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Sacramento State Tumbles Falcon Gymnasts
January 23, 2004

SACRAMENTO, Ca. (Jan. 23)—Binta Coleman won three individual events and the all-around competition as Sacramento State out-tumbled Seattle Pacific University 194.025 to 189.350 in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation women’s gymnastics meet Friday night at Hornet Gym.

Coleman started the night with a third place vault (9.725) and won every event that followed. The all-arounder finished the four apparatus competition with 39.250 and led a Sac State sweep as teammates Nirvana Zaher finished second (38.950) and Jessica Hoffman, third (38.225). The Falcons’ Debra Huss (Fr., Orangevale, Ca.) was fourth in the all-around with 36.875.

Melissa Stanton (Sr., Rapid City, SD) negotiated the balance beam to earn a season high 9.750, and a three-way tie for second place with the Hornets’ Trista Condren and Zaher. Huss danced a third place 9.8 on floor exercise to round out Seattle Pacific’s podium finishes.

SPU’s Kari Kelly (Jr., Yakima, Wa.) launched a fourth place 9.675 vault and Corrie McDaniel (Jr., Lawrence, Ks.) notched a fifth place finish in the all-around with 36.300.

Seattle Pacific drops to 0-3 on the season and will return to Seattle for a two meet home stand beginning Jan. 30, against MPSF opponent San Jose State. Official start time is scheduled for 7PM.

VAULT: 1) (tie) Hoffman, Zaher, SAC, 9.750; 3) Coleman, SAC, 9.725

BARS: 1) Coleman, SAC, 9.875; 2) Greer, SAC, 9.775; 3) Zaher, SAC, 9.725.

BEAM: 1) Coleman, SAC, 9.775; 2) (tie) Condren, Zaher, SAC, Stanton, SPU, 9.750.

FLOOR: 1) Coleman, SAC, 9.875; 2) Aeder, SAC, 9.850; 3) Huss, SPU, 9.800.

AA: 1) Coleman, SAC, 39.250; 2) Zaher, SAC, 38.950; 3) Hoffman, SAC, 38.225.


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