Kentucky to Host Blue/White Meet on Sunday
LEXINGTON, Ky. – The Kentucky gymnastics team will host its Blue/White meet on Sunday at 2 p.m. in Memorial Coliseum. Doors open at 12:30 p.m., and admission is free to the public. The meet is the first chance for fans to pick up the 2018 Excite Night poster for the first time.
The meet is Kentucky’s first chance to compete in Memorial Coliseum this season and will be one of UK’s final tune-ups before the 2017 campaign begins with Excite Night in Rupp Arena on Jan. 5.
“We always look forward to getting into Memorial Coliseum for the Blue/White meet,” head coach Tim Garrison said. “It brings into sharp focus that season is almost here. This time will have a different look and feel as it will be set up like the floor in Rupp Arena for Excite Night. I hope BBN is ready for a preview of our 2018 squad as well as getting our special Excite Night poster. I’m looking forward to seeing them Sunday.”
The first regular season home competition will take place in Rupp Arena against Southeast Missouri State, Ball State and George Washington. UK’s home schedule features home meets against Florida, Georgia, Missouri and Ohio State.
Kentucky is coming off an historic season. UK recorded the highest Regional Qualifying Score in program history of 196.845, which was the highest in school history, and helped UK become a two seed in an NCAA Regional for the first time in school history. Kentucky set a program high when it beat Alabama for the first time in school history with a 197.475. The Wildcats had two All-Americans last season – Alex Hyland and Mollie Korth – and Korth also won the SEC Freshman of the Year award. Korth was the sixth SEC Freshman of the Year award winner for UK.
Three Wildcats – Korth, Hyland and Sidney Dukes – were All-SEC for their performance in the first session of the SEC Championships. Korth earned All-SEC for her first session all-around win with a
39.425. Hyland earned All-SEC with the SEC beam title while Dukes finished
second in the first session on the beam with a 9.9 in the first session.
For complete news and updates on the Kentucky Gymnastics program, go to UKathletics.com. Season tickets can be found on UKathletics.com/Tickets. News and updates on the team can also be found on Twitter at @UKGymnastics and at @UKCoachGarrison and Facebook at Facebook.com/UKGymnastics.
