University of Washington
Pac-12 Championships - Session #1
GymDawgs Tie for Second in Pac-12 Championships First Session
March 18, 2023 | Gymnastics
WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah --ย The Washington gymnastics team tied for second place in session one of the Pac-12 Championships Saturday afternoon, earning a 196.375. ย
No. 14 Arizona State finished first in the quad, earning a 196.700. Washington tied with Arizona, both teams earning a 196.375. No. 19 Stanford earned a 195.875. ย
The GymDawgsย led all teams after two rotations, earning solid scores on beam and floor. ย
Washington tied their second highest beam score of the season (49.325) led by three GymDawgs earning a 9.900. ย
Brenna Brooks earned a 9.900 in the lead-off spot to set the stage for a successful meet for Washington. This was Brooks' second highest beam score of the season, second only to her career-high 9.950 against Stanford (Feb. 20). ย
Brenna Brooks gets the Dawgs started off HOT with a 9.9 on beam ??#Pac12Gym | @UWGymnastics pic.twitter.com/8EVC9Ntrdu
โ Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) March 18, 2023
Skylar Killough-Wilhelm, who tied for first all-around with a 39.400 all-around score on the afternoon, tied her season-high with a 9.900 on beam. ย
Deiah Moody earned her second-best beam score of the year with a 9.875, followed by Kennedi Davis in the anchor spot who wrapped up the rotation with a 9.900. ย
The GymDawgs then moved onto the floor, where they outperformed all three other teams on the afternoon with a 49.225. ย
Killough-Wilhelm earned a 9.875 in the fourth spot, followed up by Amara Cunningham with a 9.900 in the fifth to earn floor champion for the meet.ย
21 of her last 23 scores have been 9.8 or better ??
โ Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) March 18, 2023
Amara Cunningham nails a 9.9 with a beautiful floor routine!@UWGymnastics | @sproutsfm pic.twitter.com/bOcij7ewZK
Kennedi Davis made just her second appearance on floor this year โ the first being in the first meet of the season โ and notched a 9.875.ย
Washington remained on top after two rotations before heading to vault, where they earned a meet-low 48.800. Davis earned a 9.800 and Killough-Wilhelm notched a 9.825, but the duo was the only to score above 9.800 on the event.ย
Bars proved to be stronger performances with the GymDawgs earning a 49.025, led by Taylor Russon with a team-high 9.850.ย
GymDawgs by event:ย
Beam (49.325)ย
Brenna Brooks โ 9.900 (second highest of season)ย
Skylar Killough-Wilhelm โ 9.900ย
Kennedi Davis โ 9.900ย
Floor (49.225)ย
Amara Cunningham โ 9.900ย
Kennedi Davis โ 9.875 (season-high)ย
Vault (48.800)ย
Skylar Killough-Wilhelm โ 9.825ย
Kennedi Davis โ 9.800ย
Bars (49.025)ย
Taylor Russon โ 9.850ย
Brenna Brooks โ 9.825ย
All-Aroundย
Skylar Killough-Wilhelm โย 39.400 (tied for first place all-around)ย
UP NEXTย
The GymDawgs now await the results of tonight's second session of conference championship action to determine the final Pac-12 rankings. Session two of the Pac-12 Championships will kick off at 5 p.m. PT/6 p.m. MT and will feature No. 4 UCLA, No. 5 Utah, No. 7 California, and No. 11 Oregon State. ย
To view the full 2023 schedule, click here.ย ย ย
For more information on the UW gymnastics team, follow @uwgymnastics on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok.ย
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