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— San Jose State Gymnastics (@SanJoseStateGYM) March 4, 2024
DENVER, Colo.—Jaudai Lopes and the Spartan vault team broke a nine-year old record and helped the San José State women’s gymnastics team set a new standard with a school-record 196.675 Sunday afternoon in a quad meet hosted by the University of Denver.
- The vault team scored a 49.200, breaking the old record of 49.150 set at the 2015 MPSF Championships.
- Lopes, the individual school-record holder on the vault, led the SJSU with a 9.900 to tie for first place. Madison Kirsch followed with a 9.875, then Mia Nelson at 9.825 and Lauren Macpherson and Devyn Valuch at 9.800.
- The Spartans’ 196.675 breaks the old record of 196.625 set in a home meet with UC Davis during the 2022 season.
- The floor team recorded the second-highest team floor score in school history with a 49.450.
- Jada Mazury led the floor team with a career-high 9.950. She is just the fifth Spartan to record a 9.950 on the floor.
- Macpherson added a career-high 9.925 on floor, followed by Katherine Weyhmiller and Natasha Forrand with career-bests 9.875, Lopes at 9.825 and Nelson at 9.800.
- The beam team added a 49.200, matching their Friday night score. Mazury and Macpherson anchored the team as each scored a 9.875.
- The bars team started the meet with a 48.825, and led by Denver-native Sophia Konieczny with a 9.800.
- Lopes was the team’s top all-around competitor with a 39.275. Mazury competed as an all-arounder for the first time this season. She and Macpherson each had a 38.825.
UP NEXT – The Spartans return to the Provident Credit Union Event Center for the home meet of the season on Sunday, March 10. SJSU welcomes Boise State, Illinois State and Yale for a meet beginning at 2 p.m. Children 12 and under are free.
Final Team Scores
1. Denver 198.025
2. San José State 196.675
3. Lindenwood 195.400
4. Air Force 194.050
Vault
1. Jaudai Lopes, San José State 9.900
1. Mila Brusch, Denver 9.900
1. Rylie Mundell, Denver 9.900
SJSU – Jaudai Lopes 9.900, Madison Kirsch 9.875, Mia Nelson 9.825, Devyn Valuch 9.800, Lauren Macpherson 9.800, Jada Mazury 9.225.
Bars
1. Jessica Hutchinson, Denver 9.950
SJSU – Sophia Konieczny 9.800, Jada Mazury 9.775, Katherine Weyhmiller 9.775, Jaudai Lopes 9.750, Olivia Reardon 9.725, Lauren Macpherson 9.225.
Beam
1. Momoko Iwai, Denver 9.975
SJSU – Jada Mazury 9.875, Lauren Macpherson 9.875, Madison Kirsch 9.850, Marissa Ashton 9.800, Jaudai Lopes 9.800, Katherine Weyhmiller 9.775.
Floor
1. Jessica Hutchinson, Denver 10.000
SJSU – Jada Mazury 9.950, Lauren Macpherson 9.925, Natasha Forrand 9.875, Katherine Weyhmiller 9.875, Jaudai Lopes 9.825, Mia Nelson 9.800.
All-Around
1. Jessica Hutchinson, Denver 39.725
4. Jaudai Lopes, San José State 39.275
7. Jada Mazury, San José State 38.825
7. Lauren Macpherson, San José State 38.825
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