TUCSON, Ariz. – After a preseason full of hard work and team building, Arizona Gymnastics is prepared to take on the 2020 season starting this Friday, Jan. 3 at 6:30 p.m. MST at LSU.

Live tweets of the meet will be available on Twitter (@ArizonaGymCats). The meet will be live streamed here and there will be live stats available here once the meet starts.

"We are looking forward to starting 2020 at LSU, they host a first-class event," head coach John Court said. "Pre-season has gone well and it's time to get out there and show our gymnastics. We will use a solid group of veteran routines and will mix in new ones as well."

Arizona welcomes back 12 returning gymnasts, including sophomores Kennedi Davis, Asia Rose DuVernay, and MacKinzie Kane, juniors Payton Bellows, Sydney Freidin, and Laura Leigh Horton, and seniors Christina Berg, Courtney Cowles, Jenny Leung, Maddi Leydin, Heather Swanson, and Haylie Hendrickson. 

The GymCats will welcome seven freshmen: Mackenzie Barile from Scottsdale, Arizona, Zaza Brovedani from Oakland, California, Malia Hargrove from Sparks, Nevada, Sirena Linton fron Phoenix, Arizona, Danielle Nosek from Greenfield, Indiana, Libby Orman from Mound, Minnesota, and Avery Stauffacher from Scottsdale, Arizona.

This year the Cats will host six home meets during the season and will face Pac-12 rivals Oregon State, Utah, UCLA, Washington, Stanford, California, and Arizona State. The GymCats will also face LSU, Western Michigan, Iowa State, Rutgers, Sacramento State, Ohio State, Bridgeport, and Boise State this on the road.

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