GymCats Finish 6th at Pac-12 Championships

Saturday, March 20

West Valley City, Utah

11:00 AM

University of Arizona

Pac-12 Championships - Session No. 1

Sirena Linton compete on beam at the 2021 Pac-12 Championships

Photo by: Bryan Byerly / Pac-12 Conference

03/20/2021 | Gymnastics

Final Results

By: Arizona Athletics

WEST VALLEY CITY, Utah — The Arizona GymCats posted a 195.400 in Session 1 and ultimately finished sixth at the Pac-12 Championships on Saturday, marking the programs best finish in the event since placing sixth in 2016.

Arizona's young group of gymnasts finished the afternoon strong, posting a 48.875 on beam and a 49.150 on floor to move their way up the leaderboard. Across the two final rotations, the GymCats notched three 9.9s.

The Pac-12 Championships marked the final scheduled meet of the 2021 season, with postseason play in an NCAA Regional potentially on the horizon.

Final Standings:

Utah (197.725)
California (197.375)
UCLA (196.725)
Arizona State (196.375)
Oregon State (195.625)
Arizona (195.400)
Stanford (195.175)
Washington (194.400)

Vault

Arizona opened the first session on vault, where they posted a 48.600. Senior Payton Bellows led the way with a 9.755, while Caroline Herry was not far behind with a career-high 9.750.

Uneven Bars

Next the GymCats competed on bars and notched a team score of 48.775. Two GymCats scored above a 9.8 on the event, with Elena Deets pacing the lineup at 9.875 and Malia Hargrove following with a 9.825. Deets' 9.875 was tied for the Session 1 lead in the event.

Balance Beam

The third rotation found Arizona on beam, where they logged a 48.875. Hargrove and Sirena Linton were the co-leaders on beam in Session 1 as both posted a 9.900 — it marked a career-high for Hargrove.

Floor Exercise

The GymCats finished the session on floor and they logged their third-best score of the season on the event, going for 49.150. Freshman Jessica Castles led the lineup and tied for second in the session with a career-high 9.900. Three more GymCats joined her with scores at or above the 9.800 mark.

All-Around

Hargrove was the only GymCat to compete in the all-around and posted a 39.150, the second-best score of her career.

Career Highs

Caroline Herry: 9.750 (VT)
Malia Hargrove: 9.900 (BB)
Sirena Linton: 9.900 (BB, tied)
Jessica Castles: 9.900 (FX)
Laura Leigh Horton: 9.850 (FX)

Up Next

The GymCats will wait until Monday at 2:00 p.m. MST to see if their name is called in the NCAA National Collegiate Women's Gymnastics Selection Show to send the team to an NCAA Regional.