Women's Gymnastics Shines At UC-Davis
Complete Results
DAVIS, Calif., Jan. 16, 2004-- Springfield College senior
Jenny Romano-Joseph (Shutesbury, Mass.) was the Pride's highest event finisher, placing second on vault at 9.525, as SC split with host Cal-Davis and Wisconsin-Oshkosh on Friday night.
Sophomore Mei Ling Clark won the uneven bars at 9.600 to lead Division I UC Davis to a first-place score of 187.600. SC finished second in the meet at 180.400, while Wisconsin-Oshkosh placed third with a 176.125 total.
Romano-Joseph was also one of two all-arounders in the meet, scoring a winning four-event total of 36.150. Senior
Holly Desrocher (Methuen, Mass.) placed third on the vault (9.300). The Pride, which is now 2-1 overall, has competed against two D-I teams already. SC topped Yale in its season-opener last Sunday.
The Aggies drew 1,517 to the meet as the gymnasts combined efforts with the UC Davis wrestling team in a simultaneous home event dubbed "Beauty & The Beasts".
UC-Davis' Tiffany Chan also captured the vault title with a 9.700, hShe capped the meet with a 9.675 on floor exercise, good enough to edge teammates Joanne Pizzo and Megan Nakagawa for the event win.
Wendy Wiederholt also highlighted UWO's evening with a third-place 9.525 on balance beam and fifth-place 9.500 on floor.
TEAM SCORES - 1. UC Davis, 187.600; 2. Springfield, 180.400; 3. Wisconsin-Oshkosh, 176.125.
VAULT - 1. Tiffany Chan, UC Davis, 9.700; 2. Jenny Romano-Joseph, Springfield, 9.525; 3. Holly Desrocher, Springfield, 9.300.
UNEVEN BARS - 1. Mei Ling Clark, UC Davis, 9.600; 2. Nickie Bykhovsky , UC Davis, 9.550; 3. Brandi Forte, UC Davis, 9.275.
BALANCE BEAM - 1. Tiffany Chan, UC Davis, 9.775; 2. Arianne Furman, UC Davis, 9.550; 3. Wendy Wiederholt, UWO, 9.525.
FLOOR EXERCISE - 1. Tiffany Chan, UC Davis, 9.675; 2. Joanne Pizzo, UC Davis, 9.650; 3. Megan Nakagawa, UC Davis, 9.25.
ALL-AROUND - 1. Jenny Romano-Joseph, Springfield, 36.150; 2. Justine Russell, UWO, 34.850.
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