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Minnesota Heads to Iowa for Border Battle
2/5/2021 12:30:00 PM | Gymnastics
The No. 11 University of Minnesota women's gymnastics team travels to No. 10 Iowa for a meet against the Hawkeyes on Saturday, Feb. 6 at 3:00pm.The action will be broadcast live on ESPNU.
 Last Time Out
The University of Minnesota took down Penn State with a final score of 196.675 to 194.750. The Gophers won each event title on the way to the victory to improve to 2-1 overall and 1-1 in the Big Ten.
In the victory, four sophomores made their season debuts. Mallory LeNeave notched a 9.800 on floor and competed exhibition on bars. Halle Remlinger had strong performance on vault (9.875) and set a new career-high on floor (9.900). Kate Grotenhuis competed for the first time as a Gopher when she had a beautiful exhibition vault. Maya Albertin also competed exhibition on vault.
Lexy Ramler won her first all-around title of the season with a 39.675. Ramler won the bars (9.925) and beam (9.950) titles, and tied for the floor title with a 9.925. Ona Loper came in second with a 38.900.
The Gophers started the afternoon on vault and had a team score of 49.275 on the event. Junior Maddie Quarles won her first event title of the season and posted a 9.900. Ramler, Remlinger and Loper put up a trio of 9.875s and tied for second. Freshmen Mya Hooten and Gianna Gerdes added a 9.750.
Ramler led the way for the Gophers on bars with a 9.925. Hannah Willlmarth tied a season-high 9.875 for second place. Lexi Montgomery took fifth with a mark of 9.800 and Mya Hooten came in ninth with a 9.725. Minnesota posted a team score of 48.700.
The Gophers swept the podium on beam and had a 49.275 team score. Ramler was the top finisher of the night with a score of 9.950. Mary Korlin-Downs was next-best with a 9.875 second place finish. Junior Abbie Nylin claimed third and added a score of 9.850. Loper placed fourth (9.825) and Montgomery came in at fifth (9.775).
The Maroon and Gold put up their best event performance of the night on floor with a 49.425. Hooten and Ramler took a share of the crown after scoring a 9.925 to finish their night. Remlinger recorded a 9.900, a career-high, and was good for second place. Freshman Emily Koch scored a 9.850 and Loper wrapped up the Gophers scoring with a 9.825.
Gophers in the Rankings
Minnesota comes in at No. 11 overall after being ranked No. 13 last week. The Maroon and Gold are ranked sixth on vault, seventh on beam, 19th on bars and 23rd on floor.Â
Ramler has solidified her position at the top of the Road to Nationals leaderboard. The senior is No. 2 in the all-around, No. 3 on beam, No. 4(t) on bars and No. 10(t) on vault. Closely behind is Loper, nationally ranked on vault (5), floor (T-9) and the all-around (13). After her season-debut last week, Remlinger entered the rankings tied for 9th on floor and tied for tenth on vault. Quarles is also ranked T-10 in the nation on vault.Â
B1G Weekly Honors
Lexy Ramler was named the Big Ten Gymnast of the Week for the first time this season and 13th time in her career. This honor comes after Minnesota recorded a 196.675 to 194.750 victory over Penn State on Saturday night.Â
The senior set a season-high all-around score with a 39.675 and won her first all-around title of the year. Ramler earned first place finishes on bars (9.925) and beam (9.950). She took a share of the crown on floor with a 9.925 and tied for second on vault after scoring 9.875.
This is the second Big Ten Gymnast of the Week award earned by a Gophers student-athlete. Ona Loper won the honor after the first week of the season.Â
Record Setting Gophers
In their first meet of the season, Minnesota posted their best opening meet team score with a 197.025. This beat the record set last year at Denver when the Gophers recorded 196.475 points.
Following the first week of competition, Minnesota earned a No. 4 national ranking which tied for the highest in program history.
