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Baely Rowe has her Prince medley, Tiffani Lewis rocks out to the Muse, newcomer Macey Roberts is dancing her way into the judges' hearts and MyKayla Skinner has so much tumbling in her floor routine she is becoming a bigger internet sensation than she was during her international career.

The Utes, who host Boise State, Denver and Illinois-Chicago at 7 p.m. Friday, are turning the floor exercise into their signature event for several reasons.

Utah has several powerful gymnasts on its roster who can handle higher degrees of tumbling. Plus second-year assistant Meredith Paulicivic is more involved than ever in the choreography and is bringing out the gymnasts' personalities in their routines.

"There is no question the choreography has improved," Utah co-coach Megan Marsden said. "This group of athletes we have assembled are some of the better moving gymnasts we have had, and it is not just showing up in the tumbling, but the way they are willing to show off the routines."

The gymnasts worked with a variety of choreographers in the past, so having Paulicivic, who competed for the Utes from 1991 to 1994, on staff has allowed her to get to know the gymnasts better and reflect their personalities in the routines.

For instance, Rowe's Prince-themed routine emerged from a conversation between Rowe and Paulicivic after the artist's death where they realized they both were Prince fans.

Lewis' routine reflects her attitude. Lewis and Paulicivic designed the junior's routine so she can surprise fans with a new ending each week. That change included a pounding on the Cougar mascot logo's head followed by a flash of the 'U' at BYU last week.

Lewis has something new planned for Friday, but she isn't giving away the details.

"She has allowed us to have a lot of fun and get into character with our routines," Lewis said about Paulicivic. "We know the fans memorize our floor routines, so we wanted to give them some surprise by changing the ending."

Paulicivic spent 18 years as a coach for SCEGA Gymnastics in Temecula, Calif., as well as assisting at Cal (1996) and Arizona (2015) before joining the Utes. That experience helped her learn what judges want out of floor routines and what gymnasts and fans need as well.

"There are a lot of different elements to making a floor routine work well," Paulicivic said. "This year, I know the gymnasts better and with my background, I went from creating 30 routines a year to 12, so I can fit their personality and really make the routines unique."

One of the routines proving to be successful with the judges is that of Roberts, a sophomore transfer from Maryland. She earned a 9.85 in the season opener and a 9.825 for the routine at BYU.

"She has never performed in front of 15,000 people before and the dance doesn't come easy to her, but she has worked really hard," Paulicivic said. "She will come in and work an hour on one dance element, so it has been a cool thing to watch her routine evolve."

Utah fans, no doubt, are enjoying the evolution of all the routines. —

No. 5 Utah vs. No. 7 Denver, No. 15 Boise State, Illinois-Chicago

Huntsman Center

Time • 7 p.m.

TV • None

Live streaming • UtahUtes.com

Records • Utah (2-0), Denver (4-0), Boise State (3-0), Illinois-Chicago (0-4)

Of note • The meet features Utah's MyKayla Skinner, who is ranked fourth in the all-around with a 39.575 average, and Denver's Maddie Karr, who is ranked 10th in the all-around with a 39.462 average. ... Utah freshman Missy Reinstadtler is expected to compete for the first time on beam and floor as she helps fill in for Sabrina Schwab, who suffered a season-ending knee injury on Tuesday. ... Utah has hit 46 of 48 routines this year.