Jan. 30, 1998
No. 7 Arizona State Holds off Cal in Four-Team Meet
BERKELEY, Calif. - Low scores and the prospect of a near upset punctuated the ebb and flow of a contest that saw the Arizona State women's gymnastics team escape out of Berkeley, Calif., with a first-place finish (191.575) versus (second-place) California (188.075), (third-place) Seattle Pacific (184.525) and (fourth-place) Sacramento State (182.100).
On an evening that saw the winner of the vault competition (ASU's Lisa Vincijanovic and Cal's Leila Khoury)) score a 9.525, the third-ranked Sun Devils had to pull away in the waning events for the second straight week in order to come up with the victory.
For the Devils, sophomore Amy Shelton won the bars competition for the second straight week, scoring a 9.875. Right along side Shelton was teammate Meagan Wright who also posted a 9.875. In the beam and floor exercise events the Devils swept the top-three places. Winning the beam for the second straight week was sophomore Elizabeth Reid, who recorded a 9.925. Wright was in the runner-up spot with a 9.8 and junior Wendy Ellsberry recorded her best score of the year with a 9.775. In the floor exercise, sophomore Elizabeth McNabb, like aforementioned teammates Shelton and Reid, took first place in the same event for the second straight week with a 9.7. In second was freshman Becky Acker (9.575), who became the first Sun Devil to compete as an all-arounder in 1998, and in third was senior Kim Keever.
FINAL RESULTS
TEAM SCORES- 1. Arizona State 191.575 2. California 188.075 3. Seattle Pacific 184.525 4. Sacramento State 182.100.
ALL-AROUND- 1. Leila Khoury (Cal) 37.825 2. Deni Boswell (SPU) 37.400 3. Becky Acker (ASU) 37.100 4. Nicole Denis (Sac. St.) 36.500.
VAULT- T1. Leila Khoury (Cal) 9.525 T1. Lisa Vincijanovic (ASU) 9.525 T1. Lisa Smith (SPU) 9.5254 4. Meagan Wright (ASU) 9.500.
UNEVEN BARS- T1. Amy Shelton (ASU) 9.875 T2. Meagan Wright (ASU) 9.875 3. Helene Kenny (Cal) 9.850 T4. Wendy Ellsberry (ASU) 9.700 T4. Deni Boswell (SPU) 9.700
BALANCE BEAM- 1. Elizabeth Reid (ASU) 9.925 2. Meagan Wright (ASU) 9.8003. Wendy Ellsberry (ASU) 9.775 4.Jennie Kang (Cal) 9.725
FLOOR EXERCISE- 1. Elizabeth McNabb (ASU) 9.700 2. Becky Acker (ASU) 9.575 3. Kim Keever (ASU) 9.375 T4. Angela Mapa (Cal) 9.350 T4. Jennie Kang (Cal) 9.350
Attendance: 478