Feb. 26, 2005
Columbia, Mo.-- Turning in another tremendous performance, the Mizzou Tigers lead the field at the Callaway Bank Cat Classic Individual Final, the Tigeres picked up four event titles, including a 1-2-3 sweep on the uneven bars.
Mirroring her Cat Classic title winning performance last season, senior Alisha Robinson picked up her second consecutive vault title scoring a duplicate 9.925. The mark ranks as the second highest vault showing in meet history. Picking up her second title of the evening, Robinson led the field scoring a 9.825 on bars. Keeping the standard, she scored a 9.900 tying New Hampshire's Amanda Hall to win the floor title - the mark ties the eighth finest mark in Cat Classic history.
Maintaining her status as a Cat Classic champion, Lauren Schwartzman picked up her second consecutive beam title scoring a 9.850. Rounding out the meet on floor, the junior scored a 9.875 to finish third.
Finishing first on bars during team competition, Jodie Heinicka again put in a stellar performance scoring a 9.800 to finish second during the individual final. Also qualifying on vault, the junior scored a 9.700 for an eighth-place showing.
After a three-way tiebreaker, single event competitor Kelley Andersen finished third on the uneven bars scoring a 9.750. Battling a two-way tie on vault, sophomore Whitney Crater finished sixth on vault scoring a 9.775
Delivering three performances, newcomer Julie Abaray opened the meet scoring a 9.650 on vault. Moving onto floor she scored a 9.750 before rounding out the evening with a 9.825 showing on beam to finish second.
Qualifying on three events, Ashley Khederian delivered top caliber performances to finish fourth on vault scoring a 9.825 and seventh on the uneven bars scoring a 9.675. Moving onto floor, the freshman scored a 9.700 to place ninth.
Following a stellar 9.800 floor performance last night, sophomore Amanda Pezzullo gave Tiger fans another stellar performance scoring a 9.725 to finish seventh as an individual.
** Taking four judges' marks, final scores were determined by dropping the high and low and averaging the two median scores. Tie breakers were determined thru a four score average.
2005 Callaway Bank Cat Classic Award Winners
Vault
1. Alisha Robinson (MU) - 9.925
2. Amanda Hall (NH) - 9.850
3. Christina Ghani (TS) - 9.825
4. Ashley Khederian (MU) - 9.825
5. Jennifer Jones (NH) - 9.775
6. Whitney Crater (MU) - 9.775
Uneven Bars
1. Alisha Robinson (MU) - 9.825
2. Jodie Heinicka (MU) - 9.800
3. Kelley Andersen (MU) - 9.750
4. Juliya Kovaliova (TS) - 9.750
5. Amanda Hall (NH) - 9.750
6. Christina Ghani (TS) - 9.725
Balance Beam
1. Lauren Schwartzman (MU) - 9.850
2. Julie Abaray (MU) - 9.825
3. Mariana Pena-Trestini (NH) - 9.800
4. Christina Ghani (TS) - 9.775
5. Lindsay Berrios (IS) - 9.750
6. Amanda Hall (NH) - 9.750
Floor Exercise
1. Alisha Robinson (MU) - 9.900
2. Amanda Hall (NH) - 9.900
3. Lauren Schwartzman (MU) - 9.875
4. Stacie Hogan (TS) - 9.800
5. Christina Ghani (TS) - 9.750
6. Julie Abaray (MU) - 9.750