Completed Event: Gymnastics versus NCAA Championship Final on April 19, 2025 , , 4th of 4 (197.2375)
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4th of 4 (197.2375)
vs NCAA Championship Final
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Jaedyn Rucker
- Height:
- 5-3
- Class:
- Sixth Year
- High School:
- Desert Ridge HS
- Hometown:
- Mesa, Ariz.
Bio
Career Highlights
• NCAA vault champion (2022)
• 2x All-American on vault (1 regular season, 1 NCAA)
• 4x All-Pac-12 Conference
• 2023 NCAA Regional vault champion
• 2021 Pac-12 floor co-champion
• Tied for the most 10.0s on vault in a single season and career in program history (3; 2023)
• Four-time Pac-12 Specialist of the Week
• Two-time Pac-12 Coaches Choice award recipient
• 19 career wins
• Has hit 111-121 career routines
• Pac-12 All-Academic
• Utah’s Most Improved Gymnast award winner (2021)
• Utah’s Marsden Leadership Award recipient (2023, 2024, 2025)
2025 Season (Sixth Year)
• Missed entire season after an Achilles tear in preseason
• One of Utah’s Marsden Leadership Award recipients
2024 Season (Fifth Year)
• Starter on vault every competition, and floor in 13-of-16 competitions
• First team All-Pac-12 Conference (vault)
• Recorded a 9.910 NQS on vault, finishing the regular season ranked T21 in the event
• Scored a 9.90 or better seven times on vault
• Posted a season-high 9.925 on floor vs. Utah State and Stanford
• 4 event victories (all on vault)
• Hit 24-29 routines
• One of Utah’s Marsden Leadership Award recipients
2023 Season (Senior)
• Second team regular season All-American (vault)
• First team All-Pac-12 Conference (vault)
• NCAA Los Angeles Regional vault champion
• Starter on vault and floor every competition
• Recorded a 9.915 NQS on vault and scored a 9.90 or better seven times
• Posted consecutive 10.0s on vault at NCAA Regionals, tying the program record for most 10.0s on vault in a single season and career (3)
• Also scored first career perfect 10 on vault against California
• Recorded a 9.90 or better on floor seven times, which included four of five routines in the postseason
• Tied career high 9.95 on floor against Arizona to win event title
• Posted a 9.90 or higher on all six routines at the Pac-12 Championships and NCAA Regional rounds
• Pac-12 Specialist of the Week (Feb. 28)
• 7 event victories (six on vault)
• Hit 28-30 routines
• One of Utah’s Marsden Leadership Award recipients
2022 Season (Junior)
• NCAA vault champion
• First team NCAA All-American (vault)
• First team All-Pac-12 Conference (vault)
• Starter on vault every meet, floor all but one competition
• Scored a 9.9625 to win the NCAA individual vault title during the NCAA semifinals
• Recorded season-high tying 9.975 on vault at the NCAA finals
• Scored a 9.875 or better on floor in 10 of 15 routines, including final four floor routines of the postseason
• Posted a 9.975 on vault at California for event victory
• Tallied season-best 9.925 on floor against Oklahoma, Arizona State, and Minnesota
• Two-time Pac-12 Specialist of the Week (Jan. 11, Feb. 15)
• 4 event victories (all on vault)
• Hit 29-31 routines
2021 Season (Sophomore)
• Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 Conference (vault, floor)
• Pac-12 floor co-champion
• Starter on vault and floor every competition, bars in one meet
• Hit 9.90-mark on floor in seven of final eight routines
• Posted the highest score on vault at the NCAA Championships with a career high 9.9875 in the finals
• Pac-12 Specialist of the Week (Mar. 2) and two-time Pac-12 Coaches’ Choice recipient (Jan. 21, Feb. 9)
• Utah’s Most Improved Gymnast award winner
• 4 event victories (two on vault, two on floor)
• Hit 28-29 routines
• Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
2020 Season (Freshman)
• Missed entire season with a knee injury sustained prior to joining the team
• Had knee surgery in Feb. 2019
• Athletic Director’s Honor Roll
Prior to Utah
• 2018 J.O. national vault champion (Senior B)
• Also placed 2nd all-around, 2nd on floor, 4th on bars and 7th on beam at 2018 J.O. Nationals
• 1st all-around, 1st on vault (10.0) and 1st on floor at the 2018 Pikes Peak Cup
• Three-time regional champion
• 12-time state champion
• Won every event and the all-around at the 2018 Arizona State Championship
• Trained at Desert Devils Gymnastics
• Graduated from Desert Ridge High School
Personal
• Daughter of Robert and Amy Rucker
• Father was a 1991 track All-American at Arizona State
• Has two sisters, Jordyn and Jyntry
• Graduated in the spring of 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology
• Currently working toward the Positive Psychology Certificate during the 2023-24 academic year
Rucker's Career Highs
