Wasatch Classic Evening Session

Recap

The Big Storyline: California’s dominant victory in the evening session of the Wasatch Classic proved it’s Week 1 jump up the rankings was no fluke as it scored another mid-197 score behind an impressive 39.675 from emerging superstar Andi Li. She was beaten out in the all-around standings by Oregon State’s Jade Carey, who helped the Beavers rebound from an off first meet. The Beavers edged out the Hawkeyes, who improved upon their opening performance with Adeline Kenlin and JerQuavia Henderson looking and scoring more like themselves.

Implications: California will fall below Utah and UCLA in the Pac-12 standings, but it is very close between all three schools. Oregon State showed its recent tendency of having three very strong rotations and then a weak bars rotation. That was the case here and is something the Beavers will be looking to improve upon. Iowa gained some tenths from its Week 1 score. Pittsburgh had a rough meet after counting multiple falls and will be looking to bounce back next week. The Panthers’ biggest need this year was consistency from the underclassmen, and that is something the team will have to continue to work toward as it tries to make regionals.

Records: California recorded the third highest vault score in program history, which led it to its ninth highest team score

Controversies: Carey scored two 10.0s in the meet, and both had a noticeable landing deduction, which has spurred discussion among fans.

Preview

Current Rankings: No. 3 California, No. 16 Iowa, No. 20 Pittsburgh and No. 26 Oregon State in West Valley City, Utah

Why You Should Cancel Plans for It: California’s surge to the top three after the opening weekend was impressive, and in another competitive quad meet it will have a chance to prove it wasn’t a fluke. The Golden Bears will face the Hawkeyes for the second meet in a row after new faces made impactful debuts. Pittsburgh and Oregon State both had surprising performances in Week 1, with the Panthers hoping to repeat theirs and the Beavers needing to bounce back.

What We’re Watching: Vault was a struggle for the Golden Bears in 2022 but started this season with some great Yurchenko one and a halfs from Nevaeh DeSouza and Mya Lauzon in addition to a double from eMjae Frazier. California still has plenty of room to grow, too. Iowa hit a strong 196 last week despite plenty of newcomers and relatively off meets from Adeline Kenlin and Jerquavia Henderson—meaning the Hawkeyes can be even better. Oregon State had some bars struggles in Las Vegas that it hopes will stay in Vegas. Jade Carey had the roughest meet of her college career (yet still good by most standards), and the Beavers will want her to be lights-out moving forward. Pittsburgh is coming in hot after a performance at home where it almost eclipsed the 196 mark and ended Week 1 ranked first in the EAGL thanks to some great beam routines from Jordyn Ewing and Reyna Garvey.