NORMAN, Okla. – Sharing the gym with No. 1 Oklahoma for the first of two dual meets this year, the California men's gymnastics team posted its best score of the season Saturday at McCasland Field House thanks to season bests on pommel horse, floor and rings, while the Sooners also posted their top score of the year at 331.600 (including three event scores of 56.000 or higher) to highlight a raucous Senior Night celebration.
 
The Golden Bears' pommel horse score of 53.950 was also a program best in the modern scoring system, surpassing the previous modern-era program record set at the 2025 NCAA Championships. Sophomore Trigg Dudley got things started for Cal with a massive personal best of 13.500, followed by graduate student Kaien Orion's 13.750 that tied for the best result by a Bear this season and junior Harry Kim's 13.600 that tied his own career high.
 
Cal scored 52.750 on floor thanks to solid scores from senior Khalen Curry (13.750, the best by a Bear this season) and sophomore Matteo Bardana (13.600), the latter of whom competed in the all-around for the second consecutive week. Redshirt senior Jasper Smith-Gordon posted his second-best score of the year to anchor Cal's vault lineup, landing a 14.350 to take third place in the meet.
 
Each of the Bears' rings routines (including Bardana's stuck-dismount exhibition) scored a 13.150 or higher, leading to a total of 53.200. Junior Carter Kim led off with a career-best 13.250, followed by a matching score and a stick from teammate Jaxon Mitchell. Sophomore Sam Cirlincione was the standout man for Cal, adding nearly a full point to his personal best with a score of 13.550 that was also the best by any Cal gymnast this season.
 
Sophomore Troy Nuesca led the team on high bar with a stuck dismount and a score of 12.750 in the number two spot. Orion then shone once again on parallel bars, putting down a leadoff routine of 13.600 and a stick to take second place in the event and earn a 1.15-point personal best.
 
Final Scores – March 7, 2026
Oklahoma – 331.600
California – 315.700
 
Pommel Horse – Oklahoma 56.000, California 53.950
Trigg Dudley – 13.500 (PR)
Kaien Orion – 13.750
Harry Kim – 13.600 (=PR)
Jasper Smith-Gordon – 13.100
(AA) Matteo Bardana – 11.800
 
Floor – Oklahoma 54.700, California 52.750
Khalen Curry – 13.750
Nathan Underhill – 13.150 (PR)
Trigg Dudley – 12.250
Matteo Bardana – 13.600
 
Vault – Oklahoma 56.350, California 55.300
Sam Cirlincione – 13.700
Nathan Underhill – 13.300
Khalen Curry – 13.950
Jasper Smith-Gordon – 14.350 (Third Place)
(AA) Matteo Bardana – 13.250 (PR)
 
Rings – Oklahoma 56.000, California 53.200
Carter Kim – 13.250 (PR)
Jaxon Mitchell – 13.250
Sam Cirlincione – 13.550 (PR)
Nathan Underhill – 13.150
(AA) Matteo Bardana – 13.250
 
High Bar – Oklahoma 54.750, California 49.600
Jaxon Mitchell – 12.450
Troy Nuesca – 12.750
Carter Kim – 11.700
Matteo Bardana – 12.700
 
Parallel Bars – Oklahoma 53.800, California 50.900
Kaien Orion – 13.600 (PR, Second Place)
Trigg Dudley – 12.000
Brendan Strom – 12.500
Matteo Bardana – 12.800
 
All-Around
Matteo Bardana – 77.400
 
UP NEXT
The Bears will return to the Bay Area, meeting Stanford and Air Force in a tri-meet at The Farm on March 14. The first rotation is scheduled for 4 p.m. PT.
 
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