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2004 Season - Live Scoring
Feb. 6, 2004 v. Michigan Classic Teams

Our guest commentators for this evening are former Wolverines Shannon MacKenzie (Two-time All-American on beam) and 2004 Olympic hopeful (he'd kill me if he knew I wrote that) Justin Toman (Five-time All-American) from the men's team.


3:04pm Pre-Meet Note Due to U-M basketball practice in Crisler Arena, we may be a bit behind in getting things up and running.
6:38pm Live Update The gymnasts are on their first warm-up rotation. The U-M gymnastcs are in the locker room (they're on a bye rotation) listening to music --- quite loudly!!
7:04pm Live Update Line-ups below are official as of warm-ups.
7:17pm Logon Now! The meet is about to begin! Bev is drawing the name of the Honorary Gymnast for the evening.
8:01pm Meet Starts The gymnasts are marching in.
8:16pm Live Update The gymnasts are starting their first touch warm-up. The crowd is ready to go!

 

ROTATION #1 HIGHLIGHTS from AROUND THE STATE
Name School Score  Even t Comments
Stephanie Langley CMU 9.725 BB Good start on beam for Central!
Tara Poche' EMU 9.650 UB Clean routine, nice fight on the dismount!
Julie Ann Passy CMU 9.175 BB

Flairs for a mount, what originality!

Jennifer Sturgis WMU 9.525 V High handspring Front
Chayla Hill MSU 9.725 FX Front handspring layout barani double back!! She make it look easy. Whip double full second pass!
Christy Sassic WMU 9.800 V Yurchenko layout arabian!! Huge vault for Western!
         

 

8:38pm Live Update Michigan has entered and is marching to vault! Here we go Blue!!!
8:42pm   Fashion Report Michigan is wearing blue sparkly velvet, with an off the shoulder look on one sleeve (mesh material). Michigan State is wearing green with white sparkling sleeves. Eastern is wearing the same leotard as U-M, except in green. Central has a maroon body with snakeskin black sleeves.
   Crowd Update There are large crowds here supporting all five schools.
   Did you know? Today is Elise Ray's 22nd birthday! Happy birthday, Elise!!
8:44pm Live Update Christine Mantilia is warming up her new vault!

 

ROTATION #2: MICHIGAN on VAULT
Name Score  Comments
Becca Clauson 9.675 Handspring front pike...little low on the landing, but she still managed to stick it.
Clare Flannery  9.750 Handspring front pike with a step.
Christine Mantilia 9.825 Yurchenko layout Arabian. Step on the landing, but this vault has potential to score big when she sticks. Good form in the air with a nice early twist.
Carol McNamara 9.850 Nice clean Yurchenko-full with a baby step. Much better than in warm-ups!!
Calli Ryals 9.925 Stuck landing on her Yurchenko-full. A little low off of the horse, but she has great air sense and was able to get it all the way around.
Elise Ray 9.875 Great Yurchenko-full. Baby hop.
  49.225  <<< MICHIGAN VAULT TOTAL

 

8:58pm Live Update Scott is preparing the bars for U-M.

 

ROTATION #2 HIGHLIGHTS from AROUND THE STATE
Name School Event  Score  Comments
Becky Scannell EMU BB 9.700 Front layout 1/1 dismount for a nice routine for Eastern.
Courtney Schmid WMU UB   Blind + healy + jaeger + overshoot. Nice handstands. Blind + rudi. Small step on the landing.
Leah Hashimoto EMU BB 9.350 Round off backhandspring. Switch-side leap.Cat leap full. Stuck punch front-full dismount. Pretty presentation.
Sarah Burtinsky CMU FX 9.825 1 1/2 punch front layout-full. Front layout + front tuck. Double full to end.
Mattie Crawford CMU FX 9.900 Double pike. Front-full + front layout. Really springy tumbling adn expressive dance. Front layout + front tuck (stuck).
Rebecca Fuss EMU BB 9.100 wolf + wolf 3/4. Backhandspring + layout (fall). Switch leap + gainer layout. Round off double full (nice and high).
Jennie Spindler EMU BB 9.625 Handspring + layout. Gainer full dismount.
Kara Reighard CMU FX 9.950 Nice high double pike.Front full + front tuck. Double tuck (high) to end. (Her dad is her coach)
         

 

9:00pm Did You Know? Did you know that Christine Mantilia, Carol McNamara, and Calli Ryals all earned career and season-highs on vault?
9:01pm Crowd Update They're chanting let's go blue as U-M prepares for vault.
9:02pm Note I'm not sure if Scott had his pre-meet Mountain Dew today. At least, I didn't buy it for him :)
9:07pm Fashion Report Western Michigan is wearing black sparkly leotards with sheer shoulders and arms.
9:08pm Team scores UM Vault = 49.225

