Falcon Gymnasts Tumble Season High at Boise
March 11, 2005

BOISE, Id. (Mar. 11) - Despite a season high score of 192.650, the Seattle Pacific University gymnastics team was out-tumbled by Penn State, host Boise State and San Jose State in a quadrangular women's gymnastics meet Friday night at Taco Bell Arena.

The Penn State Nittany Lions, ranked 13th in NCAA Division I, scored 196.025, followed by the Boise State Broncos with 195.950, and San Jose State Spartans with 193.450.

Lindsay Ward of Boise State was the star of the evening, tieing for first with Penn State's Kristal Uzelzcon on bars (9.875) and teammate Kristin Aldrich on beam (9.900) en route to winning the all-around (39.475).

Debra Huss (So., Orangevale, Ca.) of Seattle Pacific tied for third on uneven bars with Cecile Allen of Penn State and Carla Chambers of Boise State with a 9.825. As a team, the Falcons scored a season high 48.450 on bars for the best event performance of the night.

Sarah Sullivan (So., Salem, Or.) finished with a career-high all-around score of 38.925 to finish third.

The Falcons host Alaska Anchorage in the last regular meet of the season Mar. 19

FINAL SCORE: 1) Penn State 196.025, 2) Boise State 195.95, 3) San Jose State 193.45, 4) Seattle Pacific 192.65

VAULT: 1. Lisa Clark, PSU, 9.875; 2. (tie) Amy Olaes, PSU, Jennifer Orlando, PSU, Kate Stopper, PSU, Carla Chambers, BSU, Lindsay Ward, BSU, 9.85

BARS: 1) (tie) Kristal Uzelac, PSU, Lindsay Ward, BSU, 9.875; 3) (tie) Debra Huss, SPU, Cecile Allen, PSU, Carla Chambers, BSU, 9.825

BEAM: 1) (tie) Kristin Aldrich, BSU, Lindsay Ward, BSU, 9.9; 3) Gena Shingle, PSU, 9.875

FLOOR: 1) (tie) Kate Stopper, PSU, Kristin Gaare, BSU, 9.9; 3) Kea Cuaresma, BSU, 9.875

ALL-AROUND: 1) Lindsay Ward, BSU, 39.475; 2) Lisa Clark, Penn State, 39.025; 3) Sarah Sullivan, SPU, 38.925