FORT WORTH, Texas – The No. 6 Georgia GymDogs posted a 197.650 on Saturday at the Metroplex Challenge at the Fort Worth Convention Center, defeating No. 20 Cal (196.875), No. 10 Stanford (196.400), and Air Force (195.750).
Fast facts
Georgia’s team score of 197.650 narrowly missed tying a season high (197.675), but is Georgia’s highest score away from Athens this season.
The GymDogs posted a season high 49.475 on bars to end the meet. Senior Csenge Bácskay and junior Lily Smith shared the event title, each scoring a 9.950. The mark was a new career high for Bácskay, and her first event win of the season, and tied a season high for Smith.
Sophomore Nyla Aquino and junior Ady Wahl shared a four-way tie for the vault title with scores of 9.925, which were season highs for both GymDogs.
Freshman Kelise Woolford won the outright beam title with a 9.950, a season best.
Smith, the nation’s leader on floor, won her seventh floor title in as many meets, scoring a 9.975 on Saturday.
Up Next
Georgia Gymnastics returns to Stegeman Coliseum on Friday, Feb. 20 to host the Florida Gators. The meet will begin at 7 p.m. and will air on SEC Network. Friday’s meet will be the’GymDogs Go Country’ meet. The first 500 UGA students and 250 kids, 12 & under, will receive a cowboy hat.
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