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Loper Wins All-Around Title, Gophers Battled Maryland, Pitt
2/14/2022 5:00:00 PM | Gymnastics
Minnesota just completed three meets in a nine-day span and next competes at the Big Five Meet on Saturday
The University of Minnesota gymnastics team – competing for the third time in nine days – placed first in three rotations in a Monday matinee tri-meet with Maryland and Pitt, but ultimately finished third with a score of 196.225. The host Maryland Terrapins scored 196.700, while Pitt recorded 196.450.
Results (Minnesota – Maryland – Pitt; event winner listed in bold)
Vault: 49.375 – 49.150 – 49.000
Bars: 49.425 – 49.325 – 49.400
Beam: 48.050 – 49.000 – 48.950
Floor: 49.375 – 49.225 – 49.100
Total: 196.225 – 196.700 – 196.450
Notable
Ona Loper scored a perfect 10 on vault. It was Loper's second perfect 10 on vault this year, as she also accomplished the feat at home against Michigan. It was also her fifth perfect 10 on vault in school history. No other Gopher has more than one.
Lexy Ramler was doing Lexy Ramler things on the uneven parallel bars. She scored a 9.975 to tie her career high and the program record. It was Ramler's fifth career 9.975 on bars and she has now hit that mark in 2022 (one time), 2021 (two times) and 2020 (two times). Minnesota has had 11 career 9.975s on bars ever and Ramler's name attached to five of those scores
Quotable
"We started off really well and then we experienced some troubles on the balance beam," said head coach Jenny Hansen. "But I was really proud of the way the team came back on floor and vault today. We rested some athletes – having back-to-back weekends and two meets in three days can be a lot on our athletes – so we decided to make the decision to rest some of our athletes. Overall there were a lot of positives that we can take away from this meet and there is also an opportunity for us to respond better for the next one."
All-Around
Ona Loper and Lexy Ramler competed in the all-around and Loper claimed the title with a 39.675. Loper scored a perfect 10 on the vault and also won the floor outright with a 9.925. She tied for top honors on the beam with a 9.875 and tied for fifth on bars with a 9.875. This comes on the heels of Loper posting a career best 39.750 (fourth best score in school history) to win the all-around against Ohio State last Saturday.
Event Breakdown
Bars
Two days after posting a season high 49.475 (tied for fifth best score in program history) on the bars against Ohio State, the Gophers recorded a 49.425 (tied for the 10th best score in program history) on the road against Maryland and Pitt. The score also tied Minnesota's third-best output on the road during the regular season in school history. The only regular-season road performances better than today's 49.425 was a program-record 49.575 at the Big Five Meet in 2021 and a 49.450 at California in 2018. Minnesota also posted a 49.425 at NC State in 2020 and at Air Force / Denver in 2016. On Monday, Ramler led the way for the Gophers tying her career mark and program record with a 9.975. Both Hannah Willmarth and Loper scored a 9.875, while Mya Hooten and Tiarre Sales recorded a 9.850. Halle Remlinger posted a 9.800 for the Gophers.
Beam
Loper led the Gophers meet-best with a 9.875 and was followed by Ramler (9.825), Gianna Gerdes (9.750), Ali Sonier (9.450), Emily Koch (9.150) and Haley Tyson (8.950).
Floor
Loper once again paced the Gophers, this time with a meet-best 9.925 on the floor. She was followed by Gerdes and Remlinger who both carded a 9.900. Koch followed with a 9.850, while Mallory LeNeave scored a 9.800. Ramler rounded out the lineup for the Gophers with a 9.750.
Vault
Loper closed the day with a perfect 10 on vault for the Gophers as she helped lift them to a team score of 49.375. Hooten tied her career high with a 9.950 and was followed by Gerdes and Kate Grotenhuis who both had a 9.825. Ramler posted a 9.775, while freshman Marissa Jencks scored a 9.625.
Up Next
The Gophers return to action at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 19 when they travel to Toledo, Ohio for the Big Five Meet. Minnesota is slated to face Nebraska, Penn State, Michigan State and Rutgers.
Minnesota found tremendous success at the last year's Big Five Meet, as the Gophers set a school record on bars (49.575) and scored a 197.375 (14th best score in school history) to take first place. Minnesota swept all four events in the five-team competition. The Maroon and Gold recorded a 49.575 on bars, 49.325 on beam, 49.250 on floor and 49.225 on vault. Individually, Ramler set a school all-around record with a mark of 39.850. Ramler's performance was highlighted by her first career perfect 10 on vault. She scored a 9.925 or higher on each event and won every event title.
