The No. 3 California Golden Bears had the chance to get one step closer to their goal of the Pac-12 regular-season title on Saturday — but they knew it wasn’t going to be easy.
At home, in a showdown against No. 4 Utah, the Golden Bears would need to have one of their best meets of the season to put themselves in position to win it outright.
They did just that.
Led by sophomore standout eMjae Frazier, who scored 39.750 to claim the all-around crown, Cal earned its third best team score ever for a 198.100-197.700 victory, and a guarantee of a share of the regular-season title.
Now, Cal will have a chance to win its first-ever outright regular-season conference title if it wins the meet on Sunday against Stanford.
ANOTHER NEAR-PERFECT 9.975 for eMjae!!! pic.twitter.com/pxuJWAx633
— Cal Women’s Gymnastics (@CalWGym) March 2, 2024
With Saturday’s result, Cal moves back up to No. 2 in the rankings and has a national qualifying score of 197.950. Oklahoma remains No. 1 with a NQS of 198.420. LSU, Florida and Utah round out the top five.
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Gator greatness
Florida clinched sole ownership of the SEC regular-season conference title on Sunday with a 198.225-198.10 victory over Kentucky on the road. The Gators…
