Jordan Chiles' career-high 39.9 all-around score powers UCLA to a season-best 198.275 in its win over Iowa State in Saturday’s regular-season finale.
for the second-highest all-around score at UCLA and has improved her career best in three consecutive meets. When Chiles was announced as the season’s top all-around scorer after the meet, the sophomore dabbed her eyes before waving to the crowd and blowing kisses into the stands.“Being able to know that I did get a 39.9 is an amazing thing,” Chiles said. “People have been asking this year, are we going to get a 40 this year, are we going to get a 40? But obviously I’m climbing to that point.
After competing all-around every meet this season, Chiles was supposed to rest on some events Saturday. But she felt in her gut that the team was on track for a big score. She approached“She works really hard, she’s really intentional in the gym about doing what she needs to do to keep pushing forward and keep building, so I’m not surprised at all when she comes out here so confident,” McDonald said.
Chiles, who will defer her studies at UCLA for next year while she trains for the Paris Olympics, has competed a team-high 40 routines this season. Only five scored below 9.9 and 15 in a row have been 9.925 or better, including two consecutive 10s on bars.
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