Kara Eaker scored a 10.0 on the balance beam to lead the Utes to a win in the Best of Utah meet Friday in the Maverik Center.
Kara Eaker performs her beam routine during the fourth-annual Rio Tinto Best of Utah gymnastics meet between Brigham Young University, Southern Utah University, Utah State University and the University of Utah at the Maverik Center, Jan. 13, 2023. Eaker received a 10.
Eaker competed just eight routines for the Utes last year because of the ankle injury, but asserted herself as a premier beam contributor in the final weeks when she had healed enough to compete, scoring 9.875 or better in her seven beam routines, including a 10.0 in the NCAA Regional final.“It feels really good knowing that I can go up there and give my all for the team,” she said. “I’ve worked so hard to get to this point.
“I’m really proud of her,” Utah coach Tom Farden said. “We see 10s in practice all the time and tonight we got to see one with 6,000 of our friends, which is even cooler.”Balance beam: Kara Eaker 10.0In addition to Eaker’s perfect score, Maile O’Keefe earned a 9.95, Grace McCallum earned 9.925 and Cristal Isa and Abby Paulson earned 9.9s to give the Utes a 49.675 as a team.
McCallum won the all-around with a 39.675, scoring 9.85 on the vault, 9.975 on the bars and 9.925 on the floor in addition to her beam effort.
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