Twelve teams were selected to attend the NCAA Gymnastics National Championships and competed in two semifinal rounds. Six teams would compete in each; in the first session, University of Oklahoma, University of Michigan, UCLA, University of Arkansas, University of Georgia and the University of Illinois competed for the top three spots. Taking home that honor were the University of Oklahoma, the University of Michigan and UCLA scoring a 196.775, 196.700 and a 196.500 respectively. With UCLA being the defending champions, they needed to step up their game in order to take home the National title for the second year in a row. In the second session, the teams that competed were the University of Alabama, University of Nebraska, University of Utah, University of Florida, Oregon State University and Kent State University. Those earning the top three spots that moved on to the Super Six Finals Round were University of Alabama with a 197.050, the University of Nebraska with a 196.850 and the University of Utah with a 196.200. Surprisingly, the University of Florida, the team that has been first in the national rankings for the entire season, did not move on to the final round.
The competition was tight between the top two emergent teams, the University of Alabama and UCLA. Only .275 tenths separated the first and second place teams. University of Alabama scored a 197.650 and UCLA scored a 197.375. The University of Alabama edged out UCLA on the vault (49.575-49.500), the balance beam (49.350-49.200) and the floor exercise (49.450-49.350), but UCLA won the uneven bars (49.325-49.275).
Stanford won the NCAA Men’s Gymnastics National title, defeating Oklahoma (361.600), with a 363.450.
Wednesday, April 27, 2011
Wednesday, April 13, 2011
NCAA Men's Gymnastics
NCAA men’s gymnastics also participates in an NCAA National Competition. It will take place this weekend as well, on April 15th and 16th at Ohio State. Last year, Michigan won the title, scoring a 360.500, Stanford came in second and Oklahoma took third place. All three teams are participating in the National Competition this year.
Men’s competition is a little bit different than women’s. Women’s collegiate gymnastics still bases their scoring on a 10.0 scale. Men have converted to international scoring; in this case, judges create two scores and then add them together. One score is based on execution, which is still out of ten points and the other score is based on difficulty. Every skill that a gymnast does has a point value, and the more skills he does, the more points he gets. Adding those two scores together gives the gymnast his score. This creates situation where there can be no top score in men’s collegiate gymnastics; there is always the possibility of a higher score if more skills or more difficult skills are competed. Women can only receive a maximum team score of 200.00 based on four events; in the old system, men could have received a top score of 300.00. Now they are receiving scores close to 360 due to the combination of the execution and difficult scores.
This year’s 2011 qualifying teams include Oklahoma, Stanford, California, Illinois, Penn State, Michigan, Ohio State, Minnesota, the Air Force Academy, Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois-Chicago. Oklahoma’s regional qualifying score is 359.683 and is the top qualifier; Illinois-Chicago’s score is a 340.800 and marks the lowest score that was entered into the competition.
Men’s competition is a little bit different than women’s. Women’s collegiate gymnastics still bases their scoring on a 10.0 scale. Men have converted to international scoring; in this case, judges create two scores and then add them together. One score is based on execution, which is still out of ten points and the other score is based on difficulty. Every skill that a gymnast does has a point value, and the more skills he does, the more points he gets. Adding those two scores together gives the gymnast his score. This creates situation where there can be no top score in men’s collegiate gymnastics; there is always the possibility of a higher score if more skills or more difficult skills are competed. Women can only receive a maximum team score of 200.00 based on four events; in the old system, men could have received a top score of 300.00. Now they are receiving scores close to 360 due to the combination of the execution and difficult scores.
This year’s 2011 qualifying teams include Oklahoma, Stanford, California, Illinois, Penn State, Michigan, Ohio State, Minnesota, the Air Force Academy, Nebraska, Iowa and Illinois-Chicago. Oklahoma’s regional qualifying score is 359.683 and is the top qualifier; Illinois-Chicago’s score is a 340.800 and marks the lowest score that was entered into the competition.
