University of Minnesota Athletics
KELLEY BREAKS ALL AROUND MARK IN WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS VICTORY
2/20/2000 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
Kelley broke Judy Cavazos' three-year-old all around record of 39.30 with a score of 39.325 on Sunday. She also set a career high on the floor exercise with a 9.90 and tied her best vault score at 9.80. Kelley was Minnesota's highest finisher on the balance beam, tying for second place with a score of 9.85.
Minnesota won the meet without winning any of the four individual events. Freshman Leigh Dixon placed second on the vault, Kelley tied for second on the balance beam and sophomore Megan Beuckens placed second on the floor exercise for Minnesota's highest finishes.
The Gophers set season high team scores on three events for the second consecutive week. In addition to the team total, Minnesota recorded the highest score of the season on both vault and floor exercise.
Dixon's score of 9.85 on the vault is a personal best and ties the fourth-best in school history. She was one of four Minnesota athletes to set or tie a career best on the vault. Kelley and senior Kristi Selinger each tied her career high with a 9.80 to tie for second. Junior Shanyn Lancaster matched that score, which is her best of the season. Beuckens recorded a 9.775, her best score ever on vault. The Gophers scored 49.025, the third-best in school history.
On the floor exercise, Minnesota set the fourth-best team score ever with a total of 49.250. Beuckens tied her career best with a 9.925 in placing second. Kelley tied for third with a personal-best 9.90. Selinger notched a career high with a 9.825, tying for seventh.
Cavazos, senior Melissa Chang and junior Megan Skokut tied for fourth on the uneven bars with a score of 9.85.
Minnesota is home for three straight meets to close the regular season. On Saturday, the Golden Gophers host Iowa at the Sports Pavilion beginning at 7 p.m.
Minnesota 195.800, Arizona 195.600
Vault 1. Heidi Hornbeek, Arizona 9.875 2. Leigh Dixon, Minnesota 9.850 3. MaryAnne Kelley, Minnesota 9.800 Shanyn Lancaster, Minnesota 9.800 Kristi Selinger, Minnesota 9.800 Nikki Beyschau, Arizona 9.800 7. Megan Beuckens, Minnesota 9.775 8. Randi Liljenquist, Arizona 9.750 9. Gretchen Diaz, Arizona 9.725 Kara Fry, Arizona 9.725 11. Heather Straccia, Arizona 9.700 12. Melissa Chang, Minnesota 9.650 Team scores: Minnesota 49.025, Arizona 48.875 Uneven Bars 1. Heidi Hornbeek, Arizona 9.925 2. Kara Fry, Arizona 9.875 Randi Liljenquist, Arizona 9.875 4. Judy Cavazos, Minnesota 9.850 Melissa Chang, Minnesota 9.850 Megan Skokut, Minnesota 9.850 7. Nikki Beyschau, Arizona 9.825 8. MaryAnne Kelley, Minnesota 9.775 9. Kelly Watson, Minnesota 9.725 10. Nicole Filchner, Arizona 9.700 11. Megan Beuckens, Minnesota 9.675 12. Emily Peterman, Arizona 9.350 Team scores: Arizona 49.200, Minnesota 49.050 Balance Beam 1. Kara Fry, Arizona 9.875 2. MaryAnne Kelley, Minnesota 9.850 Randi Liljenquist, Arizona 9.850 4. Megan Skokut, Minnesota 9.750 Kristi Selinger, Minnesota 9.750 Kelly Watson, Minnesota 9.750 7. Gretchen Diaz, Arizona 9.700 8. Megan Beuckens, Minnesota 9.400 Heidi Hornbeek, Arizona 9.400 10. Judy Cavazos, Minnesota 9.350 11. Kieran Andrews, Arizona 9.325 12. Emily Peterman, Arizona 9.250 Team scores: Minnesota 48.475, Arizona 48.150 Floor Exercise 1. Randi Liljenquist, Arizona 9.950 2. Megan Beuckens, Minnesota 9.925 3. MaryAnne Kelley, Minnesota 9.900 Heidi Hornbeek, Arizona 9.900 5. Kiernan Andrews, Arizona 9.850 Kara Fry, Arizona 9.850 7. Kristi Selinger, Minnesota 9.825 Heather Straccia, Arizona 9.825 Nikki Beyschau, Arizona 9.825 10. Judy Cavazos, Minnesota 9.800 Catie Christensen, Minnesota 9.800 12. Melissa Chang, Minnesota 9.700 Team scores: Arizona 49.375, Minnesota 49.250 All Around 1. Randi Liljenquist, Arizona 39.425 2. MaryAnne Kelley, Minnesota 39.325 Kara Fry, Arizona 39.325 4. Heidi Hornbeek, Arizona 39.100 5. Megan Beuckens, Minnesota 38.775
