Huskers Finish Fifth at Nationals

Corvallis, Ore. - The Nebraska women’s gymnastics team powered its way to a fifth-place finish at the NCAA Championships Friday night, scoring a 196.175 at OregonStateUniversity’s Gill Coliseum. The Huskers, who scored a 49.0 or better on vault and floor, finished with a record of 27-10-1 on the season and improved upon 2005’s sixth-place finish at the NCAA Super Six Finals.

No. 1 Georgia (197.75), who finished the year with a perfect 36-0 record, won its second straight NCAA team championship. Utah followed behind with a 196.80, as well as Alabama (196.725), Florida (196.275), Nebraska and IowaState (194.725).

 

“I’m pleased with how far they’ve come this year,” Head Coach Dan Kendig said. “We got tremendous experience from this championship, and our team should know how close it was to doing exceptional things here tonight. I hope that knowledge will carry them through the off-season because we are more than excited about the potential for next year with no seniors leaving our team this year.”

 

Although no individual event winners were crowned in the team championship, sophomore Emily Parsons finished fifth in the all-around with a 39.45. Freshman Kylie Stone had a career night to cap her freshman campaign, scoring a season-high 39.40 to finish eighth. Parsons and Stone tied for third on floor exercise (9.925), while Parsons also tied for second on vault (9.925).

 

“Kylie had the best performance of her career on bars, floor and the all-around tonight and had solid scores on her other two events,” Kendig said. “We haven’t even scratched the surface of what she’s capable of, and she will create a tremendous one-two punch with Emily Parsons next year.”

 

NU opened the competition on beam, where Parsons and freshman Tricia Woo ? who was named a second-team All-American on the event on Thursday ? led the way with matching scores of 9.85 to finish sixth. Stone added a strong 9.80 of her own for 17th, while junior Stephanie Carter recorded a 25th-place 9.75. Junior Michele Zabawa scored a 9.70 and sophomore Desire’ Sniatynski earned a 9.65, bringing the Huskers to a 48.95 finish on the event and third-place standing heading into the second rotation.

 

Following a bye, Nebraska moved on to floor, where Parsons and Stone provided the tandem NU needed, as each scored a 9.925 for third while establishing a new career high for Stone. Carter, a second-team All-American on floor, and Woo ? who will compete in tomorrow night’s individual floor finals as a first-team honoree, matched scores of 9.85 to finish 12th, while Sniatynski followed up with a 9.75 performance. Sophomore Brittney Williams notched a 9.675, helping the Huskers to finish with an event total of 49.30, a running score of 98.25 and fourth-place standing behind Alabama (98.775), Georgia (98.675) and Utah (98.275) at the halfway point.

 

NU then continued to vault and were again led by Parsons, whose stellar 9.95 for second tied her with Alabama’s three-time NCAA champion Ashley Miles. Stone finished 16th (9.825), and Carter’s 9.80 earned her 19th place. Zabawa followed with a 9.75, while Williams and freshman Sabrina Long added scores of 9.725 and 9.70, respectively. The Huskers finished the event with a 49.30 and headed into the fifth rotation with a running score of 147.30.

 

Nebraska capped the evening on bars, where Sniatynski ? a two-time second-team All-American on the event ? and Stone were NU’s event leaders with a 9.85 each for eighth. Redshirt freshman and first-team All-American Vanessa Meloche followed with a mark of 9.80 to finish 19th, while Parsons contributed a score of 9.725 and Williams added to the mix with a 9.65. Nebraska closed with an event score of 48.875 and a fifth-place overall NCAA finish.

 

“We are very pleased with the team’s performance here at nationals,” Kendig said. “They exceeded a lot of people’s expectations, and we know we don’t need a trophy to know we’ve accomplished great things this year and come a long way from the beginning of our season. Now we’re just looking forward to enjoying event finals tomorrow night and getting back home to start working for a big start to 2007.”

 

Nebraska will have three Huskers competing in Saturday night’s individual event finals, as Parsons will shoot for the vault and floor crowns, Woo will contend on floor and Meloche will compete for the bars title. Parsons, who finished third in floor finals as a freshman, was given the No. 5 spot in the first flight on vault and the No. 6 spot in the second flight on floor in the individual rotation draw. Woo will compete in the No. 2 spot in the second flight on floor, while Meloche will work from the No. 1 spot in the second bars flight. Competition is scheduled to begin at 9 p.m. (CST) at OSU’s Gill Coliseum.