Minnesota's next home competition is at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 25 against Iowa at Maturi Pavilion.
Results (Minnesota – Maryland – Pitt; event winner listed in bold)
Vault: 49.375 – 49.150 – 49.000
Bars: 49.425 – 49.325 – 49.400
Beam: 48.050 – 49.000 – 48.950
Floor: 49.375 – 49.225 – 49.100
Total: 196.225 – 196.700 – 196.450
Notable
Ona Loper scored a perfect 10 on vault. It was Loper's second perfect 10 on vault this year, as she also accomplished the feat at home against Michigan. It was also her fifth perfect 10 on vault in school history. No other Gopher has more than one.
Lexy Ramler was doing Lexy Ramler things on the uneven parallel bars. She scored a 9.975 to tie her career high and the program record. It was Ramler's fifth career 9.975 on bars and she has now hit that mark in 2022 (one time), 2021 (two times) and 2020 (two times). Minnesota has had 11 career 9.975s on bars ever and Ramler's name attached to five of those scores
Quotable
"We started off really well and then we experienced some troubles on the balance beam," said head coach Jenny Hansen. "But I was really proud of the way the team came back on floor and vault today. We rested some athletes – having back-to-back weekends and two meets in three days can be a lot on our athletes – so we decided to make the decision to rest some of our athletes. Overall there were a lot of positives that we can take away from this meet and there is also an opportunity for us to respond better for the next one."
All-Around
Ona Loper and Lexy Ramler competed in the all-around and Loper claimed the title with a 39.675. Loper scored a perfect 10 on the vault and also won the floor outright with a 9.925. She tied for top honors on the beam with a 9.875 and tied for fifth on bars with a 9.875. This comes on the heels of Loper posting a career best 39.750 (fourth best score in school history) to win the all-around against Ohio State last Saturday.
Event Breakdown
Bars
Two days after posting a season high 49.475 (tied for fifth best score in program history) on the bars against Ohio State, the Gophers recorded a 49.425 (tied for the 10th best score in program history) on the road against Maryland and Pitt. The score also tied Minnesota's third-best output on the road during the regular season in school history. The only regular-season road performances better than today's 49.425 was a program-record 49.575 at the Big Five Meet in 2021 and a 49.450 at California in 2018. Minnesota also posted a 49.425 at NC State in 2020 and at Air Force / Denver in 2016. On Monday, Ramler led the way for the Gophers tying her career mark and program record with a 9.975. Both Hannah Willmarth and Loper scored a 9.875, while Mya Hooten and Tiarre Sales recorded a 9.850. Halle Remlinger posted a 9.800 for the Gophers.
Beam
Loper led the Gophers meet-best with a 9.875 and was followed by Ramler (9.825), Gianna Gerdes (9.750), Ali Sonier (9.450), Emily Koch (9.150) and Haley Tyson (8.950).
Floor
Loper once again paced the Gophers, this time with a meet-best 9.925 on the floor. She was followed by Gerdes and Remlinger who both carded a 9.900. Koch followed with a 9.850, while Mallory LeNeave scored a 9.800. Ramler rounded out the lineup for the Gophers with a 9.750.
Vault
Loper closed the day with a perfect 10 on vault for the Gophers as she helped lift them to a team score of 49.375. Hooten tied her career high with a 9.950 and was followed by Gerdes and Kate Grotenhuis who both had a 9.825. Ramler posted a 9.775, while freshman Marissa Jencks scored a 9.625.
Up Next
The Gophers return to action at 6 p.m. on Saturday, Feb. 19 when they travel to Toledo, Ohio for the Big Five Meet. Minnesota is slated to face Nebraska, Penn State, Michigan State and Rutgers.
Minnesota found tremendous success at the last year's Big Five Meet, as the Gophers set a school record on bars (49.575) and scored a 197.375 (14th best score in school history) to take first place. Minnesota swept all four events in the five-team competition. The Maroon and Gold recorded a 49.575 on bars, 49.325 on beam, 49.250 on floor and 49.225 on vault. Individually, Ramler set a school all-around record with a mark of 39.850. Ramler's performance was highlighted by her first career perfect 10 on vault. She scored a 9.925 or higher on each event and won every event title.
Minnesota's next home competition is at 4:30 p.m. on Friday, Feb. 25 against Iowa at Maturi Pavilion.
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