Friday, February 27
Gainesville, FL
7:00 PM
Florida Gators
196.625
vs
194.025
Louisiana State University
Gator Gymnasts Use Season-best Score to Win Gatorade Sec Showcase
Friday, February 27, 1998 | Gymnastics
GAINESVILLE, Fla. -- The University of Florida gymnastics team, ranked No. 4 in the nation, used its highest score of the season to win Friday's Gatorade SEC Showcase vs. No. 14 Louisiana State in front of a Stephen C. O'Connell Center crowd of 3,080. The Gators posted a team score of 196.625 -- their highest ever in their home arena -- to defeat the LSU Tigers, which tallied a score of 194.025.
Gator gymnasts set or matched collegiate-best marks nine times Friday. Florida All-Americans Chrissy Van Fleet and Susan Hines shared the evening's vault title after each earned marks of 9.95 for their handspring front pike with a half twist vaults. Gator freshmen Betsy Hamm and Gabby Fuchs combined to share top honors in the uneven bars competition, as each posted collegiate-best scores of 9.875. Van Fleet picked up her first balance beam title of the season, using her collegiate-best mark of 9.925 to share the event's top honors with LSU's Amy McClosky. Hines picked up her fourth floor title of the season by matching her collegiate-best score of 9.95. McClosky claimed the evening's all-around title at 39.275, while UF senior Erika Selga was runner-up with a season-best total of 39.20.
Florida finishes its three-meet homestand next Friday when it plays host to No. 21 Iowa State for SunTrust Senior Night. Meet time is set for 7 p.m. in the O'Connell Center.
Florida/196.625
Name Vault Bars Beam Floor AA
Jamie Graziano - 9.80
Chrissy Van Fleet 9.95 9.25 9.925 9.80 38.925
Erika Selga 9.825 9.75 9.75 9.875 39.20
Susan Hines 9.95 - 9.85 9.95
Sybil Stephenson - 9.80 9.725 -
Betsy Hamm - 9.875 9.875 9.875
Gabby Fuchs 9.65 9.875 9.275 9.825 38.625
Teal Chiabotti 9.675 - - 9.825
Mikara Steinberg 9.625
Total 49.05 49.10 49.125 49.35
Louisiana State University/194.025
Gator gymnasts set or matched collegiate-best marks nine times Friday. Florida All-Americans Chrissy Van Fleet and Susan Hines shared the evening's vault title after each earned marks of 9.95 for their handspring front pike with a half twist vaults. Gator freshmen Betsy Hamm and Gabby Fuchs combined to share top honors in the uneven bars competition, as each posted collegiate-best scores of 9.875. Van Fleet picked up her first balance beam title of the season, using her collegiate-best mark of 9.925 to share the event's top honors with LSU's Amy McClosky. Hines picked up her fourth floor title of the season by matching her collegiate-best score of 9.95. McClosky claimed the evening's all-around title at 39.275, while UF senior Erika Selga was runner-up with a season-best total of 39.20.
Florida finishes its three-meet homestand next Friday when it plays host to No. 21 Iowa State for SunTrust Senior Night. Meet time is set for 7 p.m. in the O'Connell Center.
Florida/196.625
Name Vault Bars Beam Floor AA
Jamie Graziano - 9.80
Chrissy Van Fleet 9.95 9.25 9.925 9.80 38.925
Erika Selga 9.825 9.75 9.75 9.875 39.20
Susan Hines 9.95 - 9.85 9.95
Sybil Stephenson - 9.80 9.725 -
Betsy Hamm - 9.875 9.875 9.875
Gabby Fuchs 9.65 9.875 9.275 9.825 38.625
Teal Chiabotti 9.675 - - 9.825
Mikara Steinberg 9.625
Total 49.05 49.10 49.125 49.35
Louisiana State University/194.025
Name Vault Bars Beam Floor AA
Kerry Descalopoulis 9.55 - - - -
Abbey Burns -9.25 9.825 - 9.80
Kim Descalopoulis 9.75 - 9.80 -
Colleen Barger 9.725 9.675 9.80 9.60 38.80
Stephanie Hyett 9.825 9.825 9.75 9.65 39.05
Kellye Smith 9.075 - - 8.75
Amy McClosky 9.75 9.70 9.925 9.90 39.275
Stacey Wegener - 9.10 9.275 9.825
Tricia Corbello - 8.85
Totals 48.60 47.55 49.10 48.775
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