SCHEDULE | STANDINGS | RECORD BOOK 

In a season already full of highlights, No. 3 California added more last weekend with a win at Bay Area rival Stanford in its final Pac-12 dual. Finishing a perfect 7-0 in league competition in 2024, the Bears clinched their first outright conference regular season title in program history and did it behind a program-best team score of 198.550, just two weeks after they had previously broken the record with a 198.400 in a win over UCLA. 

With conference duals officially in the books, all eight Pac-12 women's gymnastics squads will have one more weekend of regular season non-conference meets that will serve as a final tune up before the 2024 Pac-12 Women's Gymnastics Championships, which are set for Saturday, March 23 at the Maverik Center in Salt Lake City. While Utah has won the conference championship title three consecutive years, Cal will have its sights set on ending that streak in the Utes' home city. 

LAST WEEK

• The Bears traveled across the and kept alive a conference dual meet winning streak against the Cardinal that dates back to 2014 with a 198.550 - 197.975. The meet was historic for both squads with Cal securing its Pac-12 regular season title and highest score in program history and the Cardinal posting its second-best team score in program history and the highest in 20 years. The Bears also set a program record on floor (49.750), matched a program-best on beam (49.825) and tied their third-best score on bars (49.700). Cal sophomore eMjae Frazier turned in another outstanding all-around performance, tying her program-record 39.825 en route to a third straight Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week honor and a fourth in 2024 - becoming the first Bear to earn the award four times in the same season. Frazier's teammate, junior Mya Lauzon, also had an outstanding night as she captured her second 10.0 of the year on beam. On the other side, Cardinal fifth-year Chloe Widner had a Senior Night to remember, posting her first-career 10.0 on beam to tie for first in the event, becoming the first Stanford gymnast to earn a 10.0 on any event since 2018 and first to do it on beam since 2004. The Texas native also recorded a new-career best and floor with a 9.975 and added a 9.925, earning her the the Pac-12 Specialist of the Week honor.
• No. 5 Utah went on the road to Tucson and took down No. 21 Arizona 197.875 - 195.725 to finish 6-1 and second in the Pac-12 standings. The Red Rocks won with their highest road score they have ever posted at Arizona behind a stellar performance by junior Grace McCallum, who recorded her second perfect 10.0 on the season and third career perfect score on bars. The Olympian totaled three scored above 9.9 on her way to the all-around win (39.675). Arizona senior Malia Hargrove took a share of the vault title with a 9.925.
• No. 16 Oregon State made it six straight dual wins against Washington after posting its fourth-straight score over 197 with a 197.225 to UW's 196.950. OSU junior Jade Carey grabbed a share of the bars and beam events with 9.950s in both while finishing second in the all-around (39.400). Washington senior Skylar Killough-Wilhelm took the all-around title with a 39.475, while teammate Lana Navarro tied her career-highs on vault and floor with a pair of 9.900 on her way to this week's Pac-12 Coaches' Choice award.
• Just like they did two years ago in Tempe, No. 20 Arizona State upset No. 11 UCLA, coming from behind to beat the Bruins for the Sun Devils' highest ranked win of the season. Trailing after the second rotation, ASU used a strong final floor rotation to seal the win, thanks to 5th year senior Hannah Scharf and her 9.925. ASU's Emily White also earned her first beam event title of the year after posting a 9.925 on the event. For the Bruins, freshman Katelyn Rosen was her first career all-around title (39.450) and first vault title (9.90). As a result, Rosen was named the Pac-12 Freshman/Newcomer of the Week for the third time this season.

THIS WEEK

• The final weekend of the regular season kicks off with No. 21 Arizona hosting Southern Connecticut State on Wednesday, March 13 at 6 p.m. PT. The Wildcats will then head to the Midwest for a Tri Meet at Illinois that also features the Boilermakers and No. 8 Missouri on Sunday, March 17 at 12 p.m. PT on Big 10 Network Plus.
• No. 27 Washington will host a quad meet, welcoming BYU, Southern Utah and Sacramento State to Seattle for a 6 p.m. PT start on Friday, March 15.
• No. 5 Utah will also be home on the final weekend that will see conference foe No. 25 Stanford and Utah State on Friday, March 15 at 6 p.m. PT on Pac-12 Insider. 
• No. 20 Arizona State wraps up its schedule with Southern Connecticut coming to Tempe on Friday, March 15 at 7 p.m. PT.
• No. 11 UCLA will take on No. 27 Clemson on Saturday, March 16 at 2 p.m. PT in a showdown that will be broadcast live on Pac-12 Networks and Pac-12 Los Angeles.
• No. 3 California will play host to two Tri Meets this weekend. The Friday session will include the Bears, San Jose State and UC Davis at 7 p.m. PT while the Sunday session will feature rival No. 25 Stanford and Sacramento State at 2 p.m. PT.