Monday, April 11, 2011
Season Injuries
Well, the season is officially over for the Illinois State University gymnastics team and it was a rough year. Three gymnasts suffered season-ending injuries this year; Robin Weissman tore most of the ligaments in her knee and Kim Caron and Jess Prousa both tore their Achilles tendons, all three girls required surgery.
The season was hampered with other injuries as well. Tori Sarantakis, although she did come back to compete in the final few meets, suffered a sprained ankle that took her out of the event where the Redbirds used her the most, the vault. Elise Gray also had a variety of injuries, ranging from her knees to her ankles, thanks to her vaults. Melissa Mann had problems with her collarbone after swinging bars and also sustained a sprained ankle on the balance beam.
Two of the all-arounders for the Redbirds were also taken out at the end of the season. The week before the State of Illinois Classic, Kim Genereux was vaulting and landed awkwardly on one of the mats, spraining her ankle. She was unable to compete in the all-around at state or conference, but was at least able to compete bars at SEMO. Erica Schick also had some trouble toward the end of season that ended up costing her a competing position at the NCAA Regionals. She was competing her dismount of bars and landed too far back on her heels, bruising them both. Schick competed beam and unfortunately fell, but did not compete any other events that day. At the conference competition, Erica was also able to compete bars along with Kim. Both had excellent routines.
All in all, the Redbirds could have used some of the girls they lost, but still did exceptionally well this season considering all of the injuries.
The season was hampered with other injuries as well. Tori Sarantakis, although she did come back to compete in the final few meets, suffered a sprained ankle that took her out of the event where the Redbirds used her the most, the vault. Elise Gray also had a variety of injuries, ranging from her knees to her ankles, thanks to her vaults. Melissa Mann had problems with her collarbone after swinging bars and also sustained a sprained ankle on the balance beam.
Two of the all-arounders for the Redbirds were also taken out at the end of the season. The week before the State of Illinois Classic, Kim Genereux was vaulting and landed awkwardly on one of the mats, spraining her ankle. She was unable to compete in the all-around at state or conference, but was at least able to compete bars at SEMO. Erica Schick also had some trouble toward the end of season that ended up costing her a competing position at the NCAA Regionals. She was competing her dismount of bars and landed too far back on her heels, bruising them both. Schick competed beam and unfortunately fell, but did not compete any other events that day. At the conference competition, Erica was also able to compete bars along with Kim. Both had excellent routines.
All in all, the Redbirds could have used some of the girls they lost, but still did exceptionally well this season considering all of the injuries.
Sunday, April 10, 2011
Team Banquet
Today was the End of the Year Banquet for ISU Gymnastics that was held at Redbird Arena at Illinois State University. There were four awards announced this year, as well as who would be the captains for the upcoming 2011 – 2012 season.
First, the award for most valuable newcomer was announced, which goes to a freshman or transfer every year. This year, the award went to freshman Jenna Bossle, who has competed in every meet this season on at least two events, vault and bars. For the last few events, she even competed on the balance beam.
Second was the award for most improved gymnast. This goes to the gymnast that the team feels has improved most over the year; for the second year in a row, Hannah Meyer won the award. Not only has she greatly improved, but she has also stepped up to compete two events for the Redbirds this year. She has led off for the Redbirds on the floor exercise for every competition.
Following that was the most valuable gymnast of the year award. After such an amazing senior season, Erica Schick won the award. She competed in the all-around for almost every meet for the Redbirds and has done so for the last four years she has been at Illinois State.
Finally, the Redbird Award was given to Hannah Deutsch. The Redbird Award is given to the gymnast who not only steps in the gym, but also does well academically and participates in community service.
Next year’s captains, in an interesting scenario, will be Kim Genereux and Apollonia Barrientos, both of whom will be juniors.
First, the award for most valuable newcomer was announced, which goes to a freshman or transfer every year. This year, the award went to freshman Jenna Bossle, who has competed in every meet this season on at least two events, vault and bars. For the last few events, she even competed on the balance beam.
