Sofie Seilnacht

In addition to the Bears competing in their final meet before moving onto the Pac-12 and then possibly the NCAA championships, they will be recognizing their athletes who will be graduating at the end of this academic year: Sofie Seilnacht, Sylvie Seilnacht, Chelsea Shu and fifth-year captain Toni-Ann Williams.

On Saturday, the No. 9 Cal women’s gymnastics team edged out No. 14 Auburn, placing second at the NCAA Salt Lake City Regional to advance to the NCAA Championship.

A new program record on beam, however, was not the only milestone met during the weekend, as head coach Justin Howell became the first Cal women’s gymnastics coach to reach 100 wins.

On Friday night, No. 18 Cal defeated Central Michigan as Haas Pavilion bid a bittersweet farewell to seniors Toni-Ann Williams, Alicia Gallarzo, Arianna Robinson, and Yuleen Sternberg on senior night.

Because of a newly instated rule from the Pac-12, the Bears, as the top seed in their session, were able to select the event on which they wanted to begin. Following familiar convention from home meets, they opted to begin on the vault. So while they weren’t exactly close to No. 1, they will reap the same benefits as No. 1 seed UCLA.