If you’re looking for products to wear at the next Illinois State University gymnastics competition, just go to the RedbirdGym store at www.cafepress.com/redbirdgym. There, you will find several products that are available to advertise your admiration for the Redbird gymnastics team.
First, a long sleeve baseball jersey. The shirt is white, with a variety of colors on the sleeves with an Illinois State Gymnastics logo that has a gymnast silhouetted behind it. Buyers have the ability to select the colors of the sleeves; it can be bought in black, red or blue. Sizes include small to 2XL. The jersey is $18.99 on the website.
The next item is a tote bag, and only costs $15.00. The bag is 100% that has long handles for carrying that are 22” long. It is machine washable and measures 15” by 18” by 6”. This tote bag also includes the same Illinois State Gymnastics logo that is on the baseball jersey, on the front and back of the bag. It’s perfect for carrying anywhere; for a trip to the beach or toting books to school.
The last item available on the website is a ceramic travel mug. This also includes the Illinois State Gymnastics logo with the gymnast silhouetted in the background. It is 7” tall and holds 15 ounces. It’s perfect not only for cold beverages, but it is also going to keep hot beverages at your desired temperature. It also has a secure lid and will fit into most vehicles’ cup holders and is hand wash only.
Wednesday, March 30, 2011
Tuesday, March 29, 2011
at Texas Women's University, February 26th, 2011
The ISU gymnastics team hit the road after their quadrangular competition and flew to Texas for a competition against Texas Women’s University and Centenary College in Denton, Texas. Both of their competitors are conference rivals, only UIC and SEMO were missing from the mix.
The Redbirds started on the balance beam with Marissa Stom leading off; unfortunately, she fell, starting the girls with an 8.95. Hoping to build momentum next was Kim Genereux, who although did not fall, had a wobbly routine and scored a 9.225. Stacie Morris was next, she also fell and scored an 8.975. Erica Schick was up next, and scored a 9.45 with another wobbly routine. Uncharacteristically, Melissa Mann fell off on her acrobatic series and scored a 9.150. Hannah Deutsch finished the event with a 9.75, winning the event for the night. The total balance beam score was a 46.550, lower than the Redbirds would have liked.
Next, the team moved to the floor exercise in the hopes of doing well on their second event. Fortunately, the Redbirds were able to build on all of their scores on this particular event. Hannah Meyer led off, scoring a 9.625. From there, scores just went up. Marissa Stom scored a 9.65, Kim Genereux posted a 9.75, as did Apples Barrientos. Hannah Deutsch went fifth and scored a 9.800 and Erica Schick rounded off the event with a 9.825. The girls posted a score of 48.775 on the floor exercise.
Next, the Birds moved to the vault, where they posted their season high and almost broke the record for highest team vault score in the history of ISU gymnastics. Kim Genereux went first and scored a 9.775. Hannah Deutsch and Erica Schick both scored a 9.75. Apples Barrientos scored a 9.825, Marissa Stom posted a 9.800 and Jenna Bossle posted her season high with a 9.875. The team scored a 49.075.
The Birds ended on the uneven bars, where they did not do as well as they would have hoped. Emily Matko went first and Jenna Bossle went third, both scoring a 9.550. Chelsie Seplowin went second, scoring only an 8.050, having fallen twice. Apples and Kim Genereux also fell, scoring an 8.425 and an 8.875 respectively. Erica Schick went sixth and scored a 9.675 on the uneven bars, posting a team score of only 46.075.
The Redbirds’ overall score was a 190.425, placing them third in the conference competition.
The Redbirds started on the balance beam with Marissa Stom leading off; unfortunately, she fell, starting the girls with an 8.95. Hoping to build momentum next was Kim Genereux, who although did not fall, had a wobbly routine and scored a 9.225. Stacie Morris was next, she also fell and scored an 8.975. Erica Schick was up next, and scored a 9.45 with another wobbly routine. Uncharacteristically, Melissa Mann fell off on her acrobatic series and scored a 9.150. Hannah Deutsch finished the event with a 9.75, winning the event for the night. The total balance beam score was a 46.550, lower than the Redbirds would have liked.
Next, the team moved to the floor exercise in the hopes of doing well on their second event. Fortunately, the Redbirds were able to build on all of their scores on this particular event. Hannah Meyer led off, scoring a 9.625. From there, scores just went up. Marissa Stom scored a 9.65, Kim Genereux posted a 9.75, as did Apples Barrientos. Hannah Deutsch went fifth and scored a 9.800 and Erica Schick rounded off the event with a 9.825. The girls posted a score of 48.775 on the floor exercise.
