MARLBORO, N.J. – Four Red Rocks earned WCGA Regular Season All-American honors after an outstanding 2023 regular season, the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association announced Thursday.
Jaedyn Rucker earned the honor on vault, while
Maile O'Keefe,
Kara Eaker, and
Cristal Isa all earned the award on beam.Â
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O'Keefe and Eaker landed first team Regular Season All-America honors on beam after O'Keefe finished as the nation's top gymnast on beam and Eaker ranked fourth in the nation. Isa collected second team honors after finishing tied for 15
th overall, while Rucker also earned second team honors on vault where she finished tied for 14
th in the nation.
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O'Keefe, now a 12-time All-American, has been a regular season All-American on beam for four consecutive seasons. The Las Vegas native ended the regular season with a national qualifying score of 9.980 to lead the nation. She has matched her own school record for most 10.0s on beam in a single season this year with three perfect scores, while she has scored a 9.95 or higher eight of her 11 beam routines this season.
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Eaker earns her first regular season award after finishing her sophomore campaign with a 9.965 NQS and a 9.947 season average, which is the nation's second-best average on beam. Eaker becomes a two-time All-American on beam with the award. She has not scored below a 9.90 on beam this season and has recorded a 9.95 or better on six of nine beam routines this season, which includes one Perfect 10 and three 9.975s.Â
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Isa adds to her decorated career with her fourth-straight regular season All-America award on beam. The fifth-year senior from Henderson, Nev., recorded a 9.940 NQS on beam this season and has scored a 9.90 or better in eight of the 11 meets. She has also scored above a 9.85 in every competition this season on beam.
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On vault, Rucker earns her first regular season All-America award after posting a 9.915 NQS. Rucker has hit the 9.90-mark five times this season, which includes her first-ever Perfect 10 earlier this year against California. Rucker has scored a 9.85 or better on vault in nine of 11 competitions to lead the Ute vaulters.Â
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Student-athletes with the top eight National Qualifying Scores (NQS) for the regular season (with ties) for each event and the all-around earn All-America honors. Second team All-America honors are earned by student-athletes ranked Nos. 9-16 (with ties) in the NQS.
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