Gymnastics Heads West For ACC Competition

CHAPEL HILL, N.C. – No. 15 University of North Carolina gymnastics heads west to face no. 17 Cal in ACC action Friday night. The meet is set to begin at 10:30 p.m. ET with streaming available on ACCNX.

The Tar Heels previously clashed with the Bears twice last season. The teams met at Elevate the Stage where Cal came out on top 197.200-195.625. UNC and Cal also competed at the 2025 ACC Championships. The Bears came in second with the Tar Heels right behind in third.

Carolina looks to build off the momentum from a huge win at the Metroplex Challenge, topping two ranked teams along with Boise State.

The team will continue to follow the lead of JoJo Valahovic and Gwen Fink as they return to ACC competition. The pair is coming off an impressive week where Valahovic was tabbed ACC Specialist of the Week and Fink posted another career high and all-around event win.

Valahovic earned the ACC weekly honor for the second consecutive week after posting a 9.900 or higher on vault for the fifth time this season. The sophomore also tied her career-high of 9.950 on beam against NC State.

Fink was crowned the all-around event winner at Metroplex recording a score of 39.325. The senior also notched a career-high 9.950 on beam.

Tar Heel Tidbits

JoJo Valahovic was tabbed ACC Specialist of the Week (Feb. 17) for the second-straight week this season. The sophomore has now posted a 9.900 or higher on vault five times this season.
JoJo Valahovic ranks no. 6 in the nation and no. 1 in the ACC on vault.
Gwen Fink earned another all-around event win at Metroplex and recorded a career-high 9.950 on beam at the event.
JoJo Valahovic tied her career-high of 9.950 on beam in the meet against NC State Friday. The sophomore also recorded a 9.925 on vault for the second consecutive meet.
Sydney Seabrooks recorded a 9.925 on floor against NC State for the fifth meet this season where the freshman recorded a 9.900 or higher on the event.
Gwen Fink won the all-around against NC State Friday with a score of 39.250.
UNC ranks no. 15 in the nation and no. 3 in the ACC heading into week seven of the season.
The team ranks in the top 25 in the NCAA on all five events (Vault – no. 10, AA – no. 15, Beam – no. 17, Floor – no. 19, Bars – no. 25).
Sydney Seabrooks is tied for 4th in the NCAA on floor.
After recording a 9.925 on vault, JoJo Valahovic was named ACC Co-Specialist of the Week (Feb. 10).
Gwen Fink recorded a career-high and program's third-best score on bars against NC State (9.950).
Jessica Naranjo, Sydney Seabrooks, and JoJo Valahovic all recorded a 9.900 on their respective events against Clemson. Naranjo and Valahovic were crowned event winners on beam after posting season-high scores of 9.900.
After recording a 9.950 on floor for the two consecutive meets, Sydney Seabrooks was tabbed ACC Specialist of the Week (Jan. 20).
Gwen Fink was tabbed ACC Gymnast of the Week (Jan. 14) after winning the All-Around title in the season opener at Florida with a score of 39.475.
The Tar Heels were picked to finish fourth in the ACC Preseason Poll.
Carolina secured second place while recording a program record score on the road (196.675) in the season opening quad meet at Florida.
Gwen Fink and Kaya Forbes were named to the ACC Preseason Watchlist while Sydney Seabrooks was featured on the Preseason Newcomer List.
Sydney Seabrooks was named to the Most Anticipated Freshmen List by College Gym News.

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