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GymDawgs Finish Third at P&G Classic, Earn Highest Bars Score Since 2019
March 03, 2023 | Gymnastics
BATON ROUGE, LA -- The Washington gymnastics team (4-10, 0-6 Pac-12) finished third in the Purple & Gold Classic in Baton Rouge, La, Friday evening, earning a 196.000 even.
No. 6 LSU finished first in competition, earning a 197.700. No. 7 Cal came in at a close second with 197.675 and George Washington University earned a 195.125.
The GymDawgs followed their typical pattern of scoring, increasing event scores with each rotation. They struggled on beam where they earned a 48.325, led with high scores from Skylar Killough-Wilhelm with a 9.875 and Deiah Moody's 9.825.
Washington finished with a 49.050 on floor. Amara Cunningham performed in her usual fashion notching a 9.900 in the anchor spot, followed by Killough-Wilhelm with a 9.825.
The duo also performed big for the GymDawgs on vault, with Killough-Wilhelm earning a team-high 9.875 and Cunningham a 9.825 to convert a 49.150 team score.
Lana Navarro earned a new vault season-high 9.850 on vault in her third routine of the evening.
Washington then made their way to bars where the squad made a splash, earning their highest bars score since the 2019 season with a 49.475.
Deiah Moody led things off for the Dawgs, tying her season-high 9.850. Brenna Brooks and Taylor Russon earned 9.825s following Moody.
Lilly Tubbs earned a new career-high 9.950, besting her previous high of 9.875. Killough-Wilhelm tied her career-high right after Tubbs, earning a 9.925. Morgan Bowles completed the show with a new career-best 9.925 in the anchor position.
Beam (48.325)
Skylar Killough-Wilhelm – 9.875
Deiah Moody – 9.825
Floor (49.050)
Skylar Killough-Wilhelm – 9.825
Amara Cunningham – 9.900
Vault (49.150)
Lana Navarro – 9.850 (season-high)
Skylar Killough-Wilhelm – 9.875
Bars (49.475)
Deiah Moody – 9.850 (tied season-high)
Lilly Tubbs - 9.950 (career-high)
Skylar Killough-Wilhelm – 9.925 (tied career-high)
Morgan Bowles – 9.925 (career-high)
UP NEXT
The GymDawgs will compete in another quad meet in Denton, Texas with Texas Woman's University, #2 Florida, and NC State on Sunday, March 12. The meet will begin at 11 a.m. PT.
To view the full 2023 schedule, click here.
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