Courtesy of San José State Athletics
CORVALLIS, Ore.—Mikaela Pitts, Kaviana Jurries, Ava Johnson, and Sophie Patterson finished first as the San José State women’s gymnastics team scored a 195.500 in the first round of the NCAA Corvallis Regional on Thursday.
- Pitts and Jurries each scored a 9.800 to win and lead the team on vault. They will both compete as individual vault specialists on Friday evening in the Second Round.
- Johnson won the floor, tying her career-best at 9.875.
- Patterson won the all-around with a 39.050.
- After a 48.775 by the vault team in the first round, the bars team scored a 49.000 in the second rotation. Mountain West Bars Champion Samantha Macasu led the team with a 9.850. Genesis PeBenito, Victoria Kisch, and Jurries each scored a 9.800, while Devyn Valuch had a 9.750.
- The beam team followed with a 48.675, while the floor team recorded the highest SJSU score of the day with a 49.050, led by Johnson’s 9.875.
- The Spartans fell to Washington, 195.550-195.500, and do not advance to round two.
- Four Spartans will compete as individuals in the second session Friday night. The meet will be broadcast on ESPN+.
Rotation 1 – Samantha Macasu, bars
Rotation 2 – Kaviana Jurries, vault; Sophie Patterson, beam
Rotation 3 – Mikaela Pitts, vault
Rotation 4 – Sophie Patterson, vault
NCAA Corvallis Regional – Round 1
Washington 195.550
San José State 195.500
Vault
- Kaviana Jurries 9.800, Mikaela Pitts, SJSU 9.800
SJSU Scores – Sophie Patterson 9.750, Devyn Valuch 9.725, Ava Johnson 9.700, Samantha Macasu 9.650
Bars
- Lilly Tubbs, Mary McDonough, WASH 9.900
SJSU Scores – Samantha Macasu 9.850, Kaviana Jurries 9.800 Genesis PeBenito 9.800, Victoria Kisch 9.800, Devyn Valuch 9.750, Sophie Patterson 9.725,
Beam
- Lilly Tubbs, WASH 9.900
SJSU Scores – Genesis PeBenito 9.775, Marissa Ashton 9.750, Devyn Valuch 9.725, Sophie Patterson 9.725, Samantha Macasu 9.700, Olivia Reardon 9.025
Floor
- Ava Johnson, SJSU 9.875
SJSU Scores – Sophie Patterson 9.850, Kaylee Larson 9.850, Genesis PeBenito 9.825, Marissa Ashton 9.650, Kaviana Jurries 9.500
All-Around
- Sophie Patterson, SJSU 39.050
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