Wednesday, March 31, 2010

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LOCAL SPORTS BRIEFS: Alabama gymnastics team remains No. 1 heading into regionals
Community Roundup: Waananen, Foster excel at Nor-Cal Gymnastics Championships

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M. Gymnastics. No. 8 Cal Heads to Sooner Country for MPSF Championships

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 10:58 PM PDT

March 30, 2010

BERKELEY - After a a three-week break from competition, the No. 8 California men's gymnastics team heads to the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships on Saturday, April 3. At the meet, which is hosted by No. 2 Oklahoma, the Bears will face off against No. 1Stanford, No. 2 Oklahoma, No. 12 Air Force and No. 11 Nebraska. The Bears won their last meet, in a 354.650-344.300 upset against then-No. 6 Penn State.

Ishino Named MPSF Gymnast of the Week
Sophomore Glen Ishino, the reigning national and Mountain Pacific Sports Federation gymnast of the week, repeated as the MPSF gymnast for the week of March 15. Against Penn State on March 13, Ishino notched 90.900 all-around win, tying for first on parallel bars and took home the titles on vault and pommel horse. On floor, Ishino was Cal's top finisher with a 15.250, a new season high, for second place. Ishino's event-winning 15.450 on pommel horse was not only yards above the other competitors - second place was a 14.800 by PSU's Felix Aronovich - but also good enough for a new season and career high. Ishino's previous best on horse in 2010 was a 15.200 and his career high was 15.400.

Thanks to Ishino's score, Cal hit a 2010 high on horse with a 58.200, above its previous season best of 56.950 and just short of its all-time best of 58.250. Ishino soared to a first-place finish on vault with his 15.850 to push the Bears to a 62.450-61.850 win on the event. On high bar, Ishino tied for first, scoring a 14.950, helping Cal set a new 2010 best with its 59.400 on h-bar, above its previous high of 58.100.

Because Geri Said So
This year, senior captain Daniel Geri is writing a CalBears.com blog by the name of Because Geri Said So. You can catch the fourth installment on the main gymnastics' page, or by clicking here. After a couple weeks off, Geri is back in blog-writing form this week with a new installment. In this week's entry, Geri highlights how the team is doing with its preparations for the conference crown and NCAA Championships

To read this week's blog, as well as all past entries, please click here.

Bears Boast Top Parallel Bars Team
It is a widely known fact that the California men's gymnastics teams is one of, if not the best, parallel bars teams in the country. Currently ranked third, the Bears have a particular knack for the event with Kyle Bunthuwong holding down the No. 2 spot on the event out of all Division I collegiate teams. In a CalBears.com video feature, head coach Barry Weiner discusses what it takes to dominate one event as the Bears do on parallel bars.

To see the video, please click here.

Last Time in the Gym
In its final home meet of the 2010 campaign, the No. 9 California men's gymnastics team entertained the fans at Haas Pavilion with a 354.650-344.300 upset win over No. 6 Penn State on Saturday afternoon. Sophomore Glen Ishino, the reigning national and Mountain Pacific Sports Federation gymnast of the week, further established his dominance with a 90.900 all-around win. Cal took home four team titles - horse, rings, vault, parallel bars and high bar. Kyle Bunthuwong and Ishino tied for first on horizontal bar. Bunthuwong won parallel bars and Ishino took home the titles on vault and pommel horse. The Bears set multiple season and career records at the meet, including a new season high team overall score at 354.650.

Bears Soar to New Heights, Records
Against Penn State, the Bears - both as individuals and as a team - set multiple season and career records at the meet, including a new season high team overall score at 354.650. On floor, setting a personal best - year and career - was Dennis Mannhart, who scored a 14.750 for sixth place. The Bears' collective score of 58.650 was a new season high, breezing by their previous 57.500. On rings, Steven Lacombe bested his former high of 14.000 while freshman Christian Monteclaro took third place on vault with a career-best tying 15.650.

Cal was not through setting new highs, however, and the Bears took home the high bar title, 59.400-56.800. Bunthuwong and Ishino tied for first, each scoring a 14.950, while sophomore Raion Sabo took third with a 14.800 - a new season and career best. Mannhart's 14.700 for fourth place was a new career high and Haeussler had a 2010 best of 14.350. Cal set a new 2010 best with its 59.400 on h-bar, above its previous high of 58.100.

The Paparazzi
Like any of the pictures on CalBears.com? They are available for purchase! GoldenBearSports.com, the official photographer of the Cal Athletics Department, has meet photos available for purchase on their Website at GoldenBearSports.com. Thus far in the 2010 season, GoldenBearSports.com has taken photos at the Stanford meet at Haas Pavilion on Jan. 15 as well as at the Stanford meet at the Cardinal's Burnham Pavilion on Jan. 23 in addition to the team photo and individual head shots.

Next Time in the Gym
Cal will be off from meets until Thursday, April 15, when the NCAA Championships begin at West Point. The team qualifier occurs April 15, and if the Bears place as one of the top three teams in that six-team meet, they advance to the team finals. The team championships, which are on Friday, April 16, will feature the top six teams in the country - three from each qualifying session. Finally, the individuals, if they score high enough during the team qualifiers, will get a chance to compete in the individual championships on Saturday, April 17.

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LOCAL SPORTS BRIEFS: Alabama gymnastics team remains No. 1 heading into regionals

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 02:14 AM PDT

The Alabama gymnastics team remained ranked No. 1 going into the NCAA regionals.

The Crimson Tide has been the top-ranked team for five weeks in a row.

The rest of the top five remains the same from a week ago with Oklahoma and UCLA at second and third respectively, while Florida and Georgia are fourth and fifth.

Alabama will compete as the No. 1 seed at the NCAA Central Regional on April 10 in Lexington, Ky.

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Troy completes sweep of Brown

Troy junior Adam Bryant set the tone for Monday's series finale against Brown when he launched a homer in the first inning. The blast was the first of many for the Trojans, and the first of two for Bryant, as Troy (12-11) rolled to a 26-3 victory at Riddle-Pace Field. Troy hosts Auburn on Wednesday night.

COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Hawks sweep Talladega College

Huntingdon won its season-high third straight game on Monday, as it defeated Talladega College 6-1 and 6-5 at the Huntingdon Softball Field. Kayla Bratcher pitched a four-hitter in the opener for Huntingdon (9-13). Mary Lawren Hill drove in two runs and Ashley Blocked had two hits and two runs scored. In the finale, the Hawks trailed 5-2 heading to the bottom of the seventh inning, but plated four runs on three hits for the win. Hill, who had two of the Hawks' six hits, drove in the game-winning run with a bunt single to second base, scoring freshman Sarah Solomon, who had a double earlier in the inning. Melissa McClure got the win. Huntingdon plays a doubleheader at Great South Athletic Conference rival La Grange on Wednesday.

BAMA'S MORGAN HONORED: Alabama All-American Charlotte Morgan was named one of 10 NCAA student-athletes who excel both on and off the field and were tabbed as finalists for the 2010 Lowe's Senior CLASS Award in the softball division.

TIDE FRESHMAN IS SEC PLAY OF WEEK AGAIN: Alabama freshman infielder Kayla Braud was named the SEC Player of the Week on Monday for third time this season. She batted .727 (8-for-11) with eight runs, a home run and six RBIs last week. The Eugene, Ore., native now owns a .505 batting average on the season with a .588 clip in SEC play.

RUNNING: Oasis 5K run set for Saturday in Millbrook

The Oasis 5K Run begins at 8 a.m. Saturday at the parking lot of Millbrook First United Methodist Church at 3350 Edgewood Road in Millbrook. The course is mainly flat with a few challenging hills.

Each runner will receive an official Oasis 5K T-shirt ... a chance to win door prizes ... plenty of after-race food, music, a Tot Trot, plus a closing awards ceremony.

Proceeds from this race will benefit the missions and outreach programs of the Oasis Youth Ministry of Millbrook FUMC. For registration information, call 285-4114 or search Oasis 5K at www.active.com.
-- From staff reports

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Community Roundup: Waananen, Foster excel at Nor-Cal Gymnastics Championships

Posted: 31 Mar 2010 10:11 AM PDT

Tommy Waananen of the Athletic Horizons boys gymnastics team placed second on pommel horse and high bar in level 6 at the Level 5, 6, 7 Nor-Cal Championships in Oroville. Jordan Foster placed third on high bar and both were named to the Nor-Cal All-Star team and qualified for the regional championships in San Diego. In the level 5 age 8 group, Tyler Egbert placed first on vault. Jacob Martin placed first on vault in the age 7 group. Martin and Matthew Gawthrop qualified for regionals.

Oroville pair advances

Noah Poblano and Reid Ross of the Oroville Gymnastics level 6 team qualified for the regional championships in San Diego from the NorCal Levels 5-6-7 Championships in Oroville. The meet had 250 gymnasts from 36 clubs from as far south as Visalia. Isaiah Coon took third on floor in level 5.

GIRLS GYMNASTICS

Wensel gets third

Taylor Wensel of Oroville Gymnastics placed third on vault in the NorCal Level 7 Championships in Kentfield. Sydney Nigro-Sullivan was seventh on vault.

BOYS TENNIS

Littlejohn wins division

Max Littlejohn, 16, of Chico, won the 18-year-old division in the Rollingwood Junior Open in Fair Oaks. He won three matches without losing a set including a 6-3, 6-1 finals win.

GIRLS VOLLEYBALL

Chico wins tourney

The Club Chico 18 green won the Area Tournament in Red Bluff. MiMi Waller had 28 digs, Molly Sathongnoth had 58 assists and Staci Bettencourt had 13 kills and seven blocks. Keara

Tade had 14 kills and six blocks.

Canyon takes second

Canyon Club U14 Red took second in the Gold bracket at the Anderson AAU tournament. They defeated U-Prep 25-12, 25-19. They beat Shasta Magic 21-25, 25-16, 15-3. Canyon Red lost to Fusion-14, 25-20, 25-9. They beat Shasta Magic 25-18, 22-25, 15-8. In the semifinal Canyon Red beat Shasta MagicÐCJ 25-20, 25-15. In the championship game they lost to Fusion-14, 25-15, 25-12. Canyon White won the Silver bracket.

GIRLS LACROSSE

Rebels split games

The Chico Rebels lost to the Redding Wildfire 5-4. Jillian Berger had two goals, Emily Souza and Allie Shockley each had one. Goalie Angel Collins had seven saves. The Rebels then defeated the Gold Country Stampede 10-5. Berger had three goals, Souza, Nikki Hurlow and Jette Kavanagh each had two and Shockley netted one. Collins had 12 saves.

BOYS BASKETBALL

Chico wins title

The Chico Rimrockers eighth-grade AAU team won the Sac Area Sports tourney. They beat the Lake County Nuggets 57-48, the Pacific Pistols 59-33, and in the championship game beat the Reno Irish 71-50.

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Tuesday, March 30, 2010

“M. Gymnastics. No. 8 Cal Heads to Sooner Country for MPSF Championships (CalBears.com)” plus 2 more

M. Gymnastics. No. 8 Cal Heads to Sooner Country for MPSF Championships (CalBears.com)
LOCAL SPORTS BRIEFS: Alabama gymnastics team remains No. 1 heading into regionals (Montgomery Advertiser)
Gold Country Gymnastics sends 12 to state meet (The Grass Valley Union)

M. Gymnastics. No. 8 Cal Heads to Sooner Country for MPSF Championships (CalBears.com)

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 10:58 PM PDT

March 30, 2010

To read this week's blog, as well as all past entries, please click here.

To see the video, please click here.

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LOCAL SPORTS BRIEFS: Alabama gymnastics team remains No. 1 heading into regionals (Montgomery Advertiser)

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 02:14 AM PDT

The Alabama gymnastics team remained ranked No. 1 going into the NCAA regionals.

