Ute Gymnasts Open with Romp over USU

Jan. 14, 2000

SALT LAKE CITY -
Utah's season opening gymnastics meet brought back memories--good and bad--of the Utes' last meet of 1999. Reminiscent of eight months ago in the Huntsman Center, Utah was solid on vault, rocked on bars and hit big on floor, but fell apart on beam. Luckily, three good events was good enough for the Utes this time, who beat a mistake prone Utah State team 195.650-190.375 before a crowd of 9,336 in the Huntsman Center. Two falls and a wobble or two on the beam wasn't nearly as devastating as it was last April, when a bad beam set cost Utah a shot at the NCAA Championship.

Led by defending NCAA all-around and balance beam champion Theresa Kulikowski, who won both those events again (as well as two others), Utah pulled away in the last three events from the Aggies, whose only good event was their first. Kulikowski equaled her winning collegiate debut score of last season, when as a freshman, she won the all-around with a 39.40 against Stanford. She also won bars (9.975), beam (9.825) and floor (9.875). "Kulio" led a Ute sweep of the individual event titles, as sophomore Kylee Wagner picked up her first win ever with a 9.775 on the vault.

A solid night on vault to open the meet was just enough to give Utah the lead over a nice Aggie bar set. The Utes would expand on their three tenths of a point lead (48.775-48.450) on the next event after a huge bar night that saw the last five Utes score a 9.875 or better. Despite a rough go on the beam, where the absence of junior All-American Shannon Bowles was the most sorely felt, Utah improved its edge to nearly three points after three events. Bowles is out indefinitely after breaking her neck in practice eight weeks ago. When Utah bounced back to hit floor (49.075), the lead ballooned to its final five-plus point bulge.

VaultTheresa Kulikowski         9.725          Kristin O'Dell               9.450  Theresa Wolf               9.750           Laura Swank                 9.400Kylee Wagner               9.775          Tina Ellis                   9.475Angelika Schatton          9.750         Megan Woolstenhul             9.500Deidra Graham              9.750         Christy Denson                9.550Denise Jones               9.750         Stephanie Huff                9.575VT: 48.775 , Running 48.775              VT: 47.500, Running 96.000
BarsTheresa Wolf               9.800          Kirra Degener                9.550Angelika Schatton          9.875          Trina Ewart                  9.550Jenny Schmidt              9.875          Kelcy Wathen                 9.800Denise Jones               9.875          Jessica Porter               9.725Deidra Graham              9.950          Tina Ellis                   9.300Theresa Kulikowski         9.975          Christy Denson               9.825UB: 49.550, Running 98.325                UB: 48.450, Running 48.450
BeamDeidra Graham              9.200          Kirra Degener                9.750                   Theresa Wolf               9.750          Kim Scharman                 8.850                Angelika Schatton          9.275          Stephanie Huff               9.425               Denise Jones               9.600          Jessica Porter               8.350Ashley Kever               9.800          Tina Ellis                   8.875Theresa Kulikowski         9.825          Christy Denson               9.500BB: 48.250, Running 146.575             BB: 46.400, Running 190.375     
FloorLindsay Tanner             9.825          Laura Swank                  9.450Angelika Schatton          9.750          Trina Ewart                  9.450Denise Jones               9.550          Erin Maguire                 9.525Ashley Kever               9.800          Stephanie Huff               9.725Deidra Graham              9.825          Christy Denson               9.825Theresa Kulikowski         9.875                  FX: 48.90, Running 195.475                FX: 47.975, Running 143.975Final Score: 195.475                      Final Score: 190.375
Utah 195.650, Utah State 190.375
All-Around: 1. Theresa Kulikowski (Utah) 39.400, 2. Denise Jones (Utah) 38.775, 3. Deidra Graham (Utah) 38.725, 4. Christy Denson (Utah) 38.700, 5. Angelika Schatton (Utah) 38.650.
Vault: 1. Kylee Wagner (Utah) 9.775, 2. (tie) Deidra Graham (Utah), Theresa Wolf (Utah), Angelika Schatton (Utah), Denise Jones (Utah) 9.750
Bars: 1. Theresa Kulikowski (Utah) 9.975, 2. Deidra Graham (Utah) 9.950, 3. (tie) Angelika Schatton (Utah), Jenny Schmidt (Utah), Denise Jones (Utah) 9.875, 6. Christy Denson (Utah State) 9.825
Beam: 1. Theresa Kulikowski (Utah) 9.825, 2. Ashley Kever (Utah) 9.800, 3. (tie) Theresa Wolf (Utah), Kirra Degener (Utah State) 9.750, 5. Denise Jones (Utah) 9.600, 6. Christy Denson (Utah State) 9.500
Floor: 1. Theresa Kulikowski (Utah) 9.875, 2. (tie) Deidra Graham (Utah), Lindsay Tanner (Utah), Christy Denson (Utah State) 9.825, 5. Ashley Kever (Utah) 9.80, 6. Angelika Schatton (Utah) 9.75.
Attendance: 9,336

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