Gymmin' Miel!

Arizona State University celebrated their Senior Night by paying tribute to Sammie Seaman and retiring coach John Spini with a win over Northern Illinois University. Northern Illinois Senior Kim Gotlund was the only gymnast to compete on all four events whilst her Sophomore team mate Jaelyn Olsen tied with Seaman for the Vault honors. Arizona State Sophomores Carissa Kraus and Kristine Levin tied with NIU Senior Megan Melendez on the Uneven Bars with fellow classmate Stephanie Miceli winning the Balance Beam title. ASU Junior Natasha Sundby won the Floor Exercise title.

RESULTS:

ALL AROUND:

1. Kim Gotlund (Northern Illinois) 39.075

1. Sammie Seaman (Arizona State); Jaelyn Olsen (Northern Illinois) 9.850
2. 
   
3. Allie Salas (Arizona State); Natasha Sundby (Arizona State) 9.825
4. 
   
5. Morgan Steigerwalt (Arizona State); Kim Gotlund (Northern Illinois) 9.800
6. 
   
7. Beka Conrad (Arizona State) 9.750
8. Kelly Nortz (Northern Illinois); Amanda Stepp (Northern Illinois) 9.725
9. 
   
10. Megan Gilliam (Northern Illinois) 9.625
11. Morgan Johnson (Northern Illinois) 9.550
12. Carissa Kraus (Arizona State) 9.325

1. Carissa Kraus (Arizona State); Kristine Levin (Arizona State); Megan Melendez (Northern Illinois) 9.825
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4. Stephanie Miceli (Arizona State) 9.800
5. Lauren Africano (Northern Illinois) 9.775
6. Risa Perez (Arizona State); Beka Conrad (Arizona State); Amanda Stepp (Northern Illinois) 9.750
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9. Kim Gotlund (Northern Illinois) 9.725
10. Natalie Amadio (Northern Illinois) 9.650
11. Kylie Clark (Northern Illinois) 9.550
12. Brianna Gades (Arizona State) 9.225

BALANCE BEAM:

1. Stephanie Miceli (Arizona State) 9.900
2. Risa Perez (Arizona State); Morgan Steigerwalt (Arizona State) 9.875
3. 
   
4. Jaelyn Olsen (Northern Illinois) 9.850
5. Beka Conrad (Arizona State) 9.825
6. Kim Gotlund (Northern Illinois); Megan Greenfield (Northern Illinois) 9.775
7. 
   
8. Amanda Stepp (Northern Illinois) 9.750
9. Natasha Jufko (Northern Illinois) 9.725
10. Brianna Gades (Arizona State) 9.400
11. Savannah Borman (Arizona State) 9.300
12. Megan Melendez (Northern Illinois) 9.225

FLOOR EXERCISE:

1. Natasha Sundby (Arizona State) 9.950
2. Morgan Steigerwalt (Arizona State) 9.875
3. Allie Salas (Arizona State) 9.850
4. Sammie Seaman (Arizona State); Amanda Stepp (Northern Illinois); Peyton Taylor (Northern Illinois) 9.825
5. 
   
6. 
   
7. Risa Perez (Arizona State) 9.800
8. Kim Gotlund (Northern Illinois) 9.775
9. Stephanie Miceli (Arizona State); Shelby Davis (Northern Illinois); Kelly Nortz (Northern Illinois) 9.725
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12. Megan Gilliam (Northern Illinois) 9.700

The University of Illinois-Champaign won the Illinois Classic. The University of Illinois-Chicago finished second with Northern Illinois University topping Illinois State University for third. Illinois-Champaign Sophomore Gianna O'Connor earned the All Around title with Senior team mate Amber See picking up the honors on the Vault. See becomes the third Women's Gymnast in the school's history to earn a Perfect 10. Sunny Kato, a Junior on the Illinois-Champaign team tied with Illinois State Junior Samantha King for the Balance Beam title. King also won the Floor Exercise title. University of Illinois-Chicago Senior Catherine Dion won the Uneven Bars title.

