DENTON, Texas (Feb. 1) – The TWU gymnastics team scored a 193.150 to finish third at a home quad meet Sunday afternoon in Kitty Magee Arena. San Jose State won the meet with a 194.375 while Towson placed second with a 194.125. Centenary finished fourth with a 188.925.
The Pioneers took either first or second in all four events including senior
Courtney Cochefski claiming the event title on bars and senior
Spencer Jones winning the floor title. Senior
Kayla Jones and freshman
Madison Nettles tied second on vault while freshman
Schyler Jones finished second on beam.
TWU opened the meet on vault and scored a season-high 48.850 with three gymnasts scoring a 9.800 or better.
Kayla Jones and Nettles scored a 9.825 while sophomore
Katie Simpson posted a 9.800.
In the second rotation on bars, Cochefski tied for first and captured her second straight event title with a 9.850.
Spencer Jones and Simpson both finished with a 9.750.
The Pioneers moved to beam in the third rotation and scored another season-high of 48.375. All five scores that counted towards the team score were a 9.650 or higher led by
Schyler Jones' 9.750.
In their final rotation on floor, the Pioneers finished with a 47.600.
Spencer Jones anchored the floor team and closed out the meet with a 9.825 to win the event title.
Spencer Jones also competed as an all-arounder and scored a 38.825 to finish third.
The Pioneers will return to action when they travel to Colorado to face Air Force on Saturday, Feb. 7. The meet is scheduled for 7:00 p.m. CST.
Team Scores:1) San Jose State – 194.375
2) Towson – 194.125
3) Texas Woman's – 193.150
4) Centenary – 188.925
Individual Scores:VAULT:
Spencer Jones 9.600, Lazarus 9.725, Moredock 9.675, Simpson 9.800, Nettles 9.825,
Kayla Jones 9.825
BARS: Repp 9.225, Versemann 9.325,
Schyler Jones 9.650,
Spencer Jones 9.750, Simpson 9. 750, Cochefski 9.850
BEAM: Repp 9.650, Simpson 9.675, Lazarus 9.650,
Kayla Jones 9.200,
Schyler Jones 9.750,
Spencer Jones 9.650
FLOOR: Kremer 9.400, Simpson 9.400, Lazarus 9.225, Repp 9.400, Moredock 9.575,
Spencer Jones 9.825
ALL-AROUND:
Spencer Jones 39.825, Simpson 38.625
