Completed Event: Gymnastics versus NCAA Championship Final on April 19, 2025 , , 4th of 4 (197.2375)
Final Score
Gymnastics
4th of 4 (197.2375)
vs NCAA Championship Final
Padurariu Earns Big 12 Newcomer of the Week Award
2/4/2025 1:00 PM | Gymnastics
Junior transfer set the tone on beam in the Red Rocks’ tri-meet with West Virginia and No. 2 Florida
IRVING, Texas—The fourth-ranked Red Rocks posted their highest team beam score of the season (49.525) last weekend in a tri-meet against conference mate West Virginia and the No. 2 Florida Gators, and junior Ana Padurariu was named Newcomer of the Week for her performance on Sunday. She set the tone as the lead-off for Utah on beam, posting a 9.925, which is also a season-high for the UCLA transfer.
Padurariu's effort helped keep the Red Rocks firmly at No. 3 in the country on beam behind No. 2 Oklahoma, and No. 1 Florida.
Padurariu has been a steady presence for the Red Rocks on beam and bars since her arrival to Salt Lake City over the summer. In Sunday's meet, Padurariu tied her second-highest bars score of the season with a 9.850 to help Utah secure its second-highest score of the 2025 season, 197.425.
The Red Rocks come home to the Huntsman Center on Friday night at 7 p.m. MT to host the No. 19 Arizona Wildcats for Alumni Night and their 50th Birthday Party. The meet will be televised on ESPN+. A preview can be here.
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Padurariu's effort helped keep the Red Rocks firmly at No. 3 in the country on beam behind No. 2 Oklahoma, and No. 1 Florida.
Padurariu has been a steady presence for the Red Rocks on beam and bars since her arrival to Salt Lake City over the summer. In Sunday's meet, Padurariu tied her second-highest bars score of the season with a 9.850 to help Utah secure its second-highest score of the 2025 season, 197.425.
The Red Rocks come home to the Huntsman Center on Friday night at 7 p.m. MT to host the No. 19 Arizona Wildcats for Alumni Night and their 50th Birthday Party. The meet will be televised on ESPN+. A preview can be here.
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