Next, the Birds moved to the vault, where they posted their season high and almost broke the record for highest team vault score in the history of ISU gymnastics. Kim Genereux went first and scored a 9.775. Hannah Deutsch and Erica Schick both scored a 9.75. Apples Barrientos scored a 9.825, Marissa Stom posted a 9.800 and Jenna Bossle posted her season high with a 9.875. The team scored a 49.075.
The Birds ended on the uneven bars, where they did not do as well as they would have hoped. Emily Matko went first and Jenna Bossle went third, both scoring a 9.550. Chelsie Seplowin went second, scoring only an 8.050, having fallen twice. Apples and Kim Genereux also fell, scoring an 8.425 and an 8.875 respectively. Erica Schick went sixth and scored a 9.675 on the uneven bars, posting a team score of only 46.075.
The Redbirds’ overall score was a 190.425, placing them third in the conference competition.
Tuesday, March 15, 2011
Senior Night
This year’s quadrangular competition against Seattle-Pacific, Ball State and Wisconsin-Lacrosse doubled as Senior Night for the 2011 graduating class. Six seniors have completed their four years of eligibility and were honored by their coaches and teammates. Hannah Deutsch, Emily Matko, Stacie Morris, Jessica Prousa, Erica Schick and Katie Witty were the honorees of the night.
Hannah Deutsch is from Plano, Texas and has competed all four events for the Redbirds. She specializes on the balance beam, posting a 9.925 career high. On the vault and floor exercise, she has scored career highs of 9.75 and 9.875 respectively. Among her other honors include competing in the World Maccabiah Games in Israel where Team USA finished second overall.
Emily Matko is from Roanoke, Virginia and has also competed every event for the gymnastics team. Her career high on the floor exercise is a 9.825, on the vault, a 9.625 and on the uneven bars, a 9.700. At the beginning of this year, she was named the second recipient of the Northrip Endowed Scholarship.
Stacie Morris is from Burke, Virginia and has competed on the uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise for the Redbirds. Her career high scores include a 9.725 on the uneven bars, a 9.625 on the balance beam and a 9.675 on the floor exercise. She was the first recipient of the Northrip Endowed Scholarship.
Jessica Prousa is from Naperville, Illinois and has competed on all four events for the Redbirds, although not on vault since her freshman year. Her career bests include a 9.825 on the uneven bars, a 9.875 on the balance beam and a 9.775 on the floor exercise. She was voted Newcomer of the Year her freshman year.
Erica Schick is from Livonia, Michigan and has also competed all four events for the ISU gymnastics team. On vault her career high is a 9.75, on bars, a 9.875, on beam a 9.85 and on the floor exercise, a 9.875. She has also qualified for all four years to the NCAA Regionals Competition.
Katie Witty is from Chicago, Illinois on the vault and the balance beam for the Redbirds. Her career best on the balance beam is a 9.65 and on the vault, a 9.425. She has been named to the AFNI Athletics Honor Roll every year she has been on the team.
Hannah Deutsch is from Plano, Texas and has competed all four events for the Redbirds. She specializes on the balance beam, posting a 9.925 career high. On the vault and floor exercise, she has scored career highs of 9.75 and 9.875 respectively. Among her other honors include competing in the World Maccabiah Games in Israel where Team USA finished second overall.
Emily Matko is from Roanoke, Virginia and has also competed every event for the gymnastics team. Her career high on the floor exercise is a 9.825, on the vault, a 9.625 and on the uneven bars, a 9.700. At the beginning of this year, she was named the second recipient of the Northrip Endowed Scholarship.
Stacie Morris is from Burke, Virginia and has competed on the uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise for the Redbirds. Her career high scores include a 9.725 on the uneven bars, a 9.625 on the balance beam and a 9.675 on the floor exercise. She was the first recipient of the Northrip Endowed Scholarship.
Jessica Prousa is from Naperville, Illinois and has competed on all four events for the Redbirds, although not on vault since her freshman year. Her career bests include a 9.825 on the uneven bars, a 9.875 on the balance beam and a 9.775 on the floor exercise. She was voted Newcomer of the Year her freshman year.
