No.22 Iowa State places third at Big 12 Championships

Nash Vanbibber

The No.22 Iowa State Cyclones gymnastics team competed in the Big 12 Championships this afternoon against No. 1 Oklahoma, No. 5 Denver and West Virginia. The meet was held at Oklahoma’s Lloyd Noble Center.

The Iowa State Cyclones placed third at the Big 12 Championships. No.1 Oklahoma took the Big 12 title home with a score of 197.575.

Scores:

1. Oklahoma- 197.575

2. Denver- 197.250

3. Iowa State- 195.950

4. West Virginia- 195.600

The Cyclones headed into the Big 12 Championships with its highest ranking since 2011. The Cyclones have been defeated by Oklahoma and Denver towards the end of the regular season, but have Virginia under its belt defeating them twice this season.

Floor:

During the floor event Molly Russ earned a score of 9.800, Russ has earned this score in five consecutive meets.

Maddy Langkamp- 9.700

Cassie Diaz- 9.775

Laura Burns- 9.800

Sophia Steinmeyer- 9.800

Molly Russ- 9.800

Meaghan Sievers- 9.625

Vault:

Meaghan Sievers closed out the vault event with a high score of 9.900. This is the third time Sievers has scored a 9.900 on vault this season.

Ariana Oreggo- 9.775

Kelsey Boychuk- 9.725

Sydney Converse- 9.725

Kelly Martin- 9.800

Sophia Steinmeyer- 9.800

Meaghan Sievers- 9.900

Uneven Bars:

The Cyclone posted a score of 49.200 as a team. This is the third highest bar score of this season.

During the bar event Meaghan Sievers scores another 9.900. This is Sievers fourth 9.900 score on the bar this year.

Maddy Langkamp- 9.775

MJ Johnson- 9.800

Laura Burns- 9.825

Meaghan Sievers- 9.900

Ana Palacios- 9.700

Natalia Ros Vaquer- 9.900

Balance Beam:

During the beam event Meaghan Sievers earned a score of 9.825, Sievers has earned this score in the last four meets.

Sophia Steinmeyer- 9.775

Meixi Semple- 9.775

Sydney Converse- 9.800

Meaghan Sievers- 9.825

Grace Woolfork- 9.700

Up Next:

The Iowa State Cyclones will begin to prepare for The NCAA Regional Championships which will be held on April 4-6. The Cyclones will then set to prepare for the NCAA gymnastics championships which be a few weeks after the Regional Championships. The event will be held at Fort Worth, Texas on April 19-20.