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.
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