Huss Wins Two Events As Falcons Drop Gym Meet to UC Davis
January 22, 2004

DAVIS, Ca. (Jan. 22)—Debra Huss won balance beam and floor exercise but it was not enough to lift Seattle PacificUniversity over UC Davis as the Falcons dropped their second consecutive Mountain Pacific Sports Federation gymnastics meet 191.125 to 190.375 Thursday night at Recreation Hall in Davis.

Seattle Pacific hit a season high 48.075 on the balance beam as three athletes landed scores 9.5 or higher but struggled on the uneven bars, swinging a dismal 46.925.

Huss (Fr., Orangevale, Ca.) was SPU’s top finisher on beam and negotiated the six-inch plank for a career high 9.825. The freshman hit a 9.775 on floor exercise en route to second place honors in the all-around competition. Huss finished second to Davis’ Tiffany Chan with 37.525. Chan totaled 38.400 over four events. SPU gymnast Corrie McDaniel (Jr., Lawrence, Ks.) finished third with 36.550.

The Falcons’ Annastasia Ahr (Sr., San Antonio, Tx.) swung SPU’s top finish on the uneven bars, a 9.575 three-way tie with Davis’ Nickie Bykhovsky and Arianne Furman. Teammate Kari Kelly (Jr., Yakima, Wa.) landed her vault to earn a tie for third place with the Aggies’ Megan Nakagawa. Both athletes scored 9.575. Kelly is a returning All-American on vault.

Seattle Pacific (0-2) tumbles next at Sacramento State Friday night (Jan. 23, 7PM), and returns to Seattle for a two-meet home stand beginning Jan. 30.

VAULT: 1) Chan, UCD, 9.750; 2) Richards, UCD, 9.600; 3) (tie) Nakagawa, UCD, Kelly, SPU, 9.575.

BARS: 1) Clark, UCD, 9.750; 2) Doherty, UCD, 9.700; 3) (tie) Bykhovsky, Furman, UCD, Ahr, SPU, 9.575.

BEAM: 1) Huss, SPU, 9.825; 2) Chan, UCD, 9.775; 3) McDaniel, SPU, 9.750.

FLOOR: 1) Huss, SPU, 9.775; 2) Kelly, SPU, 9.700; Clark, UCD, 9.625.

AA: 1) Clark, UCD, 38.400; 2) Huss, SPU, 37.525; 3) McDaniel, SPU, 36.550.