Erica Schick is from Livonia, Michigan and has also competed all four events for the ISU gymnastics team. On vault her career high is a 9.75, on bars, a 9.875, on beam a 9.85 and on the floor exercise, a 9.875. She has also qualified for all four years to the NCAA Regionals Competition.
Katie Witty is from Chicago, Illinois on the vault and the balance beam for the Redbirds. Her career best on the balance beam is a 9.65 and on the vault, a 9.425. She has been named to the AFNI Athletics Honor Roll every year she has been on the team.
Wednesday, March 2, 2011
vs. Seattle-Pacific, Ball State and Wisconsin-Lacrosse, February 17th, 2011
On February 17th, 2011, the Redbirds returned home to compete in a quadrangular competition against Seattle-Pacific, Wisconsin-Lacrosse and Ball State University. The Redbirds began on the vault, and in another change to the vault lineup, Kim Genereux began the event, scoring an impressive 9.750. Scores were erratic on this rotation, Hannah Deutsch followed with a 9.650, Erica Schick was next with a 9.725 and Apollonia Barrientos went fourth and scored a 9.600. Normally, scores are constantly progressive and build on each other, but that didn’t seem to be the case in this rotation. Marissa Stom unfortunately fell and scored a 9.000 but Jenna Bossle posted a 9.675 to finish off the event for the Birds. Their total vault score was a 48.400.
The gymnasts moved to the uneven bars next. The bar lineup has stayed fairly consistent for the previous few competitions. Emily Matko led off with a 9.500 but Chelsie Seplowin unfortunately fell and scored an 8.875. Jenna Bossle followed with a good score of a 9.600. The last three competitors did well, Apples, Kim and Erica scored a 9.750, 9.725 and 9.750 respectively. They posted a total uneven bar score of 48.325.
Next up, the balance beam. Marissa Stom led off with a 9.525 and Kim Genereux posted a 9.650. Stacie Morris followed with a 9.575. Erica and Melissa Mann followed score a 9.700 and a 9.800. The real story on balance beam this meet though was Hannah Deutsch. After an extraordinarily impressive beam routine, she scored her career high on the event, a 9.925. I can tell you from experience, that I have never heard Horton Fieldhouse erupt as loudly as I had in that particular moment. After such an exhilarating moment, the Redbirds had to move to floor after scoring a 48.650 on the balance beam.
The Birds really needed to do well on the floor exercise to post the excellent score they wanted to. Unfortunately, things didn’t start out well; Stacie Morris fell and only scored a 9.050. Marissa Stom went next and scored a 9.500, also not the score that the gymnasts really want to have to count. The following four performances were excellent though, all scoring above a 9.750.Their overall score on the floor was a 48.625.
• Kim Genereux 9.750
• Apollonia Barrientos 9.775
• Hannah Deutsch 9.825
• Erica Schick 9.775
A happy ending for the Redbirds; they accumulated a score of 194.000. They also won the entire competition, beating all three of the other teams. It was an excellent night for the Redbirds and even more special because it was Senior Night. Look for the next blog posting to highlight the girls that will be graduating this year.
The gymnasts moved to the uneven bars next. The bar lineup has stayed fairly consistent for the previous few competitions. Emily Matko led off with a 9.500 but Chelsie Seplowin unfortunately fell and scored an 8.875. Jenna Bossle followed with a good score of a 9.600. The last three competitors did well, Apples, Kim and Erica scored a 9.750, 9.725 and 9.750 respectively. They posted a total uneven bar score of 48.325.
Next up, the balance beam. Marissa Stom led off with a 9.525 and Kim Genereux posted a 9.650. Stacie Morris followed with a 9.575. Erica and Melissa Mann followed score a 9.700 and a 9.800. The real story on balance beam this meet though was Hannah Deutsch. After an extraordinarily impressive beam routine, she scored her career high on the event, a 9.925. I can tell you from experience, that I have never heard Horton Fieldhouse erupt as loudly as I had in that particular moment. After such an exhilarating moment, the Redbirds had to move to floor after scoring a 48.650 on the balance beam.
The Birds really needed to do well on the floor exercise to post the excellent score they wanted to. Unfortunately, things didn’t start out well; Stacie Morris fell and only scored a 9.050. Marissa Stom went next and scored a 9.500, also not the score that the gymnasts really want to have to count. The following four performances were excellent though, all scoring above a 9.750.Their overall score on the floor was a 48.625.
