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Saturday, March 19
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Ramler, Hooten Win Titles, Gophers Finish Fourth at B1G Championships
3/19/2022 6:46:00 PM | Gymnastics
Ramler finishes Big Ten career with seven individual event championships, NCAA Regionals up next
The University of Minnesota gymnastics team competed in the Big Ten Championships on Saturday night at the Covelli Center in Columbus, Ohio. The Gophers ended the meet with a 196.725, which placed fourth behind Michigan, Michigan State and Iowa. Lexy Ramler tied for first on the bars and beam, while Mya Hooten tied for first on the floor to win Big Ten event titles.
Noteable
Ramler tied for first on the bars (9.950) and beam (9.950) to win her sixth and seventh Big Ten event championships. Her seven individual Big Ten championship event titles ranks tied for fourth in conference history and tied for first in school history. Ramler won two Big Ten titles in 2019 (co-all around and balance beam) and three in 2021 (all-around, bars and balance beam). Former Gopher Marie Roethlisberger won seven Big Ten event titles in her career.
Quotable
"There were a lot of really great things happening tonight," said head coach Jenny Hansen. "Unfortunately we had some struggles on beam that kind of kept us from having the meet we had hoped for. We started phenomenally on bars, and I am just so proud of how the team performed. That was probably one of our best performances of the year. Like I said, beam was not what we were looking for, but then they rallied and they came back on floor and were amazing. They did a great job on vault. It was not the meet we were hoping for, but there were a lot of highlights and it gives us the opportunity to reevaluate moving forward going into regionals."
All-Around
Ramler and Ona Loper were the only two Gophers to compete in the all-around. Ramler scored a 39.675 to finish second and Loper was sixth with a 39.375. Ramler tied for first in bars and beam with a 9.950. She scored a 9.900 on floor and a 9.875 on vault. Loper scored a 39.375 after totaling a 9.900 on bars and floor, a 9.850 on vault and a 9.725 on beam.
Event Breakdown
Bars
Minnesota opened the meet on bars and posted a 49.525, which was its second highest score of the season and tied for the third highest score in program history. Ramler led the way with a 9.950 to tie for first and was followed by a trio of 9.900s by Loper, Tiarre Sales and Hannah Willmarth. Both Hooten and Halle Remlinger tied their career highs with a 9.875.
Beam
The Gophers scored a 48.225 on the beam and were once again led by Ramler, who won her third Big Ten beam championship with a 9.950 (Ramler won the event in 2019 and 2021, while the 2020 championship was not held due to the Covid-19 pandemic). Emily Koch and Abbie Nylin each recorded a 9.775 and Loper scored a 9.725. Gianna Gerdes rounded out the scoring for Minnesota with a 9.000.
Floor
Minnesota's third rotation was on the floor and the Gophers turned in a strong performance with a 49.575, which is tied for the fifth best score in program history. Hooten, who has three perfect 10s this year on the floor, tied for first on the event with a 9.950. Gerdes was second for Minnesota with a 9.925 and then Loper, Ramler and Remlinger all scored a 9.900.
Vault
The Gophers completed their night on the vault where they tied their third highest score of the year with a 49.400. Hooten led the Maroon and Gold with a 9.950. Maddie Quarles scored a 9.900 and Ramler was third with a 9.875. Loper was fourth for Minnesota with a 9.850 and Gerdes registered a 9.825.
Up Next
The NCAA selection show will take place early next week and the Gophers will find out where they will be competing in regional competition, which will be held on the first weekend of April.
Noteable
Ramler tied for first on the bars (9.950) and beam (9.950) to win her sixth and seventh Big Ten event championships. Her seven individual Big Ten championship event titles ranks tied for fourth in conference history and tied for first in school history. Ramler won two Big Ten titles in 2019 (co-all around and balance beam) and three in 2021 (all-around, bars and balance beam). Former Gopher Marie Roethlisberger won seven Big Ten event titles in her career.
Quotable
"There were a lot of really great things happening tonight," said head coach Jenny Hansen. "Unfortunately we had some struggles on beam that kind of kept us from having the meet we had hoped for. We started phenomenally on bars, and I am just so proud of how the team performed. That was probably one of our best performances of the year. Like I said, beam was not what we were looking for, but then they rallied and they came back on floor and were amazing. They did a great job on vault. It was not the meet we were hoping for, but there were a lot of highlights and it gives us the opportunity to reevaluate moving forward going into regionals."
All-Around
Ramler and Ona Loper were the only two Gophers to compete in the all-around. Ramler scored a 39.675 to finish second and Loper was sixth with a 39.375. Ramler tied for first in bars and beam with a 9.950. She scored a 9.900 on floor and a 9.875 on vault. Loper scored a 39.375 after totaling a 9.900 on bars and floor, a 9.850 on vault and a 9.725 on beam.
Event Breakdown
Bars
Minnesota opened the meet on bars and posted a 49.525, which was its second highest score of the season and tied for the third highest score in program history. Ramler led the way with a 9.950 to tie for first and was followed by a trio of 9.900s by Loper, Tiarre Sales and Hannah Willmarth. Both Hooten and Halle Remlinger tied their career highs with a 9.875.
Beam
The Gophers scored a 48.225 on the beam and were once again led by Ramler, who won her third Big Ten beam championship with a 9.950 (Ramler won the event in 2019 and 2021, while the 2020 championship was not held due to the Covid-19 pandemic). Emily Koch and Abbie Nylin each recorded a 9.775 and Loper scored a 9.725. Gianna Gerdes rounded out the scoring for Minnesota with a 9.000.
Floor
Minnesota's third rotation was on the floor and the Gophers turned in a strong performance with a 49.575, which is tied for the fifth best score in program history. Hooten, who has three perfect 10s this year on the floor, tied for first on the event with a 9.950. Gerdes was second for Minnesota with a 9.925 and then Loper, Ramler and Remlinger all scored a 9.900.
Vault
The Gophers completed their night on the vault where they tied their third highest score of the year with a 49.400. Hooten led the Maroon and Gold with a 9.950. Maddie Quarles scored a 9.900 and Ramler was third with a 9.875. Loper was fourth for Minnesota with a 9.850 and Gerdes registered a 9.825.
Up Next
The NCAA selection show will take place early next week and the Gophers will find out where they will be competing in regional competition, which will be held on the first weekend of April.
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