EAST ATLANTIC GYMNASTICS LEAGUE Information Director: Ann Cabiness eaglgymnastics@gmail.com Phone: (443) 562-4115 www.eaglgymnastics.net Weekly Release #2 - January 19, 2009 George Washington Maryland New Hampshire North Carolina NC State Pitt Rutgers West Virginia FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE UNH s Helena Diodati Named EAGL Gymnast of the Week University of New Hampshire s Helena Diodati was named the EAGL Gymnast of the Week for January 13-19. Diodati, a native of Scarborough, Maine, won two events in a quad meet last Saturday at Pittsburgh. She earned a pair of 9.825 scores on vault and uneven bars. Also, the junior notched a 9.775 on balance beam. 2009 STANDINGS (as of 1/19/09) SCHOOL RECORD RQS AVG West Virginia 1-3 --- 193.887 George Washington 4-1 --- 192.900 New Hampshire 4-0 --- 192.800 Pittsburgh 2-2 --- 192.350 NC State 1-2 --- 191.912 North Carolina 5-3 --- 191.625 Maryland 1-1 --- 190.987 Rutgers 1-5 --- 185.762 SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK Amy Bieski, WVU, Sophomore Nanticoke, Pa. Amy Bieski scored a 9.750 or better on three events in a quad meet at Michigan State. She won floor with a 9.850 score and finished second on bars with a 9.800 mark. ROOKIE OF THE WEEK Brooke Barr, NCSU, Freshman Harrisburg, Pa. Brooke Barr led the Wolfpack on three events in a tri-meet against Michigan and Kent State, scoring a 9.750 on each. She finished third on the floor overall, and fifth on both vault and beam. LAST WEEK S RESULTS Friday, January 16 NC State 191.150 @ Michigan 194.325, Kent State 193.525 Lindsey Ferris Invite - North Carolina 192.925, GWU 192.900, Rutgers 186.250 Saturday, January 17 Maryland 190.525, Ohio State 194.750 UNH 194.025, Pittsburgh 193.025, Air Force 186.900, Bridgeport 188.475 WVU 193.700, Michigan State 194.200, Iowa 194.350, Illinois State 190.700 THIS WEEK S SCHEDULE Friday, January 23 Maryland vs. NC State & Denver 7 pm West Virginia vs. Pittsburgh 8 pm Saturday, January 24 Rutgers vs. GWU, Penn, William & Maryland 1 pm New Hampshire @ Bridgeport 4 pm
FROM THE EAGL NEST George Washington The Colonials scored a 48.650 team total on beam at the Lindsey Ferris Invitational, with all six competitors scoring no less than a 9.600. Junior Christa Devine notched two strong scores in her events on bars (9.700) and beam (9.775). Four Colonials notched season high s, most notably by Kristen Simpson, who scored a 9.700 on floor in GW s final rotation. New Hampshire New Hampshire is now undefeated with a 4-0 record after winning a quad meet at Pitt with a season high score of 194.025. The Wildcats either won or tied for first in all four events in the four-team meet. Junior Helena Diodati earned first-place honors on the vault (9.825) and on bars (9.825). Freshman Diane Reibold recorded a 38.125 for second place in the all-around. NC State Maryland Despite enjoying some solid individual efforts, Maryland fell to 12th-ranked Ohio State, 194.750 to 190.525 on Saturday. Abbey Adams won on vault and five other Terrapins ( Brenner, George, King, McDermid and Tossone) also improved at least one score from the team s season-opening victory over Kent State. The Terps also improved their collective scores from last week on bars (48.0) and beam (47.950). North Carolina The UNC gymnastics team came away from the nation s capital with yet another GW/Lindsey Ferris Invitational title. For the fourth time for seniors Rachel Schneider and Jennifer Valby, the Tar Heels won this meet, leading the Tar Heels to a team total of 192.925. Junior Christine Nguyen took the beam title for the meet, posting a 9.850. Nguyen also won floor, scoring a 9.775. Senior Rachel Schneider and freshman Zoya Johnson led the team on bars, tying for first, each scoring a 9.750. Pittsburgh NC State finished third in a tri-meet at Michigan, scoring a 191.150. Freshman Brooke Barr scored three 9.750s in the meet, finishing third on floor and fifth on beam and vault. Sophomore Brittany Vontz was fifth in the allaround, and third on bars with a 9.825. Pitt posted a season-high 193.025 en route to a second place finish at the Pitt Invitational this past weekend. Seven Pitt gymnasts set career-high marks in the quadrangular meet. In addition to the season-high score, the Panthers also set season high marks as a team on two events, vault and floor. Rutgers Rutgers placed fifth in a strong field of six schools at the Lindsey Ferris/GW Invitational on Friday with a score of 186.250. Freshman Danae Johnson led RU with her top performances in the floor and beam. Johnson s 9.600 mark earned her fifth on the floor, and her 9.675 beam score tied for 16th. Senior Latara Northcutt competed in the allaround for the first time season, replaced an injured Sevarino as RU s all-around competitor on Saturday posting a score of 37.150. West Virginia The Mountaineers are off to their third-best start through two meets in 12 years. WVU has a combined 387.775 pts after its first two meets of the season. Three Mountaineers won events, as Chelsi Tabor won vault (9.825), while Mehgan Morris finished first on bars (9.825) and Amy Bieski won floor (9.850). Though WVU was short-handed due to injury and illness, the Mountaineers still performed well with underclassmen in the lineup. Freshmen Tina Maloney and Nicole Roach made their floor and bars debuts, respectively, and completed solid routines.
