Iowa State gymnastics falls to No. 6 Denver and No. 10 Boise State

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Iowa State gymnast Laura Burns competes during the bars competition at the gymnastics meet against Southern Utah University at Hilton Coliseum on Feb. 8. Burns scored a 9.900 during the bars competition. Iowa State won with an all-around score of 195.375, beating out Southern Utah with a score of 195.250. Iowa State had higher scores then Southern Utah in vault, bars, beam and floor.

Nash Vanbibber

The Iowa State Cyclones took on two top ten ranked teams Sunday at the Denver Tri-Meet. Iowa State faced off against No. 6 Denver and No. 10 Boise State.

The Cyclones ended with a score of 195.425, their third-highest road score of the season so far.

Scores:

1. Denver: 197.725

2. Boise State: 196.375

3. Iowa State: 195.425

Uneven Bars:

Natalie Horowitz took the place of Ana Palacios this afternoon and stuck her double back dismount, earning a 9.800.

Laura Burns — 9.825

Cassie Diaz — 9.825

Natalie Horowitz — 9.800

Maddy Langkamp — 9.775

Sydney Converse — 9.625

MJ Johnson — 9.050

Vault:

The Cyclones finished with a total score of 49.200 on the vault event. This is an improvement from last week at the Mardi Gras Invitational, where some Cyclones fell during the event.

Scores:

Sievers — 9.900

Steinmeyer — 9.875

Martin — 9.850

Converse — 9.825

Kelsey Boychuk — 9.750

Phoebe Turner — 9.750

Balance Beam:

Laura Burns competed on the beam for the first time in her career at the Denver Tri-Meet and earned a 9.500.

Scores:

Grace Woolfolk — 9.825

Steinmeyer — 9.775

Converse — 9.700

Ariana Orrego — 9.675

Burns — 9.500

Molly Russ — 9.325

Floor:

After missing the previous week, Meaghan Sievers earned a high score of 9.900 on floor. Natalie Horowitz also had a great floor routine with an important 9.775 to help edge the Cyclones closer to Denver and Boise State.

Scores:

Sievers- 9.900

Russ — 9.875

Burns — 9.800

Horowitz — 9.775

Langkamp — 9.550

Steinmeyer – 9.00

Next Up:

The Iowa State Cyclones will travel to Iowa City to face the rival Hawkeyes as part of the Iowa Corn Cy-Hawk Series on Friday, March 1 at 6:30 p.m.