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Gymnastics Finishes Second in the First Tri-Meet
January 23, 2016 | Gymnastics
NORMAL, Ill.—Ball State gymnastics finishes second at the season's first tri-meet against Illinois State (190.800) and Lindenwood (192.150) Friday night, scoring a 192.050.
“We performed well on vault and floor which helped us to come away with a win against Illinois State,” head coach Joanna Saleem said. “Although we didn't perform how we wanted to on bars and beam which lead to our narrow loss against Lindenwood, we kept our energy high to come back and win floor.”
The Cardinals won vault with a 48.600, and floor with a 48.950 event score. Sophomore, Jordyn Penny claimed third place on vault with a 9.750.
On the bars, Penny took second place scoring a 9.800, while freshman, Madison Howell followed in third place with a score of 9.750.
Kayla Beckler earned fourth place on the balance beam with a 9.650. Penny followed in fifth place with a 9.625.
The team picked up the momentum on the floor where senior Denasiha Christian claimed the floor title with a score of 9.850. Clare Collins, while scoring a career high, shared second place with teammate Sarah Ebeyer both scoring a 9.800. Shelby Arms stood fourth with a 9.775.
“Denasiha had another great floor routine,” stated Saleem. “Clare also did an awesome routine and scored a career best. It's so exciting to see her doing well in competition. She has worked really hard to break into the line up this season... All in all we had a lot of good things happening. I'm excited to return to the nest and really show our fans how we've grown as a team.”
The Cardinals return to action Sunday, January 24, when it opens up the Mid-American Conference with Eastern Michigan along with Illinois State in Worthen Arena at 1 p.m. Admission to the meet is free.
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