Greg Marsden
Greg Marsden
Greg Marsdenwas the NCAA Women's Gymnastics Coach at the University of Utah. He led the Utah Red Rocks to 10 national titles and was named National Coach of the Year 7 times. He also served as the U.S.A. National Women's Team coach in 1987...
aggressive approach beginning beyond caught emotional focus relax
It will be sentimental and emotional for a little while at the beginning and probably at the end on (Friday) night. But beyond that, we really need to focus on what we need to get done and not get too caught up in all that. We need to relax and be aggressive and approach it the same way we would any other meet.
build hopefully start stronger throughout
I'm getting too old for this. Hopefully (tonight) we can start stronger and build throughout the meet.
certainly year
Every year is a little different, and this one was certainly unique.
arizona close reaching state talented team tough
Arizona State is a very tough place to compete, and they have a very talented team this year. They're doing very well already, and I don't think they've even come close to reaching their potential.
win
While we didn't win it, we went up another notch.
blow earned others return trained
Boy, did I blow that decision. I should have let her go all-around in her return home, but she hadn't trained particularly well, and some others earned the opportunity.
concerned demeanor good somebody
I did not like at all their demeanor in warm-ups. I was concerned that somebody was going to get hurt. They just were not in a good place.
competing forward front home looking nebraska talented
Nebraska is very talented and well-coached. Everyone is looking forward to competing in front of our home crowd.
either final struggle
It's just unexpected. I didn't think there was any way either of them (Georgia, Alabama) could struggle like that (in their final events).
people
It's kind of the story of our year. Sometimes people let us back in.
ready rivalry tradition
There's a long tradition of rivalry between our two programs, and I know they'll be ready for us.
best came events exciting major nervous sets vault
It was as exciting as it gets. I thought we started out a little nervous on the first two events. We didn't make any major mistakes, but it wasn't enough to get us there. Vault came back and got us going. It was probably one of the best vault sets we've had all season.
tough
I know (Ford) is a really tough kid.
meet point predicted season worry
I never would have predicted at this point in the season we would go 197. I try not to worry about (the judging) this year, because I know from meet to meet there are going to be some real differences.