ANAHEIM, Calif. -- Senior team captain Yasmine Yektaparast scored a 9.825 on the balance beam while sophomore Cammi Johnson hit a similar mark on vault, leading UC Davis to a fourth-place team score of 194.125 in the Collegiate Challenge Powered by Under Armour women's gymnastics meet at Anaheim Arena Saturday night.
UCLA won the overall team race with a 197.700. California finished second at 196.075 with Michigan State in third place with a 194.900 total.
Yektaparast recorded one of three scores of 9.80 or better for the Aggie beam squad, which hit a 48.950 team total in the meet's opening rotation. Junior Alyssa Ito and sophomore Kelley Hebert added 9.800 marks, while sophomore Sarah Liddle chipped in a 9.775 and senior Kara Jones turned in a 9.750 effort.
UC Davis followed with a 48.275 on floor, with Yektaparast's 9.750 and Hebert's 9.700 leading the way. The Aggies then compiled a 48.800 on vault, thanks to Johnson in the anchor position of the lineup. Freshman Cortney Cunningham landed a 9.800 in that event, improving on her 9.750 from her collegiate debut six days earlier. Sophomore Gabby Landess (9.750) and senior Aya Suzuki (9.625) led the uneven bars crew to a 48.100 total in the final rotation.
UCLA junior and 2012 Olympian Kyla Ross won the individual all-around title with a 39.700 total.
The Aggies return to action for a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation dual meet at Seattle Pacific on Friday. Meet time is 7 p.m. at the Royal Brougham Pavilion.
2019 CALIFORNIA GRAND INVITATIONAL - COLLEGIATE CHALLENGE POWERED BY UNDER ARMOUR
TEAM SCORES - 1. UCLA, 197.700; 2. California, 196.075; 3. Michigan State, 194.900; 4. UC Davis, 194.125.
VAULT - 1. Milan Clausi, Cal, 9.900; 2. Kyla Ross, UCLA, 9.875; 3 (tie). Sylvie Seilnacht, Cal; Pauline Tratz, 9.850.
UNEVEN BARS - 1. Kyla Ross, UCLA, 10.000; 2. Margzetta Frazier, UCLA; 9.925; 3. Norah Flatley, UCLA, 9.900.
BALANCE BEAM - 1. Katelyn Ohashi, UCLA, 9.975; 2. Kyla Ross, UCLA, 9.900; 3 (tie). Norah Flatley, UCLA; Nia Dennis, UCLA, 9.875.
FLOOR EXERCISE - 1. Katelyn Ohashi, UCLA, 10.000; 2 (tie). Gracie Kramer, UCLA: Kyla Ross, UCLA; Margzetta Frazier, UCLA; Pauline Tratz, UCLA, 9.925.
ALL-AROUND - 1. Kyla Ross, UCLA, 39.700; 2. Norah Flatley, UCLA, 39.275; 3. Lea Mitchell, Michigan State, 39.025.
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