 

ROTATION #3: MICHIGAN on BARS
Name Score  Comments
Chelsea Kroll 9.775 Giant-full + tkachev + straddle back. Giant-full, giant + toe front pike dismount. With one step. Nice fight on the opening sequence. Hit last handstand dead on. You can tell Chels has so much competitive experience, because little mistakes don't phase her at all.
Lindsey Bruck 9.850 Giant-blind+ piked jeager, kip cast hadnstand 1/2, giant 1/1 + giant 1/1 + overshoot to handstand. Double front dismount, almost stuck (We couldn't tell). Really nice hit handstands witih pointed toes.
Calli Ryals 9.900 Uprise handstnad + healy + straddle back, giant 1/1 + tkatchev. Nailed double layout dismount. 2004 Olympic hopeful Justin Toman is VERY impressed.
Elise Ray 9.900 Straddle back handstand, toe handstand + hop 1/1 + hop 1/1, giant, giant, full twisting double layout. Little hop.
Jenny Deiley 9.825 Uprise + stalder-blind + front giant-healy, jaeger + overshoot, uprsie handstand (hit!!) giant, giant, double layout. One step back. (What hurt ankle?) :)
Lauren Mirkovich 9.900 Stalder-hecht to high, giant hop 1/2 + in-bar gienger + straddle back + toe-hecht to high. STUCK full twisting double layout.
  49.375  <<< MICHIGAN BARS TOTAL

 

 

ROTATION #3 HIGHLIGHTS from AROUND THE STATE
Name Event  School Score  Comments
Sarah Alexander V MSU 9.675 Yurchenko layout Arabian. Nice.
Chayla Hill V MSU   Nice Yurchenko ful with a step.
Victoria Iakounina V MSU   Front pike 1/2, nice.
Julie Warmbrodt FX EMU 9.750 Creative dance. Front layout + front full (low). Front full.
Brooke Morari FX EMU   Double pike. Front full + front pike. Double tuck dismount (little low).
Rebecca Fuss FX EMU   Double tuck.Mission Impossible music. 2 1/2 twist dismount. Front full + punch front.
Christy Sassic BB WMU   Front tuck mount.Handspring layout.Switch leap + straddle + straddle. Front aerial. Gainer-full dismount, stuck.
Leah Hashimoto FX EMU   Rudi + backhandspring + double stag jump. Really pretty dance. Nice smile :) Clean double full dismount.
         
         

 

9:18pm Live Update 2004 Olympic hopeful Justin Toman is busy calculating scores. (He's a former Wolverine.)
9:19pm Justin Says: "Lauren Mirkovich's 9.900 on bars is a season high. Congrats Mirk!!"
9:22pm Shannon MacKenzie Says: "I'm excited to see front aerials on beam. I used to compete them back in the day."

 

ROTATION #4: MICHIGAN on BEAM
Name Score  Comments
Chelsea Kroll 9.875 Straddle split mount. Switchsplit+ straddle+straddle. Solid handspring layout. Wolf 3/4. Gainer back pike dismount (stuck solid!!) Great start for the beam team!!
Kara Rosella 9.725 Good strong handspring layout. Punch front (good!). Straddle + straddle, pretty. High gainer back pike dismount.
Lindsey Bruck 9.850 High front tuck (a little off) . Nice series: back hadnspring + layout. Switch leap + backhandsprign 1/4 + immediate half turn. Backhandspring, backhandspring 1 1/2 twist.
Becca Clauson 9.850 High punch front mount. Layout + layout series, no wobbles. Straddle + straddle. What a great routine going for Becca! Front full dismount with a hop....but that's the only deduction we can see from here!
Calli Ryals 9.350 Backhandspring + backhandspring + layout (fall). Wolf + back tuck (solid). Switch leap + ring jump. Punch front.. Roundoff + double back. Little step.
Elise Ray 9.875 Nice backhandspring, backhandspring + layout series, no wobbles. Double turn + jump. Straddle + backhandspring 1/4. Switch-side leap. Stuck cartwheel + gainer full dismount. That's coming through for the team under pressure.
  49.175  <<< MICHIGAN BEAM TOTAL

 

9:22pm From the Live Scoring Team We're having fun --- hope you are too!!
9:23pm Crowd Update They're chanting "GO" and a chorus of "BLUE" results
9:24pm Crowd Update A roar erupts when t-shirts start flying through the air.
9:31pm Shannon Says: "Competing first on beam is nerve-wracking because you feel a lot of responsibility for starting the team off on the right foot."
9:35pm Shannon Says: "Lindsey is as solid as a rock on beam. And, she looks like me! U-M has some nice beam this year! This freshman is really adjusting well to the college atmosphere. She looks really calm and prepared -- like she's been at U-M forever."
9:42pm Shannon Says: "It's really important to pull it back together after you fall on beam, so that 5 tenths is all they can take. Plus, you never know what will happen later on in the rotation. Your score may still count, so you can't give up."

