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Ute Gymnasts Roll Up 197.350-195.475 Win Over Oregon State
3/9/2002 12:00 AM | Gymnastics
March 9, 2002
SALT LAKE CITY -
Back home in the Huntsman Center for the first time in five weeks, the No. 5 ranked Ute gymnasts extended one streak and ended another. Both spelled good news for the Utes, who beat No. 14 Oregon State 197.350-195.475 before a crowd of 8,978.
The win moved Utah's national record home dual meet win streak to 168 in a row, dating back to 1979. The fact that the Utes didn't have to count a fall ended a streak that began when the Utes hit the road back on Jan. 1.
That's not to say Utah can't improve on its performance, which was its second best this year and the eighth-best score in school history. Utah had a fall on every event except floor, where its only mistake was a step out of bounds.
But mostly Utah was on, especially junior All-American Theresa Kulikowski, who won her third all-around in four tries with a 39.725. That score, which ties her for fifth in the school record book, included first-place finishes on bars (9.95), beam (9.975) and floor (9.95). Kulikowski will remain the nation's top-ranked beam worker with her near perfect performance and could move up in the rankings on the other two events.
She led a parade of Ute all-arounders. Utah finished 1-4 in the all-around, with Veronique Leclerc coming in second (39.475), followed by Melissa Vituj (39.400) and Shannon Bowles (38.950). Bowles' score included a fall on vault in her first competitive attempt at her handspring pike front with a half twist. She was spectacular on the other three events, especially beam where she scored a 9.95.
The meet was a great confidence restorer for several Utes, namely Leclerc and Vituj. Leclerc had counted a fall in the four previous meets and Vituj in three of the last four. Freshman Annabeth Eberle wasn't as lucky. She opened with a 9.90 vault, which was good for first place, and finished her night with a powerful 9.875 floor routine. In between, though, she had a fall on bars and beam.
Again, senior All-America all-arounder Deidra Graham could only compete on bars while healing from a back injury. She turned in a beauty on her one event, receiving a 9.90.
Utah held a slim 49.175-49.075 lead after one rotation, but steadily pulled away from Oregon State, which did a stellar job through three events before counting a fall on the beam.
Up next for Utah is No. 16 Florida, who comes to town for a dual meet on Saturday, March 16.
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