Saturday, February 3
Denver, CO
6:00 PM MDT
Ball State University
195.450
at
196.750
University of Denver
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Ball State Stands Second Over No. 18 BYU
February 03, 2018 | Gymnastics
DENVER, Colo.,-- In front of the largest crowd to watch Denver gymnastics the Ball State Cardinals stood in second place scoring a 195.450 behind Denver (196.750). BYU stood third with a score of 194.875 and Bowling Green placed fourth with a team total of 194.525.
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"I'm really happy with our performance tonight," head coach Joanna Saleem said. "We had a few mistakes here and there but the team managed to stay strong throughout the meet."
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The Ball State gymnastics team started the night on beam. Kaitlyn Menzione led the beam squad with a score of 9.800 landing her in seventh place.
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On floor Menzione and Clare Collins tied in seventh place with scores of 9.825.
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The Cardinals moved to vault where they managed an event total of 49.075. Arden Hudson earned a new personal record with a score of 9.850 landing her in fourth place.
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On bars the team managed the best team total for the season scoring a 49.025. Maddie Macdonald placed third with a 9.875. Jordyn Penny stood tenth with a score of 9.825.
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Kaitlyn Menzione stood fourth for her highest all-around score of a 39.225.
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"I'm excited to return home again and compete against another Mid-American Conference team," Saleem stated. "I'm also excited to have Halleigh out on the floor with us as part of the team, it should be a very fun meet."
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The Ball State Cardinals return to Worthen Arena Sunday, Feb. 11 at 1 p.m. EST to face Bowling Green in Worthen Arena.
For more news on Ball State Gymnastics, follow @BallStateSports, @BallStateGym, and @CoachSaleem.
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"I'm really happy with our performance tonight," head coach Joanna Saleem said. "We had a few mistakes here and there but the team managed to stay strong throughout the meet."
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The Ball State gymnastics team started the night on beam. Kaitlyn Menzione led the beam squad with a score of 9.800 landing her in seventh place.
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On floor Menzione and Clare Collins tied in seventh place with scores of 9.825.
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The Cardinals moved to vault where they managed an event total of 49.075. Arden Hudson earned a new personal record with a score of 9.850 landing her in fourth place.
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On bars the team managed the best team total for the season scoring a 49.025. Maddie Macdonald placed third with a 9.875. Jordyn Penny stood tenth with a score of 9.825.
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Kaitlyn Menzione stood fourth for her highest all-around score of a 39.225.
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"I'm excited to return home again and compete against another Mid-American Conference team," Saleem stated. "I'm also excited to have Halleigh out on the floor with us as part of the team, it should be a very fun meet."
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The Ball State Cardinals return to Worthen Arena Sunday, Feb. 11 at 1 p.m. EST to face Bowling Green in Worthen Arena.
For more news on Ball State Gymnastics, follow @BallStateSports, @BallStateGym, and @CoachSaleem.
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