Feb. 5, 2005
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Injury Update: Nicolle Ford bruised her heel in a pre-meet vault mishap and will only be able to compete on the bars. She had been scheduled to go all-around.
UTAH VS. MINNESOTA
Feb. 5, 2005
TEAM TOTALS
1. Utah 195.275
2. Minnesota 194.450 CHANGE
MINNESOTA UTAH VAULT VAULT Kim Womack 9.650 Kristen Riffanacht 9.775 Kelly Ganchan 9.675 Jessica Duke 9.750 Ashley Mutchler 9.750 Gritt Hofmann 9.750 Maria Opsahl 9.700 Ashley Postell 9.800 Laura Johnson 9.775 Rachel Tidd 9.850 Carolyn Yernberg 9.750 Annabeth Eberle 9.850 VT: 48.650; Running: 48.650 VT: 49.025; Running: 97.900 Utah vault notes: Kristen Riffanacht had her best vault of the year. Nice amplitude and a great stick on the landing. Jessica Duke also had a lot of air. She had a delayed 1/2 step on her landing after appearing to stick it at first. Gritt Hofmann had a nice vault but took off and landed kind of far to the left. Her score was changed twice. Ashley Postell had a big flight, landing far back on the mat. Her body was nice and straight. She had a small step on the landing. Rachel Tidd had a lot more bounce to her on her vault than on bars and had an impressive routine with a solid stick. I thought Annabeth Eberle's vault was one of her best this season and the best by Utah tonight. It was extremely powerful without losing anything in execution and she really stuck her landing.
BARS BARS Kim Womack 9.150 Katie Kivisto 9.750 Andrea Cornelius 9.625 Dominique D'Oliveira 9.625 Rehana Russell 9.650 Annabeth Eberle 9.700 Maria Opsahl 9.525 Ashley Postell 9.825 Stephanie Funk 9.650 Nicolle Ford 9.825 Laura Johnson 9.675 Rachel Tidd 9.775 UB: 48.125; Running: 96.775 UB:48.875; Running: 48.875 Utah bar notes: Katie Kivisto started out with a really nice, clean, smooth looking routine.She absolutely nailed her dismount. Dominique D'Oliveira seemed to have trouble getting a good flow. She had a little break on the top bar. Annabeth Eberle's release moves were huge and her form was very clean. She had a step on her landing. Ashley Postell looked great on the bars--good form, straight legs, but had a small step on her dismount. Nicolle Ford had a really nice routine with a big stick on her dismount. She will not be able to compete the other three events due to a bruised heel. Rachel Tidd hit her routine but looked sluggish. She didn't swing the way she can, although she still handled all of her handstands easily.
BEAM BEAM Amanda Miles 9.100 Kristen Riffanacht 9.775 Kelly Ganchan 9.700 Katie Kivisto 9.300 Ashley Mutchler 9.700 Gritt Hofmann 9.300 Stephanie Funk 9.775 Rachel Tidd 9.825 Laura Johnson 9.675 Annabeth Eberle 9.750 Ashley Stanton 9.800 Ashley Postell 9.800 BB: 48.650; Running: 145.425 BB: 48.450; Running: 195.275 Utah beam notes: Kristen Riffanacht's beam routine was perhaps the best leadoff routine of the season by a Ute. She was absolutely rock solid, her routine was packed with cool stuff. She did not step out of her dismount, but she bent a little to the side. Gritt Hofmann was sharp until that side salto (the move I dread), which sent her off the beam. Rachel Tidd had the best beam routine I've seen her do in quite some time. It was just about as close to perfect as you can get. No bobbles, big leaps with straight legs, sweet layouts, etc. AB was feeling some pressure but she was a gamer. Her somersault mount was low, but she stood it up. She had a step on her landing. Ashley Postell has ice running through her veins. She, like AB, wasn't quite on, but if you hadn't seen how she normally does it, you almost wouldn't have known it. That was her best stick on the dismount yet.
FLOOR FLOOR Kim Womack 9.725 Katie Kivisto 9.700 Ashley Mutchler 9.700 Kristen Riffanacht 9.750 Ashley Stanton 9.775 Rachel Tidd 9.775 Laura Johnson 9.825 Ashley Postell 9.825 Maria Opsahl 9.825 Annabeth Eberle 9.850 Carolyn Yernberg 9.875 Gritt Hofmann 9.725 FX: 49.025; Running: 194.450 FX: 48.925; Running: 146.825 Utah floor notes: Katie Kivisto, filling in for the injured Nicolle Ford, struggled a bit on her first pass, but came back with a really nice second pass. Riffy's routine was just excellent. She hit all of her big tumbling and her dance was good, her leaps high. Rachel Tidd's routine was just beautiful. It's hard to believe she hasn't been able to train full routines because of her back problems. Ashley Postell drew several gasps from the crowd with this routine. Her layout back triple twist on the first pass was just incredibly high. I think she was scored down for a leap that wasn't as high as usual and she had a small skid coming off one tumbling pass. A.B. was really on with this routine. Her tumbling and dance were just exquisite. She, too, had people in here awed and appreciative.