MEET-BY-MEET RESULTS George Washington Maryland 1/16 LINDSEY FERRIS INVITE... 192.900 1/24 Rutgers, Penn, W&M... 1/31 WVU, Maryland, Rutgers... 2/9 WEST VIRGINIA... 2/13 NC State, UNC, W&M... 2/22 WILLIAM & MARY... 2/28 New Hampshire... 3/7 Ohio State... 3/11 TOWSON... 3/13 NC State... 1/9 KENT STATE... 191.450 1/17 Ohio State... 190.525 1/23 DENVER & NC STATE... 1/31 WVU, GWU, Rutgers... 2/7 Governor s Cup... 2/13 Pittsburgh... 2/15 Kent State & Central Michigan... 2/20 NEW HAMPSHIRE... 2/28 Iowa... 3/6 NORTH CAROLINA & TEMPLE... 3/11 PITTSBURGH... 3/13 ARIZONA, PENN STATE, YALE... New Hampshire North Carolina 1/10 RUTGERS... 191.575 1/17 Pittsburgh, AFA, Bridgeport... 194.025 1/24 Bridgeport... 1/31 NORTH CAROLINA... 2/7 Governor s Cup... 2/14 FOX RUN INVITE... 2/15 Kent State & Central Michigan... 2/20 Maryland... 2/21 Penn State, Bridgeport, Rutgers... 2/28 GEORGE WASHINGTON... 3/8 UC Davis, Sacramento St., BGSU... 3/15 MICHIGAN STATE... 1/2 Cancun Classic... 190.325 1/16 Lindsey Ferris (GW) Invite... 192.925 1/31 New Hampshire... 2/7 Governor s Cup... 2/13 Sweetheart Invitational... 2/20 LSU, Illinois-Chicago... 2/27 Kentucky, Ball State, Illinois, W&M... 3/6 Maryland, Temple... 3/13 Alabama, Oklahoma...
MEET-BY-MEET RESULTS NC State Pittsburgh 1/9 ILLINOIS-CHICAGO... 192.675 1/16 Michigan... 191.150 1/23 Maryland, GWU, Denver... 1/30 GEORGIA... 2/1 Pittsburgh... 2/7 GOVERNOR S CUP... 2/13 SWEETHEART INVITATIONAL... 2/22 Nebraska... 2/27 Texas Woman s University... 3/6 LSU... 3/13 GEORGE WASHINGTON... 1/10 Penn State... 191.675 1/17 UNH, AIR FORCE, BRIDGEPORT... 193.025 1/23 West Virginia... 2/1 NC STATE... 2/7 Rutgers, Yale... 2/13 MARYLAND... 2/20 MICHIGAN STATE... 2/28 DENVER... 3/6 Utah State... 3/11 Maryland.... Rutgers West Virginia 1/10 New Hampshire... 185.275 1/16 Lindsey Ferris (GW) Invite... 186.250 1/24 PENN, W&M, GWU... 1/28 Temple, Bridgeport... 1/31 WVU, Maryland, GWU... 2/7 PITTSBURGH, YALE... 2/13 SUNY, Cortland... 2/21 Penn State, New Hampshire... 2/28 BRIDGEPORT, ALASKA... 3/7 CORNELL... 3/14 Towson, Bridgeport, W&M, SCS... 1/9 Georgia... 194.075 1/17 Michigan St., Iowa, Illinois St... 193.700 1/23 PITTSBURGH... 1/31 MARYLAND, West GWU, Virginia RUTGERS... 2/9 George Washington... 2/15 TEMPLE... 2/20 Oklahoma... 3/1 KENTUCKY... 3/8 PENN STATE... 3/13 Iowa State...
