Jan. 14, 2006

Final Stats

East Lansing, Mich. - The Michigan State women's gymnastics team improved to 2-1-0, on the young season, after scoring a 193.550 to knock off Pittsburgh (190.825) and Western Michigan (189.425) in tri-meet action Saturday afternoon. The Spartans were led by junior Kristen Coleman (Cornwall, Ont.), who bounced back from a second-degree ankle sprain to capture the all-around title with a 38.500. The Green and White took home first-place honors in three of four events and placed individually six times en route to its first victories of the season.

"I was really pleased," head coach Kathie Klages said. "We improved so much from a week ago. It was good to see the team come out focused and ready to compete. Kristen's performance was so important, we had to scale her back (due to injury), but she still managed to step up for us today."

Michigan State got off to a strong start, taking the early lead, when junior captain Chayla Hill (Hudson, Ohio) posted a 9.850 to win the vault competition. Coleman turned in a 9.800 to finish second, while senior Sarah Alexander (Kernersville, N.C.) and junior Victoria Iakounina (Dumfries, Va.) recorded 9.775's to finish in the top-five.

The Spartans increased their lead after the second rotation on uneven bars, thanks to Coleman's apparatus-winning 9.850. The Panthers inched closer to MSU during the third rotation, after the Green and White was forced to count a fall on beam. Hill anchored the Michigan State rotation and posted a 9.800 to take second place and keep the Spartans in front.

Hill captured her second individual title and placed for the third-time in the meet with a 9.875 on the floor exercise.

Pittsburgh finished second with a score of 190.825, in its first meet of the season, while the Broncos were third netting 189.425 and dropping to 1-1-0. Michigan State returns to action on next Saturday, at 1 p.m., in Columbus, Ohio, vs. Ohio State. The contest kicks off a four-meet road swing for the Spartans, who will return to Jenison Field House for a Feb. 18 match-up with New Hampshire.

Women's Gymnastics Meet Results

Host:	Michigan State
Meet:	MSU v. Pitt/WMU	January 14, 2006
Location:	Jenison Field House	Home Meet

Contents:	Event Results	Team Results
	Vault	Team Standing
	Uneven Parallel Bars	Michigan State
	Balance Beam	Pittsburgh
	Floor Exercise	Western Michigan
	All Around	Judge List


Team Standing	Top

Place	Team	Score
1	Michigan State	193.550
2	Pittsburgh	190.825
3	Western Michigan	189.425


Michigan State
Head Coach: Kathie Klages	Top

Gymnast	Vault	Bars	Beam	Floor	AllArr
Sarah Alexander	9.725
Rhiannan Banda-Scott	9.175	9.650	8.725	9.225	36.775
Kristen Coleman	9.800	9.850	9.075	9.775	38.500
Dani Fanning		9.625		9.750
Chayla Hill	9.850		9.800	9.875
Victoria Iakounina	9.725	9.700	9.350
Bethany Little		9.675
Megan McNally			9.525	9.650
Katlyn Roggensack	9.675	9.050	9.775	9.700	38.200
Team Totals	48.775	48.500	47.525	48.750	193.550


Pittsburgh
Head Coach: Debra Yohman	Top

Gymnast	Vault	Bars	Beam	Floor	AllArr
Andrea Arlotta	9.700	9.725	9.800	9.150	38.375
Anya Chayka			9.700	9.675
Samantha DeBone		9.750	8.900
Nicole Drane	9.475		9.125	9.700
Jessica Garber			9.725	9.725
Kaitlin Harrison	9.525	9.575
Robyn Marszalek		8.350		9.775
Victoria McGuigan-Carl	9.500			9.000
Cassandra Minick			8.600
April Pearson		9.300
Amanda Rushton	9.600
Lindsay Swan		9.500
Team Totals	47.800	47.850	47.250	47.925	190.825


Western Michigan
Head Coach: Terry Karwoski	Top

Gymnast	Vault	Bars	Beam	Floor	AllArr
Heather Carroll	9.550	9.375	9.625	9.625	38.175
Karen Harper	9.750	8.900
Monica Hay		9.025	8.175	8.950
Abbey Korchnak	9.525
Courtney Lesson	9.500		8.775	9.025
Cherisse Marier	9.700	9.625	9.300	8.850	37.475
Andrea Perini			9.650
Courtney Schmid		9.700		9.700
Jennifer Sturgis	9.300	9.625	9.825	9.575	38.325
Team Totals	48.025	47.350	47.175	46.875	189.425


