Northey Posts 39.500 To Win All-Around At Arizona

Saturday, February 27

Tucson, AZ

3:00 PM

University of Washington

195.350

196.100

Arizona

Photo by: Washington Athletics

February 28, 2016 | Gymnastics

By: Washington Athletics

SEATTLE – Senior captain Allison Northey posted a 39.500 in the all-around, the second-best all-around score of her career, as the GymDawgs scored a 195.350 against Arizona on Saturday, March 27, at the McKale Center in Tucson, Ariz. The Wildcats finished with a score of 196.100 to win the meet.

“We had some great individual performances in this meet, but we weren't satisfied with our performance as a team,” head coach Joanne Bowers said. “We want to consitently put together four events and we didn't accomplish that tonight. That being said, Allie was really amazing. She has worked hard to become the caliber of gymnast she is today and she had a great meet.”

Northey won three event titles and finished in the top-3 in all four events, tying a season-high on vault and setting a new personal-best on beam. Fellow captain Kaitlyn Duranczyk won the bars title as the GymDawgs swept all four event titles.

“My goal in every meet is to get better, so to be able to improve a personal-best and finish with a 39.500 is a great feeling,” Northey said. “Obviously we didn't quite put together the meet we would've liked, but we know what we are capable of and need to be consistently at our best going forward.”

Event Summaries – Total Score: 195.350
Vault, 49.000 – The GymDawgs scored a 49.000 or higher for the third straight meet, led by Northey's 9.875 to tie her season-high and give Northey her first vault title of the season. Sophomore Joslyn Goings led off the rotation with a 9.825, also tying her season-high, for a third-place finish, and Hailey Burleson posted a season-high 9.85 to earn second place. Alex Yacalis scored a 9.775, her seventh-straight meet at 9.775 or higher. She has posted at least a 9.7 in every meet this season.

Bars, 48.850 – Kaitlyn Duranczyk scored a 9.9 to anchor a bars rotation that scored above its season average for the third straight meet. Her 9.9 tied her personal-best and earned her first place in the event, her third bars title of the season. Northey posted a 9.825 from the fifth spot to earn third place, while Joslyn Goings and Jessica Nesis finished with matching 9.7s. Hailey Burleson scored a 9.725.

Beam, 48.800 – Northey's 9.925 won her the event title, her fourth beam title of the season, and gave her a new personal-best. Goings scored a 9.85. She has posted over a 9.775 in each of the GymDawgs' eight meets this season. Stephanie Stowe and Kaitlyn Duranczyk each posted 9.75s.

Floor, 48.700 – Northey led the GymDawgs with a 9.875 from the anchor spot to win the event title, her third of the season. It was her fifth time scoring a 9.875 or higher on floor this season. She has gone over 9.8 in seven of eight meets. Yacalis posted a 9.8 and now has a 9.8 or higher in five straight meets. Schaefer led the rotation off with a 9.75.

All-Around – Northey won the all-around title with a 39.500 total, her second highest all-around score in her collegiate career. She won the vault, beam and floor titles and finished third on bars. Goings finished with a 38.95 in her fifth career meet in the all-around.

Top-3 Finishers
Allison Northey – vault, 9.875, 1^st
Hailey Burleson – vault, 9.85, 2^nd
Joslyn Goings – vault, 9.825, 3^rd
Kaitlyn Duranczyk – bars, 9.9, 1^st
Allison Northey – bars, 9.825, 3^rdAllison Northey – beam, 9.925, 1^st
Allison Northey – floor, 9.875, 1^st