Michigan
Stanford
Brooks Breaks All-Around Record as Wolverines Earn Decisive Win over Stanford
1/12/2024 10:00:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics
» Sierra Brooks broke the all-around record with a 39.850.
» Brooks earned two 9.975s and a perfect 10.0 on floor in the record-breaking performance.
» The Wolverines swept the event titles with Carly Bauman winning the uneven bars.
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Center)
Score: No. 20 Michigan 197.725, Stanford 193.625
Records: U-M (1-3-0), Stanford (0-1-0)
Next U-M Event: Sunday, Jan. 21 -- at Ohio State (Columbus, Ohio), 2 p.m. (TV: B1G+)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- With a record-breaking performance from graduate student Sierra Brooks, the No. 20-ranked University of Michigan women's gymnastics team captured a decisive 197.725-193.625 victory over Stanford to open up its 2024 home season on Friday evening (Jan. 12) at Crisler Center.
Brooks broke the Michigan all-around record of 39.825 held by Natalie Wojcik, Elise Ray, Sarah Cain and Beth Wymer as she scored a 39.850 with her second perfect 10.0 on floor, a 9.975 on vault and beam and a 9.900 on uneven bars.
Brooks took home the event title in the all-around, vault, beam and floor, while Carly Bauman completed the Michigan event sweep with a 9.925 on uneven bars. As a team, U-M scored a 49.700 on the floor to rank second all-time as it saw career-highs from Bauman, Jenna Mulligan and Reyna Guggino -- who all posted matching 9.925s. Freshman Ava Jordan made her first collegiate performance for the Maize and Blue, posting a 9.850 in the leadoff spot on vault.
The Wolverines got out to a hot start on the vault as Jordan led off in her first career event with a 9.850 before Gabby Wilson posted a 9.900 in the five spot and Brooks ended the rotation with a first-place 9.975. The Wolverines had a large advantage after one rotation, leading Stanford 49.475-46.125.
Michigan earned three 9.800s on the uneven bars before Bauman took home the title with a 9.925 in the five spot and Brooks closed out the event with a 9.900. The Wolverines carried a 98.700-94.900 lead at the halfway point of the meet against the Cardinal.
U-M was steady on the beam as Mulligan led off with a career-best 9.825 and Bauman notched her second score of 9.900-or-higher of the evening with a 9.900 in the five spot. Brooks finished off the event with her second 9.975 of the day and the Wolverines went into the final rotation with a 148.025-144.200 lead over Stanford.
Michigan had its best event of the evening to close out the meet as Bauman, Mulligan, Guggino and Naomi Morrison earned four-straight 9.925s and Brooks followed with a perfect 10 to lead U-M to tie the second-best score in program history with a 49.700. The effort allowed the Wolverines to capture a 197.725-193.625 victory over Stanford.
U-M kicks off the 2024 Big Ten slate when it travels to Ohio State on Sunday (Jan. 21) for a conference contest at 2 p.m. on B1G+.
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