WGYM3/16/2022 4:13 PM | By: Cal Athletics
Cal Heads To Pac-12 Championship
Cal Will Begin Postseason Play Saturday Evening
BERKELEY - The 10th-ranked California women's gymnastics will begin postseason play as they compete for the Pac-12 Championship on Saturday night. The Bears will travel to West Valley City, Utah for the Pac-12 Championship at the Maverik Center. Cal will be in the night session along with Utah, Arizona State and Oregon State, which will start at 6 p.m. MT/5 PM PT.
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All four teams in the night session tied for the regular season Pac-12 Championship as they all went 5-2 in Pac-12 conference play. By winning a share of the Pac-12 title, Cal captured their first-ever conference championship.
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Last year at the Pac-12 Championship, Cal put up their best-ever Pac-12 score at 197.375 and had their best-ever finish as they took second place behind the hometown Utes.
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Cal comes into the meet after a fantastic Senior Day meet on Sunday. The Bears put up the second-highest team total in school history at 197.900. They also set a program record on floor at 49.600. They also had the second-best bars score (49.625) and fourth-best beam score (49.450) in Cal history.
Maya Bordas had the fifth-highest all-around score in school history at 39.600, while
Milan Clausi was named Pac-12 Specialist of the Week after recording three event wins across Cal's two weekend meets and setting or tying career highs on beam and floor. Clausi scored a 9.925 on beam and 9.95 on floor and won both events vs. Iowa on Sunday.
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Saturday's Pac-12 Championship will be broadcast on the Pac-12 Network. Jim Watson and Amanda Borden will call the meet from West Valley City, Utah. Live results will be available on CalBears.com.
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RESETTING RECORD BOOKS
The Bears reset the school's record books in their home finale vs. Iowa. Cal recorded a 197.900 score, the second-highest team total in school history. The Bears did that by setting a program record on floor at 49.600. They received four 9.90+ floor scores on the day, all from seniors in their last home meet. Cal also recorded the second-best bars score in school history with 49.625 as four Bears went 9.925+. If that wasn't enough, Cal had the fourth-best beam score in school history at 49.450, which was just .050 from the school record.
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CLAUSI NAMED SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK
Milan Clausi was named the Pac-12 Specialist of the Week on 3/15. She recorded three first place finishes and a second-place finish in two meets. At Ohio State, Clausi took first place on the vault with a 9.85 score. She also recorded top-five finishes on both the beam and floor as she notched 9.875 on beam and 9.90 on floor. In her final home meet at Haas Pavilion, Clausi set a personal best on beam with a 9.925 as she took first place. She tied her career high on floor with a 9.95 score and also won the event.
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PAC-12 CHAMPIONSHIP
Cal won the first six meets of the year and started 5-0 in Pac-12 meets. After defeating No. 3 Utah, the Bears put themselves in a position to claim a share of the Pac-12 Regular Season Championship. The win was Cal's first ever Pac-12 title (regular season or at the championship). Cal will share the regular season honors with Utah, Arizona State and Oregon State.
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