Kent State University
Utah State University
Gymnastics Drops First Road Competition of the Year at Utah State
1/15/2016 11:22:00 PM | Gymnastics
LOGAN, Utah – No. 16 Kent State's gymnastics team drops its first road competition of the year at No. 26 Utah State, 194.100-193.500 on Friday, January 15th.
The Golden Flashes fall to 1-1 on the year, while the Aggies move to 2-0 on the year.
Kent State saw two titles get claimed in Utah as Rachel Stypinski won beam (9.850) and Jordan Hardison won the floor (9.825).
The Flashes posted team scores of 48.250 (vault), 47.900 (bars), 48.450 (beam) and a 48.900 (floor) to make up their 193.500 total score.
Dara Williams took third on vault with a score of 9.750 as Kennedy Plude landed inside the top-5 as well with a score of 9.700 for fifth place.
Brooke Timko was the lone gymnast inside the top-5 on bars with a score of 9.750 to tie for third.
On beam, finishing behind Stypinski, were Kennedy Plude and Brooke Timko. Plude tied for third with a final score of 9.750 and Timko tied for fifth with a score of 9.700.
Coming in behind Hardison's first place finish on floor were Nicolle Eastman and Rachel Stypinski. Eastman and Stypinski both tied for second with a score of 9.800.
Utah State posted team scores of 48.600 (vault), 48.675 (bars), 48.000 (beam), 48.825 (floor) to comprise their team total of 194.100.
The Aggies won the vault and bars titles on the night with Jillian Chappel taking vault (9.800) and Charly Belliston and Bailey McIntire sharing the bars title (9.775). As the lone competitor in the All-Around, McKinzey Martinez posted a score of 38.500.
Up Next … The Golden Flashes will stay on the road as they travel to Kalamazoo, Michigan on Sunday, January 31st to kick off their Mid-American Conference portion of the schedule against Western Michigan at 1pm.
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