Bears Roar to a Third Place Finish at the Thrilling Sprouts Collegiate Quad!

WGYM1/11/2025 7:14 PM | By: Cal Athletics

Cal Achieves Season Bests In Every Event

OKLAHOMA CITY – The second session of the Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City met expectations as four of the premier gymnastics teams in the nation competed on national television Saturday afternoon. The No. 6 California gymnastics squad had a commendable performance, securing third place with a cumulative score of 197.275, which marked a full point improvement from their previous competition.
 
No. 1 Oklahoma (197.950) clinched the top position with the highest score recorded by any team this season in what has been a low-scoring start for every other team. No. 2 LSU finished in second with a score of 197.650, while No. 4 Utah placed fourth at 196.800.
 
The Golden Bears were steady and timely throughout the afternoon, executing strong routines when required. After witnessing four routines scoring above 9.90 in their season opener last week, Cal delivered seven successful routines under the spotlight, not counting any scores below 9.825.
 
The Bears commenced the competition on the uneven bars, immediately setting the tone with senior Mya Lauzon scoring a 9.90 in the lead-off position, which was the team’s top score for that rotation and the eighth highest in the competition. To ensure a fall wasn’t counted, the last three Bears had to deliver strong routines, and they met the challenge. Senior Ella Cesario stepped up with a score of 9.850, and despite facing illness throughout the week, senior Maddie Williams achieved a 9.875 in the five spot. With only one routine remaining, junior Casey Brown was brought in as the anchor and impressively matched her career-high with a 9.875, leading the Bears to a 49.325 in their highest event score of the season at that time.
 
Cal replicated that season-high score in the subsequent rotation as Cesario (9.825) and Williams (9.875) propelled the team to a solid start on the balance beam. Senior Jordan Kane and Frazier delivered consecutive 9.90’s, with Lauzon concluding the event with a score of 9.825. The Bears’ score of 49.325 stood as the third-highest beam score in the entire Sprouts Collegiate Quad.
 
The night’s and season’s best score was achieved on the floor exercise as Cal amassed a 49.350, extending their lead over the Red Rocks heading into the final rotation. Cesario and sophomore Kyen Mayhew each recorded a score of 9.850, while freshman CJ Keuneke made her collegiate debut and anchored the lineup with an exceptional 9.825. Lauzon captured her second 9.900 of the day, and Frazier notched the team’s highest score of the meet at 9.925.
 
Frazier secured her third 9.900 of the competition on vault, aggregating an all-around score of 39.550, which placed her tied for 7th in the session. Mayhew also secured a 9.900, and Cesario, Lauzon, and freshman Mya Wiley each recorded a 9.825, contributing to the Bears achieving the second-highest vault score of the session at 49.275.
 
Cal will subsequently return home for a one-day trip to Davis next Sunday, Jan. 19 to compete against host UC Davis, Cornell, and Alaska-Anchorage in a quad meet at University Credit Union Center.