PALO ALTO, Calif. – No. 25 Arizona competed against No. 23 Stanford on Sunday in their final Pac-12 matchup of the season. The GymCats earned a final score of 195.250, but Stanford outscored Arizona with a 196.525. Five GymCats earned season high scores and four earned career high scores.
 
"It was a gutsy performance by our team," commented head coach John Court. "They had each other's back after a hit or a miss which is a testament to who they are."
 
Hendrickson and Freidin Show Strengths on Beam
Senior Haylie Hendrickson and sophomore Sydney Freidin showcased their strengths on the balance beam for Arizona. Hendrickson and Freidin both scored 9.850, each tying their season high score on the event. Freidin also tied her career high on the balance beam. The pair tied for second place on beam with Stanford's Kyla Bryant.
 
Parks Takes Home Third Place on Vault with Career High Score
Sophomore Adra Parks opened the vault lineup for the GymCats and placed third behind Stanford's Rachael Flam and Aleeza Yu. Parks tied her season and career high score on the event with a 9.825.
 
Leydin Competes in the All-Around Competition
Junior Maddi Leydin competed in the all-around for the eighth meet this season. She placed second in the all-around at Stanford, earning a 39.150. Leydin tied her season high score of 9.750 on the balance beam to help her tie her season high all-around score of 39.150.
 
New Season Highs
Kennedi Davis: VT – 9.625
Sydney Freidin: BB – 9.850 (tied)
Haylie Hendrickson: BB – 9.850 (tied)
Maddi Leydin: BB – 9.750 (tied)
Adra Parks: VT – 9.825 (tied)
Heather Swanson: UB – 9.825
 
New Career Highs
Kennedi Davis: VT – 9.625
Sydney Freidin: BB – 9.850 (tied)
Adra Parks: VT – 9.825 (tied)
Heather Swanson: UB – 9.825
 
The GymCats will head to Texas Women's next Sunday, March 3 at 1:00 p.m. MST for their third consecutive road meet.  
 
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