 

ROTATION #4 HIGHLIGHTS from AROUND THE STATE
Name School Event Score  Comments
Kristin Merritt MSU UB 9.800 Gaint blind + piked jaeger. Overshoot to handstand. Giant-full + double tuck, stuck.
Lauren Simpson  MSU UB 9.850 Front giant + 1/2 + gienger. Free hip + overshoot to handstand. STUCK double layout dismount -- nice.
Tristin Thomas WMU FX   Dobule tuck. Front layout + front tuck (low, but pulled it around -- great fight) . Double tuck dismount.
Christy Sassic WMU FX   Nice double pike. Front handspring, flyspring, layout front full + front layout.
Cherisse Marier WMU FX   Double pike. Double tuck. Whip + 1 1/2 + front tuck (low).
         
         

 

9:45pm Live Update The gymnasts are warming up for their last rotation. Carol is very eager to get started. Even Scott has joined in to the "Hail to the Victors" cheer.

 

ROTATION #5: MICHIGAN on FLOOR
Name Score  Comments
Carol McNamara 9.800 2 1/2 twist -- nice!! Carol seems to be getting more comfortable with all of her routines. She's really showing off here! Double tuck, stuck. Front layout + front tuck.
Christine Mantilia   So exctied to see Chris back in the floor line-up. NICE double pike! Chris had ACL surgery last year, but she looks great. Whip 1/2 + front full, really easy, nice and high. Neat headstand-spin. Front layout + front pike last pass.
Becca Clauson 9.875 Nice double pike. Easy double tuck. Front full + front tuck. Becca is so solid and consistent on floor, you can always count on her to hit.
Lindsey Bruck 9.900 Double pike, no landing deductions. Whip 1/2 + front full. Front layout + front layout...really pretty.
Elise Ray 9.925 2 1/2 twist, clean. Elise is really showing off her sassy dance. Whip 1/2 + front full. Double full + shushanova. Bev is really excited!
Calli Ryals 9.925 2 1/2 twist + punch front. Double pike. Dive 1/2 turn to stomach -- the crowd loves it. Whip 1/2 + front full...little stumble back. Definitely the only deduction in the entire routine.
     
  49.500  <<< MICHIGAN FLOOR TOTAL

 

ROTATION #5 HIGHLIGHTS from AROUND THE STATE
Name School Event  Score  Comments
Julie Ann Passy CMU UB   Giant-blind, piked jaeger, overshoot. Rudi dismount.
Lauren Simpson MSU BB   Front handspring to two feet. Front layout full dismount.
Julianna Karall MSU BB 9.700 Front handspring. Gainer back pike. MSU is really excited.
Sheena Smith CMU UB 9.675 Blind-healy + jeager. Overshoot to handstand. Toe front tuck 1/2.
Tiffany Dkystra CMU UB   Giant-full + tkatchev. Giant-full + double tuck.
Laura Hollingsworth EMU V 9.800 Handspring double-full.
Kara Reighard CMU UB 9.800 Giant full, REALLY high tkatchev. Giant full + double tuck, hopped.
Sara Burtinski CMU UB   Really cool giant full, split handstand, toe front with a half. That's really hard to do!
         
         

 

10:00pm Justin Says:

"Lindsey's 9.900 on floor is a season and career high."

10:01pm Justin Says: "Elise looks like she's in incredible shape right now. When was her surgery? That's a season-high for Elise!"
10:02pm Did you know? Calli wants to join Cirque du Soleil next year.
10:03pm Shanon Says: "I love Calli's floor routine."
10:05pm Team Scores Michigan's floor score was 49.45!!
10:06pm Crowd update The attendance record was broken for the second week in a row!! What fans.
10:08pm Post meet entertainment The Girl Scouts are playing musical chairs on the floor. What cuties!
  One Last Thought This is the second week in a row that Michigan has broken 197... they are on a roll now!! Go Blue, we love you!!

 



FINAL SCORES*: State of Michigan Classic
Team Bars Floor Beam Vault TOTAL
Michigan 49.225 49.450 49.075 49.225 197.125
MSU 49.000 49.000 48.700 48.825 195.525
CMU 48.925 49.375 48.975 48.375 195.650
WMU 48.525 48.475 48.100 48.275 193.375
EMU 48.300 48.800 47.725 48.850 193.675

* Please check out MGoBlue.com for OFFICIAL results after the game!

For season statistical leaders and additional scores per athlete, please check out the Mgoblue.com statistics section.

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