Spartan Gymnastics Ranked 24th In GymInfo Top 25 Poll
3/5/2007 12:00:00 AM | Women's Gymnastics
March 5, 2007
EAST LANSING, Mich. - The Michigan State gymnastics team is ranked 24th in this week's Gym Info Top 25 poll (March 5) after earning a team score of 196.150 in a dual-meet loss to No. 12 Michigan on March 3. The Spartans will enjoy a week off from competition before traveling to No. 1 Florida (March 16) and Western Michigan (March 18) next week.
Senior tumbler Kristen Coleman ranks 18th in the all-around in national standings this week with an RQS (Regional Qualifying Score) of 39.170. The mark ranks her second among Big Ten competitors. She also sits among the league's top ten on vault (10th, 9.800), bars (third, 9.840) and the balance beam (third, 9.825). Freshman tumbler Nicole Curler has also made an immediate impact among conference competition. The Bay City, Mich., native is the top Spartan contributor on floor (ninth/Big Ten) with an RQS of 9.800.
Freshman standout Rochelle Robinson does not currently hold an RQS due to a lack of away-meet scores. The Chesapeak, Va., native has competed in the all-around competition in four meets this season, posting a season-best 38.950 at the State of Michigan Classic on Feb. 3. Robinson also recorded the first perfect 10.0 score in Michigan State history on vault at the Fox Run Invitational (Feb. 10).
After not receiving a Big Ten Gymnast of the Week honoree since the 2005 season, Michigan State has earned the honor four times in 2007. Robinson garnered her first career Gymnast of the Week honor on Feb. 7 for her outstanding performance at the State of Michigan Classic on Feb. 3. She claimed top honors on vault and floor exercise with a pair of 9.925 scores, and also matched teammate Kristen Coleman's first-place finish on the uneven bars with a mark of 9.825. Robinson helped the Spartans claim the State of Michigan Classic team title, their first since the 2003 season.
Robinson earned her second Gymnast of the Week accolade after becoming the first gymnast in Michigan State history to record a perfect score when she posted a 10.0 on vault at the Fox Run Invitational on Feb. 10. She also claimed second place in the all-around competition with a 38.875. Robinson currently holds the top three vault scores on the MSU all-time record chart.
Coleman won the weekly league laurel on Jan. 31 for her record-breaking performance at the Jan. 27 Flip For The Cure Meet. Coleman set a new Spartan benchmark with a 39.525 in the all-around competition, adding first-place finishes on the bars (9.950) and balance beam (9.850), while she tied with Curler for first place on the floor exercise (9.850).
Nicole Curler earned her first-career Big Ten Gymnast of the Week honor on Jan. 17. Curler picked up the weekly honor after winning both the balance beam (9.925) and floor exercise (9.875), while also tying for first in the all-around against No. 16 Arizona on Jan. 12. The Bay City, Mich., native tied with teammate Kristen Coleman in the all-around competition, tallying a mark of 39.400. Curler helped MSU achieve its highest team mark on the uneven bars since the 2000 season and the third-highest in Spartan history (49.325).
Following two consecutive meets away from Jenison Field House, MSU will return home for its regular-season finale on March 23 versus NC State at 7 p.m. The 2007 Big Ten Championship Meet will be hosted by Penn State University on Saturday, March 31 at 6 p.m. Tickets for the event are currently available on the PSU website at www.psusports.com
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