Minnesota's highest overall rankings on RoadToNationals:
No. 4 - 1998 (Wk. 1), 2000 (Wk. 1), 2021 (Wk. 2)
No. 6 - 1999 (Wk.1), 2020 (Wk. 2, Wk. 5)
No. 7 - 1998 (Wk. 2), 1999 (Wk. 4), 2002 (Wk. 1), 2020 (Wk. 3, Wk. 7)
No. 8 - 1999 (Wk. 3, 5, 6), 2002 (Wk. 2), 2008 (Wk. 1), 2020 (Wk. 4, Wk. 6)
No. 9 - 1998 (Wk. 5), 1999 (Wk. 2), 2000 (Wk. 2), 2001 (Wk. 2), 2002 (Wk. 8,9), 2019 (Wk. 10)
New Faces on Floor
Sophomores Remlinger and LeNeave made their season debuts against Penn State last weekend. Remlinger took second place and tied a career-high 9.900 set last season. After competing exhibition on the event last spring, LeNeave entered the lineup and put up a 9.800.
Scouting Iowa
This will be the second match-up between the two teams this season. The Gophers defeated the Hawkeyes by a score of 197.025-196.450 in the season-opening meet on January 15, 2021.Â
The Hawkeyes are No. 10 in the Road to Nationals rankings with an average score of 196.442 after defeating No. 18 Illinois last week with a 196.325 score. Iowa started the season ranked 25th before climbing to No. 9 — the highest ranking in school history — on Jan. 18 and Jan. 25. Currently, Iowa also has a No. 5 national ranking and leads the Big Ten on floor with a 49.317 average. Senior Clair Kaji is currently ranked No.1 in the Big Ten and tied for fifth nationally on floor with an average of 9.917. The Hawkeyes are second in the Big Ten and eighth nationally on balance beam and 12th in the country on uneven bars.
Iowa has earned four Big Ten weekly honors through the first three weeks. Lauren Guerin was Specialist of the Week on Jan. 18, while Clair Kaji (Specialist of the Week) and Adeline Kenlin (Freshman of the Week) were honored on Jan. 25. Kaji earned her second consecutive honor on Feb. 1.
 Last Time Out
The University of Minnesota took down Penn State with a final score of 196.675 to 194.750. The Gophers won each event title on the way to the victory to improve to 2-1 overall and 1-1 in the Big Ten.
In the victory, four sophomores made their season debuts. Mallory LeNeave notched a 9.800 on floor and competed exhibition on bars. Halle Remlinger had strong performance on vault (9.875) and set a new career-high on floor (9.900). Kate Grotenhuis competed for the first time as a Gopher when she had a beautiful exhibition vault. Maya Albertin also competed exhibition on vault.
Lexy Ramler won her first all-around title of the season with a 39.675. Ramler won the bars (9.925) and beam (9.950) titles, and tied for the floor title with a 9.925. Ona Loper came in second with a 38.900.
The Gophers started the afternoon on vault and had a team score of 49.275 on the event. Junior Maddie Quarles won her first event title of the season and posted a 9.900. Ramler, Remlinger and Loper put up a trio of 9.875s and tied for second. Freshmen Mya Hooten and Gianna Gerdes added a 9.750.
Ramler led the way for the Gophers on bars with a 9.925. Hannah Willlmarth tied a season-high 9.875 for second place. Lexi Montgomery took fifth with a mark of 9.800 and Mya Hooten came in ninth with a 9.725. Minnesota posted a team score of 48.700.
The Gophers swept the podium on beam and had a 49.275 team score. Ramler was the top finisher of the night with a score of 9.950. Mary Korlin-Downs was next-best with a 9.875 second place finish. Junior Abbie Nylin claimed third and added a score of 9.850. Loper placed fourth (9.825) and Montgomery came in at fifth (9.775).
