Las vigas – A student in his second year of studies Sage Kellerman He scored a perfect 10.000 on vault to lead No. 11 Michigan State Gymnastics to a third-place 196.300 at the Super 16 on Friday night in Las Vegas in the Spartans’ season opener.
No. 1 Oklahoma, the defending back-to-back national champion, earned the win with a score of 197.850, while No. 11 Kentucky scored 196.775 to secure second place. No. 6 Michigan finished fourth with a score of 195.875.
The Spartans opened the meet on beam with a 48.800. Juniors Skyla Schulte And Gabriel Stephen She recorded MSU’s top two scores of 9.875 and 9.850, respectively. big Gianna Calif She scored a 9.750 on top while she was a sophomore Nikki Smith Scored 9,700 and senior Delaney Harkness He got 9.625.
She made her first appearance in the floor lineup since the 2023 Big Ten Championship as a sophomore Elle Bouvet He led the Spartans to a 48.800 on floor with a team-high 9.800 on the lead spot. Schulte scored a 9.775 in the pin position, while Smith and Stephen had 9.750s. student Makayla Tucker She scored a 9.775 in her varsity debut and Harkness earned a 9.725.
Debuting a full 10.00 starting lineup, MSU had the second-best event score of the night on vault with a 49.200. Tucker earned a 9.750 in her first appearance of the night as a freshman Gabe Ortiz He made his collegiate debut for the Spartans on Friday with a 9.775. A student in his second year of studies Olivia Zsarmany (9.875) and Stephen (9.725) debuted promoted safeties for MSU and Smith scored a 9.800 on the pin point. In fifth place, Kellerman captured the event title with his first 10,000 vault at the NCAAs this season and second 10,000 overall, following Miley O’Keefe’s (Utah) 10,000 on beam earlier Friday night. Her perfect score is fourth on vault and fifth overall for MSU.
MSU finished the night with its best event score of the meet on bars, posting a 49.450 for the second-best team score in the event behind Oklahoma. The Spartans posted five scores of 9.850 or higher, led by second-place finish from Harkness who scored a 9.950. Smith capped off her night with a 9.925 for fifth place and Zsarmany and Kellerman posted 9.850s. Stephen scored a 9.875 to end the night.
In the all-around, Stephen finished ninth with a score of 39.200 and Smith finished 10th with a score of 39.175.
Next, the Spartans will stay on the West Coast to compete at the Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Quad in West Valley City, Utah on Saturday, January 13 at 7pm MT.