Second was the award for most improved gymnast. This goes to the gymnast that the team feels has improved most over the year; for the second year in a row, Hannah Meyer won the award. Not only has she greatly improved, but she has also stepped up to compete two events for the Redbirds this year. She has led off for the Redbirds on the floor exercise for every competition.
Following that was the most valuable gymnast of the year award. After such an amazing senior season, Erica Schick won the award. She competed in the all-around for almost every meet for the Redbirds and has done so for the last four years she has been at Illinois State.
Finally, the Redbird Award was given to Hannah Deutsch. The Redbird Award is given to the gymnast who not only steps in the gym, but also does well academically and participates in community service.
Next year’s captains, in an interesting scenario, will be Kim Genereux and Apollonia Barrientos, both of whom will be juniors.
Wednesday, April 6, 2011
NCAA Regionals at University of Oklahoma, April 2nd, 2011
Hannah Deutsch competed in the NCAA Regional Competition on Saturday, April 2nd, 2011 at the University of Oklahoma in Norman, OK. This was her last competition, not only as a Redbird but also as a gymnast. She scored a 9.775 and took 15th place for her performance. This was her second performance on the balance beam in the NCAA Regionals, she competed last year and unfortunately fell, placing 39th in the overall competition.
But Coach Conkling felt she performed very well under pressure and said, “She has a really nice routine, so I’m proud of her.” Hannah also felt really good about her performance, even though she thought she could have done a little better. “It hasn’t quite hit me yet that my senior year is over. We had a lot of injuries this season but I’m just glad to go out on a high note,” she was quoted saying from GoRedbirds.com.
Of the teams that did compete in the overall team competition, Oklahoma took first place and has therefore qualified to compete in the NCAA Nationals. They had a team score of 197.350. Utah took second place with a score of 196.475 and also qualifies to Nationals, Washington took third after scoring a 195.300. New Hampshire followed with a 194.500 and Missouri came in fifth place, with a total score of 194.175.
The NCAA’s will be hosted by Kent State University on April 15th through April 17th. The qualifiers include Alabama, UCLA, Oklahoma, Oregon State, Florida, Michigan, Georgia, Utah, Nebraska, Arkansas, Illinois and Kent State.
But Coach Conkling felt she performed very well under pressure and said, “She has a really nice routine, so I’m proud of her.” Hannah also felt really good about her performance, even though she thought she could have done a little better. “It hasn’t quite hit me yet that my senior year is over. We had a lot of injuries this season but I’m just glad to go out on a high note,” she was quoted saying from GoRedbirds.com.
Of the teams that did compete in the overall team competition, Oklahoma took first place and has therefore qualified to compete in the NCAA Nationals. They had a team score of 197.350. Utah took second place with a score of 196.475 and also qualifies to Nationals, Washington took third after scoring a 195.300. New Hampshire followed with a 194.500 and Missouri came in fifth place, with a total score of 194.175.
The NCAA’s will be hosted by Kent State University on April 15th through April 17th. The qualifiers include Alabama, UCLA, Oklahoma, Oregon State, Florida, Michigan, Georgia, Utah, Nebraska, Arkansas, Illinois and Kent State.
Tuesday, April 5, 2011
Regional Qualifiers
In an interesting turn of events for the Redbirds, Erica Schick will no longer be competing in the all-around competition at the NCAA Regionals. At the State of Illinois Classic, Erica was dismounting off bars during her competitive routine and landed with almost stiff legs, causing her to land hard on her heels. On top of this, the four-inch thick mat that she landed on was not very padded and she bruised both of her heels. As a result, she only competed on the uneven bars and balance beam at this competition and only on bars at the MIC Conference Championships. As this injury is still bothersome, she has opted out of the Regional competition.
