Mackenzie Caquatto Fourth in CoverGirl Classic Uneven Bars
Saturday, July 23, 2011 | Gymnastics
Mackenzie Caquatto took fourth in the CoverGirl Classic uneven bars competition Saturday evening held at the University of Illinois-Chicago Pavilion. The 2011 CoverGirl Classic is the final qualifying event for the 2011 Visa Championships, which is USA Gymnastics' national championship scheduled for Aug. 17-20 in Saint Paul, Minn.
The rising Gator sophomore nailed her uneven bars routine for a 14.75 mark, which took fourth Saturday. Caquatto also was among the CoverGirl Classic's balance beam field, hitting her beam performance for a 14.10 mark (12th overall). Caquatto's scores advance her to the 2011 Visa Championships.
Caquatto enrolled at Florida for the spring 2011 semester after competing for the U.S.'s silver medal team at the 2010 World Championships held in Rotterdam, Netherlands in October. A pair of2010 World Championships' teammates (Alicia Sacramone and Alexandra Raisman) were among the field Saturday as well as a pair from the U.S.'s 2008 silver medal Olympic team (Shawn Johnson and Chellsie Memmel), who were making their first competitive appearance of the year.
As a freshman for the Gators, Caquatto posted the nation's fifth-highest all-around total of the season (39.575) to take the title in the Alabama dual. She claimed a total of 10 event titles (six bars, three beam and one all-around) in 2011.
| CoverGirl Classic Uneven Bars & Balance Beam Results | ||||||
| July 23, 2011 – Chicago, Ill. | ||||||
| Uneven Bars | Balance Beam | |||||
| Place | Name | Score |
| Place | Name | Score |
| 1 | Jordyn Wieber | 15.200 | 1 | Alicia Sacramone | 15.200 | |
| 2 | Gabrielle Douglas | 14.950 | Jordyn Wieber | 15.200 | ||
| 3 | Bridgette Caquatto | 14.900 | 3 | Alexandra Raisman | 15.000 | |
| 4 | Mackenzie Caquatto | 14.750 | 4. | McKenzie Wofford | 14.800 | |
| 5 | McKenzie Wofford | 14.600 | 5 | Chellsie Memmel | 14.700 | |
| 6 | Chellsie Memmel | 14.400 | 6 | McKayla Maroney | 14.550 | |
| 7 | Amanda Jetter | 14.300 | 7 | Sabrina Vega | 14.500 | |
| Anna Li | 14.300 | 8 | Grace McLauglin | 14.400 | ||
| 9 | Brandie Jay | 14.200 | 9 | Jessica Howe | 14.300 | |
| 10 | Grace McLaughlin | 14.100 | 10 | Sophia Lee | 14.250 | |
| 11 | Shawn Johnson | 13.550 | 11 | Casey Magee | 14.200 | |
| 12 | Aja-Monet Sims | 13.500 | 12 | Mackenzie Caquatto | 14.100 | |
| Sabrina Vega | 13.500 | 13 | Amanda Jetter | 13.650 | ||
| 14 | Casey Magee | 13.200 | 14 | Bridgette Caquatto | 13.350 | |
| 14 | Sophia Lee | 13.200 | Jessie DeZiel | 13.350 | ||
| 16 | Hallie Mossett | 13.100 | 16 | Shawn Johnson | 13.300 | |
| 17 | Jessica Howe | 12.900 | 17 | Sophina DeJesus | 13.250 | |
| 18 | Alexandra Raisman | 12.450 | 18 | Lauren Beers | 13.200 | |
| 19 | Lauren Beers | 12.250 | 18 | Aja-Monet Sims | 13.200 | |
| 20 | Sophina DeJesus | 11.750 | 20 | Brandie Jay | 13.150 | |
| 21 | Hallie Mossett | 12.900 | ||||
