At a meet this weekend in the team's home arena, UCLA was trailing behind Utah, the two-time defending PAC-12 champion, when Sophina DeJesus hit the floor for her season debut, sending the "7,546-person crowd into a frenzy," as UCLA's Daily Bruin put it.
Why did this @Sophina_DeJesus#UCLA vs Utah floor routine make me all emotional?! Look at those fans! https://t.co/ZY8EIPUsnG#love
— SocaMom® (@SocaMomDC) February 8, 2016
The best thing about @sophina_dejesus' viral video is all the girls who'll see it and say "I wanna be just like her"https://t.co/8ZXoAS8bX8
— L.S. Odom (@tyme2kill) February 8, 2016
@sophina_dejesus You are killing it!!! #BlackGirlMagic
— DatingWithPassports (@DWPassports) February 8, 2016
If you can't tell, @sophina_dejesus obviously loves her sport. First time I've seen a gymnast dab+whip+hit the quan. https://t.co/LoStsXCOZI
— Erin Dabbs (@dabbserin) February 8, 2016
If you watch the video, you'll notice the commentator accidentally called her "Sonya Meraz" when she started her routine (FYI: Meraz is another gymnast on the UCLA team). Yes, that's embarrassing.
And no, he'll never mix her up with anyone else ever again. Slay, Sophina! Slay!
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