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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. ย
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. ย
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. ย
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. ย
The duo also performed bigย 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. ย
Lana Navarro earned a new vault season-high 9.850 on vault in her third routine of the evening.ย
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. ย
Deiah Moody led things off for the Dawgs, tying her season-high 9.850. Brenna Brooks and Taylor Russon earned 9.825s following Moody.ย
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. ย
Beam (48.325)ย
Skylar Killough-Wilhelm โ 9.875ย
Deiah Moody โ 9.825 ย
Floor (49.050)ย
Skylar Killough-Wilhelm โ 9.825ย
Amara Cunninghamย โ 9.900 ย
Vault (49.150)ย
Lana Navarro โ 9.850 (season-high)ย
Skylar Killough-Wilhelm โ 9.875ย
Bars (49.475)ย
Deiah Moody โ 9.850 (tied season-high)ย
Lilly Tubbs - 9.950 (career-high)ย
Skylar Killough-Wilhelm โ 9.925 (tied career-high) ย
Morgan Bowles โ 9.925 (career-high)ย
UP NEXTย
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. ย
To view the full 2023 schedule, click here.ย ย ย
For more information on the UW gymnastics team, follow @uwgymnastics on Instagram, Twitter, and TikTok.ย
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