 

Nebraska's Individual Results

Name                                     Vault      Bars       Beam     Floor      All-Around

Stephanie Carter                 9.80                        9.75        9.85

Sabrina Long                       9.70

Vanessa Meloche                                               9.80                       

Emily Parsons                      9.95        9.725      9.85        9.925      39.45

Desire’ Sniatynski                                               9.85        9.65        9.75

Kylie Stone                           9.825      9.85        9.80        9.925      39.40

Brittney Williams                  9.725      9.65                        9.675

Tricia Woo                                                             9.85        9.85

Michele Zabawa                  9.75        9.15        9.70

Women's Gymnastics Meet Results

Meet: NCAA Championship Team Finals April 21, 2006Location: Gill Coliseum Home Meet

 

Contents: Event Results Team Results Vault Team Standing Uneven Parallel Bars Alabama Balance Beam Florida Floor Exercise Georgia All Around Iowa State Nebraska Utah Judge List

 

Team Standing Top Place  Team Score 1  Georgia 197.750 2  Utah 196.800 3  Alabama 196.725 4  Florida 196.275 5  Nebraska 196.175 6  Iowa State 194.725 

 

AlabamaHead Coach:  David & Sarah Patterson Top  Gymnast Vault  Bars  Beam  Floor  AllArr  Melanie Banville 9.900  9.875  9.825  9.900  39.500  Mari Bayer   9.850  9.225      Dana Filetti 9.850  9.875        Terin Humphrey 9.800  9.900  9.850  9.700  39.250  Brittany Magee 9.900    9.850  9.875    Cassie Martin   9.800        Ashley Miles 9.950  9.800  9.900  9.950  39.600  Ashley O'Neal       9.850    Erin Rightley     9.100  9.800    Kaitlin White 9.550          Team Totals 49.400  49.300  48.650  49.375  196.725 

 

FloridaHead Coach:  Rhonda Faehn Top  Gymnast Vault  Bars  Beam  Floor  AllArr  Savannah Evans 9.800      9.850    Corey Hartung 9.775  9.850  9.825  9.850  39.300  Breanne King     9.800      Samantha Lutz   9.850  9.825      Tiffany Murry 9.850  9.800    9.675    Sherie Owens   9.800        Ashley Reed 9.775  9.850  9.775  9.800  39.200  Katie Rue 9.775    9.700  9.800    Chantelle Tousek     9.750      Nicola Willis 9.750  9.825    9.850    Team Totals 48.975  49.175  48.975  49.150  196.275 

 

GeorgiaHead Coach:  Suzanne Yoculan Top  Gymnast Vault  Bars  Beam  Floor  AllArr  Audrey Bowers     9.700      Nikki Childs   9.850  9.800      Megan Dowlen 9.875          Kelsey Ericksen 9.950  9.950  9.325  9.950  39.175  Katie Heenan 9.900  9.925  9.900  9.775  39.500  Ashley Kupets 9.850  9.775    9.900    Courtney Kupets 9.975  9.900  9.950  9.925  39.750  Abby Stack       9.850    Tiffany Tolnay 9.950  9.850  9.850  9.800  39.450  Team Totals 49.650  49.475  49.200  49.425  197.750 

 

Iowa StateHead Coach:  K.J. Kindler Top  Gymnast Vault  Bars  Beam  Floor  AllArr  Ashley Alden     9.050  9.725    Janet Anson 9.325  9.800  9.800  9.900  38.825  Krystal Carney       9.700    Erin Dethloff 9.125  9.850  9.825  9.800  38.600  Ashley Kent   9.750  9.775      Jade Kvach 9.750    9.700      Katie Lasher 9.825  9.800        Kacey Oiness   9.750    9.575    Jessica Oney 9.175          Laura-Kay Powell 9.775  9.800  9.800  9.850  39.225  Team Totals 47.850  49.000  48.900  48.975  194.725 

 

NebraskaHead Coach:  Dan Kendig Top  Gymnast Vault  Bars  Beam  Floor  AllArr  Stephanie Carter 9.800    9.750  9.850    Sabrina Long 9.700          Vanessa Meloche   9.800        Emily Parsons 9.950  9.725  9.850  9.925  39.450  Desire Sniatynski   9.850  9.650  9.750    Kylie Stone 9.825  9.850  9.800  9.925  39.400  Brittney Williams 9.725  9.650    9.675    Tricia Woo     9.850  9.850    Michele Zabawa 9.750  9.150  9.700      Team Totals 49.050  48.875  48.950  49.300  196.175 

 

UtahHead Coach:  Greg Marsden Top  Gymnast Vault  Bars  Beam  Floor  AllArr  Kristina Baskett 9.950  9.875    9.675    Dominique D'Oliveira   9.775        Jessica Duke 9.800  9.800        Nicolle Ford 9.825  9.850  9.900  9.875  39.450  Gritt Hofmann 9.750    9.825  9.850    Nina Kim 9.900  9.650  9.850  9.825  39.225  Gabriella Onodi     9.800      Ashley Postell 9.875  9.200  9.950  9.875  38.900  Kristen Riffanacht     9.725  9.750    Team Totals 49.350  48.950  49.325  49.175  196.800 