UPCOMING SCHEDULE (Full Schedule)

ROAD TO NATIONALS RANKINGS - MARCH 11

• The Road to Nationals National Qualifying Scores (NQS) rankings, which track official NQS scores throughout the season, released its ninth rankings on Monday, March 11. The National Qualifying Scores or NQS are composed of the six best regular-season meet scores of which three must be away. To obtain the NQS, the high score is eliminated and the remaining five scores are averaged. All eight Pac-12 programs sit in the top 30, including two in the top-5. All eight programs are on track to qualify for NCAA Regionals for a third consecutive season.
• Team Overall
  • Despite the highest score in program history, the Bears moved back a spot to No. 3 in the rankings. They've spent a total of seven weeks at No. 2 season, which is their highest ranking all-time. With a NQS of 198.055, Cal is one of just three teams with a NQS over 198, joining two-time defending champion Oklahoma (198.430) and LSU (198.125).
  • Utah remained at No. 5 with a NQS of 197.765.
  • The Bruins, who climbed seven spots over a three-week span earlier this season, dropped back a spot to No. 11 with a 197.460 average, just behind No. 10 Michigan (197.510).
  • Oregon State sits at No. 17 with a 197.000 NQS followed by No. 20 Arizona State (196.795) and No. 21 Arizona (196.770). Stanford, who has made the biggest climb this season, stayed steady in the top 25 at No. 25 (196.615), while Washington rounds it out in a tie for 27th (196.590).
• Top-10 Event Rankings - Team
  • Vault: 6. California (49.375); T7. UCLA (49.370); 9. Utah (49.355).
  • Bars: 2. California (49.590); 6. Utah (49.455); 7. Oregon State (49.450). 
  • Beam: 2. California (49.585); 4. Utah (49.480); 9. UCLA (49.370).
  • Floor: 4. California (49.610); 6. Utah (49.575); 7. UCLA (49.555). 
• Top-10 Event Rankings - Individual
  • All-Around: 2. eMjae Frazier, CAL (39.740); T4. Mya Lauzon, CAL (39.710).
  • Vault: 5. Mya Lauzon, CAL (9.930); 8. Selena Harris (9.920). 
  • Bars: T4. Jade Carey, OSU (9.955); T4. Maddie Williams, CAL (9.955); T6. eMjae Frazier, CAL (9.950); 9. Selena Harris, UCLA (9.945). 
  • Beam: 2. Maile O'Keefe, UTAH (9.985); T3. Mya Lauzon, CAL (9.965); 5. eMjae Frazier, CAL (9.950); T7. Abby Paulson, UTAH (9.945).
  • Floor: 5. eMjae Frazier (9.955), T9. Mya Lauzon, CAL (9.950).

PERFECT 10s

• The Pac-12 has seen 12 Perfect 10s during the 2024 season.
  • Stanford's Chloe Widner became the fifth different Pac-12 gymnast to earn a 10.0 this season. Her first career 10.0 came on beam on Senior Night March 10 against California, where she was the first Stanford gymnast since 2018 to earn the perfect score on any event since 2018 and first to do it on beam since 2004.
  • Utah's Grace McCallum was the fourth Pac-12 gymnast to earn a 10.0 in 2024 as the junior Olympian earned a Perfect 10 on the floor in Utah's win over Stanford on Feb. 23. She added second 10.0 this season, this time on bars, in a win at Arizona on March 8.
  • California junior Mya Lauzon recorded a 10.0 on beam in the Bears' win at UCLA on Feb. 25. With teammate eMjae Frazier earning a 10.0 on floor at the same meet, it marked the first time in program history two Bears had perfect scores at the same meet. Lauzon managed her second 10.0 on beam this season in California's win at Stanford on March 10 in the Pac-12 dual finale.
  • UCLA's Selena Harris became the third Pac-12 gymnast and first Bruin this season to score a Perfect 10, which came on the vault on Friday, Feb. 9 at Oregon State as part of her all-around win at the dual meet. She posted her second 10.0 on vault this season in the dual meet against Utah on Monday, Feb. 19. She now has three career Perfect scores on vault after her first came at the LA Regional last spring. 
  • Utah's fifth-year senior and reigning NCAA Beam Champion Maile O'Keefe earned her 11th career 10.0 on beam against the Broncos on Friday, Jan. 5. She added her 12th career 10.0 on beam in the Rio Tinto Best of Utah meet on Jan. 15 and added a 13th career 10.0 on beam in a dual meet win over Oregon State on Feb. 2. O'Keefe, who also has a Perfect 10 on bars during her career, now has 14 perfect scores, joining legendary Red Rock gymnast Theresa Kulikowski for most in a career.
  • Cal sophomore eMjae Frazier now has two Perfect 10s this season after posting her second career 10.0 on floor in the win at UCLA on Sunday, Jan. 25. The first this year came when she scored a 10.0 on beam on Saturday, Jan. 13 at ESPN's Collegiate Quad meet in Salt Lake City, which was just the second 10.0 on beam in Cal history. She is the only Bear in Cal history to earn a Perfect 10 in two different events during a career. 

