University of Washington
Pac-12 Championships Session #1
GymDawgs Post 196.000 At Pac-12 Championships
March 21, 2015 | Gymnastics
SALT LAKE – UW gymnastics was solid on all four events on its way to a 196.000 in the first session of the Pac-12 Championships saturday afternoon at the University of Utah.
Allison Northey led the Huskies with a 9.9 on bars, the highest score on bars in the first session, to finish tied for fifth place overall on bars. Northey also posted a 9.8 on beam and 9.85 on floor on her way to a tie for sixth place overall in the all-around. Janae Janik contributed three scores over 9.8 on beam, bars and floor. Freshman Hailey Burleson's 9.875 on vault put her in a tie for first place in session one and a seventh-place tie overall.
The GymDawgs began the meet with a 48.900 on beam. McKenzie Fechter, Northey and Janik each posted 9.8s in the middle of the lineup to tie for the Huskies' top score on the event. Stephanie Stowe and Joslyn Goings each scored 9.75s in the first two spots to get UW started. For Fechter, it was her fifth straight meet with a 9.8 or higher on beam and eighth of the season, most on the team.
The Huskies posted a 49.100 on floor, led by Burleson's 9.85, which was at that point the highest score given out at the meet and just off her personal-best. Northey anchored the lineup with another 9.85, the ninth consecutive meet she has posted a score north of 9.8 on floor. Janik posted a 9.825 and Fechter scored a 9.8 to contribute to a great floor showing by the GymDawgs.
Burleson's 9.875 tied her for first on vault in the first session, seventh overall, and led the GymDawgs. It was her 10th straight meet with a 9.8 or higher. Goings, Northey and Yacalis each posted 9.775s as the Huskies finished with a 48.925 team score.
Northey anchored the Huskies bars lineup with a 9.9 to tie for fifth overall. The 9.9 was the highest bars score given out in the first session. Kaitlyn Duranczyk posted a 9.85 to set a new personal-best in the leadoff spot and tied for second place in session one. Janik contributed a 9.825 as the GymDawgs posted a 49.075 on bars.
With an all-around score of 39.325 and a sixth-place finish, Northey bettered her seventh-place finish at last year's Pac-12 Championships by one spot.
The Huskies finished in third place in the first session and seventh overall. The 196.000 was the Huskies' second straight meet at 196 or higher and fourth of the season.
Up next for the GymDawgs is a strip to the NCAA Regionals at one of six locations. Each of the regional meets will take place on Saturday, April 4. The Huskies await their designated location, which will be revealed this coming Monday, March 23.
"We have two weeks to prepare for Regionals and we are definitely gaining confidence in the way we have competed the last few meets," Bowers said.
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