GymDawgs Top SPU In Regular Season Finale

Saturday, March 11

Seattle, Wash.

4:00 PM

University of Washington

Seattle Pacific

Photo by Susie Boyland

March 12, 2017 | Gymnastics

Meet Results

SEATTLE – Washington gymnastics scored a 196.925 to top Seattle Pacific in their senior night and regular season finale at Alaska Airlines Arena. It marks their second highest score of the season.

The GymDawgs won all four events and tied their season high score of 49.425 on beam. They also had individual titles on each event and won the all-around.

The Huskies' scores of 49.250 on bars and 49.350 on floor tied their second highest scores of the season on those events. The GymDawgs had a total of 13 top-3 finishers on the night, a new season-high.

"I'm so proud of this team," said head coach Elise Ray. "All week, they trained with the intention of giving everything they had for their seniors. Last night was the same: they competed with full hearts for their incredible senior class. It was a special night. Though we attained our second highest score of the season, the team is hungry for more, I can see it in their eyes."

Joslyn Goings won the all-around for the first time this season with a 39.350. Hailey Burleson and Alexandra Yacalis tied for first place on vault with 9.825s, while Kaitlyn Duranczyk and Burleson shared the bars title, each scoring a 9.875. Goings and Burleson scored team-high 9.925s on beam and Yacalis scored a career-high 9.925 on floor.

"We had a ton of fun this meet and I saw a lot of intentional gymnastics," Yacalis said. "I saw a lot of what we do in the gym coming into competition, and I was really proud of the team with the energy and the focus that we put into our gymnastics."

"We had a killer night tonight. We went out there and had lots of fun and brought that energy from event to event," said Duranczyk "We're looking to bring that same fire and drive to into Pac-12's because we know what we're capable of."

Seattle Pacific's 194.100 was a new season-high by over one point.

Event Recaps
Vault, 48.900 – The GymDawgs had three top-3 performers on vault with Burleson and Yacalis scoring a 9.825 to share a piece of the vault title. Monica Riley tied for third with a 9.8.

It's senior day, and senior Alex Yacalis scores a 9.825 on vault for Washington. #StickHuskies https://t.co/jfTu3CIoTI
— UW Gymnastics (@UWGymnastics) March 12, 2017

Bars, 49.250 – Duranczyk's 9.875 added another bars title to her decorated career. She now has three bars titles on the season and has ten in her career. Burleson also scored a 9.875 to tie for first place. Senior Janae Janik scored a 9.875, but did so in an exhibition routine. Goings and Maya Washington posted solid 9.85s to tie for third. Freshman Michaela Nelson scored a 9.8 to take fifth.

Kaitlyn Duranczyk closes out the second rotation with a 9.875 on bars. #GoDawgs https://t.co/227KCCoQCN
— UW Gymnastics (@UWGymnastics) March 12, 2017

Beam, 49.425 – Goings and Burleson continue to rack up beam titles, tying their career-highs of 9.925. Janik and Malory Rose tied for third with a 9.875. Zoey Schaefer scored a 9.825 and Nelson posted a 9.8 to round out the GymDawgs on beam.

WOOF! Hailey Burleson has a great beam routine and receives a 9.925, which ties her career high. #GoDawgs https://t.co/ADPpwZIYYE
— UW Gymnastics (@UWGymnastics) March 12, 2017

Floor, 49.350 – The GymDawgs were led by Yacalis who scored a career-high 9.925. Maya Washington tied her career-high on floor with a 9.9, placing second on the event. Goings and Duranczyk tied for fifth with 9.85s.

WOOF! Beautiful floor routine by Alex Yacalis and she receives a career high 9.925 on senior day. #GoDawgs https://t.co/DErlz0x36x
— UW Gymnastics (@UWGymnastics) March 12, 2017

All-Around: Goings won the all-around for the first time this season with a 39.350. She placed in the top-3 in two events and clamed a piece of the beam title.

Up Next
The GymDawgs will head to Stanford, California to begin post-season competition at the Pac-12 Championships on Saturday, March 18th. The official seeding has yet to be determinded.