Women's Gymnastics Weekly Release
March 10, 2008
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AIR FORCE (1-15) tallied its highest team score of the season during a fourth-place showing at the Eagle Invitational in Ypsilanti, Mich., with a combined score of 189.750 - its best total since 2005. Eastern Michigan won its own invitational with a score of 192.475, while Northern Illinois and Illinois State finished second and third, with respective totals of 191.750 and 190.625. The Falcons best finish of the afternoon came from junior Abigail Rogers, who finished third on the floor exercise with a score of 9.800. Rogers and sophomore Kayla Kincade also paced Air Force on the balance beam, as the duo recorded matching scores of 9.600 to tie for sixth on that event.
ALASKA ANCHORAGE (3-9) did not compete last week. The Seawolves will conclude the regular season next week with home matches against Air Force on March 14 and 16 at 7 and 2 p.m., respectively.
SEATTLE PACIFIC (2-12) performed consistently well across all four events to total their highest overall team score this season of 190.075 to take fourth behind host Sacramento State, California and UC Davis. Overall, the Falcons showed consistency throughout their lineup, evidenced by five different gymnasts marking season-high scores in three of the four events. On floor exercise, Freshman Leslie Archer scored a 9.500, Kelli Bates a 9.400 and Anissa Madrid a 9.700, all marking personal season-highs. Madrid's 9.700 floor routine was the closest the Falcon's got to the podium, landing her 8th overall on the event. Next to floor, bars was the second strongest event for SPU, marked by a season-high 9.600 by Brianna Piedmonte and leading scores by Brianna Schwartz with 9.725 and Christie Chinaka with 9.700.
UC DAVIS (9-6) sophomore Tanya Ho scored three season-high event scores to compile a career-best all-around of 38.875 to lead UC Davis to a third-place team total of 192.625 at Sacramento State. Ho's all-around total was good for fourth place in the meet. She matched her season best on uneven bars with a 9.775, joining Lida Gehlen's 9.800 to help UC Davis open with a 48.550 in the meet's first rotation. She followed with a team-best and season-high 9.675 on balance beam then shattered her previous 2008 high with a 9.725 on floor exercise. The UC Davis vaulters turned in yet another strong performance, totaling a meet-best 48.700. Sophomore Michelle Bobonski and freshman Stacey Nicolini finished 1-2 in the individual event standings on vault, carding scores of 9.850 and 9.825, respectively. Ho (9.700), senior Michelle Kulovitz (9.675) and junior Adee Schoffman (9.650) rounded out the team scoring total, while freshman Ashley Lachman added a 9.550.
TANYA HO NAMED MPSF GYMNAST OF THE WEEK Woodland, Calif. - Tanya Ho of UC Davis has been named the MPSF gymnast of the week. She posted season-best scores on uneven bars (9.775), balance beam (9.675) and floor exercise (9.725) to compile a career-high all-around score of 38.875. She added a 9.700 on vault to help UC Davis post a 192.625 in a tough quadrangular at Sacramento State Friday.