The Crimson Tide has been the top-ranked team for five weeks in a row.

The rest of the top five remains the same from a week ago with Oklahoma and UCLA at second and third respectively, while Florida and Georgia are fourth and fifth.

Alabama will compete as the No. 1 seed at the NCAA Central Regional on April 10 in Lexington, Ky.

COLLEGE BASEBALL: Troy completes sweep of Brown

COLLEGE SOFTBALL: Hawks sweep Talladega College

RUNNING: Oasis 5K run set for Saturday in Millbrook

The Oasis 5K Run begins at 8 a.m. Saturday at the parking lot of Millbrook First United Methodist Church at 3350 Edgewood Road in Millbrook. The course is mainly flat with a few challenging hills.

Each runner will receive an official Oasis 5K T-shirt ... a chance to win door prizes ... plenty of after-race food, music, a Tot Trot, plus a closing awards ceremony.

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Gold Country Gymnastics sends 12 to state meet (The Grass Valley Union)

Posted: 30 Mar 2010 10:55 PM PDT

The gymnasts of Gold Country Gymnastics in Grass Valley proved they've got a good thing going — especially going head over heels — sending seven boys and five girls to the state gymnastics meet this month with many landing on their feet with near-perfect finishes.

And now several of the Gold Country Gymnastics competitors are headed to Long Beach to take part in the regional competition.

The most-experienced gymnast on the boys team is 19-year-old Seth Nix, who graduated from Nevada Union High School in 2009, competes in level 10, the highest level of competition. Nix began his gymnastics journey when he was 2 years old, thanks to his mom, who was his coach. And to this day, he can still be found in the gym from 4:30 to 8:30 p.m. five days a week.

"Each age group has its own levels," Gold Country's boys coach Jeff Jenkins said. "The higher the level, the more complicated the skill. Level five is harder than level four and each level builds on the one before."

Nix has trained under Jenkins for 11 years and finished 13th in the all-around at the state meet by placing fifth on vault, ninth on the high bar.

"He is the oldest guy in the gym. Others look up to him," Jenkins said. "He is a good team leader. He tries to motivate the younger ones and sets a good example."

He has qualified to compete in the regional meet every year since he was 9, the exception was in 2008 when he broke his back in a car accident. He's back and has set a goal to compete at the nationals in Knoxville, Tenn.

"I've got to score a 78 or higher in all six events at regionals," said Nix, who will compete in the floor, pommel-horse, rings, vault and parallel bars. "I cannot fall and have to be near perfect to make it."

Nix is in his final year of competition in the USA Junior Olympic system and if college's don't come calling, he wants to coach.

"I'll probably give back to the gym (GC) and the little guys," Nix said.

Among some of the young gymnasts he has already given back to is 14-year-old Ben Kaput, who was crowned the level 7 champion in the vault along with fourth place on the floor exercise, sixth on parallel bars and ninth in the all-around.

Steven Whittlesey, 13, finished the Level 8 state meet in 13th place in the all-around, and Kaden Love, 11, finished in 10th place in the same parallel bars division at the state meet.

"I want to challenge the guys, so I moved them up two levels," Jenkins said. "I don't want them to win everything, so I move them up. I want them in the middle of the pack competing, so when they get older they are at a level that college coaches will look at them."

Colton Wood, 10, a level 7 gymnast, finished in 12th position in the all-around at the state championships for Gold Country.

Nathan Hunt, an 11-year-old level 7, finished in 10th place in the all-around with a fifth place in thefloor exercise. The youngest member of the boys' team is Jeremy Hunt, a 10-year-old who finished 10th in the all-around by taking third place in the pommel horse and the high bar, while competing in level six.

"He has a lot of natural talent and does not have any fear," Jenkins said. " He will try anything. He has won several meets this year and even though he did finish 10th in the state, he did not do as well as we thought he would."

Jenkins feels that Jeremy's greatest achievement so far has been his seventh place finish in the all-around at the Stanford Open.

"It's (Stanford Open) bigger than state," said Jenkins. "Competitors come from all over the country and it has college recruiters."

"He is good in all six events and we have high hopes for him."

Jeremy Hunt who is a fourth grader at Deer Creek Elementary feels his greatest achievement was his third place finish in the pommel horse at the state meet because he never places in that event.

"(Jenkins) reminds me to kick big on the p-horse and to open my hips," Hunt said.

The girls of Gold Country, who are coached by Shelly Jones, were not left out of the fun at the state meet. Jones was a student in 1993 at the very same gym she coaches at today, after joining the staff in 1996.

"I have been with this group of girls for the last five years," Jones said.

The Gold Country girls are led by Mikaela Lujan, 12, who attends Pleasant Valley Elementary School, represented GC at the state meet has been with training at the gym for seven years.

"I did well," Lujan said. "I ended with 35 of 40 points. Thirty four qualified me for regionals."

Lujan finished 11th in the all-around with a third on the uneven bars and she also competed in vault, beam and floor exercise.

"I do a run, hurdle, round-off, Arabian, and a punch-front-flip," Lujan said of her floor routine. "I'm good at this (gymnastics) because I work hard and have a good work ethic."

Kristina Cena, 13, is a seventh grader at Lyman Gilmore school who placed in the top 10 at the state meet by finishing fourth on the beam and sixth on the uneven bars.

"She is a very hard worker, she is determined and dedicated to the sport," Jones said. "It is a great accomplishment to qualify for regionals her first year competing in level eight."

Lilly Pruett, 12, is a sixth grader at Magnolia Intermediate School. She also finished in the top 10 at the state meet.

"Her age division is the hardest at that level (seven) in the state meet." Jones said.

Also competing in level seven is 12-year-old Isabella Cambra, who competed at that level for the first time and she finished 15th in the all-around.

"I can't live without gymnastics. It's my life," Cambra said. "I will get all tens next year."

Lastly, 14-year-old Katherine Magill, a freshman at Nevada Union High School, has battled back from a broken foot and a back injury over the last two seasons.

