» Michigan opened the season with a 197.225 to win its second straight Sprouts Collegiate Quad.

» The Wolverines set a program record on the beam with a 49.650, surpassing their previous program best of 49.625 set in 2023.

» Quincy Walters, Ava Jordan and Kayli Boozer all won a share of the beam title with matching 9.950s.

» Three Wolverines made their Michigan debuts in the season-opening meet.

Site: Salt Lake City, Utah (Maverik Center)

Scores: Michigan 197.225, Cal 196.350, Michigan State 196.225, Kentucky 194.925

Records: Michigan (3-0), Cal (4-2), Kentucky (0-4), Michigan State (1-2)

Next U-M Event: Saturday, Jan. 17 — at Minnesota (Minneapolis, Minn.), 4 p.m. CT (TV: B1G+)

ANN ARBOR, Mich. — The University of Michigan women’s gymnastics team broke the program balance beam record en route to a Sprouts Collegiate Quad victory with a 197.225 on Saturday evening (Jan. 10) at the Maverik Center.

The Wolverines scored a program-best 49.650 on the beam in the final rotation of the night behind three 9.950s, besting its 49.625 in the 2023 campaign. Freshman Quincy Walters, sophomore Ava Jordan and junior Kayli Boozer shared the beam title with career-high 9.950s, while Carly Bauman recorded a 9.925 to tie for fourth overall.

Michigan recorded nine stuck landings on the night, with three on uneven bars from Lily Clapper, Sophia Diaz and Sophie Parenti.

Walters came up big in her collegiate debut, placing second on the floor with a 9.875, and Diaz placed second on the uneven bars with a career-best 9.925. Graduate student Reyna Guggino returned to the vault lineup after missing the 2025 season due to injury and notched a 9.825 in the four spot.

Michigan sat in second place following the opening rotation on floor exercise, as Walters led with a 9.875 in her collegiate debut and a stuck landing on her opening pass. Diaz and Bauman notched matching 9.850s and Audrey Sanger rounded out the first rotation with a 9.800. Cal led the field as it scored a 49.425 on uneven bars, with U-M scoring a 49.150 in the first rotation.

Guggino scored a 9.825 in the four spot on vault in the second rotation, while Jahzara Ranger followed with a team-high 9.850. Diaz finished the rotation with a 9.825 as Michigan remained in second behind Cal with a running score of 98.150 at the halfway point.

The uneven bars squad showed out and overtook Cal in the third rotation with a 49.425 team score. Michigan built on its opening 9.825 from Jordan as Clapper made her bars debut with a stuck landing and a 9.850 and Diaz notched a career-high 9.925 in the third spot.

Freshman Myli Lew went 9.875 in her collegiate debut and Parenti tied a career-best 9.850 with another stick for the Maize and Blue. Bauman closed out the rotation with a 9.925 as Michigan took the lead and a running score of 147.575 into the final rotation. Cal sat in second with a 147.350, Michigan State was in third with a 147.250 and Kentucky remained in fourth with a 146.375.

Michigan finished the meet on beam and put together a program-best performance, scoring a 49.650 to capture its second straight Sprouts Collegiate Quad victory. U-M posted back-to-back 9.950s from Walters and Jordan in the second and third spots, and Ranger followed it up with a 9.875. Boozer recorded the third 9.950 of the rotation and Bauman closed out the meet with a 9.925 to secure U-M the highest beam score nationally after two weeks of competition.

The Wolverines earned the victory, Cal finished second, Michigan State followed and Kentucky placed fourth overall.

Michigan opens Big Ten Conference action on Saturday, Jan. 17, when it travels to Minneapolis for a 4 p.m. CT meet against Minnesota. The meet will be streamed live on B1G+.