April 14, 2007

Final Stats

EAST LANSING, Mich. - The 19th-ranked Michigan State gymnastics team finished fourth at the NCAA Central Region Championships held at Coleman Coliseum on the campus of the University of Alabama on Saturday night with a team score of 194.800. Host Alabama took first with a 196.700, followed by Oklahoma (195.925), who defeated Iowa State in a tiebreaker, as the Cyclones also tallied a team total of 195.925. Following the Spartans was Ohio State (194.650) in fifth and Kentucky (194.025) in sixth. Michigan State will not advance as a team, however, freshman tumbler Rochelle Robinson finished tied for eighth in the all-around with a career-high mark of 39.225, and will advance to the NCAA National Championship Meet as an individual competitor as one of the top-two finishers not on an advancing team.

Robinson tied with Kentucky's Krystle Cook, but had a higher individual event score to win the tiebreaker and advance to the Championships. Alabama gymnast Terin Humphrey won the all-around title with a 39.475.

"I am just so pleased with the comeback this team performed tonight after a rough meet at the Big Ten Championships. I'm also so proud of Rochelle (Robinson), she hit all four of her routines tonight and she is peaking at the right time for the National Championship Meet."

Robinson was the top Spartan finisher in the all-around, while senior tumbler Kristen Coleman tallied a 38.650 and freshman Nicole Curler added a 38.975. In addition, Coleman tied for third place on the balance beam with a 9.850 and Robinson finished tied for second on the floor exercise with a 9.900.

After a disappointing performance on the balance beam at the Big Ten Championship Meet on March 31, the Spartans rebounded in Regional competition on the event, posting a strong team score of 48.875 during the night's opening rotation. Coleman led the charge with a 9.850, followed by Curler (9.825) and Megan Bergland (9.725) and Victoria Iakounina (9.725).

After each of the six teams finished competition on two events, Alabama held first with a 98.225, followed by Oklahoma State in second with a 98.125 and Iowa State in third with a 97.975. The Spartans held strong in fourth with a 97.525, followed by Ohio State (97.125) and Kentucky (96.775).

The Spartans advanced to vault during the fourth rotation, posting a combined score of 48.775 on the event. Robinson and Coleman each tallied a 9.825 to anchor the set for the Green and White. Curler followed with a 9.725, and Rhiannon Banda-Scott and Iakounina each contributed a 9.700.

State took its final break of the competition with a bye in the fifth round before competing on the uneven bars with a team score of 48.500 during the night's final set. Robinson finished the competition with a team-best 9.800, Coleman followed with a 9.725, and Roggensack tallied a 9.675 during the final rotation.

Robinson will compete at the National Championships, hosted by the University of Utah, April 26-28.

Meet Results:
1. Alabama (196.700)
2. Oklahoma (195.925)
3. Iowa State (195.925)
4. Michigan State (194.800)
5. Ohio State (194.650)
6. Kentucky (194.025)

Michigan State Event Scores
Beam (Rotation 1) - 48.875
1. Katlyn Roggensack - 9.750
2. Megan Bergland - 9.725
3. Victoria Iakounina - 9.725
4. Rochelle Robinson - 9.700
5. Kristen Coleman - 9.850
6. Nicole Curler - 9.825

Floor Exercise (Rotation 3) - 48.650
1. Katlyn Roggensack - 9.375
2. Megan Bergland - 9.800
3. Megan McNally - 9.800
4. Rochelle Robinson - 9.900
5. Kristen Coleman - 9.250
6. Nicole Curler - 9.775

Vault (Rotation 4) - 48.775
1. Kristen Coleman - 9.825
2. Nicole Curler - 9.725
3. Victoria Iakounina - 9.700
4. Rhiannon Banda-Scott - 9.700
5. Rochelle Robinson - 9.825
6. Emily Lopatofsky - 9.525

Uneven Bars (Rotation 6) - 48.500
1. Katlyn Roggensack - 9.675
2. Megan Bergland - 9.200
3. Emily Lopatofsky - 9.650
4. Rochelle Robinson - 9.800
5. Nicole Curler - 9.650
6. Kristen Coleman - 9.725

Central Regional Individual Event Top Three Finishers
Vault
1. Morgan Dennis (Alabama), 9.950
2. Janet Anson (Iowa State), 9.900
3. Sheena Smith (Central Michigan), 9.875
Kiara Redmond (Oklahoma), 9.875
(t-9. Rochelle Robinson and Kirsten Coleman (Michigan State), 9.825)

Uneven Bars
1. Terin Humphre (Alabama), 9.900
Kaylan Clevinger (Ohio State), 9.900
3. Cssie Martin (Alabama), 9.875
Nicolette Dilbert (Iowa State), 9.875
(t-11. Rochelle Robinson (Michigan State), 9.800)

Balance Beam
1. Brittney Koncak-Schumann (Oklahoma), 9.900
2. Janet Anson (Iowa State), 9.875
3. Ricki Lebegern (Alabama), 9.850
Terin Humphre (Alabama), 9.850
Heather Hite (Kentucky), 9.850
Kristen Coleman (Michigan State), 9.850

Floor Exercise
1. Kiara Redmond (Oklahoma), 9.925
2. Terin Humphrey (Alabama), 9.900
Rochelle Robinson (Michigan State), 9.900
Ashley Jackson (Oklahoma), 9.900

All-Around
1. Terin Humphre (Alabama), 39.475
2. Janet Anson (Iowa State), 39.425
Kiara Redmond (Oklahoma), 39.425
(t-8. Rochelle Robinson *** (Michigan State), 39.225

*** Will advance to the NCAA Championship Meet as an individual competitor in the all-around.