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Spartan Gymnasts Win Four Events to Out-Tumble SPU
February 10, 2006

Complete Results

SEATTLE, Wa. (Feb. 10) – San Jose State, led by all-around winner Renae Moneymaker, captured titles on all four individual events to defeat Seattle Pacific University in a Mountain Pacific Sports Federation gymnastics meet Friday night at Brougham Pavilion.

Moneymaker accumulated a 38.800 and also took first on floor exercise (9.800) as the Spartans out-tumbled the Falcons 192.450 to 190.200.

Other first place finishes included Shina Cardeno on vault (9.775), Veronica Porte on bars, (9.675) and Leah Bigelow on beam (9.775). Porte was second in the all-around (38.675).

Seattle Pacific’s Sarah Sullivan (Jr., Salem, Or.) totaled 38.200 over four events to finish third in the all-around. She also placed third on beam (9.725).

The Falcons had four additional top-three finishes. Brianna Schwartz (Fr., Bonney Lake, Wa.) and Shannon McConahey (Fr., San Jose, Ca.) were second and third on bars. Kristin Bryant (Jr., Anchorage, Ak.) tied for third on vault (9.675) and Jaynie Reynolds (Sr., White Rock, BC) tied for third on floor.

SPU started with the advantage on the first rotation and negotiated the higher beam score. However, the Spartans pulled away in the second and third rotations, scoring event highs of 48.400 on vault and 48.575 on floor.

The Falcons drop to (2-5) and tumble next at tri-meet with host Boise State and Utah State. The final home meet of the season is Feb. 25 against Air Force. Official start time is 7pm.

FINAL SCORE: 1) SJSU 192.450, 2) SPU 190.200

VAULT: 1) S. Cardeno, SJSU, 9.775; 2) R. Cardeno, SJSU, 9.700; 3) (tie) Bryant, SPU, Porte, SJSU, Moneymaker, SJSU, 9.675

BARS: 1) Porte, SJSU, 9.675; 2) Schwartz, SPU, 9.650; 3) McConahey, SPU, 9.600

BEAM: 1) Bigelow, SJSU, 9.775; 2) Moneymaker, SJSU, 9.750; 3) Sullivan, SPU, 9.725

FLOOR: 1) Moneymaker, SJSU, 9.800; 2) Blackwell, SJSU, 9.750; 3) (tie) Reynolds, SPU, Porte, SJSU, 9.725

AA: 1) Moneymaker, SJSU, 38.800; 2) Porte, SJSU, 38.675; 3) Sullivan, SPU, 38.200


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