sue Stednitz becomes the program's first individual champion, earning the honors on the balance beam and all-around.
19. April 12, 1985 • Elaine Alfano earns her third national championship on the vault, becoming Utah's first three-time event national champion.
20. March 25, 1995 • With a 197.875-194.175 win over BYU, Utah's Metz becomes the first gymnast to complete a season without a fall, making 56 straight routines.
21. Feb. 1, 2014 • Marsden becomes the sport's first 1,000-win coach with a 197.2-194.9 victory at Arizona State.
22. April 20, 1990 • The Utes win their seventh national title, scoring 194.9, while Alabama is second with 194.575.
23. March 9, 1992 • Marlowe scores the program's first 10.0 on floor and completes a personal sweep for herself in the process, as she is the first gymnast to score a perfect mark on each event for the program. She scored a 10 on the vault the week before, a 10 on the uneven bars in 1991 and a 10 on Feb. 7, 1992, on the balance beam.
24. April 24, 1987 • Utah's domination at the NCAAs ends when Georgia edges the Utes 187.9-187.55, ending Utah's NCAA streak with six straight titles.
25. April 27, 2007 • Postell scores a 9.925 on the balance beam to clinch second place for the Utes at the 2007 NCAA championships behind UCLA and ahead of favored Florida.
26. March 4, 2011 • An NCAA-record crowd of 15,558 fans watch the No. 5 Utes lose to No. 1 Florida, 197-196.75.
27. April 6, 1984 • Utah wins its fourth national title, scoring 186.05 to finish ahead of host UCLA, which was second with a 185.55. It was Utah's first title won on the road.
28. Jan. 17, 1976 • Utah scores a 97.75 to beat Cal State Long Beach (89.7) and BYU (81.05) in the program's first competition.
29. April 26, 2008 • Postell qualifies for the event finals on the balance beam and floor, finishing second and 14th, respectively, to become the sport's first 20-time All-American, the maximum amount of All-American awards possible.
30. March 6, 1993 • Kenoyer scores a 39.9 in the all-around to earn Utah's second-highest all-around score in a 196.65-189.2 win over Washington.
31. March 26, 1982 • Utah wins its second national title, scoring 148.6 to blow out second-place Cal State Fullerton, which finishes with a 144.15.
32. April 12, 1985 • Utah wins its fifth national title by edging ASU 188.35-186.6. Utah was ranked No. 1, but the Sun Devils were favored.
33. Jan. 22, 2010 • A crowd of 15,552 fans watch Georgia and Utah slug it out in a meet that pits two of the best teams in the country. The Utes prevail 196.55-196.5 when Annie DiLuzio scores a 9.875 on the floor.
34. March 13, 1993 • Utah beats BYU 197.1-194.9 to complete its only undefeated regular season. The Utes won the WAC and finished third at the NCAAs.
35. Feb. 1, 2003 • Kulikowski scores her seventh 10.0 on the uneven bars in a win against Minnesota, giving her the school record for most 10s on an event.
36. April 8, 1983 • Utah wins its third national title, scoring 184.65, while ASU is second with 183.3.
37. April 6, 1984 • Megan McCunniff (Marsden) wins her second national all-around title in a row, becoming Utah's first gymnast to win back-to-back all-around titles.
38. March 16, 2013 • Dabritz earns a 10 on the uneven bars, becoming the first to do so in more than 10 years. The previous was Kulikowski in 2003.
39. April 22, 2006 • Just a freshman, Kristina Baskett stuns herself and the NCAA field by scoring a 9.85 to tie Georgia's Courtney Kupets for the NCAA uneven-bars title.
40. March 16, 2013 • Wilson scores a 9.975 on the vault against Florida, giving her 10 wins in as many competitions on the event.