North Carolina State University Athletics
No. 25 Gymnastics Finishes Second at Denver
3/15/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Gymnastics
March 15, 2002
Denver, Colo. - The No. 25 NC State gymnastics team finished second at the University of Denver Thursday night with a season-high road score of 195.075. Denver took first in its home meet with a team score of 196.275, and Air Force was third (192.450).
NC State scored its highest team total on the day on bars with a 49.000. Senior Kelli Brown was NC State's top finisher with a score of 9.85 and a second place finish. The duo of senior Aimee Panton and junior Adina Stock tied each other for fifth place with a score of 9.8. Juniors Marlyn Madey and Stephanie Southard both recorded a 9.775 for eighth place.
The Pack also performed well on beam, placing four gymnasts in the top-five spots. Junior Cara Dougherty notched a second place finish with a score of 9.875. Brown and Madey each notched a score of 9.85 and tied for third. Freshman Andrea Petrocelli also performed well with a score of 9.825 and finished fifth.
On vault, freshman Jessica Campbell and Panton each scored a 9.75 to tie for sixth and finish as the Pack's top finishers. Southard was eighth with a score of 9.725. Brown was also a top-10 finisher, notching a 9.7 and tied for 10th.
Senior Lauren Palefsky led the Pack on floor, scoring a fourth place finish with a 9.825. Freshman Cori Goldstein (9.8-5th) and Dougherty (9.75-8th) also placed in the top-10 on floor.
Brown was the lone Pack gymnast to compete in the all-around, scoring a a 38.950 to finish second.
NC State will travel to Towson next weekend in hopes of capturing its third EAGL Championship in the last four years.
Team Standings: 1) Denver 196.275, 2) NC State 195.075, 3) Air Force 192.450.
All-Around: T-2) Kelli Brown, 38.950.
Vault: T-6) Jessica Campbell, 9.75, T-6) Aimee Panton, 9.75, T-8) Stephanie Southard, 9.725, 10) Kelli Brown, 9.7, T-16) Molly Pennington, 9.55, T-16) Andrea Petrocelli, 9.55.
Bars: T-2) Kelli Brown, 9.85, T-5) Aimee Panton, 9.8, T-5) Adina Stock, 9.8, T-8) Marlyn Madey, 9.775, T-8) Stephanie Southard, 9.775, T-11) Laura Jazab, 9.725
Beam: 2) Cara Dougherty, 9.875, T-3) Kelli Brown, 9.85, T-3) Marlyn Madey, 9.85, 5) Andrea Petrocelli, 9.825, 12) Laura Jazab, 9.575, T-14) Cori Goldstein, 9.325.
Floor: 4) Lauren Palefsky, 9.825, T-5) Cori Goldstein, 9.8, T-8) Cara Dougherty, 9.75, 13) Marlyn Madey, 9.7, 17) Kelli Brown, 9.55, 18) Aimee Panton, 9.3.
