Jordan Chiles captured the Big Ten all-around crown with her seventh perfect score of the season, leading UCLA to its second straight Big Ten championship gymnastics title on Saturday in Champaign, Ill.

Chiles, the Big Ten gymnast of the year, posted a conference-record score of 39.825 and earned a perfect 10 in floor routine as the Bruins defeated Michigan, Minnesota and Michigan State with a total score of 198.100.

Janelle McDonald, who guided No. 5 UCLA to the regular season and conference championship crowns for the second straight year, was named the Big Ten coach of the year.

“Our team is just going up from here,” Chiles told Big Ten Network after the meet. “We haven’t hit our peak yet.

“Obviously, there are still things that we can work on as individuals, but I think the team environment is definitely there. I couldn’t be more proud of each and every single athlete that went up today and stepped in as well.”

McDonald was proud with how her team performed unfazed amid the stressful circumstances as they put a season’s worth of lessons on display.

“There is so much joy and fun today and I think that’s really when we do our best,” McDonald said. “Just so proud of the meet we put together today and for them to reap the rewards of all their hard work.”

UCLA opened with Chiles scoring a 9.925 on beam. Tiana Sumanasekera scored a 9.925, and Katelyn Rosen, Sydney Barros and Mika Webster-Longin each scored a 9.850. Rosen managed to achieve the feat after missing the last few weeks with a foot injury.

Having Rosen back in the rotation and feeling good is everything for UCLA, McDonald said.

“For her to lead off our competition today and just trust her to be able to do that even after being out, it says a lot about who she is as an athlete, the work she puts in and how much trust we all have in her,” McDonald said.

UCLA closed the first rotation in second place, 0.125 behind Michigan.

With Chiles leading the way on floor, Webster-Longin posted a 9.925, tying her career high. Sumanasekera had the same score and Ashlee Sullivan had a 9.950.

Riley Jenkins led UCLA in the vault with a 9.950. Webster-Longin celebrated her 9.875 routine with splits. Sumanasekera had a 9.850 in the event and Sullivan received a 9.850 on her Yurchenko. Chiles closed out the vault with a 9.925, keeping the Bruins in first place ahead of Michigan State by 0.325.

Jenkins, who tied for first with Minnesota’s Arianna Ostrum on vault, dedicated extra time to perfect the gymnastics of her routine.

“That’s just the mentality she takes … she’s like ‘I want to work’ and hard work pays off,” McDonald said.

From the start, McDonald noticed Chiles wasn’t fixated on the little details, she was focusing on how to show up and make sure she performed for her team.

“I think that’s when she’s really at her best,” McDonald said. “It’s just so special to have an athlete of her caliber in the NCAA and we’re just so lucky to have her on our team.”

Chiles and Barros each finished with a 9.950 on the uneven bars — the best mark of the season in the discipline for Barros.

“We’ve seen that bar [routine] in practice a lot, I was so excited for her to come out in this big moment when we needed it most to nail it like she did,” McDonald said.

Webster-Longin performed some celebratory splits again when she tied her season high with a 9.900 on the uneven bars. Sumanasekera and Nola Matthews each had a 9.875 in the event.

UCLA is headed to NCAA regionals in April as the Bruins look to win their first national title since 2018.

“We are coming for y’all,” Chiles said. “This is our year and I’m very proud to say that we are the Bruins.”