University of Missouri
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Tigers Fail to Help Themselves at Florida
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Gymnastics
March 19, 1999
GAINESVILLE, FL -- The Missouri Tigers bounced back from last week's disappointing performance at Texas Woman's University but not enough to aid their effort to qualify for the NCAA Region 3 Gymnastics Championships.
Missouri (9-12) scored 192.1 Friday night at the Stephen C. O'Connell Center but lost to the No. 11 Florida Gators (10-8) who tallied 195.725. The Tigers needed to score higher than 192.15 to improve their Regional Qualifying Score which currently stands at 193.256.
"We had problems on two events again," Coach Jake Jacobson said, "bars and floor. We missed our first three routines on bars and blew floor, so we're not very happy. We didn't help ourselves."
The Tigers were strong, though on balance beam, hitting six straight routines and scoring 48.75. Junior Shannon Brown led the way, placing second with a career-high score of 9.85. Senior Amanda Peterson took third in the all-around (38.775) and senior Jessica Haag tied for second in the vault, scoring 9.75. Haag had won the vaulting competition in MU's five previous outings.
Florida took the top five places on the floor. Florida's Betsy Hamm won the uneven bars and the balance beam on her way to winning the all-around (39.3).
Missouri hosts the Big 12 Conference Championships next Saturday at Hearnes Center. The meet begins at 7 p.m. Tickets ($6 adults, $4 students) are available at the MU Athletic Ticket Office, or by calling 1-800-CAT-PAWS.
VAULT UNEVEN PARALLEL BARS 1. Lisa Geckle, Florida 9.95 1. Betsy Hamm, Florida 9.925 2. JESSICA HAAG, Missouri 9.75 2. Chrissy VanFleet, UF 9.9 Hilary Thompson, UF 9.75 3. Maryann Esposito, UF 9.875 Chrissy VanFleet, UF 9.75 4. SHANNON BROWN, Missouri 9.825 5. KATIE COLE, Missouri 9.7 Jaime Graziano, Florida 9.825 6. AMANDA PETERSON, MU 9.65 Gabby Fuchs, Florida 9.825 Teal Chiabotti, Florida 9.65BALANCE BEAM FLOOR EXERCISE 1. Betsy Hamm, Florida 9.9 1. Hilary Thompson, UF 9.9 2. SHANNON BROWN, Missouri 9.85 Chrissy VanFleet, UF 9.9 Gabby Fuchs, Florida 9.85 3. Betsy Hamm, Florida 9.85 4. ALISON AKERS, Missouri 9.825 4. Jaime Graziano, Florida 9.775 5. MEGGEN SMILEY, Missouri 9.725 5. Gabby Fuchs, Florida 9.75 Lisa Geckle, Florida 9.725 6. KELLY McKINNIE, MU 9.7 AMANDA PETERSON, MU 9.7
ALL-AROUND 1. Betsy Hamm, Florida 39.3 2. Chrissy VanFleet, UF 38.95 3. AMANDA PETERSON, MU 38.775 4. SHANNON BROWN, Missouri 38.25 5. JESSICA HAAG, Missouri 37.875 6. MEGGEN SMILEY, Missouri 37.025
VAULT, TEAM BARS, TEAM 1. Florida 48.625 1. Florida 49.35 2. MISSOURI 48.125 2. MISSOURI 47.45
BEAM, TEAM FLOOR, TEAM 1. MISSOURI 48.75 1. Florida 49.175 2. Florida 48.575 2. MISSOURI 47.775
TEAM TOTALS 1. Florida 195.725 2. MISSOURI 192.1
Attendance: 2,086