• Kim Genereux 9.750
• Apollonia Barrientos 9.775
• Hannah Deutsch 9.825
• Erica Schick 9.775
A happy ending for the Redbirds; they accumulated a score of 194.000. They also won the entire competition, beating all three of the other teams. It was an excellent night for the Redbirds and even more special because it was Senior Night. Look for the next blog posting to highlight the girls that will be graduating this year.
Tuesday, March 1, 2011
at SEMO, February 11, 2011
After competing at Ball State University, the Redbirds went on the road the following week to compete against Southeast Missouri State, an MIC rival, on February 11th, 2011. Illinois State hosted SEMO for the season opener on January 8th and won, 191.500-190.275.
Illinois State started on the uneven bars. Emily Matko began the event, scoring a 9.475 and Chelsie Seplowin followed with a score of 9.500. Jenna Bossle scored a 9.600 and Apollonia Barrientos posted a 9.675. The final two competitors were Kim Genereux and Erica Schick, who scored a 9.775 and a 9.825 respectively. The total bar score was a 48.375, not as high of a score as the Redbirds would probably like, but a good start to the competition.
In an interesting twist, Coach Conkling drastically changed the lineup for vault. Erica Schick began the event, scoring a 9.700, really setting up the rest of the girls to build upon that score. Hannah Deutsch and Apollonia Barrientos both scored a 9.725. Unfortunately, Kim Genereux fell on her vault, scoring a 9.250. But Marissa Stom and Jenna Bossle both posted good scores, scoring a 9.775 and a 9.650. Their total vault score was a 48.575. After two events, the Redbirds were four tenths behind the Redhawks.
On the third event, the floor exercise, Hannah Meyer began the event. She scored a 9.575 and after Marissa Stom competed, she scored a 9.550. Kim and Apples both posted excellent scores, with a 9.725 and a 9.750. And the last two competitors, Hannah Deutsch and Erica Schick, both earned a 9.825. The gymnasts posted an overall score of a 48.700.
Finally, the Redbirds moved to the balance beam, always a treacherous event to compete last and things don’t go very well at this point. Marissa Stom, Kim Genereux and Stacie Morris all fell scoring a 9.100, 8.775 and 8.500 respectively. Erica Schick posted a 9.725 despite a somewhat bobbly routine. Melissa Mann and Hannah Deutsch both posted excellent scores with a 9.800 and a 9.825. Unfortunately, the Redbirds fell apart on the last event and lost to the Redhawks. On the bright side, despite the distress on the balance beam, the Redbirds still posted a 192.925.
Illinois State started on the uneven bars. Emily Matko began the event, scoring a 9.475 and Chelsie Seplowin followed with a score of 9.500. Jenna Bossle scored a 9.600 and Apollonia Barrientos posted a 9.675. The final two competitors were Kim Genereux and Erica Schick, who scored a 9.775 and a 9.825 respectively. The total bar score was a 48.375, not as high of a score as the Redbirds would probably like, but a good start to the competition.
In an interesting twist, Coach Conkling drastically changed the lineup for vault. Erica Schick began the event, scoring a 9.700, really setting up the rest of the girls to build upon that score. Hannah Deutsch and Apollonia Barrientos both scored a 9.725. Unfortunately, Kim Genereux fell on her vault, scoring a 9.250. But Marissa Stom and Jenna Bossle both posted good scores, scoring a 9.775 and a 9.650. Their total vault score was a 48.575. After two events, the Redbirds were four tenths behind the Redhawks.
On the third event, the floor exercise, Hannah Meyer began the event. She scored a 9.575 and after Marissa Stom competed, she scored a 9.550. Kim and Apples both posted excellent scores, with a 9.725 and a 9.750. And the last two competitors, Hannah Deutsch and Erica Schick, both earned a 9.825. The gymnasts posted an overall score of a 48.700.
Finally, the Redbirds moved to the balance beam, always a treacherous event to compete last and things don’t go very well at this point. Marissa Stom, Kim Genereux and Stacie Morris all fell scoring a 9.100, 8.775 and 8.500 respectively. Erica Schick posted a 9.725 despite a somewhat bobbly routine. Melissa Mann and Hannah Deutsch both posted excellent scores with a 9.800 and a 9.825. Unfortunately, the Redbirds fell apart on the last event and lost to the Redhawks. On the bright side, despite the distress on the balance beam, the Redbirds still posted a 192.925.
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