Gymnastics Briefs

Gymnastics takes first place in Hawaii

The No. 1 UCLA women’s gymnastics team returned Sunday
from a successful trip to Hawaii. The Bruins entered two teams in
the tournament, with the “A” team finishing first and
the “B” team finishing fourth. Nebraska finished second
while Arizona State took third.

The biggest story of the day was the debut of freshman Jamie
Dantzscher. The 2000 U.S. Olympian opened her career in style with
two perfect 10 scores in two events, the uneven bars and floor
exercise. In doing so, she became the first UCLA gymnast to score
two 10s at the same meet.

Senior Mohini Bhardwaj also scored a 10, the first of her
career, on the floor exercise. UCLA’s Kristin Maloney,
another U.S. Olympian, won the balance beam with a score of
9.95.

The only two events UCLA did not win were the vault and
all-around, and they had second and third place finishers in each
of those events.

The Bruin “A” team finished with a final score of
196.2, followed by Nebraska with a 194.96.

Brief compiled by Adam Karon, Daily Bruin Reporter.