No. 16 Beavers To Open Pac-12 Competition At No. 2 California

at CALIFORNIA: The No. 16th-ranked Oregon State Beavers will open Pac-12 competition against No. 2 California at 2:00 p.m. on Saturday, January 27 at Haas Pavilion in Berkeley.

Oregon State is coming off its best meet of the season, posting a 197.575 in a win over Brown, the sixth-best team score in program history. The Beavers are 6-1 this season and have equaled their best start through seven meets since the 2012 team opened 6-0-1 (the 2022 team also started 6-1). The 2010 Oregon State team opened its season 9-0.

California is also 6-1 this season and ranked second in the nation with an average score of 197.533. The Golden Bears opened their Pac-12 slate last weekend and defeated Washington 197.875-196.050 at Alaska Airlines Arena in Seattle. Cal is led by co-head coaches Justin Howell and Elisabeth Crandall-Howell.

The Beavers and Bears met at Gill Coliseum in Corvallis last season and battled to a 197.375 draw. Jade Carey captured the all-around title with a 39.825 and won all four events. Oregon State is 93-11-1 all-time against California.

TELEVISION: The meet against California will be televised nationally on Pac-12 Networks. For information on how to watch the game online or on a mobile device, click on this link.

LIVE SCORING: Fans can follow live scoring at this link.

INJURY UPDATE: Sage Thompson missed the meet against Brown with a minor injury but is expected to return this week against California. Lauren Letzsch is out indefinitely with medical issues.

STARTING STRONG: Oregon State has used a mix of veterans and newcomers to get off to a strong start this season. Some team and individual highlights from the first three meets of the season include:

Six different Oregon State gymnasts have won event titles this season -- Jade Carey, bars (three times); Taylor DeVries, bars; Sophia Esposito, vault (twice); Kaitlin Garcia, floor; Ellie Weaver, beam and floor; Ariana Young, beam and floor.
The Pac-12 Conference has awarded 12 weekly honors through the first three weeks of the season, and the Beavers have claimed six of them -- Natalie Briones, Coaches' Choice; Jade Carey, Specialist (two times); Taylor DeVries, Newcomer; Sophia Esposito, Newcomer; and Sage Thompson, Coaches' Choice.
Carley Beeman was a last-minute addition to the Beavers' bars lineup against Brown and she responded with a career best-tying 9.850 in the leadoff position to finish in a tie for third.
Natalie Briones competed in three events for the first time in her Oregon State career at the Super 16 and posted a career-best score on the bars with a 9.900 to finish in a tie for fourth. She set career highs with a 9.850 on both vault and floor against Brown.
Jade Carey has won the bars title in all three events this season, with two 9.975 scores, and now has 97 titles in her Oregon State career, the second most in program history (Chari Knight holds the record with 116). She competed on the vault for the first time this season against Brown and posted a 9.875 to finish in a tie for second.
True freshman Taylor DeVries won her first career event title (shared with Carey) with a 9.875 on the bars against Brown.
True freshman Sophia Esposito has won two event titles this season, both on vault, and set career bests against Brown on the vault (9.900), beam (9.900) and floor (9.875).
Kaitlin Garcia and Ellie Weaver shared the individual title on the floor with a 9.875 by each of them at the Super 16. Weaver won the beam title with a career-best 9.975 against Brown.
Jennifer McMillan posted a career-best 9.950 on the bars to finish in a tie for second at the Super 16 and had a best career score of 9.825 on the beam at the January Quad to finish second.
Sage Thompson tied her best career scores on the vault and floor with a 9.850 at the Rutgers January Quad but missed the meet against Brown with a minor injury.
Ariana Young won the event title at the Rutgers January Quad with a 9.875 on the beam and the event title against Brown with a career-best 9.925 on floor.

PRESEASON RANKINGS: Oregon State was ranked 13th heading into the 2024 season, as voted on by the members of the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA). All eight Pac-12 gymnastics teams were ranked among the Top 22 in the nation in the preseason poll. The 2024 Pac-12 Championships will be held in Salt Lake City, Utah on Saturday, March 23 and be televised nationally on Pac-12 Network.

PAC-12 PRESEASON WATCH LISTS: Jade Carey was named to the Pac-12 Preseason Watch List and Sophia Esposito was selected to the Pac-12 Preseason Newcomer Watch List. The lists include 11 returning Pac-12 standouts and five newcomers as nominated by the league's eight women's gymnastics programs.

Carey has been named the Pac-12 Gymnast of the Year each of the past two seasons and earned at least one Perfect 10 on all four events, becoming just the 13th NCAA Gymnast all-time to complete the Gym Slam.

Esposito, a freshman from Melville, N.Y., won Development Program National Titles in the all-around and the beam to go with her five-straight regional championships on the floor and three consecutive regional titles on vault this past year.

