Suni Lee scores perfect 10 on beam in Auburn gymnastics' first meet of season

Richard Silva, Montgomery Advertiser
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Auburn gymnastics started its season by scoring a 197.35 at the Super 16 in Las Vegas on Saturday. The No. 5 Tigers finished third in a field that featured No. 1 Oklahoma (197.925), No. 4 Michigan (197.4) and No. 10 UCLA (197.275).

Sophomore Suni Lee led Auburn, winning the all-around with a 39.75 and scoring a perfect 10 on beam in the second rotation. She also had a 9.95 on bars and registered a 9.9 on both floor and vault.

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Lee announced in November this would be her last season competing for Auburn, as she plans to return to elite gymnastics to push for a spot in the 2024 Olympics in Paris. During the 2020 Games in Tokyo, Lee won the gold medal in women's gymnastics all-around, becoming the fifth straight American woman to accomplish the feat.

“The team did really well and did a great job putting everything together,” Lee said after the Super 16 in a school release. “Personally, I feel like I did everything I could. I had a couple of hiccups and I’m still trying to figure out my routines, but I’m just taking (it) day by day and am happy with tonight.”

Richard Silva is the Auburn athletics beat writer for the Montgomery Advertiser. He can be reached via email at rsilva@gannett.com or on Twitter @rich_silva18.

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