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Grace McCallum gives us an inside glimpse into the heart and mind of a champion, sharing what's made her a successful gymnast at both the Olympic and college level

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In this episode, Grace McCallum gives us an inside glimpse into the heart and mind of a champion, sharing what's made her a successful gymnast at both the Olympic and college level.

This episode is sponsored by Berkshire Hathaway. Thank you for supporting Talkin' Utes and Utah athletes!

About Grace McCallum:

Career Highlights

• Five-time All-American (3 regular season, 2 NCAA)

• Five-time All-Pac-12 Conference

• 2022 Pac-12 Bars Champion

• 2022 Pac-12 Floor Co-Champion

• Fourth gymnast in Utah history to record at least two 10.0s on bars in a season (2022)

• 39.775 all-around high

• 20 career wins

• Has hit 56-61 career routines

2022 Season (Freshman)

• Two-time first-team regular season All-American (all-around, bars); second-team (floor)

• Two-time first-team NCAA All-American (all-around, floor)

• Five-time first-team All-Pac-12 selection (all-around, vault, bars, beam, floor)

• Two-time Pac-12 Champion (bars, floor)

• Pac-12 all-around runner up with a 39.675

• Competed in the all-around in all but three competitions, recording a season-best 39.775 at Washington

• Recorded first Perfect 10 of career on bars at UCLA, while earning second 10.0 on bars at the Pac-12 Championships to win the Pac-12 title

• Scored a 39.600 or higher in the all-around in seven competitions

• Recorded a 9.90 or better in 12-of-16 routines on floor, which included all five postseason floor routines

• Posted season-best 9.95 on vault and 9.975 on beam at Washington

• Season-best 9.975 on floor vs. Oklahoma in the second week of season

• Was the high score by a Ute or tied for the high score on floor in nine meets, bars in eight competitions

• Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Jan. 18)

• Team-best 20 event victories

• Hit 56-61 routines

• Utah’s Team Co-MVP award recipient

Prior to Utah

• Member of silver-medal winning 2020 U.S. Olympic Team

• Four-year member of USA National Team (2018-21)

• Two-time World Champion as Team USA member

• 4th in the all-around, 5th on bars, 5th on beam at 2021 U.S. Olympic Team Trials

• 2nd in the all-around, 2nd on vault, 2nd on beam, 3rd on bars, 3rd on floor at 2019 American Cup

• 1st in the all-around, 2nd on vault, 2nd on floor with gold medal Team USA at 2018 Pacific Rim Championships

• 1st in the all-around, 1st on bars, 3rd on vault, 3rd on beam, 4th on floor with gold medal Team USA at 2018 Pan American Championships

• U.S. Championships and U.S. Classic qualifier since 2017

• 3rd on beam, 7th in the all-around at 2021 U.S. Championships

• 4th in the all-around, 5th on beam, 5th on floor at 2021 U.S. Classic

• 3rd in the all-around, 4th on floor, 6th on bars at 2019 U.S. Championships

• 2nd on floor, 3rd in the all-around, 3rd on bars, 5th on beam at 2019 U.S. Classic

• 4th in the all-around at 2018 U.S. Championships

• 1st on vault, 3rd in the all-around, 5th on floor at 2017 U.S. Classic (Jr. Div.)

• 2nd on bars at 2018 American Classic

• Trained at Twin City Twisters

• Graduate of Minnesota Connections Academy

Personal

• Daughter of Edward and Sandy McCallum

• Has six siblings: Rachael, Madelyn, Joseph, John, Xavier and Nolan

McCallum’s Career Highs

All-Around 39.775 at Washington, Feb. 21, 2022

Vault 9.95 at Washington, Feb. 21, 2022

Bars 10.0 at UCLA, Feb. 4, 202210.0 at Pac-12 Championships Mar. 19, 2022

Beam 9.975 at Washington, Feb. 21, 2022

Floor 9.975 vs. Oklahoma, Jan. 14, 2022

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In this episode, Grace McCallum gives us an inside glimpse into the heart and mind of a champion, sharing what's made her a successful gymnast at both the Olympic and college level.

