Red Rocks Get Solid Road Score, Not Enough For The Win At Oklahoma
Jan 22, 2023, 7:56 PM | Updated: Jan 23, 2023, 12:16 pm
NORMAN, OK – The No. 5 Red Rocks were on the road this weekend after a successful outing at the Rio Tinto Best of Utah Meet to take on the No. 1 and reigning National Champion Oklahoma Sooners.
Stakes couldn’t be higher with the meet taking place on ESPN in front of a large national audience to check out all the action.
Unfortunately, nerves got to both teams throughout the meet, but the Sooners were better equipped to overcome their mistakes. The Red Rocks walked away from Norman with a solid road score for their season, but not the win against Oklahoma, coming up short 197.925-197.275.
#RedRocks end with another solid road score- 197.275, however, it's not enough to mark this meet as a win. Oklahoma ends the meet with a 197.925.#GoUtes
— Michelle Bodkin (@BodkinKSLsports) January 23, 2023
Despite some overall team mistakes, gymnasts Jaedyn Rucker and Maile O’Keefe came through on vault and beam with 9.975s with one judge viewing their performances as worthy of a perfect 10.
First Rotation: Utah Bars, Oklahoma Vault
Unfortunately, not the best bar set the #RedRocks have ever put forth and Oklahoma was absolutely on fire on the vault. Three more rotations to go and anything can happen.
The Sooners lead rotation one 49.650- 49.150#GoUtes #UteProud
— Michelle Bodkin (@BodkinKSLsports) January 23, 2023
Utah Bars
Amelie Morgan: 9.825
Abby Brenner: 9.850
Sage Thompson: 9.675
Maile O’Keefe: 9.850
Cristal Isa: 9.875
Grace McCallum: 9.750
Oklahoma Vault
Danielle Sievers: 9.950
Faith Torrez: 9.775
Allie Stern: 9.975
Jordan Bowers: 9.950
Katherine Lavasseur: 9.925
Audrey Davis: 9.850
Second Rotation: Utah Vault, Oklahoma Bars
Much better effort on vault for the #RedRocks. Smith, Rucker, & McCallum finished the rotation strong with a 9.950, 9.975, & 9.9.
Sooners still have the lead, 99.075- 98.675#GoUtes #UteProud
— Michelle Bodkin (@BodkinKSLsports) January 23, 2023
Utah Vault
Jillian Hoffman: 9.825
Abby Brenner: 9.875
Lucy Stanhope: 9.800
MaKenna Smith: 9.950
Jaedyn Rucker: 9.975
Grace McCallum: 9.900
Oklahoma Bars
Danielle Sievers: 9.875
Faith Torrez: 9.900
Danae Fletcher: 9.875
Ragan Smith: 9.700
Jordan Bowers: 9.900
Audrey Davis: 9.875
Third Rotation: Utah Floor, Oklahoma Beam
Seems to be some nerves on both sides. A couple of missed elements for both the #RedRocks and Sooners in rotation 3.
Oklahoma hangs onto the lead 148.425- 147.875.
Final rotation coming up and it's Utah's best (beam) by a long shot. We'll see if they can get it done.#GoUtes
— Michelle Bodkin (@BodkinKSLsports) January 23, 2023
Utah Floor
Abby Paulson: 9.825
MaKenna Smith: 9.875
Kara Eaker: 9.675
Jaylene Gilstrap: 9.850
Jaedyn Rucker: 9.725
Grace McCallum: 9.925
Oklahoma Beam
Jenna Dunn: 9.875
Ava Siegfeldt: 9.225
Jordan Bowers: 9.725
Audrey Davis: 9.900
Faith Torrez: 9.900
Ragan Smith: 9.950
Fourth Rotation: Utah Beam, Oklahoma Floor
O'Keefe is so dang clutch. Never seems to matter what happened before, she always finishes strong. One judge gave her a 10. 9.975 for the Queen of the #BeamQueens.#GoUtes
— Michelle Bodkin (@BodkinKSLsports) January 23, 2023
Utah Beam
Amelie Morgan: 9.900
Grace McCallum: 9.775
Abby Paulson: 9.075
Kara Eaker: 9.900
Cristal Isa: 9.850
Maile O’Keefe: 9.975
Oklahoma Floor
Bell Johnson: 9.675
Ragan Smith: 9.875
Danielle Sievers: 9.900
Danae Fletcher: 9.850
Faith Torrez: 9.950
Jordan Bowers: 9.926
Michelle Bodkin is the Utah Utes Insider for KSLsports.com and host of both the Crimson Corner Podcast (SUBSCRIBE) and The Saturday Show (Saturday from 10 a.m.–12 p.m.) on The KSL Sports Zone. Follow her on Twitter and Instagram: @BodkinKSLsports
