March 21, 2003

Recap

GAINESVILLE, Fla. -

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UTAH VS. FLORIDA

Mar. 21, 2003

Meet begins at 7:00 p.m. EST

PRE-MEET NOTES
Theresa Kulikowski will compete on the balance beam if warmups go OK. Kim Allan will only compete on bars due to a sore Achilles.



FINAL TEAM TOTALS

1. Florida 197.125

2. Utah 196.150 

FLORIDA                       UTAH
VAULT                         VAULT
Kim Schatz         9.750      Gritt Hofmann         9.700
Alecia Ingram      9.825      Kylee Wagner          9.825
Erinn Dooley       9.875      Veronique Leclerc     9.850
Jenny Carow        9.775      Kristen Riffanacht    9.825
Orley Szmuch       9.975      Melissa Vituj         9.875
Lindsey Miner      9.700      Annabeth Eberle       9.975
VT: 49.200; Running: 49.200   VT: 49.350; Running: 98.600

Utah vault notes: A heavily bandaged Gritt Hofmann looked really good in the air, but couldn't contain her landing and stepped out of it. Kylee Wagner had by far her best vault of the year. Veronique Leclerc absolutely stuck that vault. Maybe she was close the horse. I can't guess why else she was deducted. Kristen Riffanacht could have bailed on her dismount after a nice vault, but she only tilted to the side a bit and stood it up without a step. Nothing wrong with Melissa Vituj's vault that I could see. Annabeth Eberle's vault was astonishing and got a 10.0 from one judge before settling for her second career 9.975.

BARS                          BARS
Erinn Dooley       9.850      Kristen Riffanacht    9.750
Jenny Carow        9.150      Dominique D'Oliveira  9.850
Lindsey Miner      9.875      Annabeth Eberle       9.850
Orley Szmuch       9.925      Melissa Vituj         9.850
Kristen Stucky     9.925      Veronique Leclerc     9.800
Erin Pendleton     9.850      Kim Allan             9.900
UB: 49.450; Running: 98.625   UB: 49.250; Running: 49.250

Utah bar notes: Kristen Riffanacht opened things
up with a nice routine and stick. Dominique D'Oliveira
looked good throughout, with just a small step forward on her dismount.
Annabeth Eberle was fine on the bars and saved her dismount
after landing almost going to a squat. Melissa Vituj turned in
one of her best bar routines ever and totally stuck the dismount.
Veronique Leclerc came really close to the bar on one
of her release moves but made it up to her handstand.
She hit her dismount big. Kim Allan did a beautiful balancing
act on the low bar and nailed her dismount.




BEAM                          BEAM
Orley Szmuch        9.900     Natalie Nicoloff      9.850
Lindsey Miner       9.950     Veronique Leclerc     8.800
Erinn Dooley        9.850     Gritt  Hofmann        9.375
Jenny Carow         9.875     Annabeth Eberle       9.950
Kristen Stucky      9.850     Melissa Vituj         9.875
Erin Pendleton      9.825     Theresa Kulikowski    9.950
BB: 49.425; Running: 148.050  BB: 48.975; Running: 196.150 


Utah beam notes: Natalie Nicoloff tied her career-high with a nice,
steady routine. Veronique Leclerc was put into replace Kylee
Wagner and fell on her flight series, then fell again later.
Gritt Hofmann also tumbled off the beam on her flight series.
Annabeth Eberle showed no nerves and was just magnificent in getting
a career-best score.
Melissa Vituj was tagged for just a couple of tiny bobbles in an
otherwise solid routine.
Broken finger? What broken finger? Theresa Kulikowski is her usual
great self.




FLOOR                         FLOOR
Jenny Carow         9.800     Kylee Wagner          9.450
Kim Schatz          9.675     Veronique Leclerc     9.600
Amanda Stroud       9.800     Kristen Riffanacht    9.350
Erinn Dooley        9.875     Gritt Hofmann         9.700
Lindsey Miner       9.325     Annabeth Eberle       9.900
Orley Szmuch        9.925     Melissa Vituj         9.925
FX: 49.075; Running: 197.125  FX: 48.575; Running: 147.175


Utah floor notes: The team is standing and blocking my view
so I can only see bits and pieces. I did see Kylee Wagner
go wrong on her fourth pass and she had to run backwards to stay up.
Veronique Leclerc stepped out of bounds on her pike double back
and had another little step on the next pass.
Utah's problems continued with Kristen Riffanacht, who fell after
starting well. Gritt Hofmann had the whole crowd with her and looked great
except for stepping out of bounds on her second double back.
Annabeth Eberle had a great routine and I managed to actually see most
of it. She hit every major move and her dance was great.
Melissa Vituj did her routine about as well as I've seen.