Stanford at Minnesota, 1/12/02

by TezaFan

Minnesota - 195.8

 Stanford - 194.675

 All Around:

 1. MaryAnne Kelley, Minnesota - 39.375

 2. Caroline Fluhrer, Stanford - 39.225

 3. Mary Skokut, Minnesota - 39.025

 Vault:

 1. Fluhrer - 9.850

 2. Kendall Beck, Stanford - 9.800

 3. Shelly Goldberg, Stanford - 9.775

 Uneven Bars:

 1t. Kelley - 9.875

 1t. Skokut - 9.875

 3. Annie Laatsch, Minnesota - 9.850

 Balance Beam:

 1. Kelley - 9.850

 2t. Beck - 9.825

 2t. Lise Leveille, Stanford - 9.825

 2t. Lindsay Wing, Stanford - 9.825

 Floor Exercise:

 1. Kelley - 9.925

 2. Megan Beuckens, Minnesota - 9.875

 3t. Laatsch - 9.850

 3t. Fluhrer - 9.850

Mindy Knaeble, former Gopher and All-American, presented the Most Vital Performer award to MaryAnne Kelley.

VAULT

Minnesota - 48.525

Mary Skokut - tucked Phelps (9.9 SV); nice form, tiny hop; 9.625

Carrie Hortsch - front tuck (9.8 SV); nice form, good distance; showed nice opening before the landing; one small step; 9.675

Leigh Dixon - piked barani (10.0 SV); great height and distance, but has a slight straddle on the preflight; had too much power and took a large step backward; 9.75

MaryAnne Kelley - tucked barani (9.9 SV); nice form, she tucks a little early, but has a great kickout when she does the 1/2 turn; small hop back on the landing; 9.725

Courtney Norman - Phelps (10.0 SV); tons of power, but twists late (think Gina Gogean); keeps a great layout position throughout; hop forward on the landing; 9.75

Carolyn Yernberg - layout Tsuk full (10.0 SV); great height and distance, but she had an uncharacteristic form break in the air, was off, and took a couple steps backward; 9.625

Exhibition:

Carrie Hortsch - tucked barani (9.9 SV) - nice form, great kickout to land - she was fully-rotated but didn't quite have the right landing, and fell backward; didn't catch the score (although I'm thinking 9.0 something)

Stanford - 48.8

Katie Herbert - layout Yurchenko (9.8 SV) - piked down, step back; 9.55

Marla Ranieri - tucked Phelps (9.9 SV) - great distance, not a lot of height; small step back; 9.625

Mandy Delgado - piked barani (10.0 SV); nicely done - not overly explosive, but done really well; tiny hop; 9.75

Kendall Beck - Yurchenko full (10.0 SV) - Yurchenko full; slight form issue, piked down; small hop back; 9.8

Caroline Fluhrer - Hristakieva (10.0 SV) - really nicely done; maintains a nice layout position; big step forward (overrotated), really powerful vault; 9.85

Shelly Goldberg - piked barani (10.0 SV) - I really like her technique, as she doesn't grab her legs at all and it looks really cool; came up a little short, but a really nice vault; 9.775

UNEVEN BARS

Minnesota - 49.225

Megan Beuckens - straddle vault mount; front giant, healy, front giant 1/2 (tiny foot form break), overshoot; giant, full-in dismount with a small hop; 9.825

Alicia Opsahl - mounts on high bar; cast to handstand 1/2, giant 1/2, huge straddled Jeager; straddle back to handstand; giant, giant full, giant, double tuck, nearly stuck. (I don't believe she planned the giant after the giant full); 9.7

MaryAnne Kelley - hecht vault mount, back uprise, giant full (not fully completed in handstand) immediate Tkachev (big), straddle back to handstand; giant, giant, full-in (beautiful, nearly stuck);  9.875

Kelly Watson - mounts on high bar; beautiful Jeager; cast to handstand 1/2, giant, Shushunova; straddle back to handstand (a little short of handstand); giant, giant full, toe-on front tuck dismount with a tiny hop; 9.8

Mary Skokut - glide jam to high bar mount; back uprise, healy, healy, front giant 1/2 (in the opposite direction), front giant 1/2, Shushunova; straddle back to handstand; giant, giant, full-in (beautiful, and completely stuck); 9.875

Annie Laatsch - hecht vault mount; giant full-Tkachev (huge Tkachev); straddle back to handstand (as usual, perfect - I love how she just stalls in handstand it's so perfect ); giant, giant, full-in with a small shuffle; 9.85

