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
Saturday, February 11
Fort Worth, TX
1:30 PM
University of Utah
197.600
vs
195.850
Illinois State
#4 Utah Gymnasts Win Metroplex Challenge
2/11/2023 6:22 PM | Gymnastics
Maile O'Keefe ties school record for most Perfect 10s on beam in a career on Saturday.
FORT WORTH, Texas – The Utah Gymnastics program topped Illinois, Georgia, and Illinois State on Saturday afternoon, posting a 197.600 on the road to win the quad meet at the Fort Worth Convention Center.
Utah won the competition by over a full point to place first, while Illinois (196.300) finished in second place, Georgia (196.100) placed third, and Illinois State (195.850) finished in fourth. Maile O'Keefe won the beam title with her second Perfect 10 on beam in a row, while her perfect score on beam is the sixth of her career. She is now tied with Theresa Kulikowski for the most 10.0s on beam in a career in program history.
Along with O'Keefe's win on beam, Jaedyn Rucker won a share of the vault title with a 9.85 and Cristal Isa won the bars title with a career high 9.975. In her all-around debut, freshman Makenna Smith posted a 39.400 to win the all-around title.
The Utes got off to a slow start on vault after scoring no higher than a 9.80 through the first three routines. Jaylene Gilstrap scored a 9.725 to start, while Abby Brenner and Makenna Smith each followed with 9.80s. Jaedyn Rucker added a 9.85 before Grace McCallum went down with an injury on her landing the following routine, which kept her out of the remainder of the competition. Jillian Hoffman posted a 9.80 to close out the rotation.
Utah's 48.975 on vault put the team in second place, but the team responded to the situation and fought through the adversity to post a 49.550 on bars and lead all teams at the halfway point. Amelie Morgan fired off a 9.875 in the leadoff spot, while Makenna Smith stepped into the lineup and tallied a career-high 9.90. Brenner and Sage Thompson each added 9.875s before Maile O'Keefe recorded a 9.925. With a strong rotation score already secured, Cristal Isa capped off the event with a career high 9.975.
After an uncharacteristic start on beam from Morgan in the leadoff spot, the Utes shook it off and looked at ease the rest of the way. Smith made her beam debut as a Ute, scoring a 9.80, while the four remaining Utes scored no lower than a 9.925. Abby Paulson and Isa each recorded a 9.925, and Kara Eaker rattled off a 9.95. The moment of the rotation came in the last beam routine as O'Keefe posted her second 10.0 on beam in two meets to push her career total to six 10.0s on beam, which ties the school record held by Theresa Kulikowski (1999-2003).
With nearly a full point lead through three rotations, Utah's floor team took care of business from start to finish. Brenner and Paulson each scored 9.875s, while the rest of the lineup was steady across the board with 9.90s. Gilstrap scored the first 9.90 in the second spot, and Smith, Rucker and Eaker all scored 9.90s in the final routines of the rotation. Utah scored a 49.475 on floor for the third time this season, pushing the score to a 197.600.
Utah Gymnastics continues Pac-12 play on the road at Arizona State on President's Day, competing in Tempe on Monday, Feb. 20. The Utes and Sun Devils will compete at 1 p.m. MT at Desert Financial Arena and will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks.
Utah won the competition by over a full point to place first, while Illinois (196.300) finished in second place, Georgia (196.100) placed third, and Illinois State (195.850) finished in fourth. Maile O'Keefe won the beam title with her second Perfect 10 on beam in a row, while her perfect score on beam is the sixth of her career. She is now tied with Theresa Kulikowski for the most 10.0s on beam in a career in program history.
Along with O'Keefe's win on beam, Jaedyn Rucker won a share of the vault title with a 9.85 and Cristal Isa won the bars title with a career high 9.975. In her all-around debut, freshman Makenna Smith posted a 39.400 to win the all-around title.
The Utes got off to a slow start on vault after scoring no higher than a 9.80 through the first three routines. Jaylene Gilstrap scored a 9.725 to start, while Abby Brenner and Makenna Smith each followed with 9.80s. Jaedyn Rucker added a 9.85 before Grace McCallum went down with an injury on her landing the following routine, which kept her out of the remainder of the competition. Jillian Hoffman posted a 9.80 to close out the rotation.
Utah's 48.975 on vault put the team in second place, but the team responded to the situation and fought through the adversity to post a 49.550 on bars and lead all teams at the halfway point. Amelie Morgan fired off a 9.875 in the leadoff spot, while Makenna Smith stepped into the lineup and tallied a career-high 9.90. Brenner and Sage Thompson each added 9.875s before Maile O'Keefe recorded a 9.925. With a strong rotation score already secured, Cristal Isa capped off the event with a career high 9.975.
After an uncharacteristic start on beam from Morgan in the leadoff spot, the Utes shook it off and looked at ease the rest of the way. Smith made her beam debut as a Ute, scoring a 9.80, while the four remaining Utes scored no lower than a 9.925. Abby Paulson and Isa each recorded a 9.925, and Kara Eaker rattled off a 9.95. The moment of the rotation came in the last beam routine as O'Keefe posted her second 10.0 on beam in two meets to push her career total to six 10.0s on beam, which ties the school record held by Theresa Kulikowski (1999-2003).
With nearly a full point lead through three rotations, Utah's floor team took care of business from start to finish. Brenner and Paulson each scored 9.875s, while the rest of the lineup was steady across the board with 9.90s. Gilstrap scored the first 9.90 in the second spot, and Smith, Rucker and Eaker all scored 9.90s in the final routines of the rotation. Utah scored a 49.475 on floor for the third time this season, pushing the score to a 197.600.
Utah Gymnastics continues Pac-12 play on the road at Arizona State on President's Day, competing in Tempe on Monday, Feb. 20. The Utes and Sun Devils will compete at 1 p.m. MT at Desert Financial Arena and will be televised on the Pac-12 Networks.
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