RESULTS:

ALL AROUND:

VAULT:

1. Amber See (Illinois-Champaign) 10.000
2. Emily Lennon (Illinois-Champaign); Erin Buchanan (Illinois-Champaign) 9.900
3. 
   
4. Kimberly Randall (Illinois-Chicago) 9.875
5. Giulia Hindermann (Illinois-Chicago); Giana O'Connor (Illinois-Champaign) 9.825
6. 
   
7. Gabrielle May (Illinois-Chicago); Alexandra Vedenin (Illinois-Chicago); Catherine Dion (Illinois-Chicago); Heather Foley (Illinois-Champaign); Sarah Fiedler (Illinois-Champaign) 9.800
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12. Megan Gilliam (Northern Illinois); Jaelyn Olsen (Northern Illinois) 9.775
13. 
    
14. Sarah Fisher (Illinois State); Kelly Nortz (Northern Illinois); Amanda Stepp (Northern Illinois) 9.750
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16. 
    
17. Nikki Woodruff (Illinois-Chicago) 9.725
18. Kim Gotlund (Northern Illinois) 9.700
19. Kristen Lieberman (Illinois State) 9.650
20. Kimberly Caron (Illinois State) 9.600
21. Jenna Bossle (Illinois State) 9.575
22. Samantha Ward (Illinois State) 9.450
23. Sydney Kennedey (Illinois State) 9.425

UNEVEN BARS:

1. Catherine Dion (Illinois-Chicago) 9.900
2. Mary Jane Horth (Illinois-Champaign) 9.875
3. Amanda Mohler (Illinois State); Megan Melendez (Northern Illinois); Giana O'Connor (Illinois-Champaign); Sarah Fiedler (Illinois-Champaign) 9.850
4. 
   
5. 
   
6. 
   
7. Giulia Hindermann (Illinois-Chicago); Jordan Naleway (Illinois-Champaign) 9.825
8. 
   
9. Kristyn Bossle (Illinois State) 9.800
10. Lauren Africano (Northern Illinois); Kim Gotlund (Northern Illinois); Nicole Szabo (Illinois-Chicago) 9.775
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12. 
    
13. Samantha Ward (Illinois State); Kylie Clark (Northern Illinois); Natalie Amadio (Northern Illinois); Kimberly Randall (Illinois-Chicago) 9.750
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17. Samantha King (Illinois State); Meg Piepenbrink (Northern Illinois) 9.700
18. 
    
19. Kimberly Caron (Illinois State); Citlali Cuevas (Illinois-Chicago) 9.600
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21. Jenna Bossle (Illinois State) 9.550
22. Elizabeth McNabb (Illinois-Champaign) 9.325
23. Gabrielle May (Illinois-Chicago) 9.275
24. Sunny Kato (Illinois-Champaign) 9.150

BALANCE BEAM:

1. Samantha King (Illinois State); Sunny Kato (Illinois-Champaign) 9.825
2. 
   
3. Sarah Fiedler (Illinois-Champaign) 9.775
4. Kim Gotlund (Northern Illinois); Elizabeth McNabb (Illinois-Champaign) 9.750
5. 
   
6. Giana O'Connor (Illinois-Champaign) 9.725
7. Demi Pas (Illinois State); Catherine Dion (Illinois-Chicago) 9.700
8. 
   
9. Gabrielle May (Illinois-Chicago) 9.675
10. Kimberly Caron (Illinois State); Amber See (Illinois-Champaign) 9.600
11. 
    
12. Jaelyn Olsen (Northern Illinois); Giulia Hindermann (Illinois-Chicago); Tamara Moten (Illinois-Chicago) 9.575
13. 
    
14. 
    
15. Shelby Davis (Northern Illinois) 9.525
16. Amanda Mohler (Illinois State) 9.425
17. Emily Lennon (Illinois-Champaign) 9.350
18. Michelle Lozneanu (Illinois-Chicago) 9.300
19. Taylor Crumley (Northern Illinois); Kerensa Mitchell (Illinois-Chicago) 9.225
20. 
    
