Every year, the record gets a little more impressive.
For 47 straight years, Utah’s gymnastics team has advanced to the NCAA women’s gymnastics championships, colloquially known as nationals.
The Red Rocks are the only team in the country to make it to nationals every single year they’ve been held. It is a run of excellence that is simply unparalleled.
Forty-eight consecutive trips to nationals is the new mark the Red Rocks will hope to hit this April. In order to do so they must finish either first or second in two regional meets next weekend in Gainesville, Florida.
And per College Gym News’ annual postseason simulator , odds are the Red Rocks will keep making history.
Over the course of 10,000 simulations — more on the methodology in a bit — Utah advanced to nationals nearly 75% of the time (74.86%), the fifth-best percentage among all teams, right in line with the Red Rocks’ No. 5 national ranking.
It is an impressive percentage, all things considered, as Utah is competing in arguably the most difficult of four regionals, with host Florida — ranked No. 4 overall — Big Ten champion and No. 10-ranked Michigan State and a solid No. 13-ranked Missouri team leaving little room for error.