Reynolds Doubles to Lead Four SPU Gymnasts to All-America
April 10, 2004

Team Competition Release

DENTON, Tx. (Apr. 10)—Jaynie Reynolds tied for second on balance beam and notched a sixth place finish on the uneven bars and teammates Sarah Sullivan, Debra Huss and Kari Kelly tumbled All-America performances on vault and floor exercise for Seattle Pacific University in the women’s event finals at the USA Gymnastics National Championships Saturday night at Kitty Magee Arena.

2004 SPU Gymnastic All-Americans
Debra Huss (upper left), Kari Kelly (upper right), Jaynie Reynolds (lower left), and Sarah Sullivan (lower right) all tumbled to All-American status during the concluding night of the USA Gymnastics National Championships.

Reynolds (So., White Rock, B.C.) negotiated the balance beam along with Cornell’s Shellen Goltz to a 9.750, just .50 off the pace of Air Force’s Jessica Liegl (9.8). The sophomore swung a 9.350 on the uneven bars to place sixth. The performances earned Reynolds’ the first and second All-America accolades of her career.

Huss (Fr., Orangevale, Ca.), a championship contender on floor all season long and just a freshman, danced a 9.800 tie with Liegl for third place honors. Teammate Kelly (Jr., Yakima, Wa.) tumbled fifth place (9.775) on the mats. Kelly was an All-America selection on vault as a sophomore.

Sullivan (Fr., Salem, Or.) launched a 9.650 to land fifth place on vault. Alaska Anchorage’s Dominique Ingram won vault with a 9.925. Ingram finished first on floor exercise as well (9.900).

UC Davis’ Nicole Doherty swung a 9.625 tie with Centenary’s Jennifer Jackson to finish first on the uneven bars.

EVENT RESULTS, USA GYMNASTICS INDIVIDUAL FINALS

VAULT: 1) Ingram, UAA, 9.925; 2) Chan, UCD, 9.787; 3) Maguire, USAF, 9.775.

BARS: 1) (tie) Doherty, UCD, Jackson, CC; 3) (tie) Bisbano, CU, Mattocks TU, 9.525.

BEAM: 1) Liegl, USAF, 9.800; 2) (tie) Reynolds, SPU, Goltz, CU, 9.750.

FLOOR: 1) Ingram, UAA, 9.900; 2) Racioppi, CC, 9.825; 3) (tie) Liegl, USAF, Huss, SPU, 9.800.