Women Gymnasts Are Defeated By Illinois
1/29/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Gymnastics
Melissa Green (Jr., East Lansing, Mich.) placed first on the uneven bars with a 9.875, which ties her best uneven bars score from last season. Erin Mullen (Sr., Kalamazoo, Mich.) also placed on the bars with a 9.750, taking second. Elisabeth Forshier (Jr., South St. Paul, Minn.) landed a first place on the vault with a 9.825, with Lori Ruane (Jr., Granger, Ind.) tied for second with a 9.750. With a 9.850, sophomore Jane McIntosh (Concord, Mich.) tied for first on the floor exercise. Freshman Christy Linder (Fremont, Ohio), tied for third on the uneven bars (9.725), had a fifth place finish on the floor exercise (9.725) and scored a 38.675 to finish first in the all-around.
The Spartans return to action on Sunday, February 6 at the Michigan Classic in Kalamazoo at 2 p.m. Michigan State will compete against Western Michigan, Eastern Michigan and Central Michigan.
Top Three ScoresAll-Around Floor Exercise38.675 Christy Linder, Michigan State 9.850 Phaedra Dixon, Illinois38.525 Phaedra Dixon, Illinois 9.850 Jane McIntosh, Michigan State38.325 Karen Hawley, Illinois 9.775 Lisa Pellegrinetti, Illinois 9.775 Carissa Ericson, IllinoisVault9.825 Elisabeth Forshier, Michigan State9.750 Michelle Buranich, Illinois9.750 Lori Ruane, Michigan State
Uneven Bars9.875 Melissa Green, Michigan State9.750 Erin Mullen, Michigan State9.725 Jana Gallagher, Illinois9.725 Karen Hawley, Illinois9.725 Christy Linder, Michigan State
Balance Beam9.825 Jana Gallagher, Illinois9.775 Gina Wiechmann, Illinois9.750 Phaedra Dixon, Illinois