"I have been at level nine for three years," Magill said. "My first year was trial and error. It was a tough year because it is a big jump from (level) eight to nine. The skill requirements are much harder for nine."

This year's injury occurred a couple of weeks before the state meet.

"She sprained her ankle and tore a muscle in her foot," Jones said. "She still placed fifth on the bars at states."

Scott P. Hopper is a sports writer for The Union. Contact him via e-mail at sphopper@theunion.com or by phone at 477-4231.

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Monday, March 29, 2010

“UNC gymnastics team earns NCAA bid (The Daily Tar Heel)” plus 3 more

UNC gymnastics team earns NCAA bid (The Daily Tar Heel)
Gymnastics: LSU earns No. 2 seed in regionals (The Daily Reveille)
W. Gymnastics. No. 23 GymDawgs Selected For NCAA Regionals In Salt Lake (GoHuskies.com)
Sports briefs (The Laker)

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UNC gymnastics team earns NCAA bid (The Daily Tar Heel)

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 10:14 PM PDT

Coming off a victory at the East Atlantic Gymnastics League Championship, the gymnastics team is taking its preparation for NCAA Regionals one tumbling pass at a time.

Before heading to the University of Missouri to compete in the program's ninth consecutive regionals showing, coach Derek Galvin said the team will be focusing on the details in practice.

"Our goal is to improve our execution and continue to keep the energy level and enthusiasm high," Galvin said.

Despite adding more difficulty to their routines at the start of the season, seniors Kara Wright and Christine Nguyen will likely not be competing their double Arabian tumbling passes in Missouri.

Galvin said Wright and Nguyen will be competing double pikes, which is in keeping with the team's goal of having precise execution in competition.

"Ultimately it was best for the team," Wright said. "It's not an easy routine or a bad routine, it's just cleaner. It was a good decision."

Nguyen, who bruised her knee at the team's home meet against West Virginia on March 13, agreed that the decision to remove the more difficult pass was the right one.

"I know that with a clean backup routine I can still score high," Nguyen said.

The balance beam, which proved to be the most challenging event for the team in the beginning of the season, didn't hold the Tar Heels back from winning its first EAGL title since 2006.

Even with top scores on the beam at EAGLs, the team is continuing to make beam routines a top priority in practice.

"Beam is a very mental event, and we had to get our confidence up," Wright said. "We're doing a lot of pressure sets, where you pretend you're competing, to keep our confidence up for regionals."

Three UNC gymnasts took the top spots in three events, with Nguyen placing first on balance beam with a score of 9.875. Sophomores Zoya Johnson and Morgan Evans took home titles on vault and uneven bars, respectively, each with a score of 9.9.

Even with impressive individual performances, Wright said her teammates' scores wouldn't have been possible without the efforts of the entire team.

North Carolina will face some tough competition in the NCAAs, including No. 1 seed Georgia and No. 2 Oregon State. The Tar Heels will enter the Columbia Regional as the No. 6 seed.

Even with two of the top teams in the nation competing against UNC, Galvin said the team will maintain its focus in practice.

"When we focus on keeping our objectives, we don't have time to think about the other teams," he said. "We weren't focused on the other teams going into EAGLs, and it will be the same going into regionals."

Galvin attributed the team's EAGL victory to hard work and enthusiasm, and they plan to bring the same energy to the NCAAs.

"Right now the team is certainly at a point where we're physically and mentally the best we've been all season," Galvin said.

"We're peaking at the right time."

Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.

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Gymnastics: LSU earns No. 2 seed in regionals (The Daily Reveille)

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 08:24 PM PDT

The LSU gymnastics team will head to State College, Pa., for the Penn State Regional on April 10, the NCAA announced Monday.

LSU (11-7-1) will carry a No. 2 seed into the postseason meet. Oklahoma will be the No. 1 seed for the meet, and host Penn State will be the No. 3 seed.

Maryland, Ohio State and New Hampshire are the Nos. 4, 5 and 6 seeds, respectively, in the Penn State Regional.

LSU has now earned a postseason berth for the 26th straight season and has been to the Super Six the last two seasons.

The top two teams and top two all-around competitors not on a top-two team at each regional will advance to the NCAA Championships in Gainesville, Fla., on April 22-24.

Seven Southeastern Conference schools, including LSU, earned regional bids for the 2010 postseason.

The other six SEC schools in the postseason are Florida, Georgia, Alabama, Arkansas, Auburn and Kentucky. Florida, Georgia and Alabama earned No. 1 seeds, Arkansas was given a No. 2 seed, Auburn pulled a No. 3 seed and Kentucky pulled in a No. 4 seed.

--
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W. Gymnastics. No. 23 GymDawgs Selected For NCAA Regionals In Salt Lake (GoHuskies.com)

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 01:59 PM PDT

March 29, 2010

SEATTLE - The No. 23 Washington gymnastics squad was one of 36 teams selected Monday to compete in the 2010 NCAA Gymnastics Regionals, with the Huskies heading to the Salt Lake City regional hosted by the University of Utah, Saturday, April 10 at 5 p.m. PT.

The Huskies are coming off a fifth-place finish in the Pac-10 Championships, one of the toughest conferences in the country. The conference will send six of the seven schools with gymnastics teams to the NCAAs, with UCLA and Stanford each earning No. 1 seeds. UCLA will host a regional while Stanford heads to West Virginia. Oregon State, meanwhile, earned a No. 2 seed and will travel to Columbia, Mo., while Arizona and Arizona State will head to the UCLA regional.

The Huskies join host Utah and No. 1 seed Florida in Salt Lake City, along with Auburn, Boise State and Denver. Florida is ranked No. 4 nationally, Utah is No. 10 and Auburn is No. 16. Boise State and Denver are also ranked in the top-25, coming in at No. 19 and No. 22, respectively. The Huskies have already faced Utah this season, falling 195.850-194.650 in late January in Seattle.

