Saturday, April 7
University Park, PA
1:00 PM
University of Washington
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NCAA Regionals
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GymDawgs Advance To Nationals For Second Straight Year
April 08, 2018 | Gymnastics
STATE COLLEGE, Penn. – Powered by a strong floor performance, the #8 Washington GymDawgs qualified for NCAA Nationals for the second straight year, taking second at the University Park Regional with a score of 196.275.
This will be the seventh trip to Nationals in Washington history and just the second time Washington has made it in back-to-back years. The GymDawgs also went back-to-back in 1997 and 1998. Last year, Washington finished eighth in the nation at Nationals.
"Regionals is an incredibly high-pressure competition and we have a team that is relatively new to that kind of pressure and the expectation to make Nationals," said head coach Elise Ray-Statz. "I could not be more proud of the team's tenacity and belief in themselves, considering the pressure they felt."
Maya Washington, Zoey Schaefer, and Kristyn Hoffa were NCAA Regional champions on floor. Washington, Schaefer, and Hoffa all recorded scores of 9.900 to help Washington put up its highest event score, at 49.350. The trio became the first Regional champions on an individual event for UW since Allison Northey won a beam championship in 2016. Washington's last floor championship came in 2010, when Kristen Linton and Samantha Walior tied for the title.
"We wanted to show everyone Washington is getting better and better, and making it to Nationals consistently is the beginning of that process," said Ray-Statz.
Hailey Burleson, who had a score of 9.850 on floor and 9.825 on beam, would take third in the all-around. She has now had an all-around score of 39.200 or higher every single week this season, averaging a score of 39.386.
Joslyn Goings and Evanni Roberson tied for fourth on beam, with scores of 9.875. That marked the seventh consecutive meet that Roberson has recorded a score over 9.850, a mark Goings has reached in five of the last six meets.
Event Recaps
Vault, 48.750 – Burleson had the highest score for the GymDawgs on vault at 9.775.
Bars, 49.050 – Monica Riley once again led the GymDawgs on bars, earning a score of 9.850. Michaela Nelson had a score of 9.825. Goings and Madison Copiak each put up scores of 9.800 as well to round out Washington's rotation.
Beam, 49.125 – Goings and Roberson had the highest beam scores for Washington, at 9.875. Burleson also went over 9.800, earning a score of 9.825 to make it 11 consecutive weeks going over 9.800.
Floor, 49.350 – Schaefer, Washington, and Hoffa all tied for the event title on floor with their scores of 9.900. For Washington, that score tied her career high, a score she has achieved six times this year. That also tied Hoffa's career-best score. Burleson recorded a score of 9.850 on floor, while Roberson had a score of 9.800.
Up Next
The GymDawgs will head off to St. Louis for Nationals, set for Friday, April 20. The top three teams from each of the two NCAA Nationals sessions will advance to the Super Six competition on April 21 to compete for a national championship.
Make sure to follow the GymDawgs on Twitter with the username @UWGymnastics and on Instagram at uwgymnastics.
This will be the seventh trip to Nationals in Washington history and just the second time Washington has made it in back-to-back years. The GymDawgs also went back-to-back in 1997 and 1998. Last year, Washington finished eighth in the nation at Nationals.
"Regionals is an incredibly high-pressure competition and we have a team that is relatively new to that kind of pressure and the expectation to make Nationals," said head coach Elise Ray-Statz. "I could not be more proud of the team's tenacity and belief in themselves, considering the pressure they felt."
Maya Washington, Zoey Schaefer, and Kristyn Hoffa were NCAA Regional champions on floor. Washington, Schaefer, and Hoffa all recorded scores of 9.900 to help Washington put up its highest event score, at 49.350. The trio became the first Regional champions on an individual event for UW since Allison Northey won a beam championship in 2016. Washington's last floor championship came in 2010, when Kristen Linton and Samantha Walior tied for the title.
"We wanted to show everyone Washington is getting better and better, and making it to Nationals consistently is the beginning of that process," said Ray-Statz.
Hailey Burleson, who had a score of 9.850 on floor and 9.825 on beam, would take third in the all-around. She has now had an all-around score of 39.200 or higher every single week this season, averaging a score of 39.386.
Joslyn Goings and Evanni Roberson tied for fourth on beam, with scores of 9.875. That marked the seventh consecutive meet that Roberson has recorded a score over 9.850, a mark Goings has reached in five of the last six meets.
Event Recaps
Vault, 48.750 – Burleson had the highest score for the GymDawgs on vault at 9.775.
Bars, 49.050 – Monica Riley once again led the GymDawgs on bars, earning a score of 9.850. Michaela Nelson had a score of 9.825. Goings and Madison Copiak each put up scores of 9.800 as well to round out Washington's rotation.
Beam, 49.125 – Goings and Roberson had the highest beam scores for Washington, at 9.875. Burleson also went over 9.800, earning a score of 9.825 to make it 11 consecutive weeks going over 9.800.
Floor, 49.350 – Schaefer, Washington, and Hoffa all tied for the event title on floor with their scores of 9.900. For Washington, that score tied her career high, a score she has achieved six times this year. That also tied Hoffa's career-best score. Burleson recorded a score of 9.850 on floor, while Roberson had a score of 9.800.
Up Next
The GymDawgs will head off to St. Louis for Nationals, set for Friday, April 20. The top three teams from each of the two NCAA Nationals sessions will advance to the Super Six competition on April 21 to compete for a national championship.
Make sure to follow the GymDawgs on Twitter with the username @UWGymnastics and on Instagram at uwgymnastics.
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