University of Washington
North Carolina State
Seniors Go Out On Top
March 07, 2015 | Gymnastics
SEATTLE – McKenzie Fechter, Jackie McCartin and Madison Podlucky each finished in the top-three of their respective events as UW gymnastics celebrated the trio's Senior Night with a win over NC State Friday night at Alaska Airlines Arena.
"Our team performed very well tonight and put four good events together for the second time this week," head coach Joanne Bowers said. "It was very tight scoring tonight for both teams and I was proud of the way our team responded to the scoring by not letting it effect our energy. We have been talking about keeping our energy high no matter what scores are flashed. Having the seniors all perform well on senior night is always a bonus too. They have all done so much for UW Gymnastics and they were shown a lot of love from our team and fans tonight as a big thank you."
Fechter and McCartin tied for first on beam with matching 9.8s. Fechter also finished third on bars and Podlucky took third on floor with a 9.8. Led by the strong performance from their seniors, the Huskies scored 195.775.
The GymDawgs began the meet with a strong start on vault, including a personal-best tying 9.85 by Joslyn Goings and Hailey Burleson's eighth straight vault over 9.8. Burleson's 9.875 was her second best of the season as she won her second vault title of the season. Northey contributed a 9.8 to help the Huskies to a 48.975.
Northey led the Huskies' bar lineup with a 9.85 to take win her fifth bars title of the season. Burleson scored a 9.8 to take second overall, her first top-three finish on bars of the season, and Fechter took third with a 9.775 as the GymDawgs posted a 48.9 team score.
McCartin and Fechter led the Huskies on beam, each posting 9.8s to tie for first. For McCartin, it was her fifth straight meet scoring a 9.8 or above and her third beam title of the season. Fechter has now gone over 9.8 in her last three meets and got her fourth top-three finish of the season.
With a personal-best 9.9, Northey won her second floor title of the season. Janik and Podlucky tied for third, each posting 9.8s as the Huskies finished with a 49.025, their best event of the meet.
Northey's all-around score of 39.325 gave her four all-around titles this season.
The GymDawgs continue their season on the road against UC Davis next weekend in Davis, Calif., on Friday, March 13. The meet will begin at 7 p.m. PT, and fans can follow the action on Twitter and Instagram by following the GymDawgs at @UWGymnastics.
Players Mentioned
