Cal wins season-opening meet, while Olympic gymnasts shine for their college teams
The GIST: The Olympics are long over, but that doesn’t mean you can’t get your gymnastics fix, or a glimpse of your favorite Team USA athletes. Jade Carey and Jordan Chiles competed for their respective college squads this weekend, but it was Cal that had a golden performance.
No. 6 Golden Bears roar to season-opening win: Last year’s runner-up Cal took home the team victory over No. 9 Oregon State and No. 12 UCLA, despite standout individual wins for the Bruins and Beavers.
- Senior Jade Carey, who won all-around beam gold at the Paris Olympics, won three titles for Oregon State: beam, floor, and the all-around crown.
- Meanwhile, UCLA junior Jordan Chiles was victorious in the vault, tying with Cal senior Mya Lauzon. Sharing is caring.
No. 1 Oklahoma sweeps all five individual events in opening meet: The top-ranked Sooners lived up to the preseason hype, defeating No. 7 Auburn, No. 22 BYU, and No. 23 Nebraska in their season debut.
- Graduate student Audrey Davis and junior Faith Torrez won two events each for Oklahoma: Davis soared to the top in uneven bars, Torrez secured the all-around title. The pair tied for first on the floor. Talk about a dynamic duo.
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