Maile OKeefe discusses growing up and gymnastics.

Career Highlights • Four-time National Champion (Bars, Floor – 2021; All-Around, Beam – 2023) • 16-time All-American (6 regular season, 10 NCAA) • Eight-time All-Pac-12 Conference • Four-time Pac-12 Champion (All-Around, Bars, Beam, Floor - 2021) • School-record holder for 10.0s on beam in a career (10) • School-record holder for 10.0s on beam in a season (6 - 2023) • 2021 Pac-12 Gymnast of the Year • Two-time Pac-12 Specialist of the Year (2022, 2023) • Two-time Regional Beam Champion (2021, 2023) • 2023 AAI Award Finalist • Six-time Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week • 63 career wins • Has hit 180-182 career routines • Three-time WCGA Scholastic All-American • Three-time Pac-12 All-Academic selection • Two-time CoSIDA Academic All-District Team 2023 Season (Senior) • NCAA All-Around & Beam Champion • Four-time first team NCAA All-American (all-around, bars, beam, floor) • First team regular season All-American (beam) • Two-time first team All-Pac-12 (bars, beam) • NCAA Los Angeles Regional beam champion • Broke the school record for most 10.0s in a career on beam after surpassing Theresa Kulikowski’s career mark of seven • Broke her already-owned school record for most 10.0s in a single season on beam with six • Scored a career high 39.7625 in the all-around to become Utah’s first all-around national champion since 1999 and fifth in program history • Became first Ute in history to record a perfect score on beam at the NCAA Championships where she recorded consecutive 10.0s in the semifinal and final • Finished as the NCAA runner-up on bars (9.95) and fourth place on floor (9.95) at the NCAA Semifinal • Scored a 9.95 or better on beam 12-of-15 routines and finished first in the nation with a 9.980 NQS • Recorded season high 9.95 on bars vs. Washington, along with against UCLA, Cal, and at the NCAA Semifinal • Earned career high 9.925 on vault at the NCAA Regional Final • Posted a 9.90 or better on floor in eight of 11 routines, which included three 9.95s • Two-time Pac-12 Specialist of the Week (Feb. 7, Feb. 14) • 18 event victories • Hit 48-49 routines • WCGA Scholastic All-American • Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll • CoSIDA Academic All-District Team • One of Utah’s Marsden Leadership Award recipients 2022 Season (Junior) • Two-time first team NCAA All-American (all-around, beam); 2nd team (bars) • First team regular season All-American (beam) • Pac-12 Specialist of the Year • First team All-Pac-12 (beam); honorable mention (floor) • Broke the school-record for 10.0s on beam in a single season with three Perfect 10s (Stanford, Minnesota, NCAA Regional Final) • Became fourth gymnast in school history to record two 10.0s in the same meet after perfect scores on bars and beam vs. Minnesota • Perfect 10 on bars against Minnesota followed a teammate's perfect score to mark the first consecutive 10.0s on bars in school history; also counted toward Utah’s school-record performance (49.8) • Scored a 9.90 or better in 13 of 15 beam routines, including all five postseason routines, and a 9.95 or higher in nine competitions • NCAA Regional all-around runner up with a season-best 39.650 • Scored a 9.875 or better in 11 of 15 routines on bars, and 10 of 13 routines on floor • Two-time Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week (Feb. 1, Mar. 8); Pac-12 Specialist of the Week (Feb. 8) • Utah’s Team Co-MVP • 9 event victories • Hit 48-49 routines • WCGA Scholastic All-American • Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll • CoSIDA Academic All-District Team 2021 Season (Sophomore) • NCAA