Exhibition:

 Jenny Alf - back uprise to handstand, hop to front giant 1/2, overshoot; back uprise to handstand, giant 1/2, front giant (fall); giant, giant, double tuck dismount (hop); didn't catch her score

Leigh Dixon - jump to handstand 1/2 turn mount; giant 1/2-front giant 1/2-Gienger-overshoot (form breaks; drags feet on overshoot); giant full (a little crazy) to a PERFECT double tuck dismount, stuck; 9.3

Stanford - 48.875

Kristin Jensen - straddle vault mount, back uprise to handstand 1/2, healy, front giant 1/2, Gienger, overshoot (not to handstand); Tkachev; kip, cast to handstand (almost went over; arched and fought to stay on the right side of the bar); toe-on front tuck 1/2 dismount; 9.7

Lindsay Wing - hecht vault mount; back uprise 1/1-Geinger (has trouble keeping her feet together on the uprise); kip-cast-overshoot (she caught her Gienger funny, I'm thinking she might be trying to connect it to the overshoot); giant, giant 1/2, double front dismount (large step forward); 9.7

Katie Herbert - straddle vault mount; Tkachev; healy, healy, straddle back (a little short of handstand); toe-on shoot to high bar; double tuck dismount (a couple form issues), stuck; 9.8

Becky Meldrum - straddle vault mount; giant full-giant full-Gienger; (her form is a little crazy on the giant fulls, but GREAT throughout the rest of the routine); overshoot to handstand; two giants to a BEAUTIFUL, stuck double layout; 9.825

Abby Gair - straddle jam to high bar mount; Shushunova; straddle back to handstand; she has good form throughout her routine; two giants to a double layout dismount (a la Simona Amanar) with two hops forward; 9.725

Caroline Fluhrer - hecht vault mount; giant 1/2, front giant (maybe in elgrip), piked Jeager-overshoot; toe-on shoot to high bar; giant full-giant-double layout (great form, big hop forward); 9.825

Exhibition:

Alyssa Cooper - Shaposhnikova (completely piked throughout - is this a deduction?); kip, cast to handstand 1/2 (not completed in handstand; form break), giant 1/2, front giant 1/2, straddle back to handstand (nicely done); tries a straddle cut to high bar, but gets stuck and takes a fall after two attempts of getting it around; giant full-giant-double tuck (nice!) with one step back; didn't catch the score

BALANCE BEAM

Minnesota - 48.85

Alicia Opsahl - roundoff to board, back handspring mount; bhs (two feet)-bhs (two feet)-layout stepout; wolf jump-oak tree (doesn't hold long enough); switch leap-jump full turn; roundoff-double full dismount, big step back; overall solid routine; 9.725

Annie Laatsch - splits mount; bhs-layout stepout; wobble on her full turn; jump 1 1/2, slight balance check; front walkover; Korbut; wolf jump-switch leap full (excellent!); gainered layout full dismount, stuck; 9.8

Megan Beuckens - front tuck mount (TONS of power, small step out of it); punch front; bhs-layout stepout; switch leap; straddle jump-straddle jump; straddle jump 3/4; full turn (fall); bhs-gainered layout full, nearly stuck; 9.25

Kelly Watson - front tuck mount (step); bhs-layout stepout; front tuck (step); wolf jump 3/4-wolf jump; Korbut; switch leap, switch leap 3/4 (didn't get the connection); front tuck full dismount with a hop; 9.675

Mary Skokut - switch leap-wolf 3/4; bhs-bhs-layout stepout; beat jump-tuck jump full; wolf jump; cartwheel-gainered layout full dismount, nearly stuck; 9.8

MaryAnne Kelley - splits mount; gainered bhs-layout stepout; outward 1 1/2 turn with leg near horizontal; split leap-front tuck (small step); gainered layout stepout; straddle jump-straddle jump; roundoff-double twist dismount (tiny hop back); 9.85

Exhibition:

Carrie Hortsch - tuck jump mount; straddle jump 3/4; bhs-layout stepoud (form issues, two steps back); wolf jump-straddle jump 3/4; front aerial to one foot and sit; switch leap 1/4; front layout full dismount (step forward); 9.3

Jenny Alf - still recovering from her ankle sprain, but has added most of her skills back; switch leap-switch leap 1/4 (fall); bhs-bhs-layout stepout (perfect); wolf jump-oak tree (then she sort of lowers into a split planche position almost); cartwheel-gainered layout full dismount (step to the back); didn't catch the score

