TUCSON, Ariz. — The GymCats are set to welcome Washington on Friday, Feb. 10 following a two-week road trip. The meet is scheduled to begin at 7:00 p.m. MST will be live streamed on Pac-12 Insider.

Last week, Arizona fell to Stanford 196.275-195.700 in Palo Alto. Three GymCats earned career highs and freshman Emma Strom made her collegiate debut on vault and floor. 

A complete preview of Friday's meet can be found below.
 

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ARIZONA RETURNS HOME TO HOST HUSKIES: No. 28 Arizona will welcome No. 26 Washington on Friday night. The GymCats are looking to pick up their first conference win of the season against the Huskies.  

LAST WEEK: Arizona took on then-No. 24 Stanford in Palo Alto. The GymCats scored a 195.700, but Stanford edged out Arizona with a 196.275. 

IN THE RANKINGS: After week 5, Arizona is ranked No. 28 overall in the Road to Nationals rankings with a 195.820 average. Malia Hargrove is ranked 23rd on vault with a 9.880 average.   

• Vault: No. 36
• Uneven Bars: No. 41
• Balance Beam: No. 13 
• Floor Exercise: No. 30

CAREER HIGH TRACKER: After five weeks, seven GymCats have set career highs.   

• Ohio State Quad Meet: 2
  • LaRusso [VT - 9.80] 
  • Mueller [BB - 9.90]
• Arizona Quad Meet: 2 
  • Fears [UB - 9.90]
  • LaRusso [UB - 9.60] 
• Arizona vs. Cal: 4 
  • Deets [UB - 9.90 & BB - 9.875]
  • Fears [BB - 9.85]
  • LaRusso [UB - 9.75] 
  • Mueller [FX - 9.90]
• Arizona at Arizona State: 4 
  • Castles [VT - 9.90 & BB - 9.90]
  • Deets [BB - 9.875]
  • Hargrove [VT - 9.95]
  • LaRusso [VT - 9.80, UB - 9.775, FX - 9.85] 
• Arizona at Stanford: 3 
  • Burhans [BB - 9.775]
  • LaRusso [VT - 9.800]
  • Strom [VT - 9.60 & FX - 9.675]

PAC-12 COACHES AWARD: Elizabeth LaRusso earned the Pac-12 Coaches Award after posting three career high scores to help the GymCats post a season high score at Arizona State.  

FRESH FACES: The GymCats welcomed five freshmen to the team this season. Gianna Lenczner, Indigo Morgan, Jordan Schultz, Sophia Stephens, and Emma Strom are all freshmen.

FAMILIAR FACES: Arizona returns 16 gymnasts from last season. Among the 16 returners are seniors Malia Hargrove and Sirena Linton, two standouts who competed in all 13 meets last year. Linton was named second team All-American on the balance beam after earning a 9.9125 at the NCAA Championships as an individual competitor. Sophomores Alysen Fears and Emily Mueller also return for Arizona following breakout freshman campaigns.
 
COACHING STAFF: The GymCats have a very accomplished coaching staff. John Court enters his fifth year as head coach and 25th year on staff in Tucson. Associate head coach Taylor Spears, the 2014 NCAA individual beam champion, is in her fifth season on Arizona's staff and has helped the beam team improve every year. Assistant coach Dallas Becerra and volunteer assistant Kylie Kratchwell enter their first year with the GymCats.  

PRESEASON POLLS: Arizona was picked to finish eighth in the preseason Pac-12 coaches poll. In the WGCA preseason poll, the GymCats were picked to finish 25th.

PRESEASON WATCH LIST: The first ever Pac-12 Preseason Watch List was released this season. Malia Hargrove and Caroline Herry represented Arizona on the watch list.