198 CLUB

• UCLA became the first Pac-12 team to break the 198 mark this year after posting a 198.075 in a dual meet win over then-No. 18 Arizona on Feb. 4. 
• Utah and California both joined the 198 club on the same weekend. The Utes took down Stanford at home on Friday, Feb. 23 after posting a 198.075 to the Cardinal's 196.625. The Bears' feat came in historic fashion as their 198.400 at UCLA on Feb. 25 set a new record for highest team score all-time. 
• California followed their program-record mark at UCLA with a 198.100 in a win against California the following week on March 3.
• The Bears made it three straight weeks of 198-plus with their program-record 198.550 in the win over Stanford on March 10, which clinched the program's first outright Pac-12 regular season title. 
• UCLA, Utah and California are three of just 11 teams to break the 198 mark during the 2024 season, while California joins No. 1 Oklahoma and No. 2 LSU as the only three teams with a NQS above 198.

BY THE NUMBERS

• On March 2, California used its second straight 198-plus score to beat Utah (197.700) for the second time in the last three seasons behind a score of 198.100 that ranks third all-time in program history.
• Arizona took down Washington (196.675 - 196.550) on March 3 for the second straight season behind a record-setting performance on beam with a program-best 49.625 on the event. 
• Olympic Gold Medalist and Oregon State junior Jade Carey now has 110 event titles and sits within 6 of the program's all-time record. 
• California not only turned in its best performance of the season but one of its best in history with its 198.400 take down of then-No. 9 UCLA (197.775) on Feb. 25. Sophomore standout eMjae Frazier set a program record of her own, winning the all-around with the program's all-time high score of 39.825, which included her second career Perfect 10 on floor. The program-record team score was thanks to the Bears tying the program's second-best ever score on bars (49.650), posting their second-best score ever on floor (49.675) and the second-best ever score on beam (49.725). Junior Mya Lauzon scored her own Perfect 10 on the beam, marking the first time in program history the Bears have had two gymnasts record a 10 during the same meet.
• No. 4 Utah's 197.775 in its win at Washington on Feb. 10 marked its the best regular-season road score since 2022.
• No. 20 Arizona State posted a 196.875 to win its dual win at Stanford on Feb. 9 which was a season-high road score for ASU and 10th-highest road score in program history.
• Not only did did UCLA break the 198 mark with a 198.075 against Arizona on Feb. 4, the Bruins set season-bests on the bars (19.425), beam (49.525) and floor (49.750). Sophomore Selena Harris also won the all-around with a career-high of 39.775, which is the third-best mark in the country this year,
• At the Feb. 2 Tri-meet at Arizona State, the Bears matched their season-high score of 197.950, which is the sixth-highest ranked score in program history, and came a week after they posted the score in a win at Oregon State on Jan. 27.
• Then-No. 18 Arizona opened up its Pac-12 slate with the Wildcats' first win over Stanford since 2020 (197.000 - 196.000). The GymCats reached the 197 mark for the first time this year with the 197.000 flat marking the seventh-highest score in program history.
• On Saturday, Jan. 13, No. 2 California finished first in the third session of ESPN's Collegiate Quad with a team score of 197.875, besting No. 14 Michigan State, No. 18 BYU and North Carolina State with the seventh-highest team score in program history. The Bears also set a program record on the vault with a 49.525 at the event while freshman eMjae Frazier set a program record for the all-around with a 39.775, breaking the old mark she set as a freshman a year ago. A week later in its conference opener at Washington, Cal matched its season-high team score of 197.875, which ranks fourth-highest in the country this season, while junior Mya Lauzon tied Frazier's mark in her all-around win.
• Utah's 197.725 team score in winning the Rio Tinto Best of Utah meet on Monday 1/15 is tied for fifth-highest score in the nation this season.
• Arizona began its 2024 winning the first session of ESPN's Collegiate Quad over No. 16 Nebraska, Boise State and North Carolina on Feb. 12 with a score of 196.475, the Wildcats' highest season-opening score in program history. 

