California Gymnastics Season Kicks Off with a Dazzling Display from the Beam Team

OCEANSIDE, Calif. – Rutgers gymnastics commenced their 2025 season with a score of 194.850 on Saturday night at the American Gold Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Classic held at Frontwave Arena. Rutgers triumphed over Southern Utah (194.750) and Wilberforce (180.275), while narrowly missing out against Arizona (194.925) in the quad meet.
 
The Rutgers beam team achieved the top score of the event on the apparatus, recording a 49.150. All six Scarlet Knights received scores of 9.775 or higher, with five of them obtaining 9.825 or above. Elia Aird, Jacqueline Manifold, and Gabrielle Dildy led the team with identical scores of 9.850. Aird and Dildy both equaled their personal bests in this discipline.
 
Five freshmen from Rutgers made their collegiate beginnings in California, featuring Keeley Smith, who debuted with a score of 9.825 on beam, and Reagan Schenkel, who entered the lineup with a score of 9.825 on bars.
 
Top Performers
Vault: Delaney Adrian, Elia Aird, Gabrielle Dildy (9.750) – T-5th of 24
Bars: Reagan Schenkel (9.825) – 6th of 24
Beam: Elia Aird, Jacqueline Manifold, Gabrielle Dildy (9.850) – T-4th of 24
Floor: Elliot Goldsmith (9.750) – T-4th of 24
 
Knight Notes

• Elia Aird matched her career best on beam with a score of 9.850.
• Gabrielle Dildy also equaled a career high on beam with a score of 9.850.
• Freshman Keeley Smith debuted with a score of 9.825 on the beam and a 9.775 on bars.
• Freshman Reagan Schenkel began her collegiate career on bars with a score of 9.825.
• Freshman Donna Uhlenberg made her collegiate debut with scores of 9.725 on floor and 9.675 on bars.
• Freshman Delaney Adrian debuted on floor with a 9.500, on vault with a 9.750, and on bars with a 9.750.
• Freshman Kimmi Shiau debuted with a 9.625 on vault.

Up Next
The Scarlet Knights will host their home opener on Sat., Jan. 11 at 1 p.m. at Jersey Mike’s Arena in a quad meet against Towson, West Chester, and UPenn.
 
 
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