UC Davis Wins MPSF Team Title

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March 30, 2010

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UC DAVIS claimed the 2010 MPSF Championship with 194.150 points. Kendall McCann is this year's MPSF all-around champion (38.575), taking second with a career-beam (9.85). The Aggies also won individual titles on beam with Erika Van Dyke's school-record tying 9.90 and on uneven bars with Lida Gehlen's 9.80. Katie Yamamura was third all-around (38.325), second on vault (9.75) and third on floor (9.825). MPSF Gymnast of the Year Tanya Ho took the silver on bars (9.775), fifth on vault (9.65), en route to fourth all-around (38.300), and will make her third NCAA Regional appearance in the all-around on April 10 in Los Angeles, CA. Gehlen and Yamamura will join her, on the uneven bars and all-around competitions respectively.

SEATTLE PACIFIC was the host of the 2010 MPSF Championship Meet, and in their best outing of the year, the Falcons turned in a second-place finish. SPU posted its highest team balance beam score in program history (48.775), and highest floor (48.95) and overall score (192.850) of 2010. Sherah Veron nailed a career-high floor routine (9.90), third best in Falcon history. Laura Willis placed third on floor (9.825), and Samantha Taylor (9.725) and Aditi Kulkarni (9.80) each had fifth-place outcomes on bars and beam respectively. Seattle Pacific heads to the eight-team USAG National Championships in Denton, TX, Apr. 15-17.

AIR FORCE placed third (192.500), led by freshman Britany Calley's second-place all-around (38.375) and career-best beam (9.775). Jenna Dudley claimed the MPSF vault title with a career-high (9.80), the first-ever Academy conference champion in that event. She also shared third on floor with Brittany Dutton (9.825), both career-marks, while Dutton also finished fifth all-around (38.275). Dudley, Dutton, Lisa Wong, and Michelle Denise are each headed to Salt Lake City, UT, on Apr. 10 for NCAA Regional Competition.

ALASKA-ANCHORAGE accumulated a season-high 190.725 in Seattle, backed by a season-best team effort on floor and third-best ever at UAA (48.825), as well as remarkable individual outings. Kaelei Spoor delivered a second-place floor (9.875) and third-place bars (9.825) routine, ranking 10th and 4th respectively in program history. Lauren Agostino turned in a career-beam routine (9.775) and season-high floor (9.75). Shakea Sanders was the runner-up vaulter (9.75).