around ▁ 1 4 th ▁and ▁ 9 th ▁separately ▁with ▁scores ▁of ▁ 6 6 . 4 0 0 ▁and ▁ 6 9 . 1 5 0 . ▁ ▁Sof ia ▁World ▁Championships : ▁On ▁Sept . ▁ 1 0 - 1 4 ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁World ▁Championships , ▁Z eng ▁was ▁t enth ▁in ▁all - around ▁qual ification ▁with ▁best ▁ 3 ▁of ▁ 4 ▁rout ines . ▁In ▁the ▁AA ▁final s , ▁Z eng ▁ ▁finished ▁e ighth ▁with ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 7 3 . 2 5 0 . ▁She ▁didn ' t ▁make ▁any ▁event ▁final s ▁but ▁was ▁res erves ▁for ▁ho op , ▁ball ▁and ▁clubs . ▁This ▁was ▁third ▁straight ▁world ▁champion ships ▁when ▁Z eng ▁made ▁top ▁ten ▁in ▁the ▁all - around . ▁ ▁Pan ▁American ▁Championships : ▁On ▁Sept . ▁ 2 9 - Oct ▁ 1 , ▁Z eng ▁competed ▁Pan ▁American ▁Championships ▁with ▁team m ates ▁L ili ▁M uz uno ▁and ▁N ast as ya ▁General ova . ▁Z eng ▁won ▁AA ▁gold ▁with ▁a ▁score ▁of ▁ 7 1 . 8 0 ▁ahead ▁of ▁Mex c ico ' s ▁Marina ▁Mal p ica . ▁USA ▁also ▁won ▁team ▁gold ▁to ▁secure ▁full ▁team ▁for ▁ 2 0 1 9 ▁Pan ▁American ▁Games . ▁Z eng ▁also ▁swe pt ▁four ▁event ▁g olds ▁in ▁final s . ▁ ▁Laura ▁graduated ▁in ▁May ▁ 2 0 1 8 ▁from ▁high ▁school ▁and ▁committed ▁to ▁Y ale