University of Minnesota Athletics
NO. 8 GYMNASTS FALL TO TOP-RANKED ALABAMA
1/30/1999 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
Alabama freshman Andree Pickens was the story of the night, recording a perfect 10.0 on the uneven bars. Pickens also won the vault (9.900), floor exercise (9.975) and all around (39.625).
The Golden Gophers recorded season highs in team total, team vault score (48.600) and team uneven bars score (48.825).
Senior Cathy Keyser and freshman Megan Beuckens tied for third place on the balance beam at 9.775 for Minnesota's highest individual finish.
Junior Judy Cavazos recorded a 9.850 on both uneven bars and floor exercise. She placed second in the all around with a score of 38.875. MaryAnne Kelley placed third in the all around with a season-high 38.850.
#1 Alabama 196.025, #8 Minnesota 194.650
Vault
1. Pickens, Alabama 9.900 2. Stewart, Alabama 9.775 3. Hawkins, Alabama 9.725 4. Lancaster, Minnesota 9.750 Cavazos, Minnesota 9.750 6. Kelley, Minnesota 9.725 7. Selinger, Minnesota 9.700 8. Norman. Minnesota 9.675 Tomasek, Alabama 9.675 Morgan, Alabama 9.675 11.Chang, Minnesota 9.650 12.Spidle, Alabama 9.625
Team vault scores:
Alabama 48.750, minnesota 48.600
Uneven bars
1. Pickens, Alabama 10.0 2. Barrington, Alabama 9.925 3. Spidle, Alabama 9.900 4. Tomasek, Alabama 9.875 5. Cavazos, Minnesota 9.850 Hawkins, Alabama 9.850 Stewart, Alabama 9.850 8. Chang, Minnesota 9.775 Christensen Minnesota 9.775 10. Kelley, Minnesota 9.750 11. Skokut, Minnesota 9.675 12. Keyser, Minnesota 8.350
Team uneven bars scores:
Alabama 49.350, Minnesota 48.825
Balance beam
1. Smith, Alabama 9.825 2. Tomasek, Alabama 9.800 3. Beuckens, Minnesota 9.775 Keyser, Minnesota 9.775 5. Pickens, Alabama 9.750 6. Chapman, Alabama 9.700 7. Kelley, Minnesota 9.650 8. Selinger, Minnesota 9.625 9. Pourshoushtari, Minnesota 9.525 10. Cavazos, Minnesota 9.425 11. Hawkins, Alabama 9.300 12. Martinez, Alabama 8.850
Team balance beam scores:
Alabama 48.375, Minnesota 47.350
Floor exercise
1. Pickens, Alabama 9.975 2. Hawkins, Alabama 9.875 Martinez, Alabama 9.875 4. Cavazos, Minnesota 9.850 Spidle, Alabama 9.850 6. Christensen, Minnesota 9.825 7. Smith, Alabama 9.775 8. Beuckens, Minnesota 9.750 9. Chang, Minnesota 9.725 Kelley, Minnesota 9.725 11. Selinger, Minnesota 9.650 12. Chapman, Alabama 9.150
Team floor exercise scores:
Alabama 49.350, Minnesota 48.875
Final team scores:
Alabama 196.025, Minnesota 194.650
