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Friday, February 23
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6:00 PM
University of Utah
198.075
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Stanford
A Perfect 10 and Season-Highs Propel #4 Red Rocks Past Stanford
2/23/2024 10:01 PM | Gymnastics
Grace McCallum scores first career perfect 10.0 on floor
SALT LAKE CITY – Fourth-ranked Utah Gymnastics made their return to the Jon M. Huntsman Center on Friday evening, defeating the Stanford University Cardinal, 198.075-196.625. The Red Rocks eclipsed the 198-score mark for the first time this season and for the first time since the NCAA Semifinal a year ago. Â
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The Red Rocks would end the night with a bang, posting their highest score on floor with a 49.700. Highlighting the night was Grace McCallum's 10.0 perfect score on floor, the first of her career, and the first 10 on floor for the Red Rocks since MyKayla Skinner's routine at the 2019 Pac-12 Championships.
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Camie Winger matched her career-high with a vault of 9.950 in the leadoff spot for the Red Rocks. Posting the first score of the night, Winger would hold on to secure her second event win of her career and the season on the apparatus. Ella Zirbes was feeling the home crowd, posting her first vault score of 9.9+ this season, marking a career-high score of 9.925. Ashley Glynn and Jaedyn Rucker each added vaults of 9.850 in the back half of the lineup for Utah. Makenna Smith contributed a vault of 9.825. Jaylene Gilstrap rounded out the Utah vault rotation, posting the second 9.825 for the Red Rocks.
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Through the first rotation, Utah maintained a .100 advantage over Stanford, 49.400-49.300. This was the highest vault score the Red Rocks have posted since their last home meet when they posted a 49.525 against Oregon State.
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Smith shot a jolt of excitement into the Huntsman Center with her leadoff performance on bars, opening with a career and season-high 9.975. She would set a standard that would not be topped, holding on for her first bars win of her career. Â Zirbes brought the energy back with her routine, in the third spot of the rotation, earning the second 9.9+ of the rotation, capturing her second career and season-high of the night with a score of 9.925. Maile O'Keefe got her evening started on bars, securing the second 9.925 of the rotation for the Red Rocks. Grace McCallum and Alani Sabado brought home the final two routines for Utah, as McCallum scored a 9.800 and Sabado adding a 9.825. Abby Paulson made her season debut on bars, posting a score of 9.775.
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Scoring 49.450 on bars in the second rotation with the Cardinal scoring 48.925 on vault, Utah extended their lead over Stanford, 98.850-98.225.
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With the shakeup of the beam lineup, McCallum posted a new season-high with a score of 9.975, in the third spot of the lineup for the Red Rocks. Paulson has been the definition of consistency for Utah on beam and floor this season, adding the second consecutive score of 9.975 of the night on beam for Utah. This was Paulson's seventh meet in a row with a score of 9.9+ and her fourth meet of 9.95+. Maile O'Keefe added the third consecutive 9.975 for the Utah rotation. A comfortable leadoff performer, Smith took the lead from Morgan as the Red Rocks moved to beam, posting a 9.825. Elizabeth Gantner made her Huntsman debut, scoring a 9.775 on beam. Winger made her Red Rocks beam debut, setting her season and career-high at 9.750.
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After three events, Utah extended their advantage to more than a full point, 148.375-147.275. After scoring a 49.525 on beam, the Red Rocks passed the 49.500+ mark for the third time this season.
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McCallum about took the top off the Huntsman Center, capturing her first perfect 10.0 on floor. This was the first 10.0 on floor in the Huntsman Center since MaKenna Merrell-Giles in 2018 hosting Georgia. In just her third floor performance of the season and her first in front of the home crowd, Zirbes posted another new career-high with a score of 9.950 with the second performance of the rotation. Paulson got the Red Rocks lineup started on floor, opening the rotation with her sixth score of 9.9+ this season, scoring a 9.925. O'Keefe capped off the evening with one final 9.925 for the Red Rocks, marking her sixth 9.9+ score of the season. Gilstrap added a 9.900 in the middle of the lineup for the Utah rotation, with Jaedyn Rucker adding a score of 9.825.
