The sport of women's college gymnastics is experiencing a surge in popularity, with a key meet featuring top programs like Utah, Oklahoma, LSU, and Cal broadcasting live on ABC. This early-season exposure marks a significant milestone for the sport, highlighting its growth and attracting a wider audience.
The best college gymnasts are on national TV this weekend. It’s an ‘important moment’ for the Utes and the sport.As a gymnast at Washington, Utah’s future head coach was a second-team All-American and two-time All-Pac-10 nominee. But how many people knew it? Rarely, if ever, would college programs earn national TV attention. Meets were sometimes held with sparse crowds in massive arenas.On Saturday, the No. 4 Red Rocks will face off against No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 2 LSU and No.
Former superstar Red Rock and 1988 Olympian Missy Marlowe was a star during her time as a gymnast in Salt Lake City. By her junior and senior year, Marlowe and the Red Rocks were easily selling out the 15,000-seat Huntsman Center with rowdy fans. “When Olivia started social media, she always wanted to try to bring more eyeballs to the sport of college gymnastics. It’s really gratifying for her to see the appetite for it grow and the audience grow more and more each year.”
“I just feel like, since I’ve been done, the media attention is even bigger now,” Nichols said. “That’s what those girls deserve. They put in hours in the gym. They work so hard, and they deserve that media time. And I just think people are going to realize how incredible the sport is from it being on bigger networks.”
This week, Neff acknowledged she has nerves heading into Oklahoma City, but said she’s excited about her first opportunity to perform in front of a national audience — and to do it against some of the top programs in the entire country.
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