WGYM3/23/2024 7:47 PM | By: Cal Athletics
Bears Place 3rd At Pac-12 Championships
Williams Leads Bears With 39.475 All-Around Score
WEST VALLEY CITY – Competing in its final Pac-12 Championships on Saturday, the No. 2 California women's gymnastics team earned a third-place result for the second straight year, posting a 197.325.
No. 5 Utah won its fourth straight title at the Maverik Center with a 198 and No. 11 UCLA placed second with a 197.875.
Junior Maddie Williams posted the Golden Bears' highest all-around score of 39.475, putting up a 9.9 in both bars and beam.
The Bears started the night with a 49.175 on vault, led by sophomore eMjae Frazier's 9.9. That would be the first of three scores of 9.9 or better for Frazier, who also led Cal in the second rotation with a 9.925 on bars.
Fraziers' bars routine kicked off the Bears' best stretch of the competition, as senior Gabby Perea and Williams closed out the rotation with back-to-back 9.9 scores to give their team a 49.425. Leading off the next rotation on beam, senior Andi Li and Williams continued the trend with two more 9.9s, making it five straight 9.9-plus scores.
Cal saved its best for last, finishing strong on floor with a 49.525, its highest rotation score of the night. Four of the Bears' final five routines resulted in a 9.9 or better, led by identical 9.925 scores by junior Ella Cesario and Frazier. Junior Jordan Kane and freshman Kyen Mayhew also ended their night with a 9.9 on floor.
The Bears will now look ahead to hosting the NCAA Regionals at Haas Pavilion on Apr. 3-7.
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