Stanford Cardinal Shines in Spectacular Season-Opening Quad Meet Showdown!

SEATTLE – With four individual event championships and the top team event scores on three of the four events, the Stanford women’s gymnastics team commenced its 2025 season triumphantly at the University of Washington quad meet held within the Alaska Airlines Arena.

Stanford claimed the team crown with a score of 195.600, surpassing Boise State’s result of 195.050, Washington’s score of 194.800, and UC Davis’ tally of 193.375. 

Senior Brenna Neault secured the all-around championship with a 39.100 all-around score, while junior Anna Roberts captured the vault title and a shared victory on the floor event, and junior Claire Dean achieved the best score on beam. 

Stanford’s win was a come-from-behind scenario, initially trailing Boise State after the first two rotations. The momentum shifted when the Cardinal advanced to the floor event, where their team score of 49.300 exceeded all other competitors by .325 points, propelling Stanford to a .450 point advantage.

The Cardinal began its 2025 season on the bars, accruing a team total of 48.775, spearheaded by Roberts’ 9.825. Senior Anapaula Gutierrez started the event with a 9.750, and fellow senior Neault matched this score in the fifth position. Freshman Jaime Dugan made her Stanford debut with a score of 9.625 in the third position, while junior Ava Sorrento contributed a 9.775 to complete the Cardinal’s counted scores.

At the end of the first rotation, Boise State held a lead of .125 with a score of 48.900 on beam.

Stanford then tackled the beam, matching its score on bars (48.775) led by a 9.900 from Dean in the leadoff position. Sophomore Temple Landry made her collegiate debut with a 9.875 in the third position, followed by Neault with the same score in the fourth position. Sophomore Sienna Robinson concluded the rotation with a 9.825.  

After two rotations, Boise State increased its advantage to three-tenths.

The Cardinal’s floor rotation showed that a .300 deficit did not deter them, achieving a score of 49.300, powered by six scores of 9.800 or higher. The highlight of the rotation was a 9.925 by anchor Roberts and a debut routine from freshman Alana Walker that earned a 9.850, alongside 9.850 scores from leadoff Dean and Robinson, plus a 9.825 from sophomore Victoria Cluck. Neault rounded out the rotation with a 9.800 in the fourth position.

Following the third rotation, Stanford led with a total of 146.850 against Boise State’s 146.400, Washington’s 145.825, and UC Davis’ 144.800.

Stanford concluded the evening in Seattle with the highest scoring vault rotation of the night, achieving a score of 48.750 led by reigning NCAA Vault Champion Anna Roberts’ 9.900 in the anchor position. Gutierrez earned a score of 9.850 in the fifth position, while Walker debuted with a score of 9.825 in the second. Neault scored 9.625, and junior Taralyn Nguyen finished the Cardinal’s scoring with a 9.550.

The Cardinal returns to The Farm for its next competition in the 2025 season, hosting NC State for its first Atlantic Coast Conference dual meet on January 18 at 2 p.m. in Maples Pavilion.