21. Sarah Fisher (Illinois State) 9.200
22. Amanda Stepp (Northern Illinois) 9.150
23. Jenna Bossle (Illinois State) 9.100
24. Natasha Jufko (Northern Illinois) 9.025

FLOOR EXERCISE:

1. Samantha King (Illinois State) 9.925
2. Giana O'Connor (Illinois-Champaign) 9.875
3. Amber See (Illinois-Champaign) 9.850
4. Peyton Taylor (Northern Illinois); Amanda Stepp (Northern Illinois); Erin Buchanan (Illinois-Champaign) 9.825
5. 
   
6. 
   
7. Kimberly Caron (Illinois State) 9.775
8. Alexandra Vedenin (Illinois-Chicago) 9.750
9. Kelly Nortz (Northern Illinois); Gabrielle May (Illinois-Chicago); Catherine Dion (Illinois-Chicago); Kelsi Eberly (Illinois-Champaign); Sarah Fiedler (Illinois-Champaign) 9.725
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14. Sarah Fisher (Illinois State); Megan Gilliam (Northern Illinois); Jordan Naleway (Illinois-Champaign) 9.700
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17. Samantha Ward (Illinois State); Shelby Davis (Northern Illinois); Kim Gotlund (Northern Illinois); Citlali Cuevas (Illinois-Chicago) 9.675
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20. 
    
21. Kristen Lieberman (Illinois State); Giulia Hindermann (Illinois-Chicago) 9.650
22. 
    
23. Demi Pas (Illinois State) 9.625
24. Tamara Moten (Illinois-Chicago) 9.300

Kent State University won the Flip For A Cure meet on Friday against Northern Illinois University at the Memorial Athletic and Convocation Center. Kent State Senior Marie Case earned the All Around title and tied for the Vault title with Junior team mate Amiah Mims. Case also won the Balance Beam title tied with Northern Illinois Senior Natasha Jufko. Mims won the Floor Exercise title whilst Sophomore Jaymi Baxter was the top scorer on the Uneven Bars.

RESULTS:

TEAM:

ALL AROUND:

1. Marie Case (Kent State) (9.850, 9.750, 9.850, 9.850) 39.300
2. Kim Gotlund (Northern Illinois) (9.725, 9.700, 9.750, 9.750) 38.925

1. Amiah Mims (Kent State); Marie Case (Kent State) 9.850
2. 
   
3. Jaelyn Olsen (Northern Illinois) 9.825
4. Chelsea Drooger (Kent State) 9.800
5. Kelly Nortz (Northern Illinois) 9.750
6. Kim Gotlund (Northern Illinois) 9.725
7. Jaymi Baxter (Kent State) 9.700
8. Kelsey Lawless (Kent State) 9.625
9. Megan Gilliam (Northern Illinois) 9.600
10. Skyelee Lamano (Kent State) 9.575
11. Courtney Dowdell (Northern Illinois) 9.400
12. Morgan Johnson (Northern Illinois) 9.050

1. Jaymi Baxter (Kent State) 9.850
2. Rebecca Osmer (Kent State) 9.825
3. Chelsea Drooger (Kent State); Marie Case (Kent State) 9.750
4. 
   
5. Kim Gotlund (Northern Illinois) 9.700
6. Natalie Amadio (Northern Illinois) 9.675
7. Kelsey Lawless (Kent State); Morgan Johnson (Northern Illinois); Kylie Clark (Northern Illinois) 9.650
8. 
   
9. 
   
10. Lauren Africano (Northern Illinois) 9.600
11. Amiah Mims (Kent State) 9.100
12. Courtney Dowdell (Northern Illinois) 8.350

1. Marie Case (Kent State); Natasha Jufko (Northern Illinois) 9.850
2. 
   
3. Jordan Hardison (Kent State); Nicolle Eastman (Kent State) 9.775
4. 
   
5. Chelsea Drooger (Kent State); Kayla Kosmerl (Kent State); Kim Gotlund (Northern Illinois) 9.750
6. 
   
7. 
   
