TUCSON, Ariz. – Arizona competed in the Pac-12 Gymnastics Championships in West Valley City, Utah and placed fourth in Session One with a final score of 193.900. Arizona State took home first place with a score of 196.400, Washington came in second place with a 196.175, and Stanford finished third with a 195.925.
"We had an unexpected performance to start the meet on beam," commented head coach
John Court. "Beam has been very consistent all season and I thought we did a good job over the next 18 routines. As a team you have to grind it out and learn from it."
GymCats Own the Floor Exercise
Arizona competed on floor in the second rotation of the competition.
Haylie Hendrickson opened on floor for the GymCats, earning a 9.750.
Sydney Freidin scored a 9.800 and
Heather Swanson earned a 9.825.
Courtney Cowles and
Maddi Leydin both earned a score of 9.850, with Cowles earning a season- and career-high.
Christina Berg anchored the rotation for Arizona with a 9.800. The GymCats earned a final score of 49.125 on floor, the ninth time this season Arizona has posted a 49.000 or higher on the event.
Leydin Competes in the All-Around
Junior
Maddi Leydin competed in the all-around competition for the twelfth time this season. Leydin secured the third-place spot out of four with a 38.625, earning a season- and career-high on the uneven bars with a 9.875.
New Season Highs
Courtney Cowles: FX – 9.850 (tied)
Haylie Hendrickson: UB – 9.850 (tied)
Maddi Leydin: UB – 9.875
Adra Parks: VT – 9.825 (tied); UB – 9.225
Heather Swanson: VT – 9.850
New Career Highs
Courtney Cowles: FX – 9.850 (tied)
Maddi Leydin: UB – 9.875
Adra Parks: VT – 9.825 (tied); UB – 9.225
Coming Up:
After the Pac-12 Championships, Arizona's Regional Qualifying Score (RQS) will be updated and the GymCats will learn if their score is high enough to qualify for a 2019 NCAA Regional Competition. The seeds will be determined on Monday, March 25, and Arizona gymnastics will announce if they qualify online at arizonawildcats.com.
The top three seeds in each session (in order of ranking) will select their preferred start event for Saturday's conference championship competition following the Olympic order thereafter.
RQS's are calculated on the teams' six best regular-season meet scores, and three must come from road competitions. The highest score from each team will be eliminated then the remaining five scores are averaged for a total RQS.
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