Huskers Fall Short of Qualifying for NCAA Super Six Finals

Los Angeles, Calif. ? The Nebraska women’s gymnastics team finished in fourth place (196.15) during the first session of the preliminary team competition of the 2004 NCAA Gymnastics Championships at Pauley Pavilion, Thursday afternoon. Stanford and Florida tied for first place (196.85), while Georgia took third place (196.775), Oklahoma finished in fifth place (195.75) and Iowa in sixth place (194.775). Florida, Stanford and Georgia advance to the Super Six Team Finals on Friday evening at 9 p.m. (CST).

"I was pleased with the team’s performance overall. We worked hard throughout the meet and hit our routines," Head Coach Dan Kendig said. "There are little things here and there that could have been better, but we didn’t have to count a fall and we hit 23 routines."

The Huskers hit 23 of 24 routines. NU scored above 49.0 in two events, including the uneven bars (49.125) and the vault (49.25). Four Huskers combined for six All-America awards, including three first-team All-America awards. Freshman Kristi Esposito led the Huskers, tying for fourth place in the all-around with a 39.45 and capturing first-team All-America honors. She also earned first-team All-America honors on the balance beam (9.90), finishing in first place in the event. The Slidell, La., native also tied for 10th on the uneven bars (9.85) and for 14th on the floor exercise (9.875).

Senior Libby Landgraf took home first-team All-America honors on the uneven bars (9.925), finishing in first place in the event. Landgraf also took second-team All-America honors on the vault (9.875), tying for seventh place in the event. Landgraf and Esposito will compete in the individual event finals on Saturday, April 17 at 9 p.m. (CST).

Freshman Michele Zabawa also added second-team All-America honors on the vault, tying for seventh place (9.875). In addition, junior Jamie Saas earned second-team All-America honors on the balance beam (9.80), tying for eighth place in the event.

Vault -- NU had a solid performance on the vault, as all six of the Huskers hit their vaults with each gymnast scoring above 9.825 in the event. Landgraf and Zabawa led the Huskers, each scoring 9.875 and tying for seventh place. Senior Tami Harris added a 9.85, while Esposito and freshman Stephanie Carter, and senior Gina Bruce all scored 9.825. NU finished the event with a 49.25, its highest score of the evening on any apparatus.

Uneven Bars --The Huskers hit five out of six of their bars routines in the fourth rotation, as Landgraf led the Huskers with a 9.925 and captured first place in the event. Esposito scored a 9.85, while Zabawa scored a 9.825. In addition, freshman Natasha Gowda added a 9.775 and Harris scored a 9.75. The Huskers finished the event with a 49.125 in the event.

Balance Beam -- The Huskers went six for six on the balance beam, as Esposito led the Huskers, capturing first place with a 9.90. Saas posted a solid 9.80 and tied for eighth place, while Zabawa and Harris each added a 9.775 to the Huskers’ efforts in the event. In addition, Carter scored a 9.625 and Landgraf scored a 9.60, as the Huskers finished the event with a 48.875.

Floor Exercise -- NU went six for six in the event with each gymnast scoring above 9.70, as Esposito led the Huskers, scoring a 9.875 and tying for 14th place in the event. Landgraf scored a 9.825 and Carter scored a 9.775. Zabawa also scored a 9.725, while Bruce scored a 9.70 and Harris scored a 9.60. The Huskers finished the event with a 48.90.

Women's Gymnastics Meet Results

Host: UCLA Meet: NCAA Championships - Team Prelims/All-Around Final April 15, 2004Location: UCLA (Pauley Pavilion) Home Meet Contents: Event Results Team Results Vault Team Standing Uneven Parallel Bars Florida Balance Beam Georgia Floor Exercise Iowa All Around Nebraska Oklahoma Stanford

Team Standing  (Top) Session 1

Place Team Score1 Florida 196.8501 Stanford 196.8503 Georgia 196.7754 Nebraska 196.1505 Oklahoma 195.7506 Iowa 194.775