This episode is sponsored by Berkshire Hathaway. Thank you for supporting Talkin' Utes and Utah athletes!

About Grace McCallum:

Career Highlights

• Five-time All-American (3 regular season, 2 NCAA)

• Five-time All-Pac-12 Conference

• 2022 Pac-12 Bars Champion

• 2022 Pac-12 Floor Co-Champion

• Fourth gymnast in Utah history to record at least two 10.0s on bars in a season (2022)

• 39.775 all-around high

• 20 career wins

• Has hit 56-61 career routines

2022 Season (Freshman)

• Two-time first-team regular season All-American (all-around, bars); second-team (floor)

• Two-time first-team NCAA All-American (all-around, floor)

• Five-time first-team All-Pac-12 selection (all-around, vault, bars, beam, floor)

• Two-time Pac-12 Champion (bars, floor)

• Pac-12 all-around runner up with a 39.675

• Competed in the all-around in all but three competitions, recording a season-best 39.775 at Washington

• Recorded first Perfect 10 of career on bars at UCLA, while earning second 10.0 on bars at the Pac-12 Championships to win the Pac-12 title

• Scored a 39.600 or higher in the all-around in seven competitions

• Recorded a 9.90 or better in 12-of-16 routines on floor, which included all five postseason floor routines

• Posted season-best 9.95 on vault and 9.975 on beam at Washington

• Season-best 9.975 on floor vs. Oklahoma in the second week of season

• Was the high score by a Ute or tied for the high score on floor in nine meets, bars in eight competitions

• Pac-12 Freshman of the Week (Jan. 18)

• Team-best 20 event victories

• Hit 56-61 routines

• Utah’s Team Co-MVP award recipient

Prior to Utah

• Member of silver-medal winning 2020 U.S. Olympic Team

• Four-year member of USA National Team (2018-21)

• Two-time World Champion as Team USA member

• 4th in the all-around, 5th on bars, 5th on beam at 2021 U.S. Olympic Team Trials

• 2nd in the all-around, 2nd on vault, 2nd on beam, 3rd on bars, 3rd on floor at 2019 American Cup

• 1st in the all-around, 2nd on vault, 2nd on floor with gold medal Team USA at 2018 Pacific Rim Championships

• 1st in the all-around, 1st on bars, 3rd on vault, 3rd on beam, 4th on floor with gold medal Team USA at 2018 Pan American Championships

• U.S. Championships and U.S. Classic qualifier since 2017

• 3rd on beam, 7th in the all-around at 2021 U.S. Championships

• 4th in the all-around, 5th on beam, 5th on floor at 2021 U.S. Classic

• 3rd in the all-around, 4th on floor, 6th on bars at 2019 U.S. Championships

• 2nd on floor, 3rd in the all-around, 3rd on bars, 5th on beam at 2019 U.S. Classic

• 4th in the all-around at 2018 U.S. Championships

• 1st on vault, 3rd in the all-around, 5th on floor at 2017 U.S. Classic (Jr. Div.)

• 2nd on bars at 2018 American Classic

• Trained at Twin City Twisters

• Graduate of Minnesota Connections Academy

Personal

• Daughter of Edward and Sandy McCallum

• Has six siblings: Rachael, Madelyn, Joseph, John, Xavier and Nolan

McCallum’s Career Highs

All-Around 39.775 at Washington, Feb. 21, 2022

Vault 9.95 at Washington, Feb. 21, 2022

Bars 10.0 at UCLA, Feb. 4, 202210.0 at Pac-12 Championships Mar. 19, 2022

Beam 9.975 at Washington, Feb. 21, 2022

Floor 9.975 vs. Oklahoma, Jan. 14, 2022

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