Because of this, a gymnast from Southeast Missouri State University will now compete in the individual all-around competition. The Regional Qualifying Score (discussed in a previous blog), is also used to determine which gymnasts will attend Regionals in the all-around competition and as an individual event specialist. The gymnast from SEMO was also the one who was ahead of Hannah Deutsch on the balance beam. Since that gymnast will now be competing in the all-around, the spot for beam specialist became available. Hannah Deutsch was previously an alternate, and now out of 72 gymnasts who had competed balance beam enough to have an RQS, she has qualified in the top spot in the South Central Region. Her RQS score was a 9.830, her average was a 9.717 (which is irrelevant in determining who attends Regionals) and her high score is a 9.925.
Because of this, a gymnast from Southeast Missouri State University will now compete in the individual all-around competition. The Regional Qualifying Score (discussed in a previous blog), is also used to determine which gymnasts will attend Regionals in the all-around competition and as an individual event specialist. The gymnast from SEMO was also the one who was ahead of Hannah Deutsch on the balance beam. Since that gymnast will now be competing in the all-around, the spot for beam specialist became available. Hannah Deutsch was previously an alternate, and now out of 72 gymnasts who had competed balance beam enough to have an RQS, she has qualified in the top spot in the South Central Region. Her RQS score was a 9.830, her average was a 9.717 (which is irrelevant in determining who attends Regionals) and her high score is a 9.925.
Monday, April 4, 2011
Conference Awards
Several gymnasts on the Illinois State gymnastics team were honored at the MIC Conference Championships this year. Two of the girls were named First Team All-Conference, which means that they placed in the top three in at least one event or in the all-around competition. Erica Schick, for her second place finish on the uneven bars with a score of 9.825 and Apollonia Barrientos, who tied for third on the floor exercise after scoring a 9.675.
Erica Schick was also named Midwest Independent Conference Gymnast of the Year, an honor voted on by the head and assistant coaches of the conference. Although Erica was out of the all-around during conference because she sustained an injury the week before, Coach Conkling thought she was very deserving of the award. “Erica worked hard all year so it was nice to see her get gymnast of the year,” he was quoted at GoRedbirds.com.
The following competition is no longer a team competition, like the Redbirds were shooting for, but the NCAA Regional Competition. Erica was one of the top five all-around finishers in the region that Illinois State is a part of and has thus qualified for an all-around spot at the individual competition. Hannah Deutsch, after attending the competition last year, will be going as an alternate on the balance beam. There were several surprisingly absent teams from the NCAA Regional and Deutsch’s score was just not quite enough to qualify her for the individual competition, as there is only one event specialist per region.
Erica Schick was also named Midwest Independent Conference Gymnast of the Year, an honor voted on by the head and assistant coaches of the conference. Although Erica was out of the all-around during conference because she sustained an injury the week before, Coach Conkling thought she was very deserving of the award. “Erica worked hard all year so it was nice to see her get gymnast of the year,” he was quoted at GoRedbirds.com.
The following competition is no longer a team competition, like the Redbirds were shooting for, but the NCAA Regional Competition. Erica was one of the top five all-around finishers in the region that Illinois State is a part of and has thus qualified for an all-around spot at the individual competition. Hannah Deutsch, after attending the competition last year, will be going as an alternate on the balance beam. There were several surprisingly absent teams from the NCAA Regional and Deutsch’s score was just not quite enough to qualify her for the individual competition, as there is only one event specialist per region.
Sunday, April 3, 2011
at SEMO, March 16th, 2011
The Redbirds prepped for their last competition of the season as a team when they traveled to Cape Girardeau, Missouri for the Midwest Independent Conference Championships.
The gymnasts started on a bye, not competing for the first rotation due to the fact that there are five teams in the conference. Following that, they started on the balance beam where Apollonia Barrientos competed first, scoring a 9.35 with a wobbly routine. Jenna Bossle went next, unfortunately falling twice and scoring an 8.550. Tori Sarantakis scored a 9.450 and Stacie Morris, Melissa Mann and Hannah Deutsch finished the event, all with scores of a 9.550.
