Meet Results
NORMAN, Okla. (Feb. 5) – The Texas Woman’s University gymnastics team finished third in a triangular with No. 2 Oklahoma and No. 10 Nebraska Friday night at Lloyd Nobel Center. The Sooners won the meet with an 196.825, while the Cornhuskers finished second (196.225) followed by the Pioneers (192.575).
Sophomore Rashonda Cannie posted the top performances for the Pioneers in bars, beam, and floor with the scores of 9.675, 9.750 (tied career-high), and 9.825 (tied career-high) respectively. She placed second overall in all-round with 38.875.
Sophomore Marcella Fallon vaulted to a team and career-high 9.775. TWU also had strong performances from senior Leslie Pladson, junior Kristie Costa, and freshmen Sara Grunert and Amy Winczura. Pladson tied her career-high with 9.725 on floor while Costa recorded a 9.725 on beam. Grunert and Winczura also scored 9.725 on beam and vault respectively.
“We started off strong on beam with a season-high and continued that on to floor and vault,” said TWU head coach Frank Kudlac. “We were little tight on bars made some small mistakes. Overall I am happy with the performance against two top teams in the country.”
The Pioneers will return to action this Sunday, Feb. 7 when they host a quad meet at Kitty Magee Arena. TWU will face Air Force, Centenary, and Northern Illinois at 2:00 p.m.
“It will be a short turnaround and I am looking forward to see how we handle it,” Kudlac said. “The meet will be very competitive against three quality teams.”
Meet Results
Team Scores
1) Oklahoma – 196.825
2) Nebraska – 196.225
3) TWU – 192.575
TWU: Vault – 48.225, Bars – 47.500, Beam – 48.300, Floor – 48.550
Vault: Fallon 9.775, Winczura 9.725, Edwards 9.700, Cannie 9.625, Nixon 9.400, Misheck 9.050
Bars: Cannie 9.675, Costa 9.475, Miller 9.475, Montalbano 9.475, Knowles 9.400, Fallon 9.050
Beam: Cannie 9.750, Costa 9.725, Grunert 9.725, Graves 9.550, Pladson 9.550, Edwards 8.150
Floor: Cannie 9.825, Pladson 9.725, Edwards 9.700, Montalbano 9.700, Misheck 9.600, Fallon 9.575
All-Around: Cannie 38.875