Maile O’Keefe, Utah Gymnastics Take Home Pac-12 Honors

SALT LAKE CITY – For the second consecutive season, Maile O’Keefe has been named Specialist of the Year in the Pac-12. She, along with three other Red Rocks teammates received Pac-12 Honors Tuesday morning.

Not only is this the second straight time O’Keefe has been recognized as SOTY, but it’s also her third straight award of any kind as a Ute. O’Keefe also earned first team All-Pac-12 honors on bars and beam to lead the Utes.

O’Keefe became Utah’s all-time leader in career Perfect 10s on beam this season with seven total while also matching her own school record for most 10s on beam in a single season with three. She currently sits as the No. 1 gymnast in the country on beam with a 9.980 National Qualifying Score and has scored a 9.90 or better on beam in all but one routine in 2023.

#Pac12Gym Specialist of the Year, presented by @Gatorade: Maile O'Keefe 🙌

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— Pac-12 Conference (@pac12) March 21, 2023

Pac-12 Honors For Eaker, Isa, And Rucker

O’Keefe wasn’t the only Red Rock recognized for outstanding competition in 2023. Kara Eaker, Cristal Isa, and Jaedyn Rucker also earned Pac-12 nods for their contributions to Utah’s three-peat Pac-12 Champion season.

Eaker and Isa join O’Keefe on the All-Pac-12 first team for beam, while Isa also earned an honorable mention for bars. Jaedyn Rucker on the other hand earned All-Pac-12 honors on vault for the third-straight season.

4️⃣ Red Rocks have earned 𝐀𝐥𝐥-𝐏𝐚𝐜-𝟏𝟐 𝐇𝐨𝐧𝐨𝐫𝐬! 🙌@JaedynRucker – Vault@cristal_isaa – Beam, Bars (Honorable Mention)@maile_okeefe – Bars & Beam@_karaeaker – Beam

🔗 | https://t.co/shvXQXGX9n#trUSt | #Pac12 pic.twitter.com/556K5ZyYWf

— Utah Gymnastics (@UtahGymnastics) March 21, 2023

Full List Of Pac-12 Honorees

2023 Gymnast of the Year: Jade Carey, Oregon State
2023 Specialist of the Year: Maile O’Keefe, Utah
2023 Freshman of the Year: Selena Harris, UCLA
2023 Coach of the Year: Jay Santos, Arizona State

All-Pac-12 All-Around First Team
Jade Carey, Oregon State
Jordan Chiles, UCLA
Selena Harris, UCLA
Andi Li, California
Maddie Williams, California
Hannah Scharf, Arizona State

All-Pac-12 All-Around Honorable Mention: Navaeh DeSouza, CAL; Brenna Neault, STAN.

All-Pac-12 Vault First Team
Jade Carey, Oregon State
Jordan Chiles, UCLA
Mya Lauzon, California
Selena Harris, UCLA
Chae Campbell, UCLA
Jaedyn Rucker, Utah

All-Pac-12 Vaut Honorable Mention: Malia Hargrove, ARIZ; Navaeh DeSouza, CAL

All-Pac-12 Bars First Team
Jordan Chiles, UCLA
Jade Carey, Oregon State
Andi Li, California
Maddie Williams, California
Selena Harris, UCLA
Chloe Widner, Stanford
Maile O’Keefe, Utah

All-Pac-12 Bars Honorable Mention: Cristal Isa, UTAH.

All-Pac-12 Beam First Team
Maile O’Keefe, Utah
Jade Carey, Oregon State
Kara Eaker, Utah
Mya Lauzon, California
Selena Harris, UCLA
Maile O’Keefe, Utah

All-Pac-12 Beam Honorable Mention: Jordan Chiles, UCLA; Sydney Gonzales, OSU.

All-Pac-12 Floor First Team
Jade Carey, Oregon State
Jordan Chiles, UCLA
eMjae Frazier, California
Mya Lauzon, California
Chae Campbell, UCLA
Hannah Scharf, Arizona State
Selena Harris, UCLA

All-Pac-12 Floor Honorable Mention: Madi Dagen, OSU

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