UW, Utah and Boise State were all at the same site last year as well when the Huskies hosted regionals. Utah won the meet while the Huskies finished fifth and Boise State took third.

The top two teams and the top two all-around competitors (who are not on an advancing team) from each regional will receive an automatic berth to the national championships in Gainesville, Florida, April 22-24, hosted by the University of Florida.

In addition, the event winners at the regional championships will advance to the national championships (in that event only) if they are not part of a qualifying team or the all-around qualifiers.

For more information regarding the National Collegiate Women's Gymnastics Championships, log on to www.NCAA.com.

Below is the complete field for the 2010 NCAA Gymnastics Regionals:

Salt Lake City Regional - Utah (University of Utah, host)
1. Florida
2. Utah
3. Auburn
4. Boise State
5. Denver
6. Washington

Los Angeles Regional - California (University of California, Los Angeles, host)
1. UCLA
2. Arkansas
3. Iowa State
4. Arizona
5. Brigham Young
6. Arizona State

Columbia Regional - Missouri (University of Missouri, Columbia, host)
1. Georgia
2. Oregon State
3. Missouri
4. Minnesota
5. Iowa
6. North Carolina

Lexington Regional - Kentucky (University of Kentucky, host)
1. Alabama
2. Nebraska
3. Illinois
4. Kentucky
5. Central Michigan
6. Michigan State

University Park Regional - Pennsylvania (Pennsylvania State University, host)
1. Oklahoma
2. LSU
3. Penn State
4. Maryland
5. Ohio State
6. New Hampshire

Morgantown Regional - West Virginia (West Virginia University, host)
1. Stanford
2. Michigan
3. Southern Utah
4. North Carolina State
5. Kent State
6. West Virginia

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Sports briefs (The Laker)

Posted: 29 Mar 2010 01:54 PM PDT

Sunday, March 28, 2010

“Gymnastics falls flat at Pac-10 Championships (The State Press)” plus 3 more

Gymnastics falls flat at Pac-10 Championships (The State Press)
Gymnastics wrap-up 2010 season (Western Herald)
SEC GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS: Razorbacks sixth at ‘difficult meet’ (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)
TAC sets hall of fame sports banquet June 3 (Tacoma News Tribune)

Gymnastics falls flat at Pac-10 Championships (The State Press)

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 04:44 PM PDT

TOUGH OUTING: ASU junior Mary Atkinson performs her balance beam routine during the Pac-10 Championships on Saturday at McKale Center in Tucson. The Sun Devils finished last with a score of 190.675. (Photo Courtesy of Steve Rodriguez)

ASU gymnastics coach John Spini is one of the most calm, collected and even-keeled men in collegiate gymnastics.

All of that went out the window Saturday at the Pac-10 Championships after his team's performance, or lack thereof, earned a score of 190.675.

"I am just absolutely fuming," Spini said. "Not disappointed — I am actually mad. My coaching staff works very hard with these athletes, and to miss three routines or more on each event, that's embarrassing."

It was the ASU gymnastics team's lowest team score in over a decade.

"[It's all] just on things we've worked on," Spini said. "I'm thinking, 'What else can I do?' I need to take some time off. I've always been told not to give very many interviews when you're mad."

The No. 29 Sun Devils (2-17) received six losses and finished dead last in the meet.

"Hopefully we're still going to Regionals," Spini said. "I don't know where our seeding will be. Hopefully this doesn't have to be their last trip to the party, but if we don't go, it's their own fault."

UCLA won the team title with a score of 197.350, followed by Stanford (196.550) and Oregon State (195.950).

The Sun Devils began the meet missing three consecutive and four out of six total routines on floor, scoring a 47.725 event total.

"We haven't missed more than one or two floor routines all year long," Spini said. "That's ridiculous. I have to figure out why that happened with this team in a very short time."

In each of the final three events, it seemed the standard of futility only grew larger with each performance.

ASU freshman Nicole Johnson got the worst of it.

On floor, Johnson's near flawless routine was marred when she stepped out of bounds preparing for her next tumbling series. On vault, the freshman balked on her attempt, garnering an unheard of score of 7.750. The uneven bars were no different, as her legs smacked against the low bar while swinging from the high bar.

Spini, in a veteran coaching move, removed his youngest girl from the beam lineup.

"To see Nicole Johnson just self-destruct like that, you know, she's a freshman," Spini said. "And you never know what a freshman's going to do."

Even the gymnast who had carried the Sun Devils on her back all season had struggles, as junior Mary Atkinson missed on the vault.

"Mary's miss on vault was a brain fart," Spini said. "She doesn't miss very much at all, but she still hits beam, does a good bars routine and hits floor."

With the performance on Saturday, ASU joined No. 56 California as the only two Pac-10 schools to fail to score 48 or over on any event in a meet this year.

Both assistant coaches echoed each other's disappointment.

"A different team walked in here today," assistant coach Kari Ward said. "You make a mistake one meet and you never make that same mistake again, but they keep doing the same things over and over again."

"I have no idea what happened," assistant coach Jean-Luc Cairon said. "Friday was a great workout, the whole [last] two weeks were."

From here, the Sun Devils will await word Monday afternoon to see if they will be going to the NCAA Regional Championships, which take place on April 10.

"We don't give up — it's called character," Spini said. "I'm going to pull a couple of them in the office and just say 'Hey do you want to do this?' I love my team. I don't try to coddle them. That was a meltdown."

Reach the reporter at tyler.emerick@asu.edu

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Gymnastics wrap-up 2010 season (Western Herald)

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 01:00 PM PDT

Sarah Wright performs her routine on the uneven bars during a meet against Illinois-Chicago and Bowling Green on Sunday, Feb. 28 at University Arena.

The Western Michigan University gymnastics teams' third best performance of the season with a team score of 192.875 wasn't enough to put the Broncos in the upper tier of teams in Saturday's MAC Championship, but it was a strong finish for first-year coach Dave Kuzara's squad.

"I am very pleased and proud of this team," Kuzara said. "We didn't count any fails today and we came out each meet today and were competitive."

