Michigan
Michigan State
Weekly Release #3: vs. Michigan State
1/18/2000 12:00:00 AM | Women's Gymnastics
Upcoming Schedule
Meet #3:Â No. 3 Michigan vs. No. 20 Michigan State
Cliff Keen Arena, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Thursday, Jan. 20 (7 p.m.)
Series:Â Michigan State leads 28-21
Meet #4:Â No. 3 Michigan vs. Kentucky
Cliff Keen Arena, Ann Arbor, Mich.
Friday, Jan. 28 (7 p.m.)
Series:Â Michigan leads 6-0
Michigan Returns to Cliff Keen for 2000 Home Opener
The University of Michigan women's gymnastics makes its 2000 home debut on Thursday, Jan. 20 (7 p.m.) with a dual meet against instate rival Michigan State. Michigan and Michigan State are set to meet for the 50th time in a series which began in 1977 with Michigan State defeating the Wolverines 139.00-122.25. Michigan and Michigan State met in one dual meet in 1999, with the Wolverines winning 197.100-181.600 in East Lansing.
About Michigan State ...
Michigan State is 4-3 on the season and ranked No. 20 ... Michigan State's three losses came against No. 13 Louisiana State, No. 18 Oregon State and No. 19 Ohio State ... The Spartans won the Mizzou Gymnastics X-Treme meet with a score of 193.125, defeating Illinois State, Missouri, Kent and Western Michigan ... Lindsay Trainham won the all-around (38.900) in Michigan State's victory at the Mizzou X-Treme ... at the Missouri X-Treme, Elisabeth Forshier won the vault (9.825), while Melissa Green won the uneven bars (9.875) ... Michigan State on the web:Â www.msuspartans.com.
Wolverines Dump No. 4 Minnesota on the Road
Michigan faced its sixth top 10 opponent of the 2000 season on Saturday, Jan. 15, and defeated No. 4 Minnesota 195.125-193.200 in Minneapolis. The difference in the meet was Michigan's performance on the balance beam as the Maize and Blue came up with a season-best beam score of 49.025, while Minnesota struggled to a score of 47.425 on the balance beam. Michigan was also solid on the floor exercise for the second straight meet as the Wolverines out-pointed Minnesota 49.025-48.900 on that event. The Wolverines also outscored Minnesota on the vault 48.575-48.150 while owning the top four individual places on that event.
Cain Wins All-Around
Sarah Cain (Grand Island, Neb./Grand Island HS) delivered her first all-around (39.200) win of the 2000 season in Michigan's win over No. 4 Minnesota. On her way to the all-around win, Cain also won the vault (9.825) and tied for first on the balance beam (9.850), while tying for fourth on the uneven bars (9.750) and tying for fifth on the floor exercise (9.775). Cain is leading the Wolverines on the vault with an average of 9.838.
First Win for Singer
It took just two meets for Michigan freshman Cami Singer (Monument, Colo./Lewis Palmer HS) to notch the first event win of her career. Singer tied teammate Sarah Cain for first on the balance beam (9.850) at Minnesota, while also tying for fifth on the floor exercise (9.775). After the first two meets of the season, Singer owns Michigan's top average on the balance beam (9.800).
Senior Tops on the Floor
Michigan junior Karina Senior (Markham, Ontario/Milliken Mills HS) delivered her first-ever individual event win on the floor exercise with a career-best 9.875 at Minnesota. Senior currently owns the second-best Michigan average on the floor exercise (9.813) after the first two meets of the season.
Tough Schedule
All six of Michigan's 2000 opponents have been among the top nine teams in the nation and the Wolverines have accumulated a 4-2 mark against those squads, with their only losses coming to No. 1 Alabama and No. 2 Georgia. Michigan's four wins in 2000 have come over No. 3 UCLA, No. 4 Minnesota, No. 6 Nebraska and No. 9 Florida.
Michigan Tops the Region
After the first week of competition, the Wolverines lead Region 5 based upon having the highest team score in the region. Michigan's 194.925, which placed it third at the Super Six Challenge, was the top score in the region, while New Hampshire was second with a score of 192.700.
Grieco Shines on the Floor
Freshman Janessa Grieco (Mahopac, N.Y./Carmel HS) has now given two solid performances on the floor exercise in the first two meets of her career. Following a second-place finish on the floor exercise at the Super Six Challenge with a score of 9.900, Grieco came back with a score of 9.825 in the win over Minnesota (Jan. 15) to place third. Grieco has Michigan's top average on the floor exercise (9.863) two meets into the season.
Super Six Challenge on ESPN
The Super Six Challenge, which featured six of the top nine teams in the nation, was televised by ESPN and will air twice on a tape delay basis. The second airing will be on Sunday, Jan. 23 (2 p.m.) on ESPN.
Rosella Retires
Michigan sophomore Kristin Rosella (Ann Arbor, Mich./Greenhills HS) has retired from gymnastics. The Wolverine sophomore did not compete as a freshman.
Knaeble Limited
Due to a injured foot, Michigan junior All-American Bridget Knaeble (New Hope, Minn./Totino-Grace HS) was limited to competing on just the uneven bars. Once healthy, Knaeble is a possibility to be in the all-around lineup.
Cain Moving Up the Charts
Sarah Cain's eight All-America citations ties her for third on Michigan's all-time list with Heather Kabnick (1995-98). Wendy Marshall (1993-96) is second on the list with 10 All-America honors, while Beth Wymer (1992-95) heads the list with 14 All-America honors earned.
| 1. | Beth Wymer (1992-95) | 14 |
| 2. | Wendy Marshall (1993-96) | 10 |
| 3. | Sarah Cain (1997-present) | 8 |
| Heather Kabnick (1995-98) | 8 | |
| 5. | Nikki Peters (1996-99) | 6 |
Tri-Captains
The 2000 University of Michigan women's gymnastics team has tri-captains leading the squad. Senior Sarah Cain is joined by juniors Bridget Knaeble and Brianne Fuller (West Bowdoin, Maine/Mount Ararat HS). Cain was a tri-captain in 1999 as a junior as well.
GymInfo Top 25 (1/11/2000)
RANK, TEAM HIGH SCORE 1. Alabama 195.700 2. Georgia 195.400 3. MICHIGAN 194.925 4. Minnesota 194.800 5. Arizona State 194.175 6. Maryland 193.550 7. Nebraska 193.325 8. UCLA 193.225 9. Denver 193.175 10. Ball State 193.050 11. Florida 193.025 12. New Hampshire 192.700 13. Louisiana State 192.600 14. Auburn 192.450 15. Towson 192.225 16. Cal State-Fullerton 192.150 17. Central Michigan 191.575 18. Oregon State 191.100 19. Ohio State 190.650 20. Michigan State 190.625 21. Illinois 190.450 22. Illinois State 189.450 23. Missouri 189.125 24. Illinois-Chicago 187.850 25. Southeast Missouri State 187.750
Tracking Michigan in the Rankings
Preseason 7th Jan. 11 3rd
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