Gymnastics finishes strong during spring break competitions
By Katrina Murphy
Sports Editor
On Feb. 28, the Western Michigan University gymnastics team took first place in a tri-meet against the University of Illinois-Chicago and Bowling Green State University, posting its highest team score of the season with 193.925.
UIC finished with an overall score of 191.150 while Bowling Green finished with 190.675.
The first points of the day came from the vault event, with the Lady Broncos posting a score of 47.825. WMU picked up its best scores on the bars and beams during the second and third rotations, with respective scores of 48.775 and 48.600.
The Brown and Gold also finished the day with its second best score of the year on the floor, posting a score of 48.725.
The Lady Broncos had top finishers in three of the four events and also had the top three all-arounders as well.
Meghan Donovan, a redshirted sophomore, won the bars with a career high routine of 9.850.
Junior Kristine Garbarino placed third on the bars as well, posting a career high routine of 9.800. Garbarino followed that with another career high on the beam, taking first with a score of 9.825.
Freshman Caroline O’Brien took second in the beam with a score of 9.775.
Senior Liz Prouty was the individual winner on the floor event after posting a routine score of 9.800.
Prouty also finished fourth on the vault with a 9.650 while freshman Sara Wright took fourth on the beam (9.700) and Garbarino took fourth on the floor (9.775).
Garbarino finished as the top all-arounder, picking up a total of 38.925 to tie a season-high. Donovan followed close behind with her second career high of the day, finishing 38.750 in the all-around. Prouty also finished third in the all-around with a score of 38.200.
Tonya Eckert, a senior, also had a strong day, competing in the vault, beam and floor, scoring a 9.525, 9.675 and 9.700, respectively. After being primarily a specialist last year, this is her first season having to compete in more than one event.
On Friday, March 5, the Lady Broncos took to the road to compete in a quad meet at the University of Pittsburgh.
Overall, the Brown and Gold placed second out of the four teams while Garbarino won the individual title on the uneven bars for the Lady Broncos.
The host Panthers won the meet after posting a collective score of 194.525, followed by WMU’s score of 191.425. Penn took third place with a score of 189.625 while George Washington University finished fourth after posting a 189.475.
Garbarino was the top finisher in three out of four events and finished fifth in the all-around, picking up a score of 38.175. Prouty finished sixth in the all-around after posting a score of 38.025.
The Brown and Gold picked up a 47.900 on the vault, as Garbarino took 10th (9.650) and Donovan took 12th (9.625).
WMU also recorded a 48.050 on the bars with Garbarino winning the event after posting a score of 9.800. Wright was close behind, finishing sixth with a 9.650.
Garbarino and Wright once again finished as the top two performers on the beam for Western Michigan, where the team totaled 48.050.
WMU also recorded a 47.425 on the floor, where Donovan and O’Brien placed third and fourth, respectively, with a 9.750 and 9.725.
The Lady Broncos (7-12) will travel to Ypsilanti, Mich. on Saturday, March 13, to take on Eastern Michigan University, Northern Illinois University and Seattle Pacific University.
The Brown and Gold will finish up regular season competition with a Mid-American Conference match-up against Kent State University on March 21, which will also be Senior Day.
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