No. 29 Gymnastics Battles Top Teams in the Nation
3/4/2005 12:00:00 AM | Gymnastics
Complete Release (PDF)No. 29 Kent State University gymnastics team (7-2, 4-1 MAC) isin the middle of a three-meet road swing that continues Sunday, March 6against host West Virginia University (6-4), No. 20 Auburn University (2-9)and No. 23 Michigan State University (15-5). Meet time is slated 1 p.m. inWVU Coliseum.SCOUTING THE TIGERS: Auburn placed fourth at the Masters Classic lastweekend in Nebraska. In that meet, Julie Dwyer tied for third on theall-around (39.075). Jeff Thompson (Kentucky 95) is in his sixth season atAuburn.SCOUTING THE SPARTANS: Michigan State is coming off wins over Pittsburgh,Bowling Green and James Madison last week. Chayla Hill was MSUs topperformer, winning vault with a 9.800 and registering a team-best 9.800 onfloor. MSU will face Central Michigan, Kentucky and Missouri March 4 beforemeeting KSU. Kathie Klages (Central Michigan 77) has been the mentor ofthe Spartans for 15 seasons.SCOUTING THE MOUNTAINEERS: West Virginia defeated Rutgers and Bridgeport inrecent action. Jessica Bartgis led the Mountaineers by claiming titles onbars (9.775) and floor (9.850). Linda Burdette (West Virginia 74) has beenthe head coach at WVU for 31 seasons.SERIES RECORD: This will be the first meeting between Kent State andAuburn. The Flashes trail both Michigan State (19-10) and West Virginia(15-10) in the all-time series, but KSU took a 190.800-190.525 win over theMountaineers Jan. 16.GYMNASTICS IMPROVES TO 4-1 IN THE MAC WITH WIN OVER NIU: Kent Statemaintained its hold of second-place in the Mid-American Conference (MAC)after defeating Northern Illinois University 194.800-193.250 Feb. 27 at theConvocation Center in DeKalb, Ill. Senior Erika Linnersten (Cincinnati, Ohio/Finneytown) led the way forKent State, taking her fourth beam title of the year with a score of 9.850.Linnersten also placed second on vault (9.750) while tying for second onbars (9.750) with freshman Kristin Peters (Maineville, Ohio/Kings). Other KSU event winners were junior Carrie Mayle (Fremont, Ohio/St.Josephs), who won her second straight vault crown in as many weeks with a9.850 on the event. Freshman Phylicia Roberston (Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln)also claimed her third straight floor title with a career-high tying 9.925. Rounding out the Flashes top-three finishers are senior April Zentko(Poland, Ohio/Poland), who tied for second on beam with a 9.825 whileMayle, sophomore Julie Huynh (Brentwood, N.Y./Brentwood) and freshmanAlyssa Zambryckij (Casselberry, Fla./Lyman all tied for third on floor witha 9.800 each.MAYLE NAMED MAC CO-GYMNAST OF THE WEEK: Junior gymnast Carrie Mayle(Fremont, Ohio/St. Josephs) was selected the Mid-American Conference (MAC)Co-Gymnast of the Week for the second straight week Feb. 21. Mayle sharesthe honor with Central Michigan Universitys Sara Burtinsky. Mayle helped Kent State split a pair of meets and won her thirdall-around title this past weekend. In KSUs loss to Central Michigan Feb.18, Mayle placed second on vault (9.825) and finished third on theall-around (38.925). During the Flashes win over SE Missouri State Feb. 20,Mayle won vault (9.800) and the all-around (38.975) for her third title inas many weeks. This is the third consecutive week that a Kent State gymnast hasreceived a MAC weekly honor. Last week, Mayle and senior Erika Linnersten(Cincinnati, Ohio/Finneytown) were named MAC Gymnast and Co-Specialist ofthe Week, respectively while freshman Kristin Peters (Maineville,Ohio/Kings) earned MAC Specialist of the Week honors Feb. 7.MAC STANDINGS: In the latest Mid-American Conference gymnastics release(March 1), several Flashes rank among the individual best list in theleague. Senior Erika Linnersten (Cincinnati, Ohio/Finneytown) currently holdsthe top spot on beam (9.950), is tied for second on bars (9.900) and istied for ninth on vault (9.800). Junior Carrie Mayle (Fremont, Ohio/St.Josephs) is tied for first on vault (9.875), is third all-around (39.225)and is tied for 12th on beam (9.825). Freshman Kristin Peters (Maineville,Ohio/Kings) ranks second on beam (9.925) and is tied for second on bars(9.900) while sophomore Julie Huynh (Brentwood, N.Y./Brentwood) ranks tiedfor eighth on bars (9.800) and tied for 15th on floor (9.850). Senior Earline Feugill (Weston, Fla./Western) is tied for eighth onvault (9.800). Freshman Jill Kowalski (Carol Stream, Ill./Glenbard North)is tied for 11th on bars (9.825). On beam, sophomore Natalie Strasser(Hamilton, N.Y./Hamilton) is tied for fourth (9.900) and freshman AmyPresan (Scottsdale, Ariz./Horizon) is tied for seventh (9.850). On floor,sophomore Amy Cucinotta (Williamsville, N.Y./Amherst) and freshman PhyliciaRobertson (Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln) are both tied for third (9.925), freshmanAlyssa Zambryckij (Casselberry, Fla./Lyman) is tied for ninth (9.875). On the MACs top team performance list, Kent State has the best beam(49.025), floor (49.450) and ties for the top bars (49.125) scores in theleague. The Flashes also rank second on vault and is third overall(195.500).TROESTER.COM/GYMINFO STANDINGS: According to GymInfo standings attroester.com, Kent State ranks among the leaders in several categories atboth the national and regional levels. At the national level, the Flashes rank 29th overall with a 193.655average. KSU also ranks 23rd on beam (48.375) and 26th on floor (48.695).Senior Erika Linnersten (Cincinnati, Ohio/Finneytown) is tied for 25th onbeam (9.835) while sophomore Amy Cucinotta (Williamsville, N.Y./AmherstCentral) and freshman Phylicia Robertson (Lincoln, Neb./Lincoln) are tiefor 28th on floor (9.855).In the Central region, Kent State ranks sixth on beam (48.375), seventhon floor (48.695) and overall (193.655), eighth on bars (48.335) and istied for ninth on vault (48.135). Individually, Linnersten is tied foreighth on beam, Cucinotta and Robertson are tied for ninth on floor andsophomore Julie Huynh (Brentwood, N.Y./Brentwood) ranks 30th on bars(9.685).MEET TIME ANNOUNCEMENT: Kent States final home meet, the All-Ohio Meetwith Bowling Green State University and Ohio State University, is scheduledfor 6 p.m. in the M.A.C. Center.UP NEXT: Kent State continues its road swing Saturday, March 12, at theEastern Michigan Invitational.
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