San Jose STate traveled to Denver to open the season. The Spartans and Pioneers both had record-setting performances, setting themselves up for big seasons in 2022. Relive the meet through images from photographer Tara Graeve.
Denver started the meet on vault. Sophomore Rylie Mundell stuck her Yurchenko 1.5 and earned a career high-tying 9.925. (Photo/Tara Graeve)
Sophomore Jaudai Lopes opened the uneven bars rotation for San Jose State with a career-best 9.875. The visiting team earned a 49.075 in the first rotation. (Photo/Tara Graeve)
Senior Lynnzee Brown closed the vault rotation for the Pioneers with a 9.850. The home team took the early lead with a 49.225. (Photo/Tara Graeve)
Senior Mia Sundstrom earned a 9.850 in the third spot on uneven bars for Denver. At the halfway point, the Pioneers led the Spartans 98.500 to 97.950. (Photo/Tara Graeve)
Senior Antonia Marquez got the Spartans going on floor with a 9.750. (Photo/Tara Graeve)
Jaudai Lopes followed up with a 9.800. (Photo/Tara Graeve)
Denver moved to beam for the third rotation. Sophomore Bella Mabanta nailed her routine after a fall from Callie Schlottman, scoring 9.775. (Photo/Tara Graeve)
Sophomore Lauren Macpherson received a 9.850 on floor, the highest score for the Spartans in this event. SJSU finished off the third rotation with a running score of 146.950. (Photo/Tara Graeve)
Sophomore Abbie Thompson received one of three 9.850s on beam for the Pioneers. After three rotations, Denver stayed in the lead with a 147.650. (Photo/Tara Graeve)
The Spartans headed to beam for the final rotation of the evening. Lauren Macpherson scored a 9.900, the team’s second-highest score of the night on any event. (Photo/Tara Graeve)
Junior Emma Brown received a 9.800 in the second spot on floor for Denver. After competing for the Pioneers her freshman year, Brown transferred to LIU ahead of the 2021 season. She is now back at Denver and competed on two events against SJSU. (Photo/Tara Graeve)
Junior Emma Milne followed Macpherson’s nailed routine, and earned a 9.875. SJSU ended the competition with a 195.950, just .025 short of the school record set at the 2018 MPSF championship. This is also the first time SJSU scores above 195 in a season opener. (Photo/Tara Graeve)
After two of her teammates went out of bounds, Abbie Thompson was extremely solid on floor for the Pioneers. She received a 9.925. (Photo/Tara Graeve)
Lynnzee Brown was near-perfect in the sixth spot on floor for the Pioneers, scoring 9.975. Denver comfortably won the competition with a 197.000, its highest score in a season opener. It is also the earliest in history it has hit 197. (Photo/Tara Graeve)
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