8. Nicole Radon (Kent State) 9.725
9. Amanda Stepp (Northern Illinois); Shelby Davis (Northern Illinois) 9.700
10. 
    
11. Taylor Crumley (Northern Illinois) 9.375
12. Jaelyn Olson (Northern Illinois) 9.100

1. Amiah Mims (Kent State) 9.900
2. Jordan Hardison (Kent State); Marie Case (Kent State) 9.850
3. 
   
4. Amanda Stepp (Northern Illinois) 9.825
5. Samantha Gordon (Kent State) 9.775
6. Nicole Radon (Kent State); Kim Gotlund (Northern Illinois) 9.750
7. 
   
8. Kayla Kosmerl (Kent State); Shelby Davis (Northern Illinois) 9.675
9. 
   
10. Kelly Nortz (Northern Illinois) 9.625
11. Megan Gilliam (Northern Illinois) 9.550
12. Peyton Taylor (Northern Illinois) 9.100

The Northern Illinois University Gymnastics team won at the NIU Convocation Center over Ball State University on Friday. Northern Illinois Sophomore Jaelyn Olsen won the Vault and Uneven Bars titles whilst Senior team mate Megan Melendez won the Uneven Bars title despite suffering an ankle injury which saw her withdraw from the Balance Beam event. Senior Kim Gotlund won the All Around title. Ball State Sophomore Denasiha Christian won the Floor Exercise honors.  

TEAM RESULTS:

ALL AROUND RESULTS:

1. Kim Gotlund (Northern Illinois) (9.550, 9.675, 9.675, 9.700) 38.600
2. Courtney Dowdell (Northern Illinois) (9.700, 9.675, 9.050, 9.650) 38.075

1. Jaelyn Olsen (Northern Illinois) 9.775
2. Courtney Dowdell (Northern Illinois); Erin Patchey (Ball State) 9.700
3. 
   
4. Brooke Evans (Ball State) 9.675
5. Megan Gilliam (Northern Illinois); Denasiha Christian (Ball State) 9.650
6. 
   
7. Kelly Nortz (Northern Illinois); Jala Washington (Ball State) 9.600
8. 
   
9. Kim Gotlund (Northern Illinois) 9.550
10. Megan Melendez (Northern Illinois) 9.425
11. Sarah Ebeyer (Ball State) 9.375
12. Shelby Arms (Ball State) 9.350

1. Megan Melendez (Northern Illinois) 9.725
2. Angela Durkac (Ball State) 9.700
3. Kim Gotlund (Northern Illinois); Courtney Dowdell (Northern Illinois) 9.675
4. 
   
5. Kylie Clark (Northern Illinois) 9.550
6. Angie Hosbach (Ball State) 9.500
7. Madison Shorts (Ball State) 9.425
8. Miranda Kuehl (Ball State) 9.400
9. Lauren Africano (Northern Illinois) 9.375
10. Natalie Amadio (Northern Illinois) 9.200
11. Brooklyn Schumacher (Ball State) 9.075
12. Samantha Santos (Ball State) 8.850

1. Jaelyn Olson (Northern Illinois) 9.700
2. Kim Gotlund (Northern Illinois) 9.675
3. Amanda Stepp (Northern Illinois); Shelby Davis (Northern Illinois) 9.575
4. 
   
5. Miranda Kuehl (Ball State) 9.450
6. Brooke Evans (Ball State) 9.225
7. Natasha Jufko (Northern Illinois) 9.200
8. Leah Wilson (Ball State) 9.150
9. Sarah Ebeyer (Ball State); Samantha Santos (Ball State) 9.100
10. 
    
11. Courtney Dowdell (Northern Illinois) 9.050
12. Angie Hosbach (Ball State) 8.850

1. Denasiha Christian (Ball State) 9.750
2. Kim Gotlund (Northern Illinois) 9.700
3. Peyton Taylor (Northern Illinois) 9.675
4. Courtney Dowdell (Northern Illinois); Erin Patchey (Ball State); Sarah Ebeyer (Ball State) 9.650
5. 
   
6. 
   
7. Shelby Davis (Northern Illinois) 9.550
8. Megan Gilliam (Northern Illinois) 9.475
9. Miranda Kuehl (Ball State) 9.350
10. Jala Washington (Ball State) 9.300
11. Amanda Stepp (Northern Illinois) 9.175
12. Kristin Vignola (Ball State) 8.725