University of Minnesota Athletics
WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS FOURTH AT NCAA REGIONAL
4/11/1999 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
Minnesota started the meet on the balance beam. Senior Cathy Keyser led the Gophers with a score of 9.75, tying for 10th place, followed by freshman Catie Christensen at 9.7, good for 19th place.
Minnesota scored its highest event total on the floor exercise. Freshman Megan Beuckens tied for seventh place with a score of 9.85. Freshman Catie Christensen was right behind, tying for 11th at 9.825. Junior Kristi Selinger tied her career best at 9.80, placing 15th.
Sophomore Shanyn Lancaster led Gopher finishers on the vault by scoring a 9.725, placing 20th. Freshman Courtney Norman tied her personal best with a 9.70, and Selinger scored 9.675.
Christensen scored 9.80 to lead Minnesota on the uneven bars, tying for 17th place. Keyser and sophomore Megan Skokut each scored a 9.775 on bars, tying for 21st place.
"We could not be more pleased with the result," Minnesota co-head coach Jim Stephenson said. "The part that we could control, we took control of. We can't do anything about what the other teams do. We just went out and hit our routines."
Minnesota competed without junior Judy Cavazos, who dislocated a joint in her right foot during practice a week ago.
Team scores
Georgia 197.375
Florida 195.225
Utah State 194.575
Gophers 194.2
Denver 194.2
Iowa State 194.175
Vault
1. Karin Lichey, Georgia, 9.975
2. (tie) Chrissy Van Fleet, Florida, Kristi Lichey, Georgia, 9.875
20. Shanyn Lancaster 9.725
23. Courtney Norman 9.7
25. Kristi Selinger 9.675
30. Megan Beuckens 9.625
33. Melissa Chang 9.6
36. MaryAnne Kelley 9.55
Uneven bars
1. (tie) Van Fleet, Karin Lichey 9.975
3. Jenni Beathard, Georgia, 9.975
17. Catie Christensen 9.8
21. (tie) Cathy Keyser, Megan Skokut 9.775
25. Chang 9.725
28. Kelley 9.7
37. Beuckens 9.35
Balance beam
1. (tie) Betsy Hamm, Florida, Karin Lichey 9.875
3. (tie) Beathard, Stacey Galloway, Georgia, 9.825
10. Keyser 9.75
19. Christensen 9.7
24. Selinger 9.65
28. Beuckens 9.575
30. Kelley 9.5
32. Cami Phillippi 9.3
Floor exercise
1. Karin Lichey 9.95
2. (tie) Galloway, Caroline Harris, Georgia, Suzanne Sears, Georgia, 9.9
7. Beuckens 9.85
11. Christensen 9.825
15. Selinger 9.8
24. (tie) Phillippi, Chang 9.725
31. Kelley 9.65
All around
1. Lichey 39.775
2. Van Fleet 39.5
3. Beathard 39.4
11. (tie) Beuckens, Kelley 38.4
