Maile O Keefe got her first 10.0 of the season and the No. 4 Red Rocks remain undefeated in Pac-12 play after a late Saturday meet in the Huntsman Center.
Coming off its first loss in two seasons, the No. 6 Red Rocks bounced back to overwhelm Arizona in the first Pac-12 meet of the 2021 season to claim a 197.075-195.650 win at an empty Huntsman Center.
Jan 21, 2021
SAN FRANCISCO The Pac-12 Conference office announced today its first women’s gymnastics weekly honors for the 2021 season. Gymnast of the Week has been selected every week of the season since 2001. The Specialist of the Week award was added in 2008, the Freshman/Newcomer of the Week honor kicked off in 2013 and the weekly Coaches’ Choice began in 2020.
Gymnast of the Week: Maile O’Keefe, So., Utah (Las Vegas, NV)
In then-No. 3 Utah’s showdown with then-No. 2 Oklahoma, the 2020 First-Team All-Pac-12 selection captured the beam and all-around titles.
Leading score in the all-around event (39.550) was a career high.
Kicked off season strong with a 39.375 all-around performance and a 9.925 beam score at the Rio Tinto Best of Utah competition in only another match so far in 2021.
Red Rocks Fall Flat in Oklahoma
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A nationally televised matchup between the #3 University of Utah Red Rocks and the #2 Oklahoma Sooners delivered all the thrills and drama one would expect between two powerhouse programs. Starting the afternoon on bars as the visiting opponent, the Red Rocks quickly jumped out to a 49.275-49.150 lead over the #2 ranked Oklahoma Sooners thanks to a trio of 8.875’s from sophomore Maile O’Keefe, junior Cristal Isa and senior Emelie LeBlanc. The hot start saw all six Red Rock competitors score a 9.800 or better, with freshman Alain Sabado falling victim to the dropped score with a team-low 9.800.
Utah opened up its meet against Oklahoma strong but struggled to stitch together a consistent effort the rest of the afternoon and fell to Oklahoma 197.025-196.550.