2023 Super 16 presented by Ozone at a glance

 

Event: Super 16 presented by Ozone

When: January 6-7, 2023

Where: Orleans Arena, Las Vegas, Nevada

What:  The Super 16 presented by Ozone, the largest women’s collegiate invitational with more than 300 gymnasts, opens the first day of the women’s 2023 collegiate season. Sixteen women’s collegiate gymnastics are competing in the two-day competition. The event has four competitive sessions, with team, all-around and event champions for each session.

The universities competing in the Super 16 are:  Arizona State University, Auburn University, Brigham Young University, California, Fisk University, Oregon State University, Rutgers University, Southern Utah University, Stanford University, University of California – Los Angeles, University of Georgia, University of Iowa, University of Michigan, University of North Carolina, University of Oklahoma and University of Washington. Fisk is the first Historically Black College or University to have a women’s collegiate gymnastics team.

 Schedule:      

         Friday, January

                       2 p.m.   Session 1:  Fisk, Southern Utah, North Carolina, Washington

                       8 p.m.   Session 2:  Oregon State, Rutgers, Stanford, Georgia

                       Saturday, January 7

                       12 p.m. Session 3:  Arizona State, Brigham Young, California, Iowa

                       6 p.m.   Session 4:  Auburn, UCLA, Michigan, Oklahoma

                       Times are Pacific Time and subject to change.

 

Tickets: Tickets are on sale now.

  • All-session tickets:  $79 to $291 plus fees and taxes.

  • Single-session tickets - $30 to $55, plus fees and taxes.

  • Discounted tickets will be available through participating gym clubs. For group or gym club tickets, email gymnationtickets@gmail.com.

Participants:   At the 2020 Olympic Games, Auburn’s Suni Lee won the all-around gold medal, Oregon State’s Jade Carey won the floor exercise gold, and UCLA’s Jordan Chiles and Lee brought home team silver medals. All three are expected to compete for their respective universities and have indicated interest in pursuing a berth to the 2024 Olympics. Recently, Carey and Chiles helped the U.S. women to its sixth consecutive World team title. Carey and Chiles also claimed the vault gold and silver medals, respectively, with Chiles and Carey snaring the floor exercise silver and bronze, respectively.

Additionally, Lee was the 2022 NCAA balance beam champion and all-around silver-medalist, and Carey won the NCAA uneven bars silver. Eleven gymnasts from the participating universities earned a total of 20 2022 Division I Regular Season First Team All America Honors.

The last six National Collegiate Athletic Association national team champions* – Oklahoma (2022, 2019, 2016-17, 2014), Michigan (2021) and UCLA (2018, 2010, 2003-04, 2000-01, 1997) – are in the field. Oklahoma won the 2022 team crown, with Auburn finishing fourth in the 2022 team final. Additionally,

Format: The two-day competition has four competitive sessions, with team, all-around and event champions for each session.

Sponsors: Ozone is the Super 16’s presenting sponsor. Las Vegas Conventions and Visitors Authority is an event sponsor.