BERKELEY –The road to the national championship begins Thursday in Fort Worth, Texas for the No. 4 California women's gymnastics team. The Golden Bears are set to compete in the afternoon session of the NCAA Championship semifinal round alongside No. 3 Florida, No. 6 LSU, and No. 8 Denver at Dickies Arena, with first rotation scheduled for 12 p.m. PT.
 
The top two teams of the session will advance to the final round on Saturday at 1 p.m. PT and will be joined by the top two teams from the evening semifinal that features No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 2 Utah, No. 5 UCLA, and No. 7 Kentucky.
 
Thursday's events will also determine the individual national champions. Gymnasts with the highest scores on each of the four events and the all-around will be crowned. Titles can be shared should multiple routines be given the same score.
 
The Bears are coming off their first NCAA Regional win in Pittsburgh where they posted the top final-round score of 198.075. It was the highest road and postseason score in program history, and the third highest overall. Cal was one of just three teams to place first in both the semifinal and final round of its regional.
 
The Gators, ranked second in the nation at the time, took second place at the Pittsburgh regional final with a 197.800. The Pioneers shocked the gymnastics world by winning their home regional as the lowest-seeded team with a 197.875, and the Tigers beat out No. 3 Michigan via a tiebreaker with both teams scoring a 197.750.
 
BEARS ON THE AIR
The two semifinal rounds of the NCAA Championship will be aired on ESPN2 and streamed on ESPN3 (subscription required). The final round on Saturday will be broadcast on ABC and can also be streamed on ESPN3. Live scoring will be available on CalBears.com.
 
There will also be five extra streams that are dedicated to each apparatus available on ESPN+ (subscription required).
 
All-Pac-12/All-America
In March, five Bears earned All-Pac-12 honors and four were named WCGA regular season All-Americans.
 
Sophomore Mya Lauzon was named first-team All-Pac-12 on vault, beam, and floor. She tied Toni-Ann Williams' record set in 2015 of being named a first-team All-American on vault and beam, while making the second team on floor.
 
Junior Andi Li added to her impressive resume by being named first-team All-Pac-12 on bars and as an all-arounder, giving her six all-conference awards in her career. She earned first-team All-America honors for bars and second team honors as an all-arounder. Sophomore Maddie Williams was named first team All-Pac-12 on bars and as an all-arounder, and was given a first team All-America nod on bars.
 
Freshman eMjae Frazier was named first team All-Pac-12 and a first  All-American on floor. She is just the third freshman in program history to earn regular season All-America status.
 
Senior Neveah DeSouza wrapped up the awards by becoming the first Bear to be named All-Pac-12 four-straight years. She was an honorable mention on vault and as an all-arounder.
 
HISTORY MADE
On March 10 and March 12, the Bears picked up the two highest overall scores and beam scores in program history. On March 10, they posted a 198.100 as a team - just their second 198 ever recorded -  and broke the beam record with a 49.600. Those records lasted less than 48 hours as Cal followed up with a 198.275 as a team with a 49.825 beam score that is good for second all-time in NCAA history and the top score posted on any event this season. Sophomore Mya Lauzon recorded the first perfect 10 on beam in Cal history after breaking the record with a 9.975.
 
BACK-TO-BACK CO-CHAMPS
The Bears secured back-to-back Pac-12 regular season titles on March 11 as the championship was split amongst four teams for the second consecutive year. Cal ended the season with a 4-1-2 conference record. Last year's title was the first in program history.
 
LAUZON'S LANDINGS
Sophomore Mya Lauzon has become one of the most dependable gymnasts in the lineup for the Bears this season with 25 podium finishes. She has hit a 9.900 or better on all four events this season and tied the previous all-time AA record with a 39.700.
 
Her beam routine has risen to one of the best in the country as she's ranked seventh with an NQS of 9.95. Twenty-five of her last 27 routines have gone for 9.825 or higher and 22 of those routines have been 9.85+. She became the first Bear to win the beam title at the Pac-12 Championships on March 18 with a 9.975, and has posted a 9.975 or better in each of her last three meets.
 
Lauzon also ranks seventh on vault and 12^th on floor in the nation.
 
LI LEADS THE WAY
Much of the Bears' success this season can be attributed to junior Andi Li. The five-time All-American has not only been consistent but also dominant, with 15 event wins and 27 podium finishes. She took home the all-around title at the Super 16 and placed second at the Wasatch Classic behind only U.S. Olympic gold medalist Jade Carey from Oregon State. In that meet, Li posted a career-high 39.675, which is the second-highest score in program history. She followed by taking second in the all-around at Arizona with a bars title and won bars, floor, and the all-around in the team's home opener with Stanford.
 
Li currently ranks sixth in the country on bars with a 9.96 average and has nine event wins. She has earned her career-high of 9.975 on three occasions. Those marks are not only career-highs for Li but the second-highest score in program history. She is also ranked 14^th in the country as an all-arounder with a 39.585 average that leads the team.