Vault 2009 EAGL INDIVIDUAL RANKINGS 1 Chelsi Tabor (WVU) 9.850 9.875 2 Kristen Simpson (GWU) 9.825 9.825 3 Amy Bieski (WVU) 9.800 9.850 - Dani Bryan (PITT) 9.800 9.800 - Jess Panza (NCSU) 9.800 9.800 6 Helena Diodati (UNH) 9.787 9.825 - Justine Turner (UNH) 9.787 9.800 8 Alicia Talucci (PITT) 9.775 9.775 - Kara Wright (UNC) 9.775 9.800 - Abbey Adams (UMD) 9.775 9.800 - Erin Quigg (GWU) 9.775 9.775 Uneven Bars 1 Mehgan Morris (WVU) 9.837 9.850 2 Taylor Seaman (NCSU) 9.812 9.825 3 Naja Johnson (WVU) 9.775 9.800 - Alix Croop (PITT) 9.775 9.800 - Brittany Vontz (NCSU) 9.775 9.825 6 Amy Bieski (WVU) 9.762 9.800 7 Danielle Reibold (UNH) 9.725 9.750 8 Diane Grey (UNH) 9.712 9.725 All-Around 1 Mehgan Morris (WVU) 38.862 38.925 2 Leslie Delima (GWU) 38.700 38.700 3 Brittany Vontz (NCSU) 38.500 38.500 4 Christine Nguyen (UNC) 38.450 38.825 5 Taylor Seaman (NCSU) 38.325 38.375 6 Brandi George (UMD) 38.225 38.250 7 Abigail Adams (UMD) 38.187 38.550 8 Danielle Reibold (NCSU) 38.125 38.125 Balance Beam 1 Christine Nguyen (UNC) 9.875 9.900 2 Taryn LaFountain (UNH) 9.850 9.875 3 Chelsea Steinberg (UNH) 9.825 9.825 4 Laura Sevarino (RU) 9.800 9.800 - Jess Panza (NCSU) 9.800 9.800 6 Christa Devine (GWU) 9.775 9.775 - Helena Diodati (UNH) 9.775 9.775 8 Shannon Vafiadou (PITT) 9.750 9.750 - Bree Plotsker (GWU) 9.750 9.750 - Leslie Delima (GWU) 9.750 9.750 Floor Exercise 1 Amy Bieski (WVU) 9.837 9.850 2 Taryn LaFountain (UNH) 9.800 9.850 - Mehgan Morris (WVU) 9.800 9.850 4 Abbey Adams (UMD) 9.775 9.800 5 Taylor Seaman (NCSU) 9.750 9.875 6 Julie Sauchuk (UNH) 9.750 9.775 7 Brooke Barr (NCSU) 9.737 9.750 - Michele Brenner (UMD) 9.737 9.825
2009 Team Event Averages VAULT SCHOOL RQS Score HIGH West Virginia 48.737 New Hampshire 48.612 Pittsburgh 48.450 George Washington 48.450 BEAM SCHOOL.RQS Score HIGH George Washington 48.650 North Carolina 48.350 Pittsburgh 48.212 New Hampshire 48.200 UNEVEN BARS SCHOOL RQS Score HIGH West Virginia 48.625 NC State 48.400 George Washington 48.150 North Carolina 48.125 FLOOR SCHOOL RQS Score HIGH West Virginia 48.637 New Hampshire NC State 48.475 48.237 Pittsburgh 47.812 2009 Weekly Honors Winners Gymnast of the Week 1/12 - Mehgan Morris, WVU 1/19 - Helena Diodati, UNH Specialist of the Week 1/12 - Taryn LaFountain, UNH 1/19 - Amy Bieski, WVU Rookie of the Week 1/12 - Jess Panza, NC State 1/19 - Brooke Barr, NCSU