University of Minnesota Athletics
Gophers Win ?Always Dreaming? Best of Minnesota Meet
2/15/2009 12:00:00 AM | Gymnastics
In the team standings, Winona State was second (181.675), Gustavus came in third (179.925), and Hamline was fourth (177.375).
In the vault competition, Carabajal led the way, winning the event with a 9.85. Junior Alexis Russell was the runner up, scoring a 9.75. Sophomore Yuri Nagai rounded out the top three, matching her personal best score with a 9.7. As a team, the Gophers tallied a 48.5 on vault.
On bars, Russell and sophomore Kristin Furukawa led the team, each scoring a 9.825 to tie for first place. The bars win marks Furukawa’s third win on the event this season. Sophomore Kendra Elm and Carabajal tied for third place, each earning a 9.75. The Minnesota team score on bars was 48.8, the lowest for the team this season.
Minnesota earned its highest team score of the evening on balance beam, where the Gophers scored 48.975 and swept the top six spots in the final standings. Carabajal had an outstanding performance, winning the event with a 9.95. Her score was the best by a Minnesota gymnast on beam since the 2002 season, and ties the second-best score in program history. Sophomore Jamie Bullock was the runner up on beam, tying her personal best score with a 9.875. Elm was third, and set a personal best score with a 9.75.
The Gophers finished the competition on floor, where Alexis Russell led the way for the second week in a row. Russell won the event with a 9.85. Carabajal was second with a 9.8, while Elm rounded out the top three with a 9.75. As a team, the Gophers had a total of 48.8.
In the all around competition, Carabajal won the crown, tying her career-high score with a 39.35. Russell was also an all around competitor for Minnesota, and came in second with a 38.95. Carabajal and Russell finished in the top two in the all around for the third week in a row.
Minnesota competes on the road next weekend, facing border rival Iowa State in Ames, Iowa, on Friday, Feb. 20. On Sunday, Feb. 22, the Gophers will compete in the Master’s Classic in Lincoln, Neb.
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