It is a tradition of the Cal men's gymnastics team to present every senior with a small wooden bear before the last home meet.

After this weekend's dual meet against No. 6 Ohio State, the team might think about giving bears to the whole roster.

Friday marked the final home meet for the No. 3 Bears, and the seniors made the most of their last appearances. The Buckeyes (3-5) sat three of their top scorers, and Cal pulled out all the stops at Haas Pavilion, winning all six events with an overall score of 352.700–337.250.

The soon-to-be graduates let their experience take the helm, and their leadership paved the way to another victory. Kyle Brady, a fifth-year student participating in his home finale, led Cal on the rings with a 14.900. Fellow senior Evan Roth took second on the rings with a 14.650.

The Bears (9-1) led from start to finish, sweeping the rings, vault, parallel bars and the high bar. They also garnered the top two honors in the floor exercise, with sophomore Kyle Bunthuwong placing first and junior Bryan del Castillo taking second.

Senior Kyson Bunthuwong led Cal in its domination of the Buckeyes, winning the all-around and taking first in three events. He placed in the top three in every event except the floor exercise.

"It was a little scary because it's pretty much come down to my last year," Kyson said. "I wanted to make everything worth it, so I worked my hardest."

In his last home meet, the senior captain posted a new personal best in the vault, scoring a 15.650 and tying for the lead with his brother Kyle. The duo actually performed the same vault, a Yurchenko Double Twist, and both nailed it on their way to sharing first place.

"Kyle is a lot better than me on the vault, so I had to work really hard in the gym to get where he is at," Kyson Bunthuwong said. "If I can tie with him, I'm in pretty good shape."

The senior is leaving his brother behind to continue without him, but he doesn't think that Kyle will lose a step without his older brother around.

"I'm really happy that he's making his own name, that he's not falling into my shadow," Kyson said. "It's great that we're still two individuals competing at the same time."

Ohio State's top finisher was freshman and Bay Area native Steven Spencer, who placed second in the pommel horse. The Washington High grad from Pleasanton, Calif., set a career high with a 15.000. The Buckeyes' total score of 337.250 marked a season-low, and they also had their lowest scores of the year on the still rings and the vault.

Cal heads to Penn State this weekend to face the No. 8 Nittany Lions on March 14. It will mark the farthest the team has traveled this year, far surpassing the 90-mile round trip to Palo Alto earlier this season.

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