AAI AWARD NOMINEES

• The AAI Award, known as the Heisman Trophy for Women’s gymnastics, is a coach’s award in which AAI facilitates. Every year the head coaches are asked to submit a nomination for the candidate or candidates of their choice. AAI has been presenting the AAI Award to the most outstanding senior female gymnast in the country for over the last 30+ years.
  • The 2024 Pac-12 Nominees included in the Top 50 list released on Feb. 20 include: Chae Campbell, UCLA; Margzetta Frazier, UCLA; Malia Hargrove, ARIZ; Skylar Killough-Wilhelm, WASH; Andi Li, CAL; Maile O'Keefe, UTAH; Nya Reed, UCLA; Hannah Scharf, ASU; Chloe Widner, STAN.

PRESEASON RANKINGS

• For a second consecutive year, all 8 Pac-12 women's gymnastics teams are ranked in the top 25 of the 2024 Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) Preseason Poll, voted on annually by Division I women's gymnastics coaches. The eight teams in the top 25 are tied for the most with the SEC.
• Utah, which won its third consecutive Pac-12 title in 2023 and finished third at the National Championships for a third straight year, is the Conference's top-ranked team coming in at No. 4 with a pair of first-place votes. 
• Joining Utah in the top 10 is UCLA at No. 5 and California at No. 7. Oregon State checks in at No. 13, followed by Arizona State at No. 19, Stanford at No. 20, Washington at No. 21 and Arizona at No. 22. 

KEY RETURNERS & NEWCOMERS 

• Utah senior Maile O’Keefe is back for a fifth year looking to defend her NCAA titles in the All-Around and Beam from last spring, while Olympic Gold Medalist and two-time Pac-12 Gymnast of the Year Jade Carey returns for Oregon State. Carey will be simultaneously competing for the Beavers and preparing for next summer’s Paris Olympics.
• UCLA’s Selena Harris, the 2023 Pac-12 Freshman of the Year, returns for the Bruins.
• In all, 13 of 17 NCAA All-Americans from last season are back in 2024:
  • California: eMjae Frazier, Maya Lauzon, Andi Li, Maddie Williams; Oregon State: Jade Carey; Stanford: Chloe Widner; UCLA: Chae Campbell, Margzetta Frazier, Selena Harris, Emma Malabuyo; Utah: Maile O’Keefe, Grace McCallum, Makenna Smith.
• Four Pac-12 programs - Utah (No. 6) Oregon State (No. 8), Arizona (No. 9) and Washington (No. 10) - are ranked in the top 10 of College Gym News’ Freshman Class of 2024 Rankings. Classes are highlighted by Utah’s trio of five stars Ella Zirbes, Elizabeth Gantner and Camie Winger; Oregon State’s Sophia Esposito, Arizona’s Abigayle Martin and Washington’s five-star Kristin Lin.

PAC-12 PRESEASON POLL & WATCH LISTS

• In a polling of the league’s eight women’s gymnastics head coaches, defending Pac-12 champion Utah was selected as the preseason favorite to claim a fourth straight conference title in 2024.
• Utah, who became the first team to win three straight Pac-12 titles since the league expanded in 2011 and won its sixth Pac-12 crown overall last spring, received 46 points, including five first-place votes, to edge out runner-up UCLA, who collected 43 total points and the other three first-place votes. The two programs have taken turns capturing conference titles since 2014, with Utah winning in 2014, 2015, 2017, 2021, 2022 and 2023 and UCLA winning in 2016, 2018 and 2019.
• California finished third in the poll with 40 points, while Oregon State checked in at fourth with 30 points. Arizona State (22 points) came in fifth followed by Stanford (19 points) in sixth, Washington (14 points) in seventh and Arizona (10 points) in eighth to round it out.
• The Pac-12 released its Preseason Watch List and Newcomer Watch List ahead of the 2024 campaign, which features 16 total student-athletes across the eight programs as nominated by the league's coaches. 
  • The 2024 Preseason Watch List includes 11 returning student-athletes: Jade Carey, Oregon State; Chae Campbell, UCLA; Alysen Fears, Arizona; eMjae Frazier, California; Skylar Killough-Wilhelm, Washington; Mya Lauzon, California; Jada Mangahas, Arizona State; Amelia Morgan, Utah; Lana Navarro, Washington; Hannah Scharf, Arizona State; Chloe Widner, Stanford.
  • The 2024 Newcomer Watch List features five freshmen: Sophia Esposito, Oregon State; Abigayle Martin, Arizona; Sienna Robinson, Stanford; Katelyn Rosen, UCLA; Ella Zirbes, Utah.

