University of Minnesota Athletics
MINNESOTA DEFEATS AUBURN IN WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS OPENER
1/8/2000 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
Sophomore Catie Christensen won the uneven bars with a personal-best score of 9.9, which ties for the second- best score in team history. Junior Megan Skokut was second with a score of 9.875, while seniors Judy Cavazos and Melissa Chang and Auburn's Sarah Wentworth tied for third at 9.85.
Freshman Leigh Dixon, in her first collegiate meet, won the vault with a score of 9.825. Sophomore MaryAnne Kelley, junior Shanyn Lancaster and Auburn's Missy Lauderdale tied for second at 9.725.
Sophomore Megan Beuckens set a personal best in winning the balance beam with a 9.85 score. She also won the floor exercise (9.9) and the all around (39.075).
Chang placed second on floor exercise with a personal- best score of 9.85. Kelley was third at 9.825. Cavazos tied for second on the balance beam at 9.8.
Minnesota takes on defending Big Ten champion Michigan on Saturday at the Sports Pavilion. Meet time is 7 p.m.
Minnesota 194.800, Auburn 192.450
Vault 1. Leigh Dixon, Minnesota 9.825 2. MaryAnne Kelley, Minnesota 9.725 Shanyn Lancaster, Minnesota 9.725 Missy Lauderdale, Auburn 9.725 5. Megan Beuckens, Minnesota 9.675 6. Melissa Chang, Minnesota 9.650 Sally Cantrell, Auburn 9.650 Sarah Wentworth, Auburn 9.650 9. Stephani Janes, Auburn 9.600 Mary Nell Pate, Auburn 9.600 11. Cheryl Lancaster, Auburn 9.575 12. Kelly Watson, Minnesota 9.475 Team scores: Minnesota 48.600, Auburn 48.225 Uneven bars 1. Catie Christensen, Minn. 9.900 2. Megan Skokut, Minnesota 9.875 3. Judy Cavazos, Minnesota 9.850 Melissa Chang, Minnesota 9.850 Sarah Wentworth, Minnesota 9.850 6. Sally Cantrell, Auburn 9.775 7. MaryAnne Kelley, Minnesota 9.750 Cheryl Lancaster, Auburn 9.750 9. Lori Bernia, Auburn 9.675 10. Megan Beuckens, Minnesota 9.650 11. Mary Nell Pate, Auburn 9.625 12. Stacy Jewett, Auburn 9.475 Team scores: Minnesota 49.225, Auburn 48.675 Balance beam 1. Megan Beuckens, Minnesota 9.850 2. Judy Cavazos, Minnesota 9.800 Sarah Wentworth, Auburn 9.800 4. MaryAnne Kelley, Minnesota 9.700 5. Jill Redding, Auburn 9.625 6. Sally Cantrell, Auburn 9.600 7. Kelly Watson, Minnesota 9.450 8. Cheryl Lancaster, Auburn 9.275 9. Jenny Alf, Minnesota 9.075 10. Megan Skokut, Minnesota 9.075 11. Jennifer Ross, Auburn 9.050 12. Stephani Janes, Auburn 8.875 Team scores: Minnesota 47.975, Auburn 47.350 Floor exercise 1. Megan Beuckens, Minnesota 9.900 2. Melissa Chang, Minnesota 9.850 3. MaryAnne Kelley, Minnesota 9.825 4. Sally Cantrell, Auburn 9.750 Sarah Wentworth, Auburn 9.750 6. Judy Cavazos, Minnesota 9.725 7. Jenny Alf, Minnesota 9.700 8. Stephani Janes, Auburn 9.625 Mary Nell Pate, Auburn 9.625 10. Jennifer Ross, Auburn 9.450 11. Catie Christensen, Minn. 9.225 12. Missy Lauderdale, Auburn 9.100 Team scores: Minnesota 49.000, Auburn 48.200 All Around 1. Megan Beuckens, Minnesota 39.075 2. Sarah Wentworth, Auburn 39.050 3. MaryAnne Kelley, Minnesota 39.000 4. Sally Cantrell, Auburn 38.775
