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PIONEER
GYMNASTICS FINISHES THIRD IN CORVETTE CUP
COLUMBIA,
MO.—The Texas Woman's University gymnastics
team (4-13) recorded a new season-high team score of 193.425,
which placed them third in the Corvette Cup hosted by the University
of Missouri. Missouri won the meet with a 195.925, followed
by Eastern Michigan University in second place with a team
score of 194.600. Southeast Missouri State University came
in last place with a 191.900. Luci Romberg (Foxfield, CO/Cherry
Creek H.S.) led the Pioneers with a third place finish
on bars (9.825) and fourth in the all-around with a 38.550.
“We competed well today and it showed with a season-high
193.425. We didn't have to count a single fall during the meet.
We started on floor, which has been a problem for us lately
and pulled out a good score of 48.800, then finished up strong
on the beam,” head coach Frank Kudlac said. “Luci
did a nice job for us in the all-around and gave us
some good scores on every event. Amber McMeans stepped up on
beam and performed a great routine right after Lindsey Clowers
fell in her attempt. We still have some things to work on,
but we looked good on every event and I was very happy with
the results.”
The
Pioneers started off on floor and turned in a 48.800, which
placed them third on the event behind Missouri (49.325)
and Eastern Michigan (48.900). Missouri's Alisha Robinson and
Lauren Schwartzman tied EMU's Leah Hashimoto for
the top spot on floor exercise with a 9.900. Lindsey Clowers
(Garland, TX/South Garland H.S.) and Jonica Scott
(Grand Prairie, TX/Bowie H.S.) finished the highest of
any Pioneers when they both scored a 9.825 to tie for seventh
place. Eastern Michigan took the top spot on vault with a 49.350
and Hashimoto won her second event of the meet with a score
of 9.925. Luci Romberg came in ninth on vault with a 9.800
while Kim Holland (McKinney, TX/Allen H.S.) finished
in 14th place with a season-high 9.725. TWU recorded
a 48.350 on vault to finish last on the event.
The Pioneers turned in a season-high 48.475 on bars in the
third rotation, but Missouri took the top spot away with a
49.100. A pair of Tigers, Jodie Heinicka and Andrea Nervig,
won the bars title with a 9.850 while Romberg came in third
with a 9.825. The next highest finisher for TWU was Jennifer
Bolli (Rockwall, TX/Rockwall H.S.) in eighth place with
a 9.700
TWU
moved to beam on the final rotation and scored a meet low
47.800 while meet host Missouri won its third event of
the evening with a score of 48.300. The Tigers' Alina Hamm
won the event with a 9.850. Amber McMeans (Hurst, TX/L.D.
Bell HS) finished in a tie for sixth place with a season-high
9.700 to lead the Pioneers. Alisha Robinson of Missouri won
the all-around with a 39.400 while Natalie Hashimoto came in
second with a 39.300.
Up
next, the Pioneers travel to Norman, Okla. to face the
University of Oklahoma and Centenary in a tri-meet
on Friday, March 7. The meet is scheduled to begin at 7
p.m.
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