Florida  (Top) Head Coach:  Rhonda Faehn

Gymnast VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR AAErinn Dooley 9.900 9.800 9.850 9.900 39.450Savannah Evans 9.850 9.900 Breanne King 9.850 9.725 9.775 9.900 39.250Samantha Lutz 9.750 9.850 9.750 Sherie Owens 9.800 Erin Pendleton 9.850 Katie Rue 9.825 9.800 9.850 Orley Szmuch 9.875 9.800 9.850 9.800 39.325Chantelle Tousek 9.900 9.775 Team Totals 49.375 49.000 49.125 49.350 196.850

Georgia  (Top) Head Coach:  Suzanne Yoculan

Gymnast VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR AAChelsa Byrd 9.950 9.875 9.775 9.925 39.525Michelle Emmons 9.100 9.800 Kelsey Ericksen 9.775 9.875 9.775 9.725 39.150Cory Fritzinger 9.850 9.900 9.800 9.800 39.350Ashley Kupets 9.775 9.825 9.825 9.800 39.225Sierra Sapunar 9.850 9.800 Loren Simpson 9.850 Brittany Smith 9.775 Marline Stephens 9.875 9.900 Team Totals 49.225 49.350 48.975 49.225 196.775

Iowa  (Top) Head Coach:  Mike Lorenzen

Gymnast VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR AALiz Grajewski 9.775 8.975 9.850 Stephanie Gran 9.775 9.775 9.675 9.900 39.125Tiffany Kwan 9.675 Danielle Legeai 9.700 9.800 Mindi Levitz 9.675 Alexis Maday 9.850 9.850 9.250 9.950 38.900Romina Mazzoni 9.700 Annie Rue 9.750 9.625 9.625 9.650 38.650Kortny Williamson 9.800 9.800 Nicole Wong 9.725 9.550 Team Totals 48.950 48.725 47.800 49.300 194.775

Nebraska  (Top) Head Coach:  Dan Kendig

Gymnast VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR AAGina Bruce 9.825 9.050 9.700 Stephanie Carter 9.825 9.625 9.775 Kristi Esposito 9.825 9.850 9.900 9.875 39.450Natasha Gowda 9.775 Tami Harris 9.850 9.750 9.775 9.600 38.975Libby Landgraf 9.875 9.925 9.600 9.825 39.225Jamie Saas 9.800 Michele Zabawa 9.875 9.825 9.775 9.725 39.200Team Totals 49.250 49.125 48.875 48.900 196.150

Oklahoma  (Top) Head Coach:  Steve Nunno

Gymnast VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR AAKarina Agafonova 9.850 Tara Anderson 9.275 9.650 Ashley Cooney 9.850 9.850 9.625 9.825 39.150Kristen Cox 9.800 9.700 Katie Hostler 9.875 Erin LaBarr 9.800 9.900 9.775 9.850 39.325Leah Mueller 9.850 Melissa Smith 9.150 9.675 Kasie Tamayo 9.850 9.850 9.800 9.825 39.325Elizabeth Tandy 9.150 Tiffany Willin 9.900 9.775 Team Totals 49.200 48.725 48.600 49.225 195.750

Stanford  (Top) Head Coach:  Kristen Smyth

Gymnast VAULT BARS BEAM FLOOR AAKendall Beck 9.750 Caroline Fluhrer 9.675 9.900 9.750 9.925 39.250Natalie Foley 9.900 9.900 9.800 9.925 39.525Shelly Goldberg 9.725 9.850 Lise Leveille 9.875 9.875 9.825 9.900 39.475Jessica Louie 9.825 9.800 9.825 Stacy Sprando 9.700 9.400 Lindsay Wing 9.725 9.875 9.850 9.875 39.325Team Totals 49.050 49.350 48.975 49.475 196.850

Vault Results  (Top)

