UC Davis and Alaska-Anchorage Post Big Weekends
Feb. 25, 2009
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UC DAVIS (4-6-1) hit a season-high team score for the sixth time this year (192.350) in an MPSF home dual meet with Seattle Pacific. Junior Kendall McCann won the All-Around with a career-high (38.3). She tied teammate Lida Gehlen for an event title on uneven bars (9.7). Andi Dolinsky won the floor title (9.75) along with freshman Erika van Dyke. Tanya Ho placed first on vault (9.75) and Stacey Nicolini held the top spot on balance beam (9.725). The Aggies host Stanford and San Jose State Friday (Feb. 27).
ALASKA-ANCHORAGE (3-7) picked up a pair of dual meet wins over Temple twice this past weekend, with team scores of 190.75 and a season-high 192.15. Sunday's score was the third-highest total in program history, while UAA hit a 48.575 on vault, an all-time school record. Leah Wilson turned in an All-Around career-high (38.7), the top score at UAA since '06. Event titles belonged to Wilson and Lauren Agostino on vault (9.8), Kristy Boswell on bars (9.75), and Agostino on floor (9.825). Friday, Wilson nailed a 9.8 on beam to take that title. The Seawolves travel to Ursinus (Pa.) and Rutgers this weekend (Feb. 27-28).
AIR FORCE (5-7) turned in a season-high team score on vault (48.35) in topping Texas Woman's University at home last Thursday with a 189.974 total. Jenna Dudley tied her personal-high on vault (9.65) to place fifth and took second All-Around (38.25). She won the floor (9.65) and uneven bars (9.7). Abbey Rogers won the All-Around (38.8) and tied for first on vault by tying her career-high (9.775). The Falcons hit the road this week, visiting Wisconsin-La Crosse Friday (Feb. 27) before heading to St. Paul, MN to meet Hamline Sunday (Mar. 1).
SEATTLE PACIFIC (1-10) scored a 186.975 in a dual meet at UC Davis last Friday. The Falcons' top results came in the All-Around with Haylee Yepson (37.325) and Laura Willis (37.1) placing second and third respectively. Corrine Wise also had a runner-up finish on balance beam (9.7). Eastern Michigan visits SPU for two dual meets this week, Tuesday (Feb. 24) and Friday (Feb. 27).
LEAH WILSON MPSF GYMNAST OF THE WEEK
Woodland, Calif. - Alaska-Anchorage sophomore Leah Wilson (Port Coquitlam, B.C.) posted consecutive career-highs in the All-Around (38.525, 38.7) to lead UAA to two straight home wins for the first time since '06. Wilson won the beam Friday (9.8) and vault Sunday (9.8), and was second on bars (9.7). She added titles on the bars (9.675) and All-Around Friday (38.525).