The Maroon and Gold put up their best event performance of the night on floor with a 49.425. Hooten and Ramler took a share of the crown after scoring a 9.925 to finish their night. Remlinger recorded a 9.900, a career-high, and was good for second place. Freshman Emily Koch scored a 9.850 and Loper wrapped up the Gophers scoring with a 9.825.
Gophers in the Rankings
Minnesota comes in at No. 11 overall after being ranked No. 13 last week. The Maroon and Gold are ranked sixth on vault, seventh on beam, 19th on bars and 23rd on floor.Â
Ramler has solidified her position at the top of the Road to Nationals leaderboard. The senior is No. 2 in the all-around, No. 3 on beam, No. 4(t) on bars and No. 10(t) on vault. Closely behind is Loper, nationally ranked on vault (5), floor (T-9) and the all-around (13). After her season-debut last week, Remlinger entered the rankings tied for 9th on floor and tied for tenth on vault. Quarles is also ranked T-10 in the nation on vault.Â
B1G Weekly Honors
Lexy Ramler was named the Big Ten Gymnast of the Week for the first time this season and 13th time in her career. This honor comes after Minnesota recorded a 196.675 to 194.750 victory over Penn State on Saturday night.Â
The senior set a season-high all-around score with a 39.675 and won her first all-around title of the year. Ramler earned first place finishes on bars (9.925) and beam (9.950). She took a share of the crown on floor with a 9.925 and tied for second on vault after scoring 9.875.
This is the second Big Ten Gymnast of the Week award earned by a Gophers student-athlete. Ona Loper won the honor after the first week of the season.Â
Record Setting Gophers
In their first meet of the season, Minnesota posted their best opening meet team score with a 197.025. This beat the record set last year at Denver when the Gophers recorded 196.475 points.
Following the first week of competition, Minnesota earned a No. 4 national ranking which tied for the highest in program history.
Minnesota's highest overall rankings on RoadToNationals:
No. 4 - 1998 (Wk. 1), 2000 (Wk. 1), 2021 (Wk. 2)
No. 6 - 1999 (Wk.1), 2020 (Wk. 2, Wk. 5)
No. 7 - 1998 (Wk. 2), 1999 (Wk. 4), 2002 (Wk. 1), 2020 (Wk. 3, Wk. 7)
No. 8 - 1999 (Wk. 3, 5, 6), 2002 (Wk. 2), 2008 (Wk. 1), 2020 (Wk. 4, Wk. 6)
No. 9 - 1998 (Wk. 5), 1999 (Wk. 2), 2000 (Wk. 2), 2001 (Wk. 2), 2002 (Wk. 8,9), 2019 (Wk. 10)
New Faces on Floor
Sophomores Remlinger and LeNeave made their season debuts against Penn State last weekend. Remlinger took second place and tied a career-high 9.900 set last season. After competing exhibition on the event last spring, LeNeave entered the lineup and put up a 9.800.
Scouting Iowa
This will be the second match-up between the two teams this season. The Gophers defeated the Hawkeyes by a score of 197.025-196.450 in the season-opening meet on January 15, 2021.Â
The Hawkeyes are No. 10 in the Road to Nationals rankings with an average score of 196.442 after defeating No. 18 Illinois last week with a 196.325 score. Iowa started the season ranked 25th before climbing to No. 9 — the highest ranking in school history — on Jan. 18 and Jan. 25. Currently, Iowa also has a No. 5 national ranking and leads the Big Ten on floor with a 49.317 average. Senior Clair Kaji is currently ranked No.1 in the Big Ten and tied for fifth nationally on floor with an average of 9.917. The Hawkeyes are second in the Big Ten and eighth nationally on balance beam and 12th in the country on uneven bars.
Iowa has earned four Big Ten weekly honors through the first three weeks. Lauren Guerin was Specialist of the Week on Jan. 18, while Clair Kaji (Specialist of the Week) and Adeline Kenlin (Freshman of the Week) were honored on Jan. 25. Kaji earned her second consecutive honor on Feb. 1.
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