Three Teams Hit Season Bests
Feb. 9, 2010
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UC DAVIS (7-1) topped its previous week's season-high team score (194.250) in an MPSF dual win at Seattle Pacific (188.250) last Friday. The Aggie team score was the fourth highest in program history. Sophomore Erika Van Dyke won titles with career-tying efforts on the balance beam (9.775) and floor (9.80), while Lida Gehlen's 9.875 on bars was also an event-high. On Floor, Katie Yamamura (9.775) and Taryn West (9.75) also hit career-marks to take second and third, respectively. Yamamura would also share the vault title (9.75) with Michelle Bobonski, en route to winning the All-Around with a 2010-best (38.825). UC Davis returns home Friday (Feb. 12) for another MPSF Dual with Alaska-Anchorage.
SEATTLE PACIFIC (0-6) turned in its top team performance of 2010, with an overall score of 188.550, placing second at UC Davis. Falcon sophomore Kaysha Heck nailed a season-high on bars (9.70) to place third, while Sherah Veron hit the same score on vault to take fourth. Sophomore in Brittany Malone was the team's top floor competitor, with a season-high 9.625 and sixth-place finish. Laura Willis hit a season-best on bars (9.60). Finally, for the second straight week, Samantha Taylor beat her career-high all-around with a fourth-place finish (37.975). Seattle Pacific stays on the road for a tri-meet with Boise State and Sac State, in Boise, ID Friday.
AIR FORCE (4-9) improved its season-high team score by nearly three points (188.650) in Denton, TX Sunday, behind host Texas Woman's University and Northern Illinois, and ahead of Centenary. The Falcons also bettered their team scores on balance beam (46.65) and floor (47.575). Jenna Dudley hit a career-high on vault (9.70) to place third, while Lisa Wong turned in the evening's top performance, nailing a 9.725 on beam. Wong also had a season-best on floor (9.40). Air Force is off until Feb. 20, when it hosts Southeast Missouri State and MPSF opponent Seattle Pacific.
ALASKA-ANCHORAGE (0-9) was idle this past week, in preparation for traveling to UC Davis Friday (Feb. 12) in an MPSF Dual Meet.
KATIE YAMAMURA: MPSF GYMNAST OF THE WEEK
UC Davis freshman Katie Yamamura (Palo Alto, CA) scored a career-high in the all-around (38.825) for an individual title, leading the Aggies to their fourth-highest team total (194.250) in program history in a dual meet against Seattle Pacific. Yamamura also shared a vault title with a career-high (9.75), while finishing second on floor (9.775), and third on bars (9.70). Also Nominated: Lisa Wong (AF)