HOME SWEET HOME: Oregon State has four of its last six regular season Pac-12 meets at Gill Coliseum -- UCLA at 8:00 p.m. on Friday, February 9 (Pac-12 Oregon); Stanford at 11:00 a.m. on Saturday, February 17 (Oregon State Live Stream); Arizona State at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, March 1 (Pac-12 Network); Washington at 7:00 p.m. on Friday, March 8 (Oregon State Live Stream).

Sandwiched in between those meets in Corvallis is a trip to Tucson to battle Arizona at 2:00 p.m. on Sunday, February 25 (Pac-12 Oregon). The regular season ends on Sunday, March 17 when the Beavers compete against Boise State and Utah State in Boise, Idaho at 11:00 a.m. PT.

TELEVISION TIME: Oregon State will be featured on television a minimum of six times during the 2024 season, all on the Pac-12 Networks:

January 27 -- Oregon State at California (2:00 p.m.)
February 2 -- Oregon State at Utah (5:00 p.m.)
February 9 -- UCLA at Oregon State (8:00 p.m.)
February 25 -- Oregon State at Arizona (2:00 p.m.)
March 1 -- Arizona State at Oregon State (7:00 p.m.)
March 23 -- Pac-12 Championships (all day)

BACK-TO-BACK: Oregon State won a share of the Pac-12 regular season title for the second-consecutive year in 2023. This is the fourth season the conference has crowned a regular season champion, beginning the tradition in 2020, and the Beavers have shared the title in half of them.

A LOOK BACK AT 2023: Winning a share of the Pac-12 regular season crown was just one of several highlights for head coach Tanya Chaplin and the Oregon State gymnastics team.

Advanced to the Regional Finals for the first time since 2019 where they finished in fourth place with the fifth-highest score in program history (197.650).
Finished in a tie for first place at Regionals (with LSU) after posting a 197.375.
For the first time in program history, Oregon State went over the coveted 198 mark, recording a 198.075 against Stanford to break the previous program record of 197.850.
The Beavers posted three of the six highest scores in program history.
Finished No. 12 in the final 2023 Road to Nationals rankings.
Jade Carey became just the 13th NCAA gymnast, and the sixth Pac-12 gymnast, to complete the Gym Slam with a 10.000 on vault, bars, beam and floor.
The 2023 freshmen class of Francesca Caso, Jennifer McMillan, Savannah Miller and Ellie Weaver all had an instant impact, making up more than 50 percent of the team's bar routines.
Jade Carey was selected the Pac-12 Gymnast of the Year for the second-straight season.
Jade Carey, Madi Dagen and Sydney Gonzales were honored by the Pac-12 Conference, taking home eight different honors for their efforts during the 2023 regular season.
Nineteen Oregon State student-athletes were named All-American Scholars by the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) and 15 were selected to the Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll.
Madi Dagen was named the 2023 Pac-12 Women's Gymnastics Scholar-Athlete of the Year, becoming the first Beaver to earn the honor since Madeline Gardiner in 2017.

TWO NEW GYMBEAVS COMING TO CORVALLIS: Two student-athletes have signed National Letters of Intent to join the program beginning with the 2024-25 season.

Guilianna Fiorillo (fee-oh-rillo) attends Saint Francis High School in Mountain View, California and competes with the Airborne Gymnastics Club for her coaches Melanie Ruggiero, Cleo Washington, Melissa Metcalf and Tonya Piacente. She is a two-time USGA Level 10 National Championship qualifier and finished in ninth place in the All-Around at that event in 2022. Fiorillo finished second at the USGA NorCal State Championships and USGA Region One Championships All-Around, and placed first on Uneven Bars at the USGA Region One Championships in 2022.

Sophia Kaloudis (kuh-loo-dus) attends Huntington High School in New York and has competed for the Apex Athletics Gymnastics Club with coaches Rob Wing and Amanda Depaola. She is a three-time USGA National Championship qualifier and finished in the Top 10 all three years. In 2023 she finished fifth in the All-Around and fifth on Beam and Floor at the Level 10 National Championships. She also placed first in the All-Around, Floor and Beam at the USGA New York State Championships, and second in the All-Around and first on Floor and Beam at the USGA Region 6 Championships this year.

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No. 16 Beavers To Open Pac-12 Competition At No. 2 California

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Players Mentioned

Carley Beeman

Natalie Briones

Jade Carey

Francesca Caso

Madi Dagen

Taylor DeVries

Sophia Esposito

Kaitlin Garcia

Sydney Gonzales

Lauren Letzsch

Jennifer McMillan

Savannah Miller

Sage Thompson

Ellie Weaver

Ariana Young

No. 16 Beavers To Open Pac-12 Competition At No. 2 California

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Players Mentioned

Carley Beeman

Natalie Briones

Jade Carey

Francesca Caso

Madi Dagen

Taylor DeVries

Sophia Esposito

Kaitlin Garcia

Sydney Gonzales

Lauren Letzsch

Jennifer McMillan

Savannah Miller

Sage Thompson

Ellie Weaver

Ariana Young

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