WMU took sixth out of seven teams, losing to MAC champion Central Michigan University, whose first place finish was a small upset over three-time MAC regular season champion Kent State University.

CMU's score of 195.600 edged out Kent State's 195.025 in a close battle for the top spot as Central Michigan placed the top three individuals in the all-around event.

WMU junior Kristine Garbarino shined brightly for the Brown and Gold by winning the 14 MAC individual title in school history during the floor exercise in a six-way tie. Garbarino also placed eighth in the all-around with a score of 38.525.

Sophomore Cependa Carter scored a 9.800 on the vault in a career best performance that placed her fourth in the event.

"Kristine [Garbarino] had a great floor routine and Cepeda had a beautiful vault," Kuzara said. "This team has a bright future in front of it."

Redshirt sophomore Megan Donovan was WMU's second best finisher in the all-around competition, taking 10 place with a 38.275.

While only participating in three events, senior Tonya Eckert placed 22 with a 28.925.

Western Michigan defeated host Bowling Green State University and finished behind other MAC schools – Eastern Michigan University who took third, Northern Illinois University in fourth and Ball State University in fifth.

Young talent came through for the Brown and Gold as freshman Sarah Wright finished 11 on the beam with a score of 9.725 while freshman Caroline O'Brian scored a 9.600 on the bars.

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SEC GYMNASTICS CHAMPIONSHIPS: Razorbacks sixth at ‘difficult meet’ (Arkansas Democrat-Gazette)

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 01:48 AM PDT

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TAC sets hall of fame sports banquet June 3 (Tacoma News Tribune)

Posted: 28 Mar 2010 08:09 AM PDT

The Tacoma Athletic Commission will induct 34 individuals into the Tacoma-Pierce County Sports Hall of Fame during its annual Banquet of Champions on June 3.

Also, internationally known mountain climbers Jim and Lou Whittaker and longtime Puyallup High School and Central Washington University basketball coach Dean Nicholson will be inducted into the Washington State Sports Hall of Fame.

The inductions will take place at the Tacoma Dome Exhibition Hall from 5:30 p.m to 9 p.m. Tickets cost $45; for more information contact Terry Zeigler at 253-572-9922 (ext. 128 after 5 p.m.) or tlz@dpcpa.com.

The TAC will also honor the 1971 Curtis High Class AA state champion basketball team, the 1996 Bethel High Class AAA state champion volleyball team and the Huard family – Mike, Peggy, Damon, Brock and Luke – with a first family of sports award.

Other awards: Columbia Bank Male and Female High School Athlete of the Year recipients, MVP Physical Therapy Most Valuable Player honorees, Dick Hannula Amateur Athlete of the Year recipient, the Clay Huntington Sports Communication Scholarship, and the Connelly Law Offices Award for Officiating Excellence.

2010 BANQUET OF CHAMPIONS

JUNE 3, TACOMA DOME EXHIBITION HALL

Tacoma-Pierce County Sports Hall of Fame inductees

• Dr. Sam Adams, sports medicine

• Kay Koppelman Peterson, basketball

• Curtis Allen, basketball

• Patty Ley, track and field

• Ray Barnes, wrestling (coach)

• Earl Mahnkey, fastpitch

• Joel Braggs, track and field

• Evan Martinec, swimming

• Casey Calvary, basketball

• Elli Maulding McDaniel, gymnastics

• Robyn Clark Sharp, basketball

• Gary Moore, baseball

• Kathryn Cline "K.C." Lemon, swimming

• Steve Orfanos, softball (administrator)

• Jakki Davis, track and field

• Bruce Osborne, wrestling (official)

• Warren DePrenger, wrestling (coach)

• Jamie Reid, swimming

• Bob Frankosky, fastpitch

• Steve Ridgway, football

• Nelson Hong, sportswriter

• Wes Smylie, track and field

• Paul Hoseth, football (administrator/coach)

• Jack Sonntag, football (coach)

• Dr. Bob Johnson, sports medicine

• Darold Talley, track and field (coach)

• Joe Kilby, slowpitch

• Marvin "Tom" Tommervik Jr., basketball

• Dave Kinkela, football

• Danny Vaughn, soccer

• Dennis Kitts, auto racing

• Joe Williams, football

• Les Kleinsasser, wrestling

• Jan Wolcott, football (official)

Special awards

1971 Curtis High basketball team (24-0): Coach Gerald Redburg, assistant coach Mike Mullen, assistant coach Arne Handeland, Jim Ball, Tim Beard, Mike Berger, Tom Hargadon, Tim O'Connell, Cliff Peterson, Brian Roark, Tom Shoemaker, Gary Smith, Pat Swesey, Mark Wells, Paul Zurfluh, manager Dave Berger, athletic director Ray Mahnkey.

1996 Bethel High volleyball team (34-0): Coach John Reopelle, assistant Monica Lee, assistant Christine Nelson, Michelle Barlow, Dori Bartusch, Corrin Breon, Jorden Gienger, Rachelle Gienger, Holly Hobbs, Joanna Johnson, Jennifer Ladwig, Valerie Lee, Heather Mayo, Malissa Reed, Donja Walker, scorekeeper Vera Wright, manager Tynne Swick, athletic director Jim Ball.

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Saturday, March 27, 2010

W. Gymnastics. No. 21 GymDawgs Finish Fifth At Pac-10 Championships (GoHuskies.com)

Posted: 27 Mar 2010 07:44 PM PDT

March 27, 2010

Complete Results

TUCSON, Ariz. - The No. 21 Washington gymnastics team finished fifth at the Pac-10 Championships on Saturday, scoring a 193.825 at the McKale Center.

Kristen Linton had a big night for the Dawgs, leading the team on all three events she competed in, scoring a 9.825 on beam, a 9.800 on bars and a 9.775 on floor to earn a pair of top-10 finishes. She tied for eighth overall on beam and tied for ninth on bars.

