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No. 21 Arizona gymnastics secures victory over Air Force in home opener

McKenna Manzo
January 23, 2025
Jay Corella
Emma Strom finishes her floor routine during the Wildcats’ gymnastics meet against Arizona State on Feb. 15 in McKale Center. Strom’s performance was strong, and led to a score of 9.850.

The No. 21 Arizona Gymnastics won their home opener against the Air Force Academy at McKale Center on Jan. 17, sporting in the teams’ new sparkling red leotards, scoring a 196.100. The Falcons posted a final score of 193.450. 

Freshman Aubrey Krohnfeldt was awarded Gymnast of the Meet following her confident floor routine that scoured a 9.925. 

Vault 

Arizona started the night on vault and recorded a 48.825. Sophomore Abigayle Martin posted a strong 9.775. Senior Alysen Fears led the Cats in this rotation posting a 9.850. 

Uneven bars 

The GymCats posted a 49.050 in the second rotation of the night. Starting off the rotation on a high note, Martin posted a 9.825 on bars. Fifth-year Elena Deets tied her career high of 9.90. Last week Deets was named the Big 12 Gymnastics Specialist of the Week. Fears completed the rotation with a 9.850. 

Balance beam 

The GymCats scored a 48.850 on the balance beam. Junior Gianna Lenczner and senior Emily Mueller set the tone for the rotation, earning back-to-back 9.825s.

Floor exercise 

Closing out the night on the floor, Arizona scored a 49.375, sealing the Wildcats’ victory. Krohnfeldt and Emma Strom both achieved season-highs scoring 9.925s. Martin and Mueller maintained the momentum scoring 9.875s. 

Up next 

The GymCats will travel to Tempe to face ASU in Sun Devil territory on Sunday, Jan. 26 at 3 p.m. to compete in their next meet in Desert Financial Arena. 

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Jay Corella
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Jay Corella is a senior studying Journalism and linguistics. He currently works as the assistant multimedia editor for the Daily Wildcat and is an intern with the University of Arizona’s Biocommunications department. In his personal life he enjoys reading, photography and music.