Gymmin' Miel!

The University of Bridgeport won their sixth consecutive USA Gymnastics Collegiate National Championships Team title this evening at the Pizzitola Sports Center on the campus of Brown University. The team did it in style recording a season-high team total on the way to dominating over Texas Woman's University and Seattle Pacific University who finished in second and third respectively. Top scorers on each event in the team final were Texas Woman's University Seniors Bethany Larimer and Courtney Cochefski on the Vault and Uneven Bars respectively; U.S. Air Force Academy Senior Linnaea Hance on the Balance Beam and Bridgeport Junior Caitlin Perry on the Floor Exercise. Well done to all!

TEAM RESULTS:

The University of Bridgeport sent off their Seniors in style last night with a win over Yale University. At the conclusion of the meet the University of Bridgeport recognized their 10 Seniors: Rachel Daub, Melissa Doucette, Leah Goldberg, Jenna Hamala-Smith, Lissette La Fex, Ginamarie Marcheschi, Lisa Oakes, Kamri Riles, Zahra Stamps and Erin Turner. La Fex took out the All Around and Uneven Bars titles with Doucette tying with Freshman team mate Hope Tralli for the Vault honors. Yale Sophomore Brittney Sooksengdao won the Balance Beam title whilst Caitlin Perry, a Junior on the Bridgeport team was the top scorer on the Floor Exercise. 

RESULTS:

ALL AROUND:

1. Lissette La Fex (Bridgeport) 38.400
2. Joyce Li (Yale) 38.300
3. Morgan Traina (Yale) 38.000

1. Melissa Doucette (Bridgeport); Hope Tralli (Bridgeport) 9.725
2. 
   
3. Lissette La Fex (Bridgeport) 9.675
4. Camilla Opperman (Yale) 9.525
5. Kamri Riles (Bridgeport); Morgan Traina (Yale) 9.450
6. 
   
7. Amber Hill (Bridgeport) 9.325
8. Joyce Li (Yale) 9.250
9. Anella Anderson (Yale); Brianna Chrisman (Yale) 9.175
10. 
    
11. Brittney Sooksengdao (Yale) 9.150
12. Zahra Stamps (Bridgeport) 9.000

1. Lissette La Fex (Bridgeport) 9.900
2. Christine Liautaud (Bridgeport); Morgan Traina (Yale) 9.850
3. 
   
4. Kamri Riles (Bridgeport) 9.825
5. Brianna Chrisman (Yale) 9.750
6. Amber Hill (Bridgeport) 9.725
7. Rachel DiCarlo (Bridgeport) 9.700
8. Joyce Li (Yale) 9.625
9. Ashley O'Connor (Yale) 9.575
10. Melissa