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Wojcik's Perfect 10 Leads Michigan to Victory over Nebraska
2/15/2021 6:33:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics
» Natalie Wojcik scored the third perfect 10.0 on balance beam in Michigan women's gymnastics history.
» Wojcik also took home the all-around title for the third time in as many meets.
» Abby Brenner won the vault, and Gabby Wilson earned the floor exercise title.
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Center)
Score: #8 Michigan 197.650, Nebraska 195.350
Records: U-M (3-0, 2-0 B1G), NEB (1-5, 1-4 B1G)
Next U-M Event: Sunday, Feb. 21 -- at Illinois (Champaign, Ill.), 11 a.m. CST
• Complete Results (PDF)
ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- Junior Natalie Wojcik scored the third perfect 10.0 on the balance beam in University of Michigan women's gymnastics history to lead the eighth-ranked Wolverines to a 197.650-195.350 victory over Nebraska Monday afternoon (Feb. 15) at Crisler Center.
Wojcik is the first Michigan gymnast to score a 10.0 on the beam since 1997 when Sarah Cain and Lisa Simes both accomplished the feat. The perfect score is the second of Wojcik's career, as she earned a 10.0 on the vault at Elevate the Stage in 2019. The junior also took home the all-around title, scoring a 39.650. It marks the third time in as many meets Wojcik has won the all-around and beam titles.
Junior Abby Brenner earned the vault title with a 9.900, and Gabby Wilson captured the floor exercise title with a 9.925. Brenner was solid all day for the Maize and Blue, earning a 9.900 on the uneven bars and a 9.875 on the floor, while Wilson had a career-best 9.900 on bars.
It was the sixth annual Flip for Chip meet during which the Wolverines sport purple leotards and honor the life of Chip Hills, who passed away from pancreatic cancer in 2015. His daughter Cailee Hills is a former Michigan gymnast.
Brenner led the Wolverines to a 49.375 on vault, scoring a 9.900 to win the event and give U-M the early advantage. Freshman Naomi Morrison had a career day on vault with a 9.875, while Sierra Brooks and Wojcik matched the 9.875.
Michigan put together three 9.900s on bars with Brenner scoring her second of the day, and Wilson following it up with a career-best 9.900, while Wojcik ended the rotation with a 9.900 of her own. Michigan scored a 49.400 as a team on bars and maintained its lead through two rotations.
Wojcik's 10.0 highlighted the beam for the Maize and Blue, while Brooks earned a 9.900 to place second and Maddie Mariani tied for third with a 9.875. As a team, Michigan scored a 49.475 on beam and moved into the final rotation with a 148.250-146.875 lead over Nebraska.
In the final rotation, Wilson ended the meet with a 9.925 on the floor, while Brenner, Brooks and Wojcik score three straight 9.875s to secure the win over the Cornhuskers.
Schedule Updates
• Michigan's scheduled home meet against Maryland on Friday (Feb. 19) has been canceled. The Wolverines still have a regularly scheduled road meeting with the Terrapins set for March 12 to cap the regular season.
• The Wolverines will travel to Champaign, Ill., to take on Illinois on Sunday (Feb. 21) at 11 a.m. CST in a makeup of the Feb. 6 event that was postponed during Michigan's two-week, department-wide pause in athletic activities.
• The date and location for Michigan's Big Five meet have been set, with the Wolverines slated to host four other Big Ten teams on Saturday, Feb. 27, at 2 p.m. Iowa, Michigan State, Penn State and Rutgers will join U-M for the event inside Crisler Center.
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