OLYMPIC STRENGTH

• Pac-12 lineups this upcoming season will feature three Olympic medalists from the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, all whom are training for a chance to again represent their countries at the upcoming Paris Olympics. In Tokyo, reigning two-time Pac-12 Gymnast of the Year, Oregon State's Jade Carey (USA) won an individual gold medal in the floor exercise, Utah's Grace McCallum was a silver medalist in the team competition with the United States and Utah's Amelie Morgan helped Great Britain to team bronze, which was its first gymnastics medal since 1928.
• Rounding out the Pac-12 with Olympic ties are UCLA's Brooklyn Moors, who competed for Canada in Tokyo, and Emma Malabuyo, who was an alternate for the United States.
• Of note: Former UCLA gymnast and Olympian Jordan Chiles, who won the 2023 NCAA titles in the uneven bars and floor exercise, has paused her collegiate career to exclusively train for the 2024 Paris Olympics.

BEST IN THE WEST

• For the second consecutive year and second time in Pac-12 history, all eight Pac-12 Women’s Gymnastics programs were selected to compete at the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Regionals last season.
• Six of eight Pac-12 teams advanced to Regional Finals, which was the most of any conference in the nation. Utah and UCLA finished first and second at the LA Regional to advance to the NCAA Championships and California won the Pittsburgh Regional, its first regional title in program history, to advance to Nationals as well.
• After winning its third consecutive Pac-12 Championship in 2023, Utah went on to its 47th-consecutive national championship meet after winning the LA Regional, and is the only program in the nation to qualify for every national championship, including all 41 NCAA Championships. The Utes advanced to the NCAA Finals and finished third overall for the third consecutive year in 2023.
• All eight teams finished in the Top 21 in the final 2023 Road to Nationals rankings - No. 3 Utah, No. 5 UCLA, No. 7 California, No. 12 Oregon State, No. 15 Arizona State, No. 16 Washington, No. 19 Stanford and No. 21 Arizona.

THE RISE OF COLLEGIATE GYMNASTICS 

• More eyes are on the sport than ever before:
  • Last year’s National Championship broke the 1 million viewer mark for the first time and viewership is only expected to rise, especially in the lead up to the 2024 Paris Olympics.
  • ESPN launched its own invitational meet that will feature 12 total teams, with the main session including four of the sport’s top teams and airing on ABC in its prime time slot. Called the “Collegiate Quad", the meet will take place at the Maverik Center - site of the last two Pac-12 Women’s Gym Championships - on January 12-13, 2024 and include four Pac-12 programs - Utah and UCLA, California and Arizona - among 12 total teams competing over the two days, including defending national champion Oklahoma.

ON TV 

• A total of 20 women’s gymnastics competitions are scheduled to air on Pac-12 Networks, including Oregon State at Utah on Friday, Feb. 2 at 5 p.m. PT / 6 p.m. MT. Two-time defending Pac-12 Gymnast of the Year Jade Carey and the Beavers look to knock off the three-time defending Pac-12 Champion Utes in Salt Lake City. 
• Utah and UCLA will compete in EPSN's Collegiate Quad on Saturday, January 13th on ABC at 1 p.m. PT. The Utes and Bruins will also meet in their head-to-head Pac-12 competition on Monday, February 19 at 2:30 p.m. PT on ESPNU. 

2024 PAC-12 WOMEN’S GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS

• Tickets for the 2024 Pac-12 Women’s Gymnastics Championships, presented by Sprouts, are on sale now at Pac-12.com/tickets. The one-day, two-session event returns to the Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah on Saturday, March 18.

2024 Pac-12 Women's Gymnastics Weekly Awards