Michigan Places Second in Inaugural Super 16 Meet

Saturday, January 7

Las Vegas, Nev.

6:00 PM PT

Michigan

Super 16

Sierra Brooks (Lloyd Smith)

1/7/2023 11:59:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics

By: Megan McIntosh

» Michigan placed second in its season-opening meet with a score of 197.400. Oklahoma finished first with a 197.925.
» U-M led the field on both the uneven bars and floor exercise.
» Natalie Wojcik tied for the uneven bars title.
» Sierra Brooks tied for the floor title.

Site: Las Vegas, Nev. (Orleans Arena)
Scores: #1 Oklahoma 197.925, #4 Michigan 197.400, #5 Auburn 197.350, #10 UCLA 197.275
Next U-M Event: Friday, Jan, 13 – vs. Denver, Fisk (Crisler Center), 7 p.m. (TV: B1G+)

• Complete Results (PDF)

LAS VEGAS, Nev. -- The No. 4-ranked University of Michigan women's gymnastics team placed second at the inaugural Super 16 presented by Ozone with a 197.400 Saturday (Jan. 7) at Orleans Arena.

Michigan used huge performances on floor exercise and uneven bars to lift itself into runner-up position behind No. 1 Oklahoma (197.925) in the season-opening meet. No. 5 Auburn (197.350) placed third and No. 10 UCLA (197.275) rounded out the meet.

Natalie Wojcik tied for the uneven bars title with a 9.975, while Sierra Brooks earned a piece of the floor title with a 9.950. Abby Heiskell placed fourth in the all-around with a 39.525 and Nicoletta Koulos recorded a career-best 9.925 on the floor.

After a shaky start on beam, the Wolverines came up with a huge 49.525 on the floor which led the field and included three straight 9.925s from Koulos, Heiskell and Naomi Morrison before Brooks closed it out with a team-high 9.950.

Sitting in fourth halfway through the meet, Brooks earned her second 9.950 of the night on vault and both Gabby Wilson and Morrison scored 9.875s to help U-M to a 49.400 in the third rotation of the evening.

Michigan paced all teams in its final rotation as it scored a 49.600 behind a 9.975 from Wojcik and a third 9.950 from Brooks. Also coming up with big routines in the final rotation were Heiskell and Koulos, who recorded a 9.925 and a 9.900, respectively, to lift Michigan to a second-place finish.

The Wolverines will open their 2023 home season on Friday (Jan. 13) when they welcome Denver and Fisk to Crisler Center at 7 p.m. The meet will be streamed live on B1G+.