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 Meagan Wilson was the top Colonials finisher on both the balance beam and floor exercise. |
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Gymnastics Falls to Maryland, 195.400 - 192.975
Feb. 11, 2004
WASHINGTON, DC - The George Washington University's gymnastics team improved on their other home score by .475, but fell to Maryland, 195.400 - 192.975, on Wednesday, February 11 at Smith Center.
The Colonials got off to a rough start on the vault, scoring 48.350. Freshman Erin Aiken (Centreville, VA/Chantilly) finished in the top spot for GW with a 9.775 followed by senior Lindsay Parks (Council Bluffs, IA/Abraham Lincoln) and freshman Emily Howarth (Columbus, OH/Worthington Christian), who each scored 9.700.
GW then moved to the uneven bars, but had two competitors fall on the way to a 47.450. Sophomore Tiffany Jones (Ravenna, OH/Walsh Jesuit) battled through an ankle sprain to score a 9.775. Senior Rachel Mann (Atlanta, GA/Lakeside) tied with junior Stefanie Tocco (Melrose, MA/Melrose) at 9.750 to help bolster the Colonials score.
Coming off of their top score on beam in the past year versus William & Mary, GW turned in another solid performance on the apparatus, finishing with a score of 48.875. Junior Meagan Wilson (Lilburn, GA/Parkview) finished first for GW with a 9.825, followed by Aiken, who scored a 9.800.
Wilson led the Colonials again on the floor exercise with a 9.850, to tie for second on the event overall, and help GW to a total of 48.300. Mann finished right behind Wilson in fourth place with a 9.825.
Aiken competed on all four events for the first time in her career and finished with an overall score of 37.225.
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Next up, GW will travel to East Lansing, MI to take part in the Spartan Invite on Saturday, February 14.
