GymDawgs Set To Host No. 10 Denver, SPU
March 10, 2016 | Gymnastics
SEATTLE – UW gymnastics will face two familiar foes, as the GymDawgs host Seattle Pacific and No. 10 Denver on March 12, at 6 p.m. PT. UW has seen both teams already this season, facing the Falcons in their last meet and travelling to Denver earlier this season. The meet will be streamed live.
“This is our final tune up before the Pac-12 Championships and we feel great about the direction we are headed,” Joanne Bowers said. “We need to ride the momentum from these last two meets and put together another complete meet. These gymnasts work hard day in and day out – that's shown in our performances.”
UW is coming off a two-meet weekend, with a 196.325 in a win over Western Michigan on March 5, and a season-high 196.600 at Seattle Pacific on Monday, March 7.
The GymDawgs are led by senior Allison Northey and junior Kaitlyn Duranczyk. Northey has four all-around titles and is the No. 16-ranked all-arouder in the nation. Duranczyk has won five bars titles this season, including the last three straight.
Meet Information
UW vs. Denver, SPU – Alaska Airlines Arena
March 12, 2016 – 6 p.m. PT
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Scouting the Field
Denver is ranked No. 10, led by the nation's No. 2 all-arounder Nina McGee. The Pioneers are No. 13 on vault, No. 11 on bars, No. 18 on beam and No. 10 on floor.
Seattle Pacific is ranked No. 54, with event rankings at No. 51 on vault, No. 59 on bars, No. 60 on beam and No. 53 on floor.
UW Event Previews – Overall Ranking: No. 19, RQS: 196.110, High: 196.600
Vault, No. 19, RQS: 48.990 – Northey has finished in the top-3 on vault in eight of the GymDawgs' ten meets this season and has two event titles. She is UW's highest-ranked vaulter and No. 43. Alexandra Yacalis has been consistent, with three top-3 finishes. Hailey Burleson and Joslyn Goings each have top-3 finishes as well.
Bars, No. 26, RQS: 48.960 – Duranczyk has won five bars titles this season, including the last three. She has seven top-3 finishes and is ranked No. 24. Northey has six top-3 finishes. Burleson, Goings and Zoey Schaefer each have top-3 finishes.
Beam, No. 17, RQS: 49.105 – Northey has led the GymDawgs beam lineup this season with five event titles and seven top-3 finishes. She is ranked No. 20 on the event nationally. Goings has also been impressive with four top-3 finishes and an event title to make her the No. 46-ranked beam worker. Duranczyk, Stephanie Stowe and Malory Rose each have a pair of top-3 finishes. Rose has posted a 9.75 on higher in eight of 10 meets this year.
Floor, No. 22, RQS: 49.120 – Northey has been dominant on floor with five event titles and six top-3 finishes and is ranked No. 38. The GymDawgs have a number of contributors on floor, with Yacalis, Schaefer, Duranczyk and Morrison each posting top-3 finishes this season.
All-Around – Northey is the No. 16 all-arounder in the country and has four all-around title this season. She has recorded all-around scores at 39.500 or higher three times this season, including a personal-best 39.550 at Utah. Goings has three all-around titles and is ranked No. 35.
Last Time Out
The GymDawgs finished with a season-high 196.600 at Seattle Pacific on Monday, March 7. Northey won the all-around title and won vault, beam and floor titles while Duranczyk won her third straight bars title.
Next Up
UW gymnastics will host the Pac-12 Championships on Saturday, March 19, at Alaska Airlines Arena. The meet will be shown on the Pac-12 Networks.
Notes:
- The GymDawgs have just one senior on the 2016 squad, two-time All-Pac-12 First Team all-arounder Allison Northey. Fellow senior Sheridan Metcalf is serving as a student coach for the GymDawgs this season.
- UW's freshman class consists of three gymnasts: Malory Rose (Orlando, Fla.), Kristyn Hoffa (San Marcos, Calif.) and Monica Riley (Irving, Texas).
- UW head coach Joanne Bowers is in her 10th season with the Huskies.
- The Huskies added assistant coach Stephen Buckner, who was previously serving as the strength and conditioning coach at the University of Alabama. He helped the Crimson Tide to back-to-back national championships in 2011 and 2012 when he was on the staff. Former assistant coach Elise Ray was promoted to associate head coach. The addition of Buckner and promotion of Ray followed the departure of former UW associate head coach David McCreary, who is now an assistant at the University of Arizona.
- The Huskies took seventh place at the 2015 Pac-12 Championships with a 196.000, their highest score at the conference championships in the last four years. UW gymnastics team-high in 2015 was 196.600, recorded at UC Davis.
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