IN THE NEWS:
UCLA gymnastics lands fifth-place finish at NCAA Team Finals
By Daily Bruin Staff
April 18, 2016 11:46 a.m.
Redshirt senior Sadiqua Bynum makes her way through warmups before competing for UCLA.
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After teammate senior Danusia Francis hits her James Bond-inspired floor routine, her teammates and coaches roar with approval.
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Performing the floor routine that made her a national trending topic, senior Sophina DeJesus scored a 9.85 for UCLA.
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Bringing her iPhone-inspired routine to Forth Worth, junior Angi Cipra winks and waves at the audience. The junior tumbled out of bounds on her last tumbling pass.
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Bynum, an All-American and former walk-on, scored a team-high 9.8625 on floor exercise. The Bruins ended their rotation just .025 out of first place.
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The UCLA seniors – Bynum, DeJesus and Francis – embrace after competing on floor for the last time together.
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In her second event of the night, the senior's clean releases helped her average a 9.825 on bars.
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Francis leap-frogs in excitement after nailing another routine in her last meet as a UCLA gymnast.
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Seamlessly transitioning from high bar to low bar, redshirt junior Peng Peng Lee nailed another routine for the Bruins.
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In her only routine of the night, Lee scored a 9.85. The redshirt junior celebrates with assistant coach Chris Waller and head team manager Jordyn Wieber.
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Junior Mikaela Gerber spots the four-inch beam as she tumbles through the air. The lead-off scored a 9.875 on UCLA's last event.
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Competing in the NCAA championship for the first time, freshman Katelyn Ohashi wows her hometown crowd with a 9.90 on beam.
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Capping off a decorated and viral career, DeJesus does the splits midair. The senior ended her night with a 9.85 on balance beam.
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Another near-flawless routine for the All-American. After tying for the NCAA individual title on beam Friday night, Francis followed up with a team-high 9.95.
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Senior Danusia Francis celebrates following one of her routine's during Saturday's NCAA Super Six.
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Back to the NCAA Super Six for the 19th time in program history, UCLA's overall score of 196.825 was good for fifth place.
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No. 1 Oklahoma celebrates their second national title in program history. The Sooners snuck by No. 2 Louisiana State by 0.225 points.
