OCEANSIDE – The No. 4 California women's gymnastics team took home a pair of wins on Saturday at the season-opening American Gold Collegiate Classic posting a 196.275 at Frontwave Arena in Oceanside. No. 19 Oregon State finished second in the tri-meet with a 195.775 and No. 10 UCLA came in third at 195.250.
 
The Golden Bears (2-0) had six individual podium finishes from its senior class, including three event wins. Mya Lauzon finished second in the all-around with a score of 39.525, while also earning a share of the balance beam and floor exercise titles, and a share of the silver on vault. Ella Cesario's 39.200 in the all-around earned her the bronze and Maddie Williams took the gold on the uneven bars.
 
Cal took on the events in Olympic order beginning on vault. Freshman Mya Wiley made her collegiate debut and did not disappoint earning a 9.80 that was the sixth-highest score of the afternoon. Lauzon's event-winning 9.90 was the top routine of rotation as the senior led the Bears to a 48.950 and an early lead over the Bruins (0-2) and Beavers (1-1).
 
The Bears, who finished last year as the second-ranked uneven bars team in the country, posted the highest score of the afternoon on their second rotation collecting a 49.175. Williams got her senior year off to hot start anchoring the lineup with a 9.95. She was one of just two gymnasts on any apparatus to achieve the near-perfect score. Cesario placed fifth in the event notching a 9.85 and both Lauzon and junior eMjae Frazier tied for sixth scoring a 9.825.
 
Cal headed to the balance beam with a healthy half-way lead sitting at 98.125 while Oregon State sat in second at 97.750 and UCLA in third at 97.250. The third rotation got off to a strong start with Cesario and Williams each posting a 9.85 in the lead-off spots that earned them a share of fourth place. Lauzon turned in her second 9.900 of the day in the fifth spot of the lineup to help keep the Bears in front with a 49.100.
 
A strong performance on beam saw the Bears' lead grow to a half point over the Beavers and nearly a full point over the Bruins heading into the final rotation on floor. Once again Cal got a great start from its two leadoffs as sophomore Kyen Mayhew got things going with a 9.800 and senior Jordan Kane followed with a 9.850 that earned her a share of fourth place. Lauzon anchored the lineup with a 9.900 to put her team over the 49-point mark at 49.050.
 
Cal will now prepare for a star-studded event next Saturday when the Bears take on No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 2 LSU, and No. 5 Utah at the Sprouts Farmers Market Collegiate Classic at Paycom Center in Oklahoma City, OK. The event will be nationally televised on ABC.