The Birds moved to the floor exercise where there were several uncharacteristic steps out of bounds. Hannah Meyer started off with a 9.050 and Emily Matko went second with a 9.475. Marissa Stom followed with a 9.625. Stacie Morris went fourth, scoring a 9.525 and Apollonia Barrientos went fifth, posting a score of 9.675. Hannah Deutsch ended the event, scoring a 9.60.
The girls moved to the vault, where they posted their highest event total of the night. Marissa Stom led off with a 9.775. Hannah Deutsch went second, posting a 9.575. Tori Sarantakis went third and scored a 9.650. Jenna Bossle went fourth and Elise Gray went sixth, both with scores of 9.75. Apollonia Barrientos competed between the two of them and scored a 9.675. Their total of the vault was a 48.60.
The team moved to their last event, the uneven bars. Emily Matko went first on her second event of the night and scored a 9.55 and Chelsie Seplowin went second, scoring a 9.35. Jenna Bossle competed third and posted a 9.60 and Kim Genereux followed with a 9.625. Apollonia Barrientos unfortunately had a few problems during her routine and scored a 9.25 but Erica Schick finished the event with a 9.825.
After four events, the final team score was a 191.900 and put the gymnasts in fourth place, behind SEMO, who won, Texas Women’s University and University of Illinois-Chicago. Centenary University placed fifth.
The gymnasts started on a bye, not competing for the first rotation due to the fact that there are five teams in the conference. Following that, they started on the balance beam where Apollonia Barrientos competed first, scoring a 9.35 with a wobbly routine. Jenna Bossle went next, unfortunately falling twice and scoring an 8.550. Tori Sarantakis scored a 9.450 and Stacie Morris, Melissa Mann and Hannah Deutsch finished the event, all with scores of a 9.550.
The Birds moved to the floor exercise where there were several uncharacteristic steps out of bounds. Hannah Meyer started off with a 9.050 and Emily Matko went second with a 9.475. Marissa Stom followed with a 9.625. Stacie Morris went fourth, scoring a 9.525 and Apollonia Barrientos went fifth, posting a score of 9.675. Hannah Deutsch ended the event, scoring a 9.60.
The girls moved to the vault, where they posted their highest event total of the night. Marissa Stom led off with a 9.775. Hannah Deutsch went second, posting a 9.575. Tori Sarantakis went third and scored a 9.650. Jenna Bossle went fourth and Elise Gray went sixth, both with scores of 9.75. Apollonia Barrientos competed between the two of them and scored a 9.675. Their total of the vault was a 48.60.
The team moved to their last event, the uneven bars. Emily Matko went first on her second event of the night and scored a 9.55 and Chelsie Seplowin went second, scoring a 9.35. Jenna Bossle competed third and posted a 9.60 and Kim Genereux followed with a 9.625. Apollonia Barrientos unfortunately had a few problems during her routine and scored a 9.25 but Erica Schick finished the event with a 9.825.
After four events, the final team score was a 191.900 and put the gymnasts in fourth place, behind SEMO, who won, Texas Women’s University and University of Illinois-Chicago. Centenary University placed fifth.
Saturday, April 2, 2011
at Northern Illinois, March 12th, 2011
The Redbirds went on the road again to Northern Illinois University for the State of Illinois Class in a battle against all of the state of Illinois gymnastics teams. The competitive teams included Illinois State University, Northern Illinois University, University of Illinois and University of Illinois-Chicago, the one member of ISU’s conference that also competed in this competition.
The team began on the uneven bars where they did well. Tori Sarantakis led off the event and tied with Emily Matko who went second, scoring a 9.575. Chelsie Seplowin went third and fell, scoring a 9.30. Jenna Bossle went fourth and scored a 9.675 and Apollonia Barrientos followed, scoring a 9.775. Unfortunately absent from the event was Kim Genereux, who was out from the entire competition because of a sprained ankle she suffered the week before. Erica Schick rounded off the event, scoring a 9.800.
