Women’s Gymnastics finishes in second place at Mardi Gras Invitational
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Members of the Iowa State Gymnastics team watch intently as Sydney Converse competes on the bars during the meet against Southern Utah University at Hilton Coliseum on Feb. 8. Converse scored a 9.800 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.
February 15, 2019
The Iowa State women’s gymnastics team faced off against Southeast Missouri, Texas Woman’s University and Lindenwood on Friday, with the Cyclones finishing with a score of 193.575 and placing second in the Mardi Gras Invitational.
This is the second time that Iowa State and Lindenwood have met this year. Lindenwood took control and edged out Iowa State, grabbing first place in the quad.
Final scores:
1.Lindenwood — 195.275
2.Iowa State — 193.575
3.Texas Woman’s University — 190.725
4.Southeast Missouri — 188.450
Uneven Bars:
The toughest event for the Cyclones at the Madi Gras Invitational was the bars. Some Cyclones fell and even missed the bar, including Maddy Langkamp and Laura Burns.
Cassie Diaz — 9.725
MJ Johnson — 9.700
Ariana Orrego — 9.625
Laura Burns — 9.475
Maddy Langkamp — 9.150
Sydney Converse — 9.00
Vault:
The Cyclones had a great performance on the vault event. Each Cyclone who participated earned a score of nine and above. Senior Sydney Converse tied a career-high scoring of 9.850.
Sydney Converse — 9.850
Sophia Steinmeyer — 9.825
Kelly Martin — 9.775
Phoebe Turner — 9.750
Kelsey Boychuk — 9.725
Ariana Orrego — 9.675
Balance Beam:
The Cyclones earned a total score of 48.425 on the balance beam. Molly Russ earned a 9.800 on the balance beam and tied a season-high for the Cyclones.
Molly Russ — 9.800
Meixi Semple — 9.750
Sophia Steinmeyer —9.750
Sydney Converse — 9.675
Cassie Diaz — 9.450
Grace Woolfork — 9.225
Floor:
Natalie Horowitz made her debut on the floor routine for the Cyclones during the Mardi Gras Invitational. Horowitz took the place of Cassie Diaz, who was unable to perform in the event.
Horowitz performed well on the floor in her first attempt ever. Horowitz had two great passes but fell on the third, scoring a 9.000.
Sophia Steinmeyer — 9.825
Laura Burns — 9.725
Maddy Langkamp — 9.700
Molly Russ — 9.675
Natalie Horowitz — 9.00
Next Up:
The Cyclones will travel to Denver, Colorado on February 24 at 3 p.m. The Cyclones will face two teams in the Denver Tri-Meet: Boise State and Denver University.