• NCAA vault champion (2022)
• 2x All-American on vault (1 regular season, 1 NCAA)
• 4x All-Pac-12 Conference
• 2023 NCAA Regional vault champion
• 2021 Pac-12 floor co-champion
• Tied for the most 10.0s on vault in a single season and career in program history (3; 2023)
• Four-time Pac-12 Specialist of the Week
• Two-time Pac-12 Coaches Choice award recipient
• 19 career wins
• Has hit 111-121 career routines
• Pac-12 All-Academic
• Utah’s Most Improved Gymnast award winner (2021)
• Utah’s Marsden Leadership Award recipient (2023, 2024, 2025)
2025 Season (Sixth Year)
• Missed entire season after an Achilles tear in preseason
• One of Utah’s Marsden Leadership Award recipients
2024 Season (Fifth Year)
• Starter on vault every competition, and floor in 13-of-16 competitions
• First team All-Pac-12 Conference (vault)
• Recorded a 9.910 NQS on vault, finishing the regular season ranked T21 in the event
• Scored a 9.90 or better seven times on vault
• Posted a season-high 9.925 on floor vs. Utah State and Stanford
• 4 event victories (all on vault)
• Hit 24-29 routines
• One of Utah’s Marsden Leadership Award recipients
2023 Season (Senior)
• Second team regular season All-American (vault)
• First team All-Pac-12 Conference (vault)
• NCAA Los Angeles Regional vault champion
• Starter on vault and floor every competition
• Recorded a 9.915 NQS on vault and scored a 9.90 or better seven times
• Posted consecutive 10.0s on vault at NCAA Regionals, tying the program record for most 10.0s on vault in a single season and career (3)
• Also scored first career perfect 10 on vault against California
• Recorded a 9.90 or better on floor seven times, which included four of five routines in the postseason
• Tied career high 9.95 on floor against Arizona to win event title
• Posted a 9.90 or higher on all six routines at the Pac-12 Championships and NCAA Regional rounds
• Pac-12 Specialist of the Week (Feb. 28)
• 7 event victories (six on vault)
• Hit 28-30 routines
• One of Utah’s Marsden Leadership Award recipients
2022 Season (Junior)
• NCAA vault champion
• First team NCAA All-American (vault)
• First team All-Pac-12 Conference (vault)
• Starter on vault every meet, floor all but one competition
• Scored a 9.9625 to win the NCAA individual vault title during the NCAA semifinals
• Recorded season-high tying 9.975 on vault at the NCAA finals
• Scored a 9.875 or better on floor in 10 of 15 routines, including final four floor routines of the postseason
• Posted a 9.975 on vault at California for event victory
• Tallied season-best 9.925 on floor against Oklahoma, Arizona State, and Minnesota
• Two-time Pac-12 Specialist of the Week (Jan. 11, Feb. 15)
• 4 event victories (all on vault)
• Hit 29-31 routines
2021 Season (Sophomore)
• Honorable Mention All-Pac-12 Conference (vault, floor)
• Pac-12 floor co-champion
• Starter on vault and floor every competition, bars in one meet
• Hit 9.90-mark on floor in seven of final eight routines
• Posted the highest score on vault at the NCAA Championships with a career high 9.9875 in the finals
• Pac-12 Specialist of the Week (Mar. 2) and two-time Pac-12 Coaches’ Choice recipient (Jan. 21, Feb. 9)
• Utah’s Most Improved Gymnast award winner
• 4 event victories (two on vault, two on floor)
• Hit 28-29 routines
• Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll
2020 Season (Freshman)
• Missed entire season with a knee injury sustained prior to joining the team
• Had knee surgery in Feb. 2019
• Athletic Director’s Honor Roll
Prior to Utah
• 2018 J.O. national vault champion (Senior B)
• Also placed 2nd all-around, 2nd on floor, 4th on bars and 7th on beam at 2018 J.O. Nationals
• 1st all-around, 1st on vault (10.0) and 1st on floor at the 2018 Pikes Peak Cup
• Three-time regional champion
• 12-time state champion
• Won every event and the all-around at the 2018 Arizona State Championship
• Trained at Desert Devils Gymnastics
• Graduated from Desert Ridge High School
Personal
• Daughter of Robert and Amy Rucker
• Father was a 1991 track All-American at Arizona State
• Has two sisters, Jordyn and Jyntry
• Graduated in the spring of 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in Kinesiology
• Currently working toward the Positive Psychology Certificate during the 2023-24 academic year
Rucker's Career Highs
| Vault | 10.0 at NCAA Regional Final, April 1, 2023 |
| 10.0 at NCAA Regional Second Round, March 30, 2023 | |
| 10.0 vs. California, Feb. 24, 2023 | |
| Bars | 9.725 vs. Utah State, March 12, 2021 |
| Floor | 9.95 vs. Arizona, March 3, 2023 |
| 9.95 at Pac-12 Championships, March 20, 2021 | |
| 9.95 vs. California, Feb. 26, 2021 |
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