Vault Results	Top

Place	Gymnast	Team	Score
1	Chayla Hill	Michigan State	9.850
2	Kristen Coleman	Michigan State	9.800
3	Karen Harper	Western Michigan	9.750
4	Sarah Alexander	Michigan State	9.725
4	Victoria Iakounina	Michigan State	9.725
6	Andrea Arlotta	Pittsburgh	9.700
6	Cherisse Marier	Western Michigan	9.700
8	Katlyn Roggensack	Michigan State	9.675
9	Amanda Rushton	Pittsburgh	9.600
10	Heather Carroll	Western Michigan	9.550
11	Kaitlin Harrison	Pittsburgh	9.525
11	Abbey Korchnak	Western Michigan	9.525
13	Victoria McGuigan-Carl	Pittsburgh	9.500
13	Courtney Lesson	Western Michigan	9.500
15	Nicole Drane	Pittsburgh	9.475
16	Jennifer Sturgis	Western Michigan	9.300
17	Rhiannan Banda-Scott	Michigan State	9.175


Uneven Parallel Bars Results	Top

Place	Gymnast	Team	Score
1	Kristen Coleman	Michigan State	9.850
2	Samantha DeBone	Pittsburgh	9.750
3	Andrea Arlotta	Pittsburgh	9.725
4	Victoria Iakounina	Michigan State	9.700
4	Courtney Schmid	Western Michigan	9.700
6	Bethany Little	Michigan State	9.675
7	Rhiannan Banda-Scott	Michigan State	9.650
8	Dani Fanning	Michigan State	9.625
8	Jennifer Sturgis	Western Michigan	9.625
8	Cherisse Marier	Western Michigan	9.625
11	Kaitlin Harrison	Pittsburgh	9.575
12	Lindsay Swan	Pittsburgh	9.500
13	Heather Carroll	Western Michigan	9.375
14	April Pearson	Pittsburgh	9.300
15	Katlyn Roggensack	Michigan State	9.050
16	Monica Hay	Western Michigan	9.025
17	Karen Harper	Western Michigan	8.900
18	Robyn Marszalek	Pittsburgh	8.350


Balance Beam Results	Top

Place	Gymnast	Team	Score
1	Jennifer Sturgis	Western Michigan	9.825
2	Chayla Hill	Michigan State	9.800
2	Andrea Arlotta	Pittsburgh	9.800
4	Katlyn Roggensack	Michigan State	9.775
5	Jessica Garber	Pittsburgh	9.725
6	Anya Chayka	Pittsburgh	9.700
7	Andrea Perini	Western Michigan	9.650
8	Heather Carroll	Western Michigan	9.625
9	Megan McNally	Michigan State	9.525
10	Victoria Iakounina	Michigan State	9.350
11	Cherisse Marier	Western Michigan	9.300
12	Nicole Drane	Pittsburgh	9.125
13	Kristen Coleman	Michigan State	9.075
14	Samantha DeBone	Pittsburgh	8.900
15	Courtney Lesson	Western Michigan	8.775
16	Rhiannan Banda-Scott	Michigan State	8.725
17	Cassandra Minick	Pittsburgh	8.600
18	Monica Hay	Western Michigan	8.175


Floor Exercise Results	Top

Place	Gymnast	Team	Score
1	Chayla Hill	Michigan State	9.875
2	Kristen Coleman	Michigan State	9.775
2	Robyn Marszalek	Pittsburgh	9.775
4	Dani Fanning	Michigan State	9.750
5	Jessica Garber	Pittsburgh	9.725
6	Katlyn Roggensack	Michigan State	9.700
6	Nicole Drane	Pittsburgh	9.700
6	Courtney Schmid	Western Michigan	9.700
9	Anya Chayka	Pittsburgh	9.675
10	Megan McNally	Michigan State	9.650
11	Heather Carroll	Western Michigan	9.625
12	Jennifer Sturgis	Western Michigan	9.575
13	Rhiannan Banda-Scott	Michigan State	9.225
14	Andrea Arlotta	Pittsburgh	9.150
15	Courtney Lesson	Western Michigan	9.025
16	Victoria McGuigan-Carl	Pittsburgh	9.000
17	Monica Hay	Western Michigan	8.950
18	Cherisse Marier	Western Michigan	8.850


All Around Results	Top

Place	Gymnast	Team	Score
1	Kristen Coleman	Michigan State	38.500
2	Andrea Arlotta	Pittsburgh	38.375
3	Jennifer Sturgis	Western Michigan	38.325
4	Katlyn Roggensack	Michigan State	38.200
5	Heather Carroll	Western Michigan	38.175
6	Cherisse Marier	Western Michigan	37.475
7	Rhiannan Banda-Scott	Michigan State	36.775


Meet Judges	Top

Vault
Judge 1	Sheryl DeWeerd	National
Judge 2	Barb Giuilvo	National

Uneven Parallel Bars
Judge 1	Jennifer Spering	Brevet
Judge 2	Debbie Campbell	National

Balance Beam
Judge 1	Kim Riley	National
Judge 2	Alice Porter	National

Floor Exercise
Judge 1	Judy Grenfell	Brevet
Judge 2	Sue Kane	National

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