CEDAR CITY, Utah – The Southern Utah University gymnastics team recorded a 196.975 to earn a win over William & Mary in the season finale before recognizing its seniors Friday night at the America First Event Center.

The Thunderbirds completed a perfect season at home with the 196.975-188.550 victory. SUU also celebrated a new school record with a team score of 49.425 on beam.

VAULT (49.100)

SUU opened the meet strong with Morgan Alfaro and Caitlin Kho leading the way in the opening rotation. The senior duo posted identical 9.875s and were followed by fellow senior Rachel Smith who contributed a score of 9.825.

BARS (49.200)

Another senior shined during the bar rotation as Shylen Murakami registered a score of 9.925 for Southern Utah. Aubri Schwartze, Hannah Nipp and Karley McClain all pitched in scores of 9.825.

BEAM (49.425)

The record-setting beam rotation came courtesy of big performances from Nipp and Schwartze. Also celebrating her senior night, Nipp recorded a 9.925 and Schwartze followed with the same score. Muarakami and Hailey Vultaggio also had strong showings with similar scores of 9.875.

FLOOR (49.250)

To put the finishing touches on senior night and the final regular season meet, Nipp hit the 9.900 mark on her floor routine. McClain followed with a 9.875, and Vultaggio supplemented SUU's score with a 9.850 of her own.

Southern Utah now shifts its focus to the MRGC Championship to wrap up the season. The championship will take place on Saturday, March 19, and will begin at 6 p.m. MT. Boise State will serve as the host, and broadcast plans will be announced as they become available.  

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