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GymDawgs Post Season-High At Utah
February 14, 2016 | Gymnastics
SEATTLE – UW gymnastics posted season-high scores on vault and floor on its way to an overall score of 196.250, the GymDawgs best in 2016.
“We were thrilled with the team effort,” head coach Joanne Bowers said. “This team has really shown some mental toughness, and to put together a complete meet like this was big for us in this moment. We came together and needed some people to step up, and to see how they put it all together in a great environment was incredible.”
The GymDawgs finished second to the Utes, but the overall score bested the previous season-high – 196.175 at the Metroplex Challenge. Senior Allison Northey led the GymDawgs with a personal-best all-around score of 39.550.
“As a team, we really came together and showed our potential,” Northey said. “We knew what we were capable of and it was exciting to put it out on the floor. We fed off of a great crowd and felt really strong throughout the whole meet.”
The GymDawgs had a total of 14 season-high scores, including five each on vault and floor. Northey had season-highs on vault and beam and set a new personal-best on floor, leading to her career night.
“My goal going into every meet is to get a little bit better, so setting a new personal-best is something I always strive for,” Northey said. “When I have my best routines, it's really because of the great routines that my teammates have hit up to that point. I feed off of their momentum.”
Event Summaries – Total Score: 196.250
Vault, 49.075 – UW got its best vault score of the season, as all five scores were season-highs, led by Northey's 9.875 and Alexandra Yacalis' 9.85. Emily Liddle finished with a 9.825, tying her personal-best mark, and Stephanie Stowe anchored with a 9.7. Joslyn Goings led off with a 9.825. Northey took third in the event and Yacalis tied for fourth.
Bars, 48.875 – The GymDawgs got matching 9.85s from Duranczyk and Northey, and a career-high 9.75 from Jessica Nesis to finish above their season average on bars. Goings led off with a 9.7 and Hailey Burleson posted a 9.725. Duranczyk and Northey tied for fourth.
Beam, 49.000 – Northey finished with a 9.9 from the anchor spot to win the event title and lead the GymDawgs in a beam lineup that scored above its season average on beam. Stowe posted a season-high 9.8, while Yacalis and Goings finished with 9.775s, a personal-best for Yacalis. Malory Rose led off with a 9.75, her fifth meet this season with a 9.75 or higher.
Floor, 49.300 – The floor rotation posted a season-high mark in the event and also the best score from the GymDawgs on any event this season. Northey's 9.925 was a personal-best and led the GymDawgs, as all five scoring gymnasts either tied or set new season-highs. Yacalis posted a 9.875, while Zoey Schaefer and Liddle recorded matching 9.825s. It was also a personal-best for Liddle. Duranczyk finished with a 9.85, also her personal-best. Northey tied for second and Yacalis tied for fifth.
All-Around – Northey finished with a personal-best 39.550, winning the beam title and finishing in the top-3 on vault and floor. She finished second overall. Goings ended up with a 39.025 and posted north of 9.700 on all four events.
Top Finishers
Allison Northey – Vault, 9.875, 3rd
Allison Northey – Beam, 9.9, 1st
Allison Northey – Floor, 9.925, 2nd
Allison Northey – All-Around, 39.550, 2nd
Joslyn Goings – All-Around, 39.025, 3rd
Personal-Best Scores
Jessica Nesis – Bars, 9.75
Alex Yacalis – Beam, 9.775
Kaitlyn Duranczyk – Floor, 9.85
Emily Liddle – Floor, 9.825
Allison Northey – Floor, 9.925
Allison Northey – All-Around, 39.550
Up Next For the GymDawgs
The GymDawgs return home to host UCLA on Sunday, Feb. 21, at 1 p.m. PT. The meet will be shown on the Pac-12 Networks. Fans can also follow the action on Twitter.
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