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.