The Huskies, who came into the meet ranked as the fourth-best Pac-10 team nationally, finished behind UCLA, Stanford and Oregon State - all ranked in the top-10 nationally - along with No. 23 Arizona, which had a big night in front of their home crowd to score a 195.875. UCLA won the Pac-10 title with a 197.350.

UW started off slow but got better as the night went on, recording their two highest scores in their final two rotations. The Huskies' high score came on vault, where they scored 48.825, and they also scored well on floor with a 48.625. The Huskies also scored over 48.000 on bars, compiling a 48.450.

Linton was the star for the Huskies but freshman Lauren Rogers also had a good meet, recording a 9.775 on vault and a 9.750 on floor to go along with a 9.625 on bars. Junior Samantha Walior was also steady, scoring a 9.775 on beam, a 9.750 on floor and a 9.650 on beam. Amanda Cline, meanwhile, tied for 13th on vault with a 9.800.

UW started the event on bars, where Rogers went first and got UW off to a good start with a 9.625. Amanda Cline and Ruby Engreitz followed with solid routines, with Cline receiving a 9.575 and Engreitz earning a 9.675. As they have all year, juniors Linton and Walior ended the rotation with a bang for UW, scoring 9.800 and 9.775, respectively. UW's total score of 48.450 on bars was the fifth-highest bars score of the night. They finished the first rotation in third overall, behind UCLA and Oregon State and ahead of California. Arizona, Arizona State and Stanford had byes in the first rotation.

The Huskies then moved on to beam where they scored a 47.925. Freshman Paige Bixler, coming off a career-best 9.925 last week against Seattle Pacific, led off for the Huskies and scored a solid 9.625. Akaogi followed with a strong routine and a 9.725 and Linton continued to have a great night, hitting for a career-high tying and season-best 9.825. Walior closed out the rotation with a 9.650 and the Huskies led the meet after two rotations with 96.375 as the only team to have competed on the first two.

After a bye in the third rotation, UW moved on to floor where they picked things up with their best performance of the night to that point, scoring a 48.625. Cline started things off with a 9.650, Karen Cain followed with a 9.625 and Rogers scored a 9.750. The Huskies' three junior leaders followed and all three put up big scores, with Bogart receiving a 9.725, Linton scoring a 9.775 and Walior finishing the rotation with a 9.750. UW took back the lead after the fourth rotation, just ahead of Cal, which was the only other team to that point to complete three rotations.

UW would get another bye in the next rotation before their final rotation on vault, where they finished the night with a bang, scoring a 48.825. Cline led the way with a 9.800 and three Huskies scored 9.775, including Akaogi, Bogart and Rogers. Cain also added a 9.700 and Engreitz rounded things out with a 9.600.

The Huskies now get a week off and wait to find out where they will head for NCAA Regionals, which take place April 10.

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Friday, March 26, 2010

“Grace Taylor named to SEC Gymnastics community service team (The Red and Black)” plus 2 more

Grace Taylor named to SEC Gymnastics community service team (The Red and Black)
Gymnastics: Big night for Utes in home finale (The Salt Lake Tribune)
Utes gymnastics sets NCAA record, beats BYU (ABC 4 Salt Lake City)

Grace Taylor named to SEC Gymnastics community service team (The Red and Black)

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 10:59 AM PDT

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Georgia senior Grace Taylor has been named to the SEC Gymnastics Community Service Team, the league office announced Thursday.

The SEC sponsors a Community Service Team for each of its 20 sports. The Gymnastics Community Service Team represents seven SEC gymnasts, one from each competing institution. The Community Service Team looks to highlight an athlete from each school who gives back to their community in superior service efforts.

GRACE TAYLOR

A native of Aiken, S.C., Taylor has volunteered for the SEC "Together We CAN" food drive and the Fellowship of Christian Athletes' Operation Christmas Child and has also served on the UGA Student-Athlete Advisory Committee. She also was a team leader for Race for a Cure, which benefited the Athens Regional Breast Health Center through the Athens Regional Foundation, and helped raise money for the Food Bank of Northeast Georgia and The Georgia Club Foundation. In addition, Taylor participates in SHINE, a gymnastics-based children's ministry at Cornerstone Church in Athens.

Taylor is a seven-time All-American and was the 2008 NCAA Beam Champion. She recorded the only perfect 10 by an SEC Gymnast this season on the balance beam against UCLA on March 6.

On Wednesday, Taylor was named as one of Georgia's two nominees for the H. Boyd McWhorter Scholar-Athlete Post-Graduate Scholarship.

The other six gymnasts named to the SEC Community Service Team include Kassi Price (Alabama), Jamie Pisani(Arkansas), Leah Vining (Auburn), Ashley Kerr (Florida), Hillary Ferguson (Kentucky) and Summer Hubbard (LSU).

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Gymnastics: Big night for Utes in home finale (The Salt Lake Tribune)

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 09:42 PM PDT

Friday was a night of season highs and high emotions for Utah's No. 11 gymnastics team as it concluded the regular season with a 196.95-195.825 win over rival BYU.

Whether the Utes (11-3) would beat the struggling Cougars (4-10) was one of the least anticipated possibilities of the night considering BYU has never won in Salt Lake City.

More in question was if the Utes would draw enough fans to the meet to earn a milestone record for the program and how Utah's four seniors would handle the pressures of competing on Senior Night.

The results were good and not so good.

Utah's attendance of 15,030 for the meet gave the Utes a season average of 14,213 which is the highest attendance average ever for a

collegiate gymnastics program. It also gave the Utes the NCAA attendance record for all women's sports this season, marking the first time a women's program other than basketball led in attendance.

For a sport still clamoring for legitimacy at the college level, drawing large crowds is just as important as wins to gain attention, the Utes know, so breaking the attendance mark was celebrated as much as the annual win over the Cougars.

"We've had such tremendous support here for such a long time," Utah coach Greg Marsden said. "It's not a fluke or something that happened only one or two years or with one team. It's rewarding to me to finally be able to say our attendance was the largest of any women's sport this year."

