No. 15 Women's Gym Place Second At Bruin Classic

WGYM3/4/2001 12:00 PM | By: Cal Athletics

No. 15 Women's Gym Place Second At Bruin Classic

March 4, 2001

Box Score

The top-ranked UCLA gymnastics team won its fifth consecutive Bruin Classic with a meet record 197.700 to remain the meet's only team champion. No. 15 California was second with a 195.025, followed by Utah State (192.225) and UC Santa Barbara (188.575).

UCLA closed the afternoon with a school-record 49.85 total on the floor exercise. The meet ended with back-to-back-to-back perfect 10s from 2000 U.S. Olympians Kristen Maloney and Jamie Dantzscher and three-time All-American Onnie Willis. Malia Jones started the rotation with a career-high 9.925 to set the table for her teammates. Valerie Velasco tied her career-high with a 9.85, and Kristin Parker contributed a 9.925. Maloney then recorded her first career 10.0 on floor, Dantzscher earned her fourth 10 on floor and her sixth overall this year, and Willis closed it out with her first-ever 10 on floor.

The Bruins took a slight lead after one rotation, recording a 49.05 on vault to Cal's 48.875 on bars. A 49.450 on bars in rotation two helped the Bruins put more distance between them and the Golden Bears, who totaled 48.125 on beam. A 49.350 set on beam gave UCLA a 1.6 lead over Cal heading into the final rotation.

The Bruins' Willis won the all-around with a 39.600. In addition to her floor win, she had second-place finishes on vault (9.850) and bars (9.900) and a third-place showing on beam (career-high tying 9.85). Jones placed second in the all-around with a 39.350, and Pari Olver placed third with a 39.200.

Cal takes on UC Davis next Saturday, Mar. 10 at 7 p.m. in Davis, Calif.

Women's Gymnastics Result
Pauley Pavilion, Los Angeles, CA

TEAM: 1. UCLA 197.7^, 2. California 195.025, 3. Utah State 192.225, 4. UC Santa Barbara 188.575.

ALL-AROUND: 1. Onnie Willis (UCLA) 39.6, 2. Malia Jones (UCLA) 39.35, 3. Pari Olver (Cal) 39.2.

VAULT: 1. Jamie Dantzscher (UCLA) 9.925*, 2. Onnie Willis (UCLA) 9.85, 3. Lisa Arnold (Cal) 9.825.

BARS: 1. Jamie Dantzscher (UCLA) 9.925, 2T. Onnie Willis (UCLA) 9.9, 2T. Kristen Maloney (UCLA) 9.9*

BEAM: 1. Mohini Bhardwaj (UCLA) 9.95*^, 2. Kristen Maloney (UCLA) 9.9, 3. Onnie Willis (UCLA) 9.85*

FLOOR: 1T. Onnie Willis (UCLA) 10.0*^, 1T. Jamie Dantzscher (UCLA) 10.0*^, 1T. Kristen Maloney (UCLA) 10.0*^

* - career-high, ^ - meet record

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