One characteristic of MaKenna Merrell-Giles’ gymnastics career at Utah is she has improved every year. It seems her senior year is becoming a microcosm of her time at Utah, as the Pleasant Grove native has been on an upward trajectory since the season opener.
She had one of her best performances to date on Saturday, leading the No. 4 Utes past No. 14 Cal 197.15-196.175 in front of a sellout crowd of 15,558 at the Huntsman Center.
Merrell-Giles won the all-around with a 39.575 and had season highs of 9.925 on the vault and balance beam. She also had a 9.