Place Gymnast Team ScoreSession 21 Chelsa Byrd Georgia 9.9502 Janet Anson Iowa State 9.9253 Chantelle Tousek Florida 9.9003 Erinn Dooley Florida 9.9003 Tiffany Willin Oklahoma 9.9003 Natalie Foley Stanford 9.9007 Orley Szmuch Florida 9.8757 Marline Stephens Georgia 9.8757 Michele Zabawa Nebraska 9.8757 Libby Landgraf Nebraska 9.8757 Lise Leveille Stanford 9.8757 Lisa Clark Penn State 9.87513 Breanne King Florida 9.85013 Savannah Evans Florida 9.85013 Cory Fritzinger Georgia 9.85013 Alexis Maday Iowa 9.85013 Tami Harris Nebraska 9.85013 Kasie Tamayo Oklahoma 9.85013 Ashley Cooney Oklahoma 9.85013 Monica Bisordi Arizona 9.85013 Tanya Ricioli-Hebron Oregon State 9.85022 Katie Rue Florida 9.82522 Kristi Esposito Nebraska 9.82522 Stephanie Carter Nebraska 9.82522 Gina Bruce Nebraska 9.82522 Jessica Louie Stanford 9.82527 Kortny Williamson Iowa 9.80027 Erin LaBarr Oklahoma 9.80027 Kristen Cox Oklahoma 9.80030 Kelsey Ericksen Georgia 9.77530 Ashley Kupets Georgia 9.77530 Brittany Smith Georgia 9.77530 Liz Grajewski Iowa 9.77530 Stephanie Gran Iowa 9.77535 Annie Rue Iowa 9.75036 Lindsay Wing Stanford 9.72536 Shelly Goldberg Stanford 9.72536 Erin Dethloff Iowa State 9.72539 Janae Cox West Virginia 9.70040 Mindi Levitz Iowa 9.67540 Caroline Fluhrer Stanford 9.67542 Kari Lords BYU 9.65043 Elizabeth Tandy Oklahoma 9.150

Uneven Parallel Bars Results  (Top)

Place Gymnast Team ScoreSession 11 Libby Landgraf Nebraska 9.9252 Cory Fritzinger Georgia 9.9002 Erin LaBarr Oklahoma 9.9002 Natalie Foley Stanford 9.9002 Caroline Fluhrer Stanford 9.9006 Chelsa Byrd Georgia 9.8756 Kelsey Ericksen Georgia 9.8756 Lise Leveille Stanford 9.8756 Lindsay Wing Stanford 9.87510 Erin Pendleton Florida 9.85010 Loren Simpson Georgia 9.85010 Sierra Sapunar Georgia 9.85010 Alexis Maday Iowa 9.85010 Kristi Esposito Nebraska 9.85010 Ashley Cooney Oklahoma 9.85010 Leah Mueller Oklahoma 9.85010 Kasie Tamayo Oklahoma 9.85018 Ashley Kupets Georgia 9.82518 Michele Zabawa Nebraska 9.82518 Tanya Ricioli-Hebron Oregon State 9.82521 Orley Szmuch Florida 9.80021 Sherie Owens Florida 9.80021 Erinn Dooley Florida 9.80021 Jessica Louie Stanford 9.80021 Janet Anson Iowa State 9.80026 Stephanie Gran Iowa 9.77526 Natasha Gowda Nebraska 9.77526 Janae Cox West Virginia 9.77526 Kari Lords BYU 9.77530 Samantha Lutz Florida 9.75030 Tami Harris Nebraska 9.75030 Monica Bisordi Arizona 9.75033 Breanne King Florida 9.72533 Nicole Wong Iowa 9.72535 Romina Mazzoni Iowa 9.70035 Stacy Sprando Stanford 9.70037 Tiffany Kwan Iowa 9.67538 Erin Dethloff Iowa State 9.65039 Annie Rue Iowa 9.62540 Tara Anderson Oklahoma 9.27541 Melissa Smith Oklahoma 9.15042 Gina Bruce Nebraska 9.050

Balance Beam Results  (Top)

