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PIONEER GYMNASTICS
WALKS AWAY WITH SOLID THIRD PLACE SHOWING IN KENTUCKY
LEXINGTON,
KY—The Texas Woman's University gymnastics
team (2-8) did not count a fall on any apparatus for the first
time this season en route to recording a season-high team score
of 193.275. The Pioneers finished third behind Arkansas (194.475)
and Illinois-Chicago (193.425). Meet
host Kentucky came in fourth place with 192.625.
Senior Luci Romberg (Foxfield, CO/Cherry Creek H.S.) led
the team on the night by finishing third in the all-around
with a season-high 38.775.
“I feel good about what the team accomplished tonight.
We talked to the squad all week about being accountable for
their actions in a meet and they responded with a season-high
193.275,” head coach Frank Kudlac said. “This team
is able to score a 193.000 at every meet and a 194.000 or better
if we are hot. I am very excited that all the girls competed
to their full potential tonight.”
Kentucky won the vault with a 49.100, but fell apart on bars
and beam to sink to fourth at the end of the night. The Pioneers
turned in a 48.525 on the event and were led by Luci Romberg,
who finished tied for ninth place with a 9.750. Illinois-Chicago's
Veronique Meunier won the vault with a 9.925. Arkansas and
UI-C tied for the bars title with a 48.675 while the Flames'
Jennifer O'Neil took individual honors by recording a 9.825.
TWU freshman Chelsie Leggett (Centerville, OH/Centerville
H.S.) was the highest placing Pioneer on bars. She tied
for sixth position with a season-high 9.750. The Pioneers recorded
a season-high 48.225 to win the balance beam. Lindsey Clowers
(Garland, TX/South Garland H.S.) and Amber McMeans
(Hurst, TX/L.D. Bell H.S.) tied for ninth with scores
of 9.675 to pace the team. The Razorbacks' Hannah McLeod won
the beam title with a 9.825.
Meet victor Arkansas won the floor title with a 49.000, followed
by Kentucky (48.850) in second, UI-C (48.100) in third and
TWU (48.075) in fourth. Michelle Gales took the only individual
title for Kentucky when she scored a 9.850 to win the floor
exercise. Alyson Cacciatore won the all-around with a 39.075
for UI-C while the Razorbacks' Hannah McLeod took second spot
with a 39.000, followed by Romberg in third.
Other
notable performances for TWU were Nakia
Westbrook (Round Rock, TX/ Round Rock H.S.) recording
a season-high 9.725 on vault and Clowers, competing
in the all-around
for the first time since her freshman season, finishing sixth
with a 38.600.
Up
next, the Pioneers return home to host Bridgeport on Saturday,
Feb. 15 at 7 p.m.
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