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Iowa State University Athletics
Saturday, March 27
Lincoln, Neb.
2:00 PM
Iowa State University
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Nebraska
No. 16 ISU Takes Fourth at Big 12 Championship
03.27.2010 | Gymnastics
LINCOLN, Neb.?The No. 16 Iowa State gymnastics team was far from its best and up against some of the stiffest competition in the nation Saturday in the Devany Center at the Big 12 Championship, and the Cyclones had to settle for a four-place finish. Second-ranked Oklahoma won its third straight conference title with a 197.175, while No. 12 Nebraska finished in second with a team score of 196.625, No. 14 Missouri took third with a tally of 195.900 and ISU scored 194.850. ISU's season record drops to 7-10 overall and 0-6 in the Big 12.
“Today, we let an opportunity to perform and score well slip away,” Iowa State head coach Jay Ronayne said. “We have to take this as a learning experience because we have two weeks until regionals, and it will be a very similar environment. We need to be as sharp at regionals as we were the previous two weeks.”
The Cyclones started on vault and scored a 48.575. Alex Grant was the top Iowa State vaulter, posting a 9.800. Ceilia Maccani, Jody McKellar and Celine Paulus all scored 9.750 on the apparatus. After the first rotation, ISU stood in fourth place, as Nebraska led with a 49.175 ahead of Oklahoma (49.100), Missouri (48.650) and ISU (48.575).
Iowa State improved on bars, tallying a 48.825 to post a team score of 97.400 after two events. The Cyclones were led by Maccani's 9.850 which is the same score the Racine, Wis., native registered last year to win a share of the conference title. Maccani's score earned her a share of third place this season. McKellar (9.800) and Ashley Kent (9.775) also posted solid scores for ISU. At the midway point, the Cornhuskers stayed in the lead (98.575) after posting an impressive 49.400 on vault. The Sooners stayed in second (98.500) and the Tigers held a narrow lead over the Cyclones with a 97.500.
In its third rotation, Iowa State registered a 48.725 beam score to move its team tally to 146.125. Kent was the Cyclones' top beam worker with a 9.825 which earned the senior a share of fifth place. Maccani and Paulus each went 9.750 and McKellar notched a 9.725 effort. Oklahoma moved into the lead with a stellar 49.450 vault performance. With one event remaining the Sooners led with a 147.950, with Nebraska (147.625) Missouri (146.675) and ISU (146.125) trailing.
Iowa State closed the competition on floor, scoring a 48.725. Michelle Browning led Iowa State with a 9.825, while Elizabeth Stranahan and Paulus each registered a 9.750. The Sooners sealed the meet with a 49.225 bars score to push their team score to 197.175.
Paulus was Iowa State's top all-around performer, with a 38.900 that earned her fourth place. Missouri's Sarah Shire won the competition with a 39.500.
Iowa State waits to learn its post-season fate as the NCAA Regional assignments will be announced Monday. Regardless of where the Cyclones compete, their meet will be April 10.
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