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UCLA gymnastics lands fifth-place finish at NCAA Finals

Redshirt senior Sadiqua Bynum made her way through warmups before competing for UCLA. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
After teammate senior Danusia Francis hit her James Bond-inspired floor routine, her teammates and coaches roared with approval. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
Performing the floor routine that made her a national trending topic, senior Sophina DeJesus scored a 9.85 for UCLA. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
Bringing her iPhone-inspired routine to Forth Worth, junior Angi Cipra winked and waved at the audience. The junior tumbled out of bounds on her last tumbling pass. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
Bynum, an All-American and former walk-on, scored a team-high 9.8625 on floor exercise. The Bruins ended their rotation just .025 out of first place. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
The UCLA seniors – Bynum, DeJesus and Francis – embraced after competing on floor for the last time together. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
In her second event of the night, the senior's clean releases helped her average a 9.825 on bars. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
Francis leap-frogged in excitement after nailing another routine in her last meet as a UCLA gymnast. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
Seamlessly transitioning from high bar to low bar, redshirt junior Peng Peng Lee nailed another routine for the Bruins. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
In her only routine of the night, Lee scored a 9.85. The redshirt junior celebrated with assistant coach Chris Waller and head team manager Jordyn Wieber. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
Junior Mikaela Gerber spotted the four-inch beam as she tumbled through the air. The lead-off scored a 9.875 on UCLA's last event. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
Competing in the NCAA championship for the first time, freshman Katelyn Ohashi wows her hometown crowd with a 9.90 on beam. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
Capping off a decorated and viral career, DeJesus did the splits midair. The senior ended her night with a 9.85 on balance beam. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
Another near-flawless routine for the All-American. After tying for the NCAA individual title on beam Friday night, Francis followed up with a team-high 9.95. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
Senior Danusia Francis celebrated following one of her routine's during Saturday's NCAA Super Six. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
Back to the NCAA Super Six for the 19th time in program history, UCLA's overall score of 196.825 was good for fifth place. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
No. 1 Oklahoma celebrated their second national title in program history. The Sooners snuck by No. 2 Louisiana State by 0.225 points. (Mackenzie Possee/Daily Bruin)
UCLA gymnastics lands fifth-place finish at NCAA Finals
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UCLA gymnastics lands fifth-place finish at NCAA Finals

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