 

Vault Results Top Place  Gymnast  Team Score 1  Courtney Kupets  Georgia 9.975 2  Kelsey Ericksen  Georgia 9.950 2  Tiffany Tolnay  Georgia 9.950 2  Emily Parsons  Nebraska 9.950 2  Ashley Miles  Alabama 9.950 2  Kristina Baskett  Utah 9.950 7  Katie Heenan  Georgia 9.900 7  Melanie Banville  Alabama 9.900 7  Brittany Magee  Alabama 9.900 7  Nina Kim  Utah 9.900 11  Megan Dowlen  Georgia 9.875 11  Ashley Postell  Utah 9.875 13  Ashley Kupets  Georgia 9.850 13  Dana Filetti  Alabama 9.850 13  Tiffany Murry  Florida 9.850 16  Kylie Stone  Nebraska 9.825 16  Katie Lasher  Iowa State 9.825 16  Nicolle Ford  Utah 9.825 19  Stephanie Carter  Nebraska 9.800 19  Terin Humphrey  Alabama 9.800 19  Savannah Evans  Florida 9.800 19  Jessica Duke  Utah 9.800 23  Laura-Kay Powell  Iowa State 9.775 23  Ashley Reed  Florida 9.775 23  Katie Rue  Florida 9.775 23  Corey Hartung  Florida 9.775 27  Michele Zabawa  Nebraska 9.750 27  Jade Kvach  Iowa State 9.750 27  Nicola Willis  Florida 9.750 27  Gritt Hofmann  Utah 9.750 31  Brittney Williams  Nebraska 9.725 32  Sabrina Long  Nebraska 9.700 33  Kaitlin White  Alabama 9.550 34  Janet Anson  Iowa State 9.325 35  Jessica Oney  Iowa State 9.175 36  Erin Dethloff  Iowa State 9.125 

 

Uneven Parallel Bars Results Top Place  Gymnast  Team Score 1  Kelsey Ericksen  Georgia 9.950 2  Katie Heenan  Georgia 9.925 3  Courtney Kupets  Georgia 9.900 3  Terin Humphrey  Alabama 9.900 5  Melanie Banville  Alabama 9.875 5  Dana Filetti  Alabama 9.875 5  Kristina Baskett  Utah 9.875 8  Nikki Childs  Georgia 9.850 8  Tiffany Tolnay  Georgia 9.850 8  Kylie Stone  Nebraska 9.850 8  Desire Sniatynski  Nebraska 9.850 8  Mari Bayer  Alabama 9.850 8  Erin Dethloff  Iowa State 9.850 8  Ashley Reed  Florida 9.850 8  Samantha Lutz  Florida 9.850 8  Corey Hartung  Florida 9.850 8  Nicolle Ford  Utah 9.850 18  Nicola Willis  Florida 9.825 19  Vanessa Meloche  Nebraska 9.800 19  Ashley Miles  Alabama 9.800 19  Cassie Martin  Alabama 9.800 19  Laura-Kay Powell  Iowa State 9.800 19  Katie Lasher  Iowa State 9.800 19  Janet Anson  Iowa State 9.800 19  Sherie Owens  Florida 9.800 19  Tiffany Murry  Florida 9.800 19  Jessica Duke  Utah 9.800 28  Ashley Kupets  Georgia 9.775 28  Dominique D'Oliveira  Utah 9.775 30  Kacey Oiness  Iowa State 9.750 30  Ashley Kent  Iowa State 9.750 32  Emily Parsons  Nebraska 9.725 33  Brittney Williams  Nebraska 9.650 33  Nina Kim  Utah 9.650 35  Ashley Postell  Utah 9.200 36  Michele Zabawa  Nebraska 9.150 

 