Stanford - 48.55

Kendall Beck - tuck jump full (little short); bhs-layout stepout-layout stepout (great!!); switch leap-Korbut; full turn-double stag jump; wolf jump full (short); roundoff- 1 1/2 twist (soft knees); overall a really nice routine!; 9.825

Kelsey Stillinger - layout stepout mount (fall); bhs-bhs-layout stepout; switch leap 1/4; wolf jump-back handspring; switch wolf jump-straddle jump; cartwheel-gainered layout full, stuck; 9.3

Lindsay Wing - splits mount; bhs-layout stepout-Korbut (layout stepout was kind of low, I wasn't sure that she'd make another skill... did a great job of keeping moving); switch leap 1/2; cat  leap-front walkover; split leap-wolf jump-straddle jump 3/4; roundoff-double twist (stuck, nice!); 9.825

Caroline Fluhrer - double stag type jump mount; wolf jump-tuck jump full (wobble); bhs-bhs-layout stepout; beat jump-Korbut; split leap-wolf jump full (only 3/4, and wobbled); cartwheel-gainered layout full, stuck; 9.7

Katy Herbert - switch leap; gainered bhs-bhs-layout stepout (fall); switch leap full; wolf jump-wolf jump full; front handspring-split leap; cartwheel, gainered layout full, stuck! nice routine minus the fall!; 9.375

Lise Leveille - front tuck-double stag jump (pause); bhs-layout stepout-layout stepout (great); tuck jump-front tuck; switch jump-wolf full (really only 3/4); roundoff-double tuck dismount (one step); nice routine; 9.825

Exhibition:

Mandy Delgado - Homma mount (three flairs); bhs-layout stepout-layout stepout; wolf jump-wolf jump 3/4 (fight to stay on); beat jump-Korbut; switch leap-pike jump; punch Rudi dismount; didn't catch the score

FLOOR EXERCISE

Stanford - 48.45

Katy Herbert - double pike (fall; it looked as though she had it, but fell back); fhs-rudi-bhs-layout stepout (the bhs-layout stepout wasn't truly connected, but still nice); double twist; excellent choreography!!; 9.25

Mandy Delgado - music is Dave Grusin's "Fiesta" - one of the pieces Teza used; whip 1/2-front full mount; double pike - she does something weird with her foot, but I couldn't tell at first if it was choreography or if she was a step - I decided that it's choreography; front layout-front tuck (I'm thinking she planned two front layouts); solid routine; she always looks happy out there; 9.775

Lindsay Wing - really good choreography; whip 1/2-front full mount; 2 1/2 twist, step; double twist; pretty solid routine; 9.825

Shelly Goldberg - running double front, great in the air but underrotated and sat down (she overrotated her last one in warmups, and overcompensated during the meet); front tuck stepout through to Rudi (short, step); straddle jump-punch front; front full-front pike (step)(again, she doesn't grab her legs and it looks cool); 9.125

Caroline Fluhrer - another routine with great choreography; front double full-punch front (great landing!); 2 1/2 twist (too much power, big step); whip 1/2-front full (skid - good job at saving the landing!); 9.85

Lise Leveille - 2 1/2 twist-punch front (slight form issues); front full-front pike (saved herself from going OOB); double pike (bit short; step forward); 9.75

Minnesota - 49.2

Mary Skokut - 2 1/2 twist-front tuck (OOB); whip 1/2-front layout-front tuck; whip-double twist; good routine other than the step; 9.725

Megan Beuckens - front tuck through to double tuck; whip 1/2-front full (small landing error); double twist; 9.875

Alicia Opsahl - double pike; front tuck stepout through to barani (usually does a front full); fhs-front layout-front layout; 9.65 (I believe her SV was 9.9 because of the middle pass)

Annie Laatsch - whip through to double tuck; whip 1/2-front full (a little too much power, hopped out of it); front layout-front tuck; overall a great routine; 9.85

Courtney Norman - double layout; front tuck stepout through to double tuck; fhs-bounder-front layout full; nice routine, just a little too much power on the middle pass causing a step; 9.825

MaryAnne Kelley - tucked full-in; whip 1/2-front full; whip-double full (WONDERFUL routine.. ); 9.925

Exhibition:

Carolyn Yernberg - front tuck stepout through to double tuck (hands down); whip 1/2-front layout-front tuck; roundoff-side somi that fits really well with the music; double twist; I really like this routine, too. ; not sure of the score