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The Red Rocks home stint will be short-lived as they return to road action on Saturday, Mar. 2, traveling to the University of California. The Pac-12 showdown between the Utes and Bears is set to begin at 3:00 p.m. MT. The meet will be live streamed on the Pac-12 Insider.
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The Red Rocks would end the night with a bang, posting their highest score on floor with a 49.700. Highlighting the night was Grace McCallum's 10.0 perfect score on floor, the first of her career, and the first 10 on floor for the Red Rocks since MyKayla Skinner's routine at the 2019 Pac-12 Championships.
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Camie Winger matched her career-high with a vault of 9.950 in the leadoff spot for the Red Rocks. Posting the first score of the night, Winger would hold on to secure her second event win of her career and the season on the apparatus. Ella Zirbes was feeling the home crowd, posting her first vault score of 9.9+ this season, marking a career-high score of 9.925. Ashley Glynn and Jaedyn Rucker each added vaults of 9.850 in the back half of the lineup for Utah. Makenna Smith contributed a vault of 9.825. Jaylene Gilstrap rounded out the Utah vault rotation, posting the second 9.825 for the Red Rocks.
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Through the first rotation, Utah maintained a .100 advantage over Stanford, 49.400-49.300. This was the highest vault score the Red Rocks have posted since their last home meet when they posted a 49.525 against Oregon State.
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Smith shot a jolt of excitement into the Huntsman Center with her leadoff performance on bars, opening with a career and season-high 9.975. She would set a standard that would not be topped, holding on for her first bars win of her career. Â Zirbes brought the energy back with her routine, in the third spot of the rotation, earning the second 9.9+ of the rotation, capturing her second career and season-high of the night with a score of 9.925. Maile O'Keefe got her evening started on bars, securing the second 9.925 of the rotation for the Red Rocks. Grace McCallum and Alani Sabado brought home the final two routines for Utah, as McCallum scored a 9.800 and Sabado adding a 9.825. Abby Paulson made her season debut on bars, posting a score of 9.775.
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Scoring 49.450 on bars in the second rotation with the Cardinal scoring 48.925 on vault, Utah extended their lead over Stanford, 98.850-98.225.
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With the shakeup of the beam lineup, McCallum posted a new season-high with a score of 9.975, in the third spot of the lineup for the Red Rocks. Paulson has been the definition of consistency for Utah on beam and floor this season, adding the second consecutive score of 9.975 of the night on beam for Utah. This was Paulson's seventh meet in a row with a score of 9.9+ and her fourth meet of 9.95+. Maile O'Keefe added the third consecutive 9.975 for the Utah rotation. A comfortable leadoff performer, Smith took the lead from Morgan as the Red Rocks moved to beam, posting a 9.825. Elizabeth Gantner made her Huntsman debut, scoring a 9.775 on beam. Winger made her Red Rocks beam debut, setting her season and career-high at 9.750.
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After three events, Utah extended their advantage to more than a full point, 148.375-147.275. After scoring a 49.525 on beam, the Red Rocks passed the 49.500+ mark for the third time this season.
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McCallum about took the top off the Huntsman Center, capturing her first perfect 10.0 on floor. This was the first 10.0 on floor in the Huntsman Center since MaKenna Merrell-Giles in 2018 hosting Georgia. In just her third floor performance of the season and her first in front of the home crowd, Zirbes posted another new career-high with a score of 9.950 with the second performance of the rotation. Paulson got the Red Rocks lineup started on floor, opening the rotation with her sixth score of 9.9+ this season, scoring a 9.925. O'Keefe capped off the evening with one final 9.925 for the Red Rocks, marking her sixth 9.9+ score of the season. Gilstrap added a 9.900 in the middle of the lineup for the Utah rotation, with Jaedyn Rucker adding a score of 9.825.
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The Red Rocks home stint will be short-lived as they return to road action on Saturday, Mar. 2, traveling to the University of California. The Pac-12 showdown between the Utes and Bears is set to begin at 3:00 p.m. MT. The meet will be live streamed on the Pac-12 Insider.
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