Bears Salute Seniors With 2nd-Best Score Of 2026

Kylie Maratea

Cal’s four-man senior class was celebrated following Saturday’s meet at Haas Pavilion.

MGYM3/21/2026 10:55 PM | By: Cal Athletics

Quartet Of Graduating Gymnasts Honored At Haas Pavilion

STANFORD – The California men’s gymnastics team posted its second-best score of the year to close out its regular season at Haas Pavilion on Saturday, welcoming No. 1 Oklahoma to Berkeley for a rematch on the Golden Bears’ senior night. All four of the soon-to-be-graduates (Khalen Curry, Theodor Roald Gadderud, Jasper Smith-Gordon and Kaien Orion) contributed heavily to Cal’s efforts, helping their team to two event titles and upward momentum heading into the upcoming MPSF Championships.
 
The Bears scored 315.100 (over three points above their season average) while the Sooners finished the night with a total of 325.250.
 
For the second week in a row, Cal fielded a standout floor lineup that included two sticks (from Curry and sophomore Matteo Bardana, who was competing in the all-around for the fourth consecutive week) and two of the night’s top-three scores (a second-place 13.700 from Bardana and a third-place 13.650 from Roald Gadderud, the latter of which was also his best in a Cal uniform in the modern scoring era) to lead the Bears to a total of 53.650 and tie with Oklahoma’s floor lineup. Orion anchored the Bears on pommel horse and put down a score of 13.400, his second-best outing of the season on the event.
 
Two-time MPSF Freshman of the Week Nathan Underhill earned a stick for the Bears on rings, as did Roald Gadderud in an exhibition routine, with both earning matching scores of 13.100; it was anchorman Jaxon Mitchell who was Cal’s top scorer of the rotation, matching his season best with a 13.250. Cal’s vault lineup, which crossed 56 total points (56.300) for the second time this season, featured 14-plus scores from Smith-Gordon (14.250), Underhill (14.200) and Roald Gadderud (14.050) to sweep the podium and notch a season best for the latter man.
 
Parallel bars featured an outstanding leadoff routine from junior Tucker Yasunaga that ended with a stick and a score of 13.600, good for third place. He followed that up by tying for third on high bar with sophomore Troy Nuesca, who stuck his dismount to finish with a score of 12.750.
 
Final Scores – March 21, 2026
Oklahoma – 325.250
California – 315.100
 
Floor – California 53.650, Oklahoma 53.650
Khalen Curry – 13.300
Evan Wenstad – 13.000
Matteo Bardana – 13.700 (Second Place)
Theodor Roald Gadderud – 13.650 (Third Place)
(EX) Kaien Orion – 12.800
 
Pommel Horse – Oklahoma 56.300, California 51.550
Trigg Dudley – 12.850
Davide Comparin – 12.400
Jasper Smith-Gordon – 12.900
Kaien Orion – 13.400
(AA) Matteo Bardana – 12.000 (PR)
 
Rings – Oklahoma 53.700, California 51.600
Troy Nuesca – 12.700
Nathan Underhill – 13.100
Matteo Bardana – 12.550
Jaxon Mitchell – 13.250
(EX) Theodor Roald Gadderud – 13.100
 
Vault – California 56.300, Oklahoma 55.150
Khalen Curry – 13.800
Nathan Underhill – 14.200 (Second Place)
Theodor Roald Gadderud – 14.050 (Third Place)
Jasper Smith-Gordon – 14.250 (Winner)
(AA) Matteo Bardana – 13.000
 
Parallel Bars – Oklahoma 54.300, California 52.500
Tucker Yasunaga – 13.600 (Third Place)
Kaien Orion – 12.950
Matteo Bardana – 12.800
Theodor Roald Gadderud – 13.150
 
High Bar – Oklahoma 52.150, California 49.500
Jaxon Mitchell – 12.600
Evan Wenstad – 11.400
Troy Nuesca – 12.750 (T-Third Place)
Tucker Yasunaga – 12.750 (T-Third Place)
(AA) Matteo Bardana – 12.500
(EX) Khalen Curry – 12.550
 
All-Around
Matteo Bardana – 76.550
 
UP NEXT
The Bears will return to Haas Pavilion in two weeks’ time, hosting Stanford, Oklahoma and Air Force on April 4 for the MPSF Championships.
 
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