Michigan
Maize and Blue Intrasquad
Maize Sneaks By Blue in Intrasquad Meet
12/10/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Gymnastics
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Cliff Keen Arena)
Event: Maize and Blue Intrasquad (exhibition)
Score: Maize 183.100, Blue 182.600
Next U-M Event: Friday, Jan. 8 -- at Super Six Challenge (Athens, Ga.), 6:30 p.m.
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- The University of Michigan women's gymnastics squad, which finished 1999 as national runners-up, opened up its 1999-2000 campaign with its annual Maize and Blue intrasquad scrimmage. The Maize team defeated the Blue team 183.100-182.600, although senior co-captain Sarah Cain (Grand Island, Neb./Grand Island HS), competing for the Blue team, posted the top scores on the uneven bars (9.850), floor exercise (9.850) and all-around (39.300).
Cain paced the Blue team to a lead after the first two rotations with a 9.775 on the vault and a 9.850 on the uneven bars, the event she placed runner-up on at the 1999 NCAA Championships. The Maize team, which trailed 87.025-86.750 following two rotations, was paced on the vault by freshman Janessa Grieco (Mahopac, N.Y./Carmel HS), who registered a meet-best 9.800. Co-captain Bridget Knaeble (New Hope, Minn./Totino-Grace HS) helped the Maize team's cause with a 9.750 on the uneven bars.
Cain continued to perform well with a meet-high 9.850 on the floor exercise while her Blue teammate Karina Senior (Markham, Ontario/Milliken Mills HS) posted a mark of 9.800. Sophomore Jodie Rosenberg (West Bloomfield, Mich./West Bloomfield HS) paced the Maize on the floor exercise with a 9.775.
Despite Cain's efforts, the Maize squad came up big on the balance beam to pull out the win. Knaeble recorded the best score of the night on any event with a 9.900 on the beam to lead the Maize. Grieco also helped the Maize's cause with a score of 9.850. Once again, Cain led the Blue squad with a 9.825, which also helped her claim the all-around title with a mark of 39.300.
The Wolverines will open the 1999-2000 regular season with a trip to Athens, Ga., for the Super Six Challenge with Georgia, Alabama, UCLA, Florida and Nebraska on Jan. 8.
Final Results
TEAM SCORES Vault Bars Beam Floor Total 1. Maize 38.800 48.225 47.075 48.500 183.100 2. Blue 38.475 48.275 47.825 48.525 182.600 VAULT 1. Janessa Grieco, Maize 9.800 2. Sarah Cain, Blue 9.775 3. Jodie Rosenberg, Maize 9.750 4. Christine Michaud, Blue 9.700 Sarah-Elizabeth Langford, Blue 9.700 6. Bridget Knaeble, Maize 9.675 7. Karina Senior, Blue 9.625 8. Amy Kuczera, Maize 9.250 UNEVEN BARS 1. Sarah Cain, Blue 9.850 2. Karina Senior, Blue 9.775 3. Bridget Knaeble, Maize 9.750 4. Kate Nellans, Maize 9.725 5. Sarah-Elizabeth Langford, Blue 9.675 Erin McWatt, Blue 9.675 7. Amy Kuczera, Maize 9.650 Cami Singer, Maize 9.650 9. Jodie Rosenberg, Maize 9.500 10. Tara Tagliarino, Blue 9.250 11. Janessa Grieco, Maize 9.025 BALANCE BEAM 1. Bridget Knaeble, Maize 9.900 2. Janessa Grieco, Maize 9.850 3. Sarah Cain, Blue 9.825 4. Erin McWatt, Blue 9.675 5. Christine Michaud, Blue 9.575 6. Cami Singer, Maize 9.450 7. Amy Kuczera, Maize 9.425 8. Melissa Peterson, Blue 9.225 9. Shannon MacKenzie, Maize 9.200 10. Sarah-Elizabeth Langford, Blue 9.000 11. Kate Nellans, Maize 8.975 12. Kristen Rosella, Blue 8.400 FLOOR EXERCISE 1. Sarah Cain, Blue 9.850 2. Karina Senior, Blue 9.800 3. Jodie Rosenberg, Maize 9.775 4. Janessa Grieco, Maize 9.750 5. Christine Michaud, Blue 9.725 6. Melissa Peterson, Blue 9.675 Cami Singer, Maize 9.675 Amy Kuczera, Maize 9.675 9. Bridget Knaeble, Maize 9.650 10. Sarah-Elizabeth Langford, Blue 9.450 ALL-AROUND 1. Sarah Cain, Blue 39.300 2. Bridget Knaeble, Maize 38.975 3. Janessa Grieco, Maize 38.425 4. Amy Kuczera, Maize 38.000 5. Sarah-Elizabeth Langford, Blue 37.825
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