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2004 USA Gymnastics Collegiate National
Championships
DEFENDING
CHAMP TEXAS WOMAN’S ADVANCES TO USAG FINAL
Centenary’s Kristina Menne Wins All-Around Title
DENTON,
TX — Defending
USAG Collegiate National Championship and co-host Texas
Woman's University
was one of four team’s advancing to the 2004 finals by
placing second in Thursday night’s semifinal competition
with a score of 192.275. First place went to Centenary with
193.275, finishing third was the University of California-Davis
with a 191.850 and Temple University was fourth with a score
of 191.375. All four of those teams will move on to the Women's
Team Final on Friday, April 9.
Cornell
University (191.325), Air Force Academy (191.275), Seattle
Pacific (190.975) and Southern Connecticut (188.375) rounded
out the top eight teams
in the semifinal competition.
Both
Texas Woman’s and Centenary finished the night strong
as the Pioneers won the uneven bars – their last event
of the night – with a team
score of 48.525. Centenary won its final two events of the night with a score
of 48.350 on the beam and 49.125 on the floor exercise. The vault was won
by the U.S. Air Force Academy with a score of 48.325. Centenary
freshman Kristina Menne won the USAG all-around with a score
of 38.975. Menne also earned USAG All-America honors on the
uneven bars and balance
beam to move onto Saturday night’s Individual Event Finals, along with
all the top eight finishers on vault, bars, beam and floor.
USAG
All-America honors also went to five TWU Pioneer gymnasts.
Junior Jennifer
Bolli (Rockwall, TX) placed fourth on the floor exercise with a personal
best 9.875, and sophomore Amber McMeans (Hurst, TX) advances
with a 9.75 on the beam and a 9.725 on bars. A total of three Pioneers placed
in the top eight on the uneven bars, led by senior Dana Giametta (Brookshire,
TX) with a score of 9.775 and McMeans and junior Erin MacNabb
(Glenwood, MD) who both had a 9.725.
Friday's
schedule at the 2004 USAG Collegiate National Championships
includes the Men's Team Final beginning at 1 p.m., followed
by the Women's Team
Final at 7 p.m.
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2004 USA Gymnastics Collegiate National Championships
Women’s Semifinals ~ Thursday, April 8
(at Texas Woman’s University, Denton, TX)
Team Standings
1. Centenary 193.275
2. Texas Woman’s** 192.275
3. UC-Davis 191.850
4. Temple 191.375
5. Cornell 191.325
6. Air Force Academy 191.175
7. Seattle Pacific 190.975
8. Southern Connecticut 188.375
**Top
Four Teams Advance to Friday night’s
final
Vault
1. Dominique Ingram (Alaska) 9.900
2T. Erin Maguire (Air Force) 9.825
2T. Tiffany Chan (UC-Davis) 9.825
4. Alexis Zafferas (Temple) 9.725
5T. Laura Frank (Air Force) 9.700
5T. Stephanie Pink (Bridgeport) 9.700
7T. Sarah Sullivan (Seattle Pacific) 9.650
7T. Rebecca Lewis (Air Force) 9.650
7T. Mandy Kolosovsky (Alaska) 9.650
7T. Rachel Goldberg (Cornell) 9.650
Uneven Bars
1T. Jennifer Jackson (Centenary) 9.825
1T. Stephanie Ohler (Cornell) 9.825
3T. Kristina Menne (Centenary) 9.775
3T. Dana Giametta (Texas Woman’s) 9.775
5. Deidre Mattocks (Temple) 9.750
6T. Randi Bisbano (Cornell) 9.725
6T. Jaynie Reynolds (Seattle Pacific) 9.725
6T. Nicole Doherty (UC-Davis) 9.725
6T. Erin Davis (Temple) 9.725
6T. Amber McMeans (Texas Woman’s) 9.725
6T. Erin MacNabb (Texas Woman’s) 9.725 Balance Beam
1. Sarah Racioppi (Centenary) 9.825
2T. Brianna Thomas (Alaska) 9.800
2T. Tiffany Chan (UC-Davis) 9.800
2T. Shellen Goltz (Cornell) 9.800
5T. Kristina Menne (Centenary) 9.775
5T. Kaela Meinert (Centenary) 9.775
5T. Randi Bisbano (Cornell) 9.775
8T. Jessa Liegl (Air Force) 9.750
8T. Jaynie Reynolds (Seattle Pacific) 9.750
8T. Amber McMeans (Texas Woman’s) 9.750
8T. Hanna Anderson (UC-Davis) 9.750
Floor Exercise
1. Erin Maguire (Air Force) 9.925
2T. Jessa Liegl (Air Force) 9.900
2T. Sarah Racioppi (Centenary) 9.900
4T. Kristina Menne (Centenary) 9.875
4T. Debra Huss (Seattle Pacific) 9.875
4T. Jennifer Bolli (Texas Woman’s) 9.875
7T. Dominique Ingram (Alaska) 9.825
7T. Kari Kelly (Seattle Pacific) 9.825
**Top
Eight Individuals in Each Event Advance to Saturday’s
Competition
All-Around
1. Kristina Menne (Centenary) 38.975
2. Jessa Liegl (Air Force) 38.950
3. Dominique Ingram (Alaska) 38.750
4. Lauren Robison (Air Force) 38.450
5T. Erin Maguire (Air Force) 38.325
5T. Kaela Meinert (Centenary) 38.325
7. Tara Mitchell (Centenary) 38.275
8. Mandi Burdick (Alaska) 38.225
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