Maile O’Keefe’s Perfect 10 Leads No. 2 Red Rocks Past No. 19 Stanford
Jan 29, 2022, 7:30 PM
Utah’s Maile O’Keefe, right, celebrates with teammates after scoring a perfect 10 on beam during a meet against Stanford at the Huntsman Center in Salt Lake City on Saturday, Jan. 29, 2022. (Spenser Heaps, Deseret News)
(Spenser Heaps, Deseret News)
SALT LAKE CITY – For the second time in her career, Maile O’Keefe recorded a perfect 10, which helped the second ranked Red Rocks to a win over 19th ranked Stanford.
Maile O’Keefe had a “flawless” performance on beam that led to her perfect 10 as the Red Rocks beat Stanford 197.675-196.000. Utah is still undefeated this season.
Grace McCallum won the all-around with a 39.625.
𝐏𝐄𝐑𝐅𝐄𝐂𝐓𝐈𝐎𝐍!! Maile O'Keefe is 𝘧𝘭𝘢𝘸𝘭𝘦𝘴𝘴 on beam and earns the second Perfect 10 on beam in her career!! 👑👑 pic.twitter.com/ckvMUsBKSw
— Utah Gymnastics (@UtahGymnastics) January 29, 2022
Red Rocks’ First Rotation
The meet started with Utah on vault and Stanford on bars. Alexia Burch led the way with a 9.90, while Grace McCallum posted a 9.850. Jillian Hoffman and Maile O’Keefe both recorded a 9.825.
Grace Waguespack had Stanford’s top score on bars with a 9.875. Kyla Bryant chipped in a 9.825, along with a 9.80 from Madison Burnette.
The Red Rocks had a 49.125-49.025 lead after the first rotation.
Lexi Burch coming in big with a 9.90 in the fifth spot! 👊
💻 https://t.co/u5DJxnyjXR pic.twitter.com/MPvunQb4Px
— Utah Gymnastics (@UtahGymnastics) January 29, 2022
Second Rotation, Utah Tops Stanford
Utah moved over to bars, while Stanford was on the vault. Cristal Isa was outstanding, posting a 9.950. Maile O’Keefe was superb as well with a 9.90. Grace McCallum had a 9.875 and Sage Thompson posted a 9.850.
Anapaula Gutierrez led Stanford with a 9.825 on vault. Kyla Bryant added a 9.80.
The Red Rocks had a 98.525-97.900 lead midway through the meet.
Great rotation for the Red Rocks 👌 Beam coming up next! pic.twitter.com/esLYtSFZ3g
— Utah Gymnastics (@UtahGymnastics) January 29, 2022
Third Rotation
The Red Rocks went to the beam, while Stanford was on the floor. Utah recorded the nation’s highest score on beam this season as a team with a 49.725. Besides O’Keefe’s perfect 10, Utah dominated the beam with all six gymnasts were either higher scores or tied with the Cardinal gymnasts. Grace McCallum had a career-high 9.950, while Abby Paulson had the same score. Cristal Isa chipped in a 9.925. Amelie Morgan dropped a score of 9.90 and Adrienne Randall had a 9.850.
Kyla Bryant was the standout performer on floor for Stanford with a score of 9.90. Anapaula Gutierrez recorded a score of 9.850 and Taylor Lawson had a 9.825.
The Red Rocks had a 148.250-147.075 lead heading into the final rotation.
Grace McCallum 🤝 Career-high 9.95 on beam!!
💻 https://t.co/u5DJxnyjXR pic.twitter.com/9xLEqlUVTx
— Utah Gymnastics (@UtahGymnastics) January 29, 2022
Fourth Rotation
The meet concluded with Utah on floor and Stanford on beam. Grace McCallum led the way for the Red Rocks with a 9.950. Jillian Hoffman chipped in a score of 9.90. Cristal Isa and Sydney Soloski each posted a score of 9.875.
On beam, Wesley Stephenson led the Cardinal with a 9.850. Isabela Onyshko had a score of 9.80.
Grace McCallum ends her night in the all-around with a bang! 💥 Another 9.95 for the freshman!
💻 https://t.co/u5DJxnyjXR pic.twitter.com/1RIP24sCbB
— Utah Gymnastics (@UtahGymnastics) January 29, 2022
The Red Rocks improved their record to 6-0 overall and 2-0 in Pac-12 action. They will hit the road for the first time this season to face UCLA on Friday, February 4 at 8 p.m. MT on ESPN.
Trevor Allen is a Utah Utes Insider for sports.ksl.com, Co-Host of Faith, Family and Football podcast with Clark Phillips III and host of the Crimson Corner podcast. Follow him on Twitter: @TrevorASports.