Place Gymnast Team ScoreSession 11 Kristi Esposito Nebraska 9.9002 Orley Szmuch Florida 9.8502 Erinn Dooley Florida 9.8502 Samantha Lutz Florida 9.8502 Lindsay Wing Stanford 9.8506 Ashley Kupets Georgia 9.8256 Lise Leveille Stanford 9.8258 Katie Rue Florida 9.8008 Sierra Sapunar Georgia 9.8008 Cory Fritzinger Georgia 9.8008 Jamie Saas Nebraska 9.8008 Kasie Tamayo Oklahoma 9.8008 Natalie Foley Stanford 9.8008 Erin Dethloff Iowa State 9.80015 Breanne King Florida 9.77515 Chantelle Tousek Florida 9.77515 Chelsa Byrd Georgia 9.77515 Kelsey Ericksen Georgia 9.77515 Michele Zabawa Nebraska 9.77515 Tami Harris Nebraska 9.77515 Erin LaBarr Oklahoma 9.77522 Kendall Beck Stanford 9.75022 Caroline Fluhrer Stanford 9.75022 Kari Lords BYU 9.75025 Monica Bisordi Arizona 9.72525 Janae Cox West Virginia 9.72527 Danielle Legeai Iowa 9.70027 Kristen Cox Oklahoma 9.70027 Janet Anson Iowa State 9.70027 Tanya Ricioli-Hebron Oregon State 9.70031 Stephanie Gran Iowa 9.67531 Melissa Smith Oklahoma 9.67533 Tara Anderson Oklahoma 9.65034 Annie Rue Iowa 9.62534 Stephanie Carter Nebraska 9.62534 Ashley Cooney Oklahoma 9.62537 Libby Landgraf Nebraska 9.60038 Nicole Wong Iowa 9.55039 Stacy Sprando Stanford 9.40040 Alexis Maday Iowa 9.25041 Michelle Emmons Georgia 9.10042 Liz Grajewski Iowa 8.975

Floor Exercise Results  (Top)

Place Gymnast Team ScoreSession 11 Alexis Maday Iowa 9.9502 Chelsa Byrd Georgia 9.9252 Caroline Fluhrer Stanford 9.9252 Natalie Foley Stanford 9.9255 Savannah Evans Florida 9.9005 Breanne King Florida 9.9005 Erinn Dooley Florida 9.9005 Marline Stephens Georgia 9.9005 Stephanie Gran Iowa 9.9005 Lise Leveille Stanford 9.9005 Janet Anson Iowa State 9.9005 Monica Bisordi Arizona 9.9005 Kari Lords BYU 9.90014 Kristi Esposito Nebraska 9.87514 Katie Hostler Oklahoma 9.87514 Lindsay Wing Stanford 9.87514 Tanya Ricioli-Hebron Oregon State 9.87518 Katie Rue Florida 9.85018 Liz Grajewski Iowa 9.85018 Karina Agafonova Oklahoma 9.85018 Erin LaBarr Oklahoma 9.85018 Shelly Goldberg Stanford 9.85023 Libby Landgraf Nebraska 9.82523 Ashley Cooney Oklahoma 9.82523 Kasie Tamayo Oklahoma 9.82523 Jessica Louie Stanford 9.82527 Orley Szmuch Florida 9.80027 Michelle Emmons Georgia 9.80027 Cory Fritzinger Georgia 9.80027 Ashley Kupets Georgia 9.80027 Danielle Legeai Iowa 9.80027 Kortny Williamson Iowa 9.80033 Stephanie Carter Nebraska 9.77533 Tiffany Willin Oklahoma 9.77533 Erin Dethloff Iowa State 9.77536 Samantha Lutz Florida 9.75037 Kelsey Ericksen Georgia 9.72537 Michele Zabawa Nebraska 9.72539 Gina Bruce Nebraska 9.70040 Andi McCabe Arizona 9.67540 Janae Cox West Virginia 9.67542 Annie Rue Iowa 9.65043 Tami Harris Nebraska 9.60044 Lisa Clark Penn State 9.525

All Around Results  (Top)

Place Gymnast Team ScoreSession 11 Chelsa Byrd Georgia 39.5251 Natalie Foley Stanford 39.5253 Lise Leveille Stanford 39.4754 Erinn Dooley Florida 39.4504 Kristi Esposito Nebraska 39.4506 Cory Fritzinger Georgia 39.3507 Orley Szmuch Florida 39.3257 Erin LaBarr Oklahoma 39.3257 Kasie Tamayo Oklahoma 39.3257 Lindsay Wing Stanford 39.32511 Breanne King Florida 39.25011 Caroline Fluhrer Stanford 39.25013 Ashley Kupets Georgia 39.22513 Libby Landgraf Nebraska 39.22515 Michele Zabawa Nebraska 39.20016 Kelsey Ericksen Georgia 39.15016 Ashley Cooney Oklahoma 39.15018 Stephanie Gran Iowa 39.12519 Tami Harris Nebraska 38.97520 Alexis Maday Iowa 38.90021 Annie Rue Iowa 38.650

PLEASE NOTE:  all scores are unofficial until verified at end of meet.
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