Balance Beam Results Top Place  Gymnast  Team Score 1  Courtney Kupets  Georgia 9.950 1  Ashley Postell  Utah 9.950 3  Katie Heenan  Georgia 9.900 3  Ashley Miles  Alabama 9.900 3  Nicolle Ford  Utah 9.900 6  Tiffany Tolnay  Georgia 9.850 6  Tricia Woo  Nebraska 9.850 6  Emily Parsons  Nebraska 9.850 6  Brittany Magee  Alabama 9.850 6  Terin Humphrey  Alabama 9.850 6  Nina Kim  Utah 9.850 12  Melanie Banville  Alabama 9.825 12  Erin Dethloff  Iowa State 9.825 12  Corey Hartung  Florida 9.825 12  Samantha Lutz  Florida 9.825 12  Gritt Hofmann  Utah 9.825 17  Nikki Childs  Georgia 9.800 17  Kylie Stone  Nebraska 9.800 17  Janet Anson  Iowa State 9.800 17  Laura-Kay Powell  Iowa State 9.800 17  Breanne King  Florida 9.800 17  Gabriella Onodi  Utah 9.800 23  Ashley Kent  Iowa State 9.775 23  Ashley Reed  Florida 9.775 25  Stephanie Carter  Nebraska 9.750 25  Chantelle Tousek  Florida 9.750 27  Kristen Riffanacht  Utah 9.725 28  Audrey Bowers  Georgia 9.700 28  Michele Zabawa  Nebraska 9.700 28  Jade Kvach  Iowa State 9.700 28  Katie Rue  Florida 9.700 32  Desire Sniatynski  Nebraska 9.650 33  Kelsey Ericksen  Georgia 9.325 34  Mari Bayer  Alabama 9.225 35  Erin Rightley  Alabama 9.100 36  Ashley Alden  Iowa State 9.050 

 

Floor Exercise Results Top Place  Gymnast  Team Score 1  Kelsey Ericksen  Georgia 9.950 1  Ashley Miles  Alabama 9.950 3  Courtney Kupets  Georgia 9.925 3  Kylie Stone  Nebraska 9.925 3  Emily Parsons  Nebraska 9.925 6  Ashley Kupets  Georgia 9.900 6  Melanie Banville  Alabama 9.900 6  Janet Anson  Iowa State 9.900 9  Brittany Magee  Alabama 9.875 9  Nicolle Ford  Utah 9.875 9  Ashley Postell  Utah 9.875 12  Abby Stack  Georgia 9.850 12  Tricia Woo  Nebraska 9.850 12  Stephanie Carter  Nebraska 9.850 12  Ashley O'Neal  Alabama 9.850 12  Laura-Kay Powell  Iowa State 9.850 12  Savannah Evans  Florida 9.850 12  Nicola Willis  Florida 9.850 12  Corey Hartung  Florida 9.850 12  Gritt Hofmann  Utah 9.850 21  Nina Kim  Utah 9.825 22  Tiffany Tolnay  Georgia 9.800 22  Erin Rightley  Alabama 9.800 22  Erin Dethloff  Iowa State 9.800 22  Katie Rue  Florida 9.800 22  Ashley Reed  Florida 9.800 27  Katie Heenan  Georgia 9.775 28  Desire Sniatynski  Nebraska 9.750 28  Kristen Riffanacht  Utah 9.750 30  Ashley Alden  Iowa State 9.725 31  Terin Humphrey  Alabama 9.700 31  Krystal Carney  Iowa State 9.700 33  Brittney Williams  Nebraska 9.675 33  Tiffany Murry  Florida 9.675 33  Kristina Baskett  Utah 9.675 36  Kacey Oiness  Iowa State 9.575 

 

All Around Results Top Place  Gymnast  Team Score 1  Courtney Kupets  Georgia 39.750 2  Ashley Miles  Alabama 39.600 3  Katie Heenan  Georgia 39.500 3  Melanie Banville  Alabama 39.500 5  Tiffany Tolnay  Georgia 39.450 5  Emily Parsons  Nebraska 39.450 5  Nicolle Ford  Utah 39.450 8  Kylie Stone  Nebraska 39.400 9  Corey Hartung  Florida 39.300 10  Terin Humphrey  Alabama 39.250 11  Laura-Kay Powell  Iowa State 39.225 11  Nina Kim  Utah 39.225 13  Ashley Reed  Florida 39.200 14  Kelsey Ericksen  Georgia 39.175 15  Ashley Postell  Utah 38.900 16  Janet Anson  Iowa State 38.825 17  Erin Dethloff  Iowa State 38.600 

 

Meet Judges Top  Vault Judge 1 Linda Mulvihill Brevet Judge 2 Kathy Feldmann Brevet Judge 3 Judy Grenfell Brevet Judge 4 Diann Smith National  Uneven Parallel Bars Judge 1 Lois Colburn Brevet Judge 2 Linda Thorberg Brevet Judge 3 Diane Thompson Brevet Judge 4 Ann Heppner Brevet  Balance Beam Judge 1 Kristi Krafft Brevet Judge 2 Mary Ann West Brevet Judge 3 Cathy Bennion National Judge 4 Linda Morton Brevet  Floor Exercise Judge 1 Carole Ide Brevet Judge 2 Priscilla Hickey Brevet Judge 3 Laurie Reid Brevet Judge 4 Donna Meinecke National