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Gophers Begin 2023 Season With Success at Best of Minnesota Meet
1/6/2023 10:17:00 PM | Gymnastics
The University of Minnesota women's gymnastics opened their 2023 season with success, defeating Gustavus, Hamline and Winona State at Maturi Pavilion on Friday night.
The Gophers finished with a final team score of 196.075, ahead of Gustavus' 181.075, Winona State's 180.900 and Hamline's 179.675.
Quotable
"What a great way to start the season. The energy was fantastic," head coach Jenny Hansen said. "Having all of the teams from Minnesota here tonight, I think really brought plenty of fans and lots of energy for our team. I'm just really proud of the start that we have. We had a lot of new faces, our freshmen were in all the lineups and they got experienced here tonight."
EVENT BREAKDOWN
VAULT
Junior Mya Hooten opened her 2023 campaign by scoring a 9.925 on vault, the highest score of the six Gophers. Seniors Maddie Quarles and Halle Remlinger both finished with a 9.850 in the event. Junior Gianna Gerdes competed as an all-around on Friday, matching Quarles and Remlinger with a score of 9.850 in her first event of the evening. Freshman Megan Steensland scored a 9.750 on her first collegiate event, while fellow-freshman Seria Johnson competed in every event except for floor, and scored a 9.750 on vault, bringing Minnesota's event score to 49.225.
"I haven't done all-around since club gymnastics, so it was pretty awesome to do all four again and have my team there supporting me," Gerdes said. "I'm excited to do it next time."
BARS
Senior Tiarre Sales scored a 9.800 on bars, as did Hooten, who was also an all-around competitor. Gerdes and Johnson both finished with a 9.775 on bars, and Marissa Jencks and Remlinger finished with 9.750. The Maroon and Gold finished with a 48.900 team score for the event.
"It felt really great to compete in the all-around, I've been working really hard for this moment for a really long time," Hooten said. "So it was great to get some experience. I can't wait to get back in the gym and continue to work hard with my team."
BEAM
The Gopher freshmen impressed in their first career beam routines, with Brooklyn Rowray and Sarah Moraw scoring 9.825 and 9.850. Junior Emily Koch finished with a 9.775, and Johnson finished with a 9.675. Gerdes added a 9.675 on beam to her all-around score, while Hooten added a 9.125 to her all-around score.
FLOOR
The Gophers shined on floor, led by Remlinger getting one perfect 10 vote after her routine. Hooten finished with a 9.900, followed by Steensland with a 9.800. Jencks added a 9.775 to the Gophers' team score, while Gerdes wrapped up her all-around performance with a 9.725 on floor. Koch rounded out Minnesota's lineup with an 8.950.
"Wow. The energy was crazy today, there were so many people and it was a great way to kick off the season," Gerdes said.
UP NEXT
Minnesota will travel to West Valley, Utah for their second meet of the season to compete in Wasatch Classic on Jan. 14 at 4 p.m. CT.
The Gophers finished with a final team score of 196.075, ahead of Gustavus' 181.075, Winona State's 180.900 and Hamline's 179.675.
Quotable
"What a great way to start the season. The energy was fantastic," head coach Jenny Hansen said. "Having all of the teams from Minnesota here tonight, I think really brought plenty of fans and lots of energy for our team. I'm just really proud of the start that we have. We had a lot of new faces, our freshmen were in all the lineups and they got experienced here tonight."
EVENT BREAKDOWN
VAULT
Junior Mya Hooten opened her 2023 campaign by scoring a 9.925 on vault, the highest score of the six Gophers. Seniors Maddie Quarles and Halle Remlinger both finished with a 9.850 in the event. Junior Gianna Gerdes competed as an all-around on Friday, matching Quarles and Remlinger with a score of 9.850 in her first event of the evening. Freshman Megan Steensland scored a 9.750 on her first collegiate event, while fellow-freshman Seria Johnson competed in every event except for floor, and scored a 9.750 on vault, bringing Minnesota's event score to 49.225.
"I haven't done all-around since club gymnastics, so it was pretty awesome to do all four again and have my team there supporting me," Gerdes said. "I'm excited to do it next time."
BARS
Senior Tiarre Sales scored a 9.800 on bars, as did Hooten, who was also an all-around competitor. Gerdes and Johnson both finished with a 9.775 on bars, and Marissa Jencks and Remlinger finished with 9.750. The Maroon and Gold finished with a 48.900 team score for the event.
"It felt really great to compete in the all-around, I've been working really hard for this moment for a really long time," Hooten said. "So it was great to get some experience. I can't wait to get back in the gym and continue to work hard with my team."
BEAM
The Gopher freshmen impressed in their first career beam routines, with Brooklyn Rowray and Sarah Moraw scoring 9.825 and 9.850. Junior Emily Koch finished with a 9.775, and Johnson finished with a 9.675. Gerdes added a 9.675 on beam to her all-around score, while Hooten added a 9.125 to her all-around score.
FLOOR
The Gophers shined on floor, led by Remlinger getting one perfect 10 vote after her routine. Hooten finished with a 9.900, followed by Steensland with a 9.800. Jencks added a 9.775 to the Gophers' team score, while Gerdes wrapped up her all-around performance with a 9.725 on floor. Koch rounded out Minnesota's lineup with an 8.950.
"Wow. The energy was crazy today, there were so many people and it was a great way to kick off the season," Gerdes said.
UP NEXT
Minnesota will travel to West Valley, Utah for their second meet of the season to compete in Wasatch Classic on Jan. 14 at 4 p.m. CT.
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