As for the meet itself, Utah earned its high score despite some shaky routines from its normally steady senior competitors. The seniors, who were recognized before the meet, seemed to succumb to the pressure of competing in their final regular season meet in the Huntsman Center on balance beam.

Daria Bijak made her routine even more daring than usual as she fought through several balance checks and a slip of her foot that left her clinging to the beam with one leg.

She managed to stay on and smiled even more than usual when she landed knowing she'd gotten a bit lucky. The judges evidently were impressed with her tenacity too as they awarded her a 9.8.

Fellow senior Jamie Deetscreek didn't have quite as much luck as she fell off and scored 9.35. Also coming off the beam was sophomore Cortni Beers who scored a 9.15.

The mistakes left the Utes with a 48.625 on the balance beam, their second-lowest score of the season.

The seniors didn't blame their routines on the special night.

"It was really emotional at the beginning for me," Bijak said. "But then I got back in the zone once we started warming up for vault."

Marsden didn't let his team off the hook either, noting the event has been troubling all season.

"Obviously the one event we haven't resolved issues is balance beam," he said. "I promise we trains so much better. We have two weeks before regionals and we're going to have to do a lot of beam routines I'm not mad at anyone, but we need to try something different, like they are unbelievably prepared on that event."

While the Utes know they have work to do before they host the NCAA Regionals on April 10, their performance at least was good enough Friday to satisfy their home crowd.

On senior night that was enough for them.

"It was incredible to be a part of it," senior Annie DiLuzio said of the record-breaking night. "Nobody else can say that they've experienced what we've experienced here."

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In short » The Utes kept their mark against the Cougars perfect in Salt Lake City, improving to 41-0 with Friday's win over BYU.

Key moment » After Cortni Beers fell off the uneven bars, Utah's final three competitors scored 9.9 or higher.

Key stat » Utah had season highs of 49.35 on the vault and 49.425 on the uneven bars.

All-Around » Kyndal Robarts (Utah) 39.6

Vault » Annie DiLuzio (Utah) 9.9

Uneven bars » Daria Bijak (Utah) 9.925

Balance beam » Kyndal Robarts (Utah) 9.925

Floor » Annie DiLuzio (Utah) 9.975

Rotation 1 » Utah 49.35, BYU 49.075

Rotation 2 » Utah 98.775, BYU 97.975

Rotation 3 » Utah 147.4, BYU 146.65

Rotation 4 » Utah 196.95, BYU 195.825

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Utes gymnastics sets NCAA record, beats BYU (ABC 4 Salt Lake City)

Posted: 26 Mar 2010 10:33 PM PDT

SALT LAKE CITY (ABC4 Sports) - The Huntsman Center was buzzing long before the meet against Brigham Young started in anticipation of Senior Night and the chance to make "fan" history. By the time everyone took their seats, a total of 15,030 had packed into the 15,000-seat Huntsman Center and history was made. Utah became the first team other than basketball to win a women's NCAA season attendance crown by averaging 14,213 to its home meets. The Utes also broke their own gymnastics season attendance record of 13,861, set just last year. As for the seniors, well they made sure the big crowd went home happy by leading the Utes to a 196.950-195.825 win over Brigham Young.

Senior Daria Bijak won the bars with a 9.925 and Annie DiLuzio closed the meet with a career-tying 9.975 floor routine--to narrowly defeat classmate Jamie Deetscreek (9.95). Senior Beth Rizzo returned from injury to score a 9.825 on vault and a 9.80 on floor.

Junior Kyndal Robarts shared the limelight with the seniors, winning the all-around with a career-best 39.600 to edge Bijak (39.525), and also taking first on vault (9.925) and beam (9.925).

Robarts was the only one to really nail her beam routine--scoring a career-high 9.925 at the end of the lineup after two falls preceded her routine. Utah's beam was the only black mark on an otherwise red hot night for the Utes. Said co-coach Greg Marsden about his team's continued woes on the beam, "We were great on three events and we keep improving on three events, but we just are not competing beam the way we train. I promise you we look better than that (in training) than we do in the meets. We are going to do a lot of beam routines in the next few weeks."

In defense of Utah's poor beam night, all-arounder Stephanie McAllister missed the meet with a shoulder injury suffered in practice on Tuesday. The Utes are hopeful that McAllister will return for the postseason. Cortni Beers, who fell for the second straight week off the beam, has been sick for two weeks and Marsden said, "We need Cortni in our bar and beam lineups. First, she needs to get healthy and strong and then she needs to get her confidence back. We cannot replace her scores."

He was very pleased with the other three events, citing "huge amplitude" on vault, hitting handstands on bars and "making the floor look easy." About the approaching postseason, Marsden said, "We keep getting better, but we know we are running out of time. We need for everyone to put it together at the same time."

Utah opened the meet with its best vault score of the season--a 49.35 with DiLuzio and Robarts closing the set with a 9.90 and 9.925, respectively. Just in time for her final regular season home meet, The Cougars stayed close with a 49.075.

A season-high 49.425 on bars followed, with both Robarts and Jacquelyn Johnson scoring personal bests with matching 9.85 scores to lead things off. After Beers fell, Gael Mackie (9.90) and Deetscreek (9.90) scored season bests. Bijak one-upped them with a winning 9.925 routine. After two rotatons, it was Utah 98.775, BYU 97.975.

In place of McAllister, freshman Fumina Kobayashi got the start on beam and turned in a solid 9.75 effort. Falls by Beers and Deetscreek meant the Utes would count a fall. The event ended on a high note with Robarts' scoring a career-high 9.925 amid chants of "10, 10, 10" from the stands.

The seniors gave and received a great sendoff on the floor exercise and Utah scored a season-best 49.550. Among the scores were a career-tying 9.975 from DiLuzio, a 9.95 from Deetscreek, a 9.925 from Bijak and Robarts' 9.90.

The Utes now have two weeks off to prepare for the NCAA Regional, which they will host on April 10. The field of six will be announced on Monday.

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Wednesday, March 31, 2010