Uneven Bars & Floor Champion • Two-time first team NCAA All-American (bars, floor); 2nd team (all-around) • Two-time first team regular season All-American (all-around, beam); 2nd team (bars) • Pac-12 Gymnast of the Year • Three-time All-Pac-12 first team selection (all-around, bars, beam) • Regional balance beam champion and all-around runner up • Four-time Pac-12 Champion (all-around, bars, beam, floor) • Four-time Pac-12 Gymnast of the Week • Posted career highs on every event and in the all-around • Finished the regular season ranked No. 1 in the nation on beam, sixth in the all-around and 11th on bars • Scored a 9.95-plus on beam in eight competitions and a 9.90 or better in 12-of-14 meets • Posted highest beam score of the NCAA Championships in the team finals (9.9875) • Utah’s Team MVP • 31 event victories • Hit 54-54 routines • WCGA Scholastic All-American • Pac-12 Winter Academic Honor Roll 2020 Season (Freshman) •Second-team All-American (beam) •First-team All-Pac-12 Conference (beam) •Saw action in the all-around in four meets •Starter on bars and beam in all nine meets, floor in seven meets •Named Pac-12 Freshman of the Week Jan. 29 and Feb. 18 •Scored season-best 9.975 on beam vs. Oregon State and Stanford • 9.90 on beam against UCLA counted toward Utah's beam school-record performance (49.775) •Closed out season with six-straight 9.90-plus scores on beam •Posted season-high 9.925 on bars at UCLA •5 event victories •Hit 30-30 routines Prior to Utah • Three-year member of USA National Team (2016-18) • Qualified as an International Elite in 2013 • Participated in National Team Camp from 2015-18 • 2018 American Cup all-around bronze medalist • Two-time P&G national all-around champion and first ever to sign with Utah (Junior division) • Five gold medals at the P&G Championships (all-around 2016, 2017; beam 2016, floor 2016, bars 2017) • Three silvers at the 2017 P&G Championships (vault, beam and floor) • 2nd all-around, 2nd on vault, 2nd on floor at the 2017 U.S. Classic • 1st on floor at the 2016 American Classic • 2nd (tie) on beam at the 2014 American Classic • Competed at the U.S. Classic from 2013-17 and the American Classic from 2013-16 • 1st all-around, 1st on beam, 2nd on vault, 2nd on bars, 2nd on floor at the 2017 International Junior Japan meet • 1st all-around, 1st on floor, 2nd on vault, 3rd on beam at the 2017 Gymnix International in Montreal • 2nd all-around, 2nd on floor, 3rd on bars, 3rd on beam at the 2017 City of Jesolo Trophy in Italy • 1st all-around, 1st on vault, 2nd on floor, 3rd on bars, 3rd on beam at 2019 Brestyan Invitational (Level 10) • 1st on vault, bars, beam and floor at 2019 Brestyan Invitational Level 10 Finals • Trained at Salcianu Elite • Graduate of Odyssey Charter School Personal • Daughter of Matthew and Tori Lynn O’Keefe • Sisters Paige and Caitlin and brother Dylan • Graduated in the spring of 2023 with a bachelor’s degree in kinesiology • Currently working toward the Positive Psychology Certificate during the 2023-24 academic year • Name is pronounced my-lee O’Keefe’s Career Highs All-around 39.7625 at NCAA Semifinal, Apr. 13, 2023 Vault 9.925 at NCAA Regional Final, Apr. 1, 2023 Bars 10.0 vs. Minnesota, Mar. 4, 2022 Beam 10.0 vs. Washington, Jan. 30, 2021 10.0 vs. Stanford, Jan. 29, 2022 10.0 vs. Minnesota, Mar. 4, 2022 10.0 at NCAA Regional Final, Apr. 2, 2022 10.0 vs. UCLA, Feb. 2, 2023 10.0 at Metroplex Challenge, Feb. 11, 2023 10.0 vs. California, Feb. 24, 2023 10.0 at NCAA Regional Second Round, Mar. 30, 2023 10.0 at NCAA Semifinal, Apr. 13, 2023 10.0 at NCAA Final, Apr. 15, 2023 Floor 9.9625 at NCAA Championship Semifinal, Apr. 16, 2021