Sunday, March 6
Morgantown, WV
2 p.m.
Ball State University
195.400
at
196.250
West Virginia
Strong Performances, Event Wins Highlight Ball State’s Meet at West Virginia
March 06, 2022 | Gymnastics
MORGANTOWN, W.Va. - - The Ball State gymnastics team posted wins in all four events to highlight its meet at West Virginia Sunday afternoon. The Cardinals posted their second-highest road score of the season at 195.400. The Mountaineers won the meet with a score of 196.250.
"The group did a great job," head coach Joanna Saleem said. "They kept their focus on what we've been talking about in the gym, and they were competitive. They came out to be successful with the things that we've talked about, which is going after landings and handstands. That's an exciting thing to see, especially at this point in the season.
"They're energized by knowing that they're doing more in the gym than what they've been doing at competitions. They're working really hard to take that out of the gym and put that on here the competition floor, and I think we saw a lot of that today."
The Cardinals entered the meet ranked 43rd nationally with a team National Qualifying Score of 195.290. That score will increase, however, with today's performance which was BSU's second-best road score of the season.
Sophomore Hannah Ruthberg won the all-around competition with the third-highest score in program history at 39.325. She tied for the floor win with a score of 9.900. Junior Taylor Waldo tied for the second-highest score in Ball State record books with a 9.900 to win the beam.
Sophomore Suki Pfister won the vault with a score of 9.875, while junior Megan Teter won the bars with a season-best mark of 9.850.
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS:
Rotation 1 - Bars (48.950)
Rotation 2 - Vault (49.050)
Rotation 3 - Floor (49.025)
Rotation 4 - Beam (48.375)
All-Around
Sophomore Hannah Ruthberg won the meet's all-around with a career-best score of 39.325, good for the third-highest score in program history.
Ruthberg's point breakdown included 9.900 on floor, 9.850 on beam, 9.825 on vault and 9.750 on bars.
Senior Sandra Elsadek finished third with a score of 38.975, marking her second-highest score of the season.
MORE FROM HEAD COACH JOANNA SALEEM:
There were a lot of great individual performances. The cool part is that nobody was perfect. They just did nice, really solid gymnastics today. That's fun to watch whenever you're out here on the competition floor and seeing them gain some momentum from event to event.
UP NEXT:
The Ball State gymnastics team wraps up the regular season with a trip to Mount Pleasant, Mich. to square off with Central Michigan, March 11 at 7 p.m. ET.
"The group did a great job," head coach Joanna Saleem said. "They kept their focus on what we've been talking about in the gym, and they were competitive. They came out to be successful with the things that we've talked about, which is going after landings and handstands. That's an exciting thing to see, especially at this point in the season.
"They're energized by knowing that they're doing more in the gym than what they've been doing at competitions. They're working really hard to take that out of the gym and put that on here the competition floor, and I think we saw a lot of that today."
The Cardinals entered the meet ranked 43rd nationally with a team National Qualifying Score of 195.290. That score will increase, however, with today's performance which was BSU's second-best road score of the season.
Sophomore Hannah Ruthberg won the all-around competition with the third-highest score in program history at 39.325. She tied for the floor win with a score of 9.900. Junior Taylor Waldo tied for the second-highest score in Ball State record books with a 9.900 to win the beam.
Sophomore Suki Pfister won the vault with a score of 9.875, while junior Megan Teter won the bars with a season-best mark of 9.850.
EVENT HIGHLIGHTS:
Rotation 1 - Bars (48.950)
- Junior Megan Teter led the way for the Cardinals on bars, winning the event with a score of 9.850. That score tied a season-best mark for Teter and the Cardinals.
- Junior Grace Evans set a season-high score of 9.800, while senior Sandra Elsadek (9.775), freshman Grace Sumner (9.775) and sophomore Hannah Ruthberg (9.750) all finished at 9.750-or-higher.
Rotation 2 - Vault (49.050)
- Ball State set its third-highest score of the season and second-highest road score at 49.050.
- Sophomore Suki Pfister won the event with a score of 9.875, marking her eighth score of at least 9.850 this season.
- Sophomore Hannah Ruthberg and sophomore Victoria Henry posted a score of 9.825, while senior Stefanie Schweikert scored a 9.800.
Rotation 3 - Floor (49.025)
- Ball State turned the second-highest floor score overall and highest on the road this season with a 49.025.
- That mark counted five scores of 9.750-or-higher, led by sophomore Hannah Ruthberg's season-best 9.900 routine, also matching a career-best, to secure the event win.
- Freshman Erica Cooper posted her third-consecutive score of 9.850-or-higher and fourth overall this season when she turned in a 9.850.
Rotation 4 - Beam (48.375)
- Junior Taylor Waldo tied the highest score in the event by a Cardinal this season with a 9.900 - a career-best and tied for the second-best score in program history - and an event win.
- Sophomore Hannah Ruthberg tied her career-best mark with a 9.850, which she also achieved this season at Western Michigan (Jan. 16).
- Senior Sandra Elsadek also set a career-high score with a 9.800, besting her previous-best mark of 9.775.
All-Around
Sophomore Hannah Ruthberg won the meet's all-around with a career-best score of 39.325, good for the third-highest score in program history.
Ruthberg's point breakdown included 9.900 on floor, 9.850 on beam, 9.825 on vault and 9.750 on bars.
Senior Sandra Elsadek finished third with a score of 38.975, marking her second-highest score of the season.
MORE FROM HEAD COACH JOANNA SALEEM:
There were a lot of great individual performances. The cool part is that nobody was perfect. They just did nice, really solid gymnastics today. That's fun to watch whenever you're out here on the competition floor and seeing them gain some momentum from event to event.
UP NEXT:
The Ball State gymnastics team wraps up the regular season with a trip to Mount Pleasant, Mich. to square off with Central Michigan, March 11 at 7 p.m. ET.
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