University of Washington
Oregon State/Kentucky/Boise State/SPU
Huskies Score Season High at Salbasgeon Suites Invitational
March 17, 2006 | Gymnastics
March 17, 2006
Corvallis, Ore. - Senior Kelly McDonald tied for first on beam and was second All-Around in the Salbasgeon Suites Invitational at Corvallis, Ore., on Friday night. The Huskies scored a season-high 193.675 and finished fourth in the five-team meet.
Oregon State won the meet with a 196.550, followed by Kentucky with a 196.100 and Boise State, who was third with a 194.550. Seattle Pacific was fifth with a 190.750.
The Huskies entered the evening needing at least a 193.325 to stay alive for a possible NCAA Regional invitation. Thanks in large part to a season-high equaling 48.875 on floor, the Huskies remain potentially alive for a 32nd consecutive NCAA Regional bid.
McDonald (Seattle/Roosevelt HS) tied OSU's Jami Lanz for first on beam with a season-high 9.900. For McDonald, the individual title was her 11th of the season and 25th of her career, moving her into sole possession for 11th most in UW history. McDonald also tied for third on bars with a 9.825 and tied for ninth on vault with a 9.800.
Lanz won All-Around with a 39.525, followed by McDonald, who scored a Husky season-high 39.325. Chelsea Bakken (Mesa, Ariz./Mountain View HS) was sixth All-Around with a 38.825 and Ashley Houghting (Welland, Ont./Northview Heights Secondary) was 12th with a 37.225.
Kristen Omori (Kirkland, Wash./Juanita HS) and Jennifer Chang (Tacoma, Wash./Wilson HS) were the only other Huskies to crack the top-10 in individual events. Omori was sixth on floor with a career-best equaling 9.850 and eighth on vault with a 9.825. Chang was seventh on beam after setting a new career high with a 9.775.
The Huskies return to Corvallis next Saturday, March 25 to wrap up their regular at the Pac-10 Championships.
Team Scoring Vault Bars Beam Floor Total 1. Oregon State 49.325 48.675 49.100 49.450 196.550 2. Kentucky 49.150 49.050 48.725 49.l75 196.100 3. Boise State 48.575 48.475 48.450 49.050 194.550 4. Washington 48.600 47.875 48.325 48.875 193.675 5. Seattle Pacific 48.075 46.900 47.750 48.025 190.750Vault (Top 5) 1. Krystle Cook, KENT 9.925 2. Jami Lanz, OSU 9.900 Tasha Smith, OSU 9.900 4. Yuki Lamb, OSU 9.875 Natalie Rubinstein, KENT 9.875
Husky Scores: 8. Kristen Omori, UW 9.825 9. Kelly McDonald, UW 9.800 15. Chelsea Bakken, UW 9.750 18. Ashley Houghting, UW 9.725 27. Katie Boyko, UW 9.500 28. Tori Quandt, UW 9.325
Bars (Top 5) 1. Krystle Cook, KENT 9.875 2. Alison Sarucci, KENT 9.850 3. Lucy Burgin, KENT 9.825 Kelly McDonald, UW 9.825 5. Jami Lanz, OSU 9.800 Chrissy Lamun, OSU 9.800 Lindsay Ward, BSU 9.800 Taylor Jacob, BSU 9.800
Husky Scores: 18. Chelsea Bakken, UW 9.600 19. Tori Quandt, UW 9.550 21. Natalie Gillan, UW 9.500 22. Jennifer Chang, UW 9.400 29. Ashley Houghting, UW 8.700
Beam (Top 5) 1. Kelly McDonald, UW 9.900 Jami Lanz, OSU 9.900 3. Claire Pierce, OSU 9.875 Heather Hite, KENT 9.875 5. Rachel Riley, KENT 9.800 Kristin Aldrich, BSU 9.800
Husky Scores: 7. Jennifer Chang, UW 9.775 12. Kristen Omori, UW 9.750 17. Chelsea Bakken, UW 9.675 25. Kelly Gilbert, UW 9.225 26. Ashley Houghting, UW 9.100
Floor (Top 5) 1. Tasha Smith, OSU 9.950 2. Jami Lanz, OSU 9.925 3. Chrissy Lamun, OSU 9.900 4. Kristen O'Shields, KENT 9.875 Natalie Rubinstein, KENT 9.875
Husky Scores: 6. Kristen Omori, UW 9.850 14. Chelsea Bakken, UW 9.800 Kelly McDonald, UW 9.800 20. Natalie Gillan, UW 9.725 22. Ashley Houghting, UW 9.700 25. Kelly Gilbert, UW 9.625
All-Around (Top 5) 1. Jami Lanz, OSU 39.525 2. Kelly McDonald, UW 39.325 3. Rachel Riley, KENT 39.100 4. Taylor Jacob, BSU 39.025 5. Kristin Aldrich, BSU 38.950
Husky Scores: 6. Chelsea Bakken, UW 38.825 12. Ashley Houghting, UW 37.225