The girls moved to the balance beam next where Apollonia Barrientos started off. Her and Jenna Bossle had slightly wobbly routines and scored a 9.425 and 9.5, respectively. Stacie Morris went next and fell, scoring a 9.150 and Erica Schick, who also fell, scored a 9.25. Erica was taken out for the rest of the meet because she bruised her heels on her uneven bar routine. Melissa Mann went fifth and scored a 9.75 and Hannah Deutsch finished off the event with a 9.825.
Next, the competition moved to the floor exercise. Hannah Meyer fell on one her floor passes and scored an 8.90. Emily Matko followed, scoring a 9.375 and Marissa Stom went third, and after stepping out of bounds, scored a 9.30. Apollonia Barrientos was up next and scored a 9.750 and Hannah Deutsch went fifth, scoring a 9.725. Stacie Morris went last, in place of Erica and scored a 9.60.
Finally, the gymnasts moved to the vault. Marissa Stom went first and scored a 9.75, tying with Jenna Bossle who went fourth. Hannah Deutsch scored a 9.70, who posted the same score as Tori Sarantakis. Apollonia Barrientos went third and scored a 9.50 after a few uncharacteristic steps out of her vault and Elise Gray had the high score of the night for the Redbirds, scoring a 9.85.
Unfortunately, the Redbirds did not fare well in the standings, placing fourth with a 192.650. In third place was Illinois-Chicago who scored a 193.325, and in second was Northern Illinois who tallied a team total of 194.025. University of Illinois took first place with a score of 196.975.
The team began on the uneven bars where they did well. Tori Sarantakis led off the event and tied with Emily Matko who went second, scoring a 9.575. Chelsie Seplowin went third and fell, scoring a 9.30. Jenna Bossle went fourth and scored a 9.675 and Apollonia Barrientos followed, scoring a 9.775. Unfortunately absent from the event was Kim Genereux, who was out from the entire competition because of a sprained ankle she suffered the week before. Erica Schick rounded off the event, scoring a 9.800.
The girls moved to the balance beam next where Apollonia Barrientos started off. Her and Jenna Bossle had slightly wobbly routines and scored a 9.425 and 9.5, respectively. Stacie Morris went next and fell, scoring a 9.150 and Erica Schick, who also fell, scored a 9.25. Erica was taken out for the rest of the meet because she bruised her heels on her uneven bar routine. Melissa Mann went fifth and scored a 9.75 and Hannah Deutsch finished off the event with a 9.825.
Next, the competition moved to the floor exercise. Hannah Meyer fell on one her floor passes and scored an 8.90. Emily Matko followed, scoring a 9.375 and Marissa Stom went third, and after stepping out of bounds, scored a 9.30. Apollonia Barrientos was up next and scored a 9.750 and Hannah Deutsch went fifth, scoring a 9.725. Stacie Morris went last, in place of Erica and scored a 9.60.
Finally, the gymnasts moved to the vault. Marissa Stom went first and scored a 9.75, tying with Jenna Bossle who went fourth. Hannah Deutsch scored a 9.70, who posted the same score as Tori Sarantakis. Apollonia Barrientos went third and scored a 9.50 after a few uncharacteristic steps out of her vault and Elise Gray had the high score of the night for the Redbirds, scoring a 9.85.
Unfortunately, the Redbirds did not fare well in the standings, placing fourth with a 192.650. In third place was Illinois-Chicago who scored a 193.325, and in second was Northern Illinois who tallied a team total of 194.025. University of Illinois took first place with a score of 196.975.
Friday, April 1, 2011
at UIC, March 5th, 2011
The Redbirds went on the road again on March 5th, 2011. They met another conference rival at the University of Illinois-Chicago. Since the team was away, the girls started on the uneven bars.
