Fourth-ranked Utah gymnastics team defeats No. 3 Oklahoma

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The fourth-ranked Utes used their favorite event on Friday to defeat No. 3 Oklahoma 197.775-196.65 in front of 10,804 fans in the Huntsman Center.

Utah’s Grace McCallum performs on the beam at the Best of Utah NCAA Gymnastics Meet at the Maverik Center in West Valley City on Friday, Jan. 7, 2022.Different year, different expectations and a different roster, but for the Utah gymnastics team one thing remained the same Friday — its balance beam work still can’t be touched.

That Utah would do so well isn’t a surprise, after all Utah returns several strong beam veterans such as Isa, O’Keefe, Paulson and Adrienne Randall, but it was comforting for the Utes to see freshmen Amelie Morgan and McCallum performing so well under immense pressure.As they did in the Best of Utah meet, the Utes gave the freshmen the task of being the first up on the event Friday.

Once the Utes were on floor they competed like a team that knew they were going to win as they looked comfortable and relaxed on the final event.

 

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