GymDawgs Tie for Second in Pac-12 Championships First Session

Saturday, March 18

West Valley City, UT

12 PM

University of Washington

196.375

Pac-12 Championships - Session #1

Washington gymnastics at Pac-12 Championships on March 18, 2023 at the Maverik Center in West Valley City, Utah.

GymDawgs Tie for Second in Pac-12 Championships First Session

March 18, 2023 | Gymnastics

Session 1 Results Photo Gallery

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah -- The Washington gymnastics team tied for second place in session one of the Pac-12 Championships Saturday afternoon, earning a 196.375.

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.

The GymDawgs led all teams after two rotations, earning solid scores on beam and floor.

Washington tied their second highest beam score of the season (49.325) led by three GymDawgs earning a 9.900.

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).

Brenna Brooks gets the Dawgs started off HOT with a 9.9 on beam ??#Pac12Gym | @UWGymnastics pic.twitter.com/8EVC9Ntrdu
— 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.

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.

The GymDawgs then moved onto the floor, where they outperformed all three other teams on the afternoon with a 49.225.

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.

21 of her last 23 scores have been 9.8 or better ??

Amara Cunningham nails a 9.9 with a beautiful floor routine!@UWGymnastics | @sproutsfm pic.twitter.com/bOcij7ewZK
— Pac-12 Network (@Pac12Network) March 18, 2023

Kennedi Davis made just her second appearance on floor this year – the first being in the first meet of the season – and notched a 9.875.

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.

Bars proved to be stronger performances with the GymDawgs earning a 49.025, led by Taylor Russon with a team-high 9.850.

GymDawgs by event:

Beam (49.325)

Brenna Brooks – 9.900 (second highest of season)

Skylar Killough-Wilhelm – 9.900

Kennedi Davis – 9.900

Floor (49.225)

Amara Cunningham – 9.900

Kennedi Davis – 9.875 (season-high)

Vault (48.800)

Skylar Killough-Wilhelm – 9.825

Kennedi Davis – 9.800

Bars (49.025)

Taylor Russon – 9.850

Brenna Brooks – 9.825

All-Around

Skylar Killough-Wilhelm – 39.400 (tied for first place all-around)

UP NEXT

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.

To view the full 2023 schedule, click here.

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