Emily Matko began the event, and although she didn’t fall, she received a 9.100 due to a couple of form breaks. Chelsie Seplowin went next and also did not record a fall, but also had a few mistakes, only scoring a 9.025. Jenna Bossle followed, scoring a 9.650. Apples Barrientos went fourth and did excellent, sticking her dismount and scoring a 9.725. Kim Genereux unfortunately fell on her dismount, and only scored a 9.050. Finally, Erica Schick did her routine, scoring a 9.800.
The Birds moved to the vault, where they scored consistently well. Kim Genereux and Marissa Stom both scored a 9.700. Erica Schick and Hannah Deutsch both scored a 9.725, and Apples Barrientos and Jenna Bossle both scored a 9.775. After scoring a 47.325 as a team total on the uneven bars, they scored a 48.700 on the vault.
The gymnasts moved to the floor, where Hannah Meyer began the event and scored a 9.650. Unfortunately, Marissa Stom fell and scored a 9.175 but Kim Genereux followed, posting a 9.675. Apples Barrientos, Hannah Deutsch and Erica Schick rounded out the event with a 9.725, 9.75 and 9.775 respectively. They scored a 48.575 on the event as a team.
Finally, the girls moved to the balance beam, always a treacherous and stressful event to be on last. Marissa Stom started on the event and fell, scoring a 9.0. Kim Genereux went next and Stacie Morris followed, and despite wobbly routines, scored a 9.575 and 9.425 respectively. Erica Schick followed with one of the best routines of her season, scoring a 9.725. Melissa Mann scored a 9.750 and Hannah Deutsch rounded out the event with a 9.85, coming in second in the competition.
Although the Redbirds had a decent meet and scored a 192.925, they lost to the Flames, who scored a 193.475. The two teams would meet again in one week at the Illinois Classic, where the University of Illinois, University of Illinois-Chicago, Northern Illinois and Illinois State compete in a state-wide battle at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, IL.
Emily Matko began the event, and although she didn’t fall, she received a 9.100 due to a couple of form breaks. Chelsie Seplowin went next and also did not record a fall, but also had a few mistakes, only scoring a 9.025. Jenna Bossle followed, scoring a 9.650. Apples Barrientos went fourth and did excellent, sticking her dismount and scoring a 9.725. Kim Genereux unfortunately fell on her dismount, and only scored a 9.050. Finally, Erica Schick did her routine, scoring a 9.800.
The Birds moved to the vault, where they scored consistently well. Kim Genereux and Marissa Stom both scored a 9.700. Erica Schick and Hannah Deutsch both scored a 9.725, and Apples Barrientos and Jenna Bossle both scored a 9.775. After scoring a 47.325 as a team total on the uneven bars, they scored a 48.700 on the vault.
The gymnasts moved to the floor, where Hannah Meyer began the event and scored a 9.650. Unfortunately, Marissa Stom fell and scored a 9.175 but Kim Genereux followed, posting a 9.675. Apples Barrientos, Hannah Deutsch and Erica Schick rounded out the event with a 9.725, 9.75 and 9.775 respectively. They scored a 48.575 on the event as a team.
Finally, the girls moved to the balance beam, always a treacherous and stressful event to be on last. Marissa Stom started on the event and fell, scoring a 9.0. Kim Genereux went next and Stacie Morris followed, and despite wobbly routines, scored a 9.575 and 9.425 respectively. Erica Schick followed with one of the best routines of her season, scoring a 9.725. Melissa Mann scored a 9.750 and Hannah Deutsch rounded out the event with a 9.85, coming in second in the competition.
Although the Redbirds had a decent meet and scored a 192.925, they lost to the Flames, who scored a 193.475. The two teams would meet again in one week at the Illinois Classic, where the University of Illinois, University of Illinois-Chicago, Northern Illinois and Illinois State compete in a state-wide battle at Northern Illinois University in DeKalb, IL.
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