‘Dear Pressure, I miss you’: A recap of Cal women’s gymnastics season
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The pressure of landing a strong finish to the record-breaking 2020 season has been lifted, but this void of pressure is unwelcome for the gymnasts.
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Cal women’s gymnastics claims coaches of the year awards
The Cal women’s gymnastics coaching staff swept the Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics Association’s regional coach of the year honors, claiming three honors for Cal.
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Cal boasts Pac-12 Freshman of the Year in women’s gymnastics twice in a row
Nevaeh DeSouza was named Pac-12 Freshman of the Year and was one of five Bears who earned a combined eight all-conference honors.
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Bears turn day around to secure victory against Wildcats
Cal women’s gymnastics snuck away with a victory against Arizona on Sunday after struggling through a rough start to the competition.
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Cal women’s gymnastics blasts record books, falls short to No. 4 UCLA
The Bears may have fallen to the Bruins, but they put on a spectacle and reached a total team score of 197.225 — only the fourth time in school history they’ve hit this plateau.
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Desiree Palomares Hits a 9.80 Beam Routine at NCAA Championships
Gymnastics, an individual team sport, is a paradox. Teams compete for titles while individuals simultaneously compete for their own. In any singular meet, there are six sub-competitions going on: the team competition, the all-around competition and a competition for each of the four event titles. There is no other sport
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Desiree Palomares heads to NCAA Championships after Regionals performance
Senior Desiree Palomares’ season came full circle Saturday at NCAA Regionals, winning the beam title and securing her spot at NCAA Championships as an event specialist.
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No. 16 Cal women’s gymnastics opens Pac-12 championships as session favorites
Because of a newly instated rule from the Pac-12, the Bears, as the top seed in their session, were able to select the event on which they wanted to begin. Following familiar convention from home meets, they opted to begin on the vault. So while they weren’t exactly close to No. 1, they will reap the same benefits as No. 1 seed UCLA.
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No. 16 Cal women’s gymnastics celebrates senior day with a matchup against No. 1 Oklahoma
The Bears were clad in their sparkling home leos, and Cal head coach Justin Howell was sporting a pair of argyle blue and yellow Cal golf pants, which the eight seniors made him promise to wear for the festivities. And just like those pants, No. 16 Cal women’s gymnastics was
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Where are all the fans?
All those fans were not gathered for a basketball game. In fact, they were not gathered for any sporting event that would make it onto Sportscenter later that evening. It was then-No. 19 Cal women’s gymnastics against No. 4 UCLA, and 12,576 people had shown up to watch. Go figure.
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