OPENING PASS

• After beginning the year with a win over Alaska Anchorage, the Sacramento State gymnastics team will travel to the Pacific Northwest to take on No. 34 Oregon State on Friday night at Gill Coliseum. The matchup against the Beavers will begin a 7 p.m.
• The Hornets scored 193.925 against the Seawolves and accounted for the individual winner on all four events as well as in the all-around.
• Oregon State leads the all-time series, 14-0, and is 6-0 at home against the Hornets. The teams last met in 2023 where OSU recorded a 197.200-192.400 victory. Sacramento State set its then-school record of 195.875 at Gill Coliseum in 2004. That record held for over a decade
• A live stream will be available via the Pac-12 Insider on YouTube and live stats will also be provided. Links can be found on hornetsports.com.

OPPONENT PREVIEW

• Oregon State has competed in a pair of meets this season and stands at 0-4 overall despite being 34th in this week's national rankings. The Beavers most recently lost 195.675-194.525 at BYU. Sophia Esposito tied for first on floor with a 9.900 for the team's top individual placement. OSU started the year by finishing fourth in a four-team meet which included Washington, Cal and UCLA. In that meet, the Beavers scored 195.550 and were led by Taylor DeVries who scored 9.925 on bars.
• Oregon State concluded the 2025 season ranked 14th nationally with an average of 196.913 and an NQS of 197.185. The team was led by former Olympian Jade Carey who qualified for the 2025 NCAA Championships. Carey is currently serving as a volunteer assistant coach for the program.
• Head coach Tanya Chaplin owns a 501-308-6 overall record in her 29 seasons leading Oregon State. Chaplin's teams have advanced to the NCAA Championship 13 times and have qualified for a regional in all but one of her seasons.

A LOOK AT THE LAST MEET

• Sacramento State started the year with a victory for the second consecutive season with a 193.925-190.050 win over Alaska Anchorage last Sunday afternoon at The Nest. The Hornets accounted for all four event winners as well as the all-around and also won the team title in each event.
• Sarah Lutrel finished in first place on vault, beam and in the all-around while Jillianne Lastra recorded her first career victory on bars and Kara Houghton won on floor.

STARTING OFF RIGHT

• Sacramento State recorded several top 10 school records for a season-opening meet. The team's total of 48.900 on beam was the third-highest in program history. The bars score of 48.275 ranked seventh and the floor total of 48.450 is tied for ninth. Overall, the 193.925 was the fifth-highest by a Hornet team to start the season.
• Individually, Sara Lutrel is now tied for second in a season-opener with a 9.850 on beam. The only score better than Lutrel's belongs to current assistant coach Amber Koeth who scored 9.875 to start the 2022 season. Kara Houghton's 9.825 on floor is tied for the fifth best by a Sacramento State gymnast top begin and is the best since 2016.

MEMORABLE FIRST APPEARANCES

• New faces for the Hornets accounted for five routines and three exhibitions against the Seawolves. The group was highlighted by redshirt freshman Kaela Copeland who scored 9.750 on beam and floor. Copeland was with the team all of 2025 but never performed.
• McKenna Carnesi also made her debut at Sacramento State as she was in the lineup on bars. Carnesi came to the team a year ago but missed the entire season due to a foot injury. She began her collegiate career at Washington in 2024, competing in a pair of meets on bars.

EXPERIENCE IS KEY

• The senior trio of Kara Houghton, Sarah Lutrel and Rylin Zimmerman have been fixtures in the Sacramento State lineup throughout their careers. The three have combined to perform 292 routines in the lineup since 2023, including 89 on beam.
•  Houghton has been in the bars lineup in all 38 meets of her career. She has a streak of 32 straight meets on beam and 23 in a row on floor. Lutrel has some lengthy streaks of her own at 29 consecutive starts on vault, 30 on beam and 28 on floor. Zimmerman was in the vault lineup for all 13 meets last season and has made 32 starts in the event during her career.
• Houghton and Lutrel also dot the school top 10 list in multiple events. Houghton holds the school record with a score of 9.975 and is tied for fifth at 9.925 on bars. Lutrel is tied for the school record on beam with a 9.950 and is also tied for third (9.925). Lutrel also ranks second in the all-around in Sacramento State history at 39.425.

NEWS & NOTES

• Jillianne Lastra recorded her first collegiate event win by taking the top spot on bars against Alaska Anchorage. Lastra missed all of 2025 with an Achilles injury and had not competed since Mar. 23, 2024 before last weekend.
• The 2026 roster features gymnasts from six states comprised of nine from California, four from Colorado, two from Arizona and one each from Florida, Illinois and Washington.