University of Minnesota Athletics
KELLEY BREAKS ALL AROUND RECORD AT STANFORD
2/3/2001 12:00:00 AM | Athletics
"We were thrilled at how the athletes presented themselves," said co- head coach Meg Stephenson. "They handled themselves very well. We started out on fire, and it was great to see the meet progress. The team was united in effort."
Kelley scored 9.875 on vault, uneven bars and balance beam, and added a 9.90 on floor exercise. She surpasses the previous record of 39.450 set last season by teammate Megan Beuckens. She finished second in the all around to Stanford's Lindsay Wing, who scored 39.625.
Kelley's vault score of 9.875 is a career high, improving from her mark of 9.825 last year at the NCAA Region 2 Championships. The 9.875 on balance beam ties her career high set twice last season. On floor exercise, Kelley scored her third straight 9.90, a season high. The 9.875 on uneven bars is another season high. She was Minnesota's highest finisher on vault (third), bars (tied for second) and floor (tied for second).
Sophomore Jenny Alf recorded her second straight 9.90 score on the balance beam, tying her career high and the third-highest score in team history. She was Minnesota's highest finisher on the event, tying for third place.
Junior Courtney Norman tied the sixth-best floor exercise score in team history, recording a 9.90 in her second career floor appearance. She set a career high on vault with a 9.75.
Junior Megan Beuckens scored a 39.0 in her first all around competition of the season. She recorded a 9.725 in her first floor exercise competition this season and improved her three other scores from last week's marks. Her balance beam score of 9.825 is just off her career high of 9.850 set three times last season. She also scored 9.75 on uneven bars and 9.7 on vault.
Minnesota had to count a fall on balance beam but still recorded a season high on that event. The team's top three scores were at least 9.825, as Alf scored 9.90, Kelley scored 9.875 and Beuckens recorded a 9.825.
The Gophers improved their season-best team score by nearly a point, as the previous best was 194.850 against Utah on Jan. 13. Minnesota set season highs on vault (48.850), uneven bars (49.100) and balance beam (48.650) and tied a season high on floor exercise (49.175).
On vault, all five of Minnesota's counting scores were at least 9.725. In addition to Kelley and Norman's career-high marks, freshman Tara Schroeder also set a personal best with a 9.75.
Freshman Mary Skokut recorded a career-high 9.85 on uneven bars after a one-week absence due to a sprained ankle. Freshman Annie Laatsch recorded her third score of at least 9.80 on bars this season, scoring 9.825.
Team Vault Bars Beam Floor Total Minnesota 48.850 49.100 48.650 49.175 195.775 Stanford 49.200 49.400 49.500 49.325 197.425 Vault 1. Caroline Fluhrer, Stanford 9.925 2. Lindsay Wing, Stanford 9.900 3. MaryAnne Kelley, Minnesota 9.875 4. Shelly Goldberg, Stanford 9.825 Robin Phelps, Stanford 9.825 6. Leigh Dixon, Minnesota 9.750 Courtney Norman, Minnesota 9.750 Tara Schroeder, Minnesota 9.750 9. Shanyn Lancaster, Minnesota 9.725 Lise Leveille, Stanford 9.725 11. Megan Beuckens, Minnesota 9.700 12. Jen Exaltacion, Stanford 9.050 Uneven Bars 1. Caroline Fluhrer, Stanford 9.950 2. MaryAnne Kelley, Minnesota 9.875 Jen Exaltacion, Stanford 9.875 Becky Meldrum, Stanford 9.875 5. Mary Skokut, Minnesota 9.850 Lise Leveille, Stanford 9.850 Lindsay Wing, Stanford 9.850 8. Annie Laatsch, Minnesota 9.825 9. Alicia Opsahl, Minnesota 9.800 Kristin Jensen, Stanford 9.800 11. Megan Beuckens, Minnesota 9.750 12. Megan Skokut, Minnesota 9.250 Balance Beam 1. Lise Leveille, Stanford 9.950 2. Lindsay Wing, Stanford 9.925 3. Jenny Alf, Minnesota 9.900 Jen Exaltacion, Stanford 9.900 Katy Herbert, Stanford 9.900 6. MaryAnne Kelley, Minnesota 9.875 7. Megan Beuckens, Minnesota 9.825 Caroline Fluhrer, Stanford 9.825 Robin Phelps, Stanford 9.825 10. Alicia Opsahl, Minnesota 9.675 11. Annie Laatsch, Minnesota 9.375 12. Megan Skokut, Minnesota 9.250 Floor Exercise 1. Lindsay Wing, Stanford 9.950 2. MaryAnne Kelley, Minnesota 9.900 Courtney Norman, Minnesota 9.900 Jen Exaltacion, Stanford 9.900 Lise Leveille, Stanford 9.900 6. Jenny Alf, Minnesota 9.800 Catie Christensen, Minnesota 9.800 Shelly Goldberg, Stanford 9.800 9. Alicia Opsahl, Minnesota 9.775 Caroline Fluhrer, Stanford 9.775 Becky Meldrum, Stanford 9.775 12. Megan Beuckens, Minnesota 9.725 All Around 1. Lindsay Wing, Stanford 39.625 2. MaryAnne Kelley, Minnesota 39.525* 3. Caroline Fluhrer, Stanford 39.475 4. Lisa Leveille, Stanford 39.425 5. Megan Beuckens, Minnesota 39.000 6. Jen Exaltacion, Stanford 38.725 * Minnesota school record
