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
Friday, March 8
Tucson, AZ
7:00 PM
University of Utah
197.875
at
195.725
Arizona
#5 Red Rocks Roll Past #19 Arizona in Final Pac-12 Meeting
3/8/2024 10:53 PM | Gymnastics
McCallum scores a perfect 10 as Utah Gymnastics sets new team best in Tucson
Tucson, Ariz. – Fifth-ranked Utah Gymnastics traveled to the No. 19 University of Arizona for their final regular season meeting as Pac-12 members, taking down the Wildcats, 197.875-195.725.
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Utah recorded their highest score on the road at the University of Arizona in program history, topping the previous mark set in 2015 at 197.850. Highlighting the meet with her second perfect 10.0 of the season and third perfect score on bars, Grace McCallum tallied three scores above 9.9 on her way to the all-around win on the night. Â
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Grace McCallum came through with a perfect 10.0 to post the high score for the Red Rocks in the opening rotation, her third perfect score in the event of her career. Ella Zirbes provided a 9.925 in the third spot for the Red Rocks. Maile O'Keefe and Camie Winger rounded out the back half of the Utah lineup, earning scores of 9.875, in their first events of the night. Makenna Smith started the Utah bars rotation to open the meet, capturing a score of 9.850.
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After the first rotation, Utah matched their season-high on bars, scoring a 49.525 while Arizona tallied a 49.150 on vault.
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Jaedyn Rucker vaulted into a share of the top spot, in a return to her home state, earning a score of 9.925. This was her fourth vault win of the season and her second meet in a row with a win on the apparatus. Zirbes carried her momentum over to vault, securing her second score of 9.9+ of the meet with a 9.90 on the dot. Winger and Smith each added scores of 9.850. McCallum and Ashley Glynn rounded out the Utah effort with scores of 9.825.
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After the second event, Utah extended their advantage to 1.775, leading Arizona 98.875-97.100.
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McCallum added her second event win of the night, capturing a 9.950 on floor. Jaylene Gilstrap set a new career-best in the event, posting the second 9.950 score of the rotation for the Red Rocks and extending her streak to six meets in a row of 9.9+ on floor. Abby Paulson got her night started with a 9.925. It has her seventh time in the last eight meets to score 9.9 or above in the event. Zirbes earned a 9.875 in the second spot of the floor lineup for the Utes. Smith started the Utah floor rotation, earning a 9.850.
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Heading into the final event of the night, the Red Rocks held a sizeable lead, 148.450-146.350.
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O'Keefe completed a near-perfect beam routine, earning a 9.975 with the final performance of the evening. McCallum kept her momentum rolling, adding her third score of 9.9+ of the evening, scoring a 9.925 in the fifth spot of the Red Rocks beam lineup. Paulson would secure a score of 9.875 in the back half the lineup. Winger and Smith would get the final rotation started with back-to-back scores of 9.825. Elizabeth Gantner would take to the apparatus for her lone performance of the evening, scoring a 9.850.
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Utah will return to Salt Lake City for their Senior Day meet, hosting Utah State and Stanford University on Friday, Mar. 15. Introductions from the Jon M. Huntsman Center are set to begin at 6:45 p.m. MT with the first vault coming at 7 p.m.
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Utah recorded their highest score on the road at the University of Arizona in program history, topping the previous mark set in 2015 at 197.850. Highlighting the meet with her second perfect 10.0 of the season and third perfect score on bars, Grace McCallum tallied three scores above 9.9 on her way to the all-around win on the night. Â
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Grace McCallum came through with a perfect 10.0 to post the high score for the Red Rocks in the opening rotation, her third perfect score in the event of her career. Ella Zirbes provided a 9.925 in the third spot for the Red Rocks. Maile O'Keefe and Camie Winger rounded out the back half of the Utah lineup, earning scores of 9.875, in their first events of the night. Makenna Smith started the Utah bars rotation to open the meet, capturing a score of 9.850.
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After the first rotation, Utah matched their season-high on bars, scoring a 49.525 while Arizona tallied a 49.150 on vault.
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Jaedyn Rucker vaulted into a share of the top spot, in a return to her home state, earning a score of 9.925. This was her fourth vault win of the season and her second meet in a row with a win on the apparatus. Zirbes carried her momentum over to vault, securing her second score of 9.9+ of the meet with a 9.90 on the dot. Winger and Smith each added scores of 9.850. McCallum and Ashley Glynn rounded out the Utah effort with scores of 9.825.
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After the second event, Utah extended their advantage to 1.775, leading Arizona 98.875-97.100.
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McCallum added her second event win of the night, capturing a 9.950 on floor. Jaylene Gilstrap set a new career-best in the event, posting the second 9.950 score of the rotation for the Red Rocks and extending her streak to six meets in a row of 9.9+ on floor. Abby Paulson got her night started with a 9.925. It has her seventh time in the last eight meets to score 9.9 or above in the event. Zirbes earned a 9.875 in the second spot of the floor lineup for the Utes. Smith started the Utah floor rotation, earning a 9.850.
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Heading into the final event of the night, the Red Rocks held a sizeable lead, 148.450-146.350.
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O'Keefe completed a near-perfect beam routine, earning a 9.975 with the final performance of the evening. McCallum kept her momentum rolling, adding her third score of 9.9+ of the evening, scoring a 9.925 in the fifth spot of the Red Rocks beam lineup. Paulson would secure a score of 9.875 in the back half the lineup. Winger and Smith would get the final rotation started with back-to-back scores of 9.825. Elizabeth Gantner would take to the apparatus for her lone performance of the evening, scoring a 9.850.
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Utah will return to Salt Lake City for their Senior Day meet, hosting Utah State and Stanford University on Friday, Mar. 15. Introductions from the Jon M. Huntsman Center are set to begin at 6:45 p.m. MT with the first vault coming at 7 p.m.
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