NC State
EAGL Championships
Gymnastics Finishes Fourth at EAGL Championships
3/23/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Gymnastics
March 23, 2002
Towson, Md. - Led by the EAGL Champion on bars Kelli Brown, the No. 22 NC State gymnastics team finshed fourth at the 2002 EAGL Championships Saturday night with a team score of 194.725. North Carolina took home its first conference title with a meet record 196.425. West Virginia was second (196.025), Maryland third (194.825), New Hampshire was fifth (194.375), Pittsburgh was sixth (194.275), Rutgers seventh (192.700), and Towson took eighth (192.350).
The Wolfpack (22-9) started the meet on floor and came away with a team score of 48.975. Senior Kelli Brown posted the Pack's top score, notching a 9.9 to finish in ninth place. Freshman Cori Goldstein was 18th with a 9.825. Senior Lauren Palefsky posted her second-highest score of the season, a 9.8, to place 20th. Junior Cara Dougherty was 25th with a 9.75, while classmate Marlyn Madey was close behind with a 9.7 to place 35th.
Next up was vault, and NC State notched a team score of 48.675. Senior Aimee Panton finished with her second-highest score of the season, a 9.8 to finish in 11th place. Freshman Jessica Campbell was once one of the Pack's top three scorers, with a 9.75 for 16th place. Junior Stephanie Southard took 18th with a score of 9.725. Brown and sophomore Molly Pennington each tied for 22nd with a 9.7.
The Pack continued its strong season on bars, an event they are ranked No. 14 nationally, and posted a team score of 49.175. NC State has now scored a 49.000 or better on bars in eight of the 10 meets this season. Brown was again the Pack's top scorer, tying a season-high with a 9.925 to finsh in first place. That score, plus the 9.9 on floor, marked Brown's 23rd score of at least 9.9 in her career, a school record. Senior Laura Jazab began bars with a season-high 9.85 for ninth place. Madey also scored a 9.85 to tie Jazab in ninth place. Junior Adina Stock scored a 9.8 to finish 15th, and Southard was 25th with a 9.75.
On its final event of the day, NC State had to count two falls on beam and finished with a team score of 47.900. Freshman Andrea Petrocelli started the Pack strong on beam with her second-highest score of the season, a 9.85 for fourth place. The next three NC State gymnasts all fell on beam. Also on beam, Dougherty notched a 9.8 for 15th place, and Madey was 21st with a 9.75.
Team Scores: 1) North Carolina 196.425, 2) West Virginia 196.025, 3) Maryland 194.825, 4) NC State 194.725, 5) New Hampshire 194.375, 6) Pittsburgh 194.275, 7) Rutgers 192.700, 8) Towson 192.350.
Vault: T-11) Aimee Panton, 9.8, T-16) Jessica Campbell, 9.75, T-18) Stephanie Southard, 9.725, T-22) Kelli Brown, 9.7, T-22) Molly Pennington, 9.7, T-28) Adina Stock, 9.675.
Bars: 1) Kelli Brown, 9.925, T-9) Laura Jazab, 9.85, T-9) Marlyn Madey, 9.85, T-15) Adina Stock, 9.8, T-25) Stephanie Southard, 9.75, T-34) Aimee Panton, 9.675.
Beam: T-4) Andrea Petrocelli, 9.85, T-15) Cara Dougherty, 9.8, T-21) Marlyn Madey, 9.75, T-40) Cori Goldstein, 9.25, T-40) Laura Jazab, 9.25, 43) Angie Welch, 9.225.
Floor: T-9) Kelli Brown, 9.9, T-18) Cori Goldstein, 9.825, T-20) Lauren Palefsky, 9.8, T-25) Cara Dougherty, 9.75, T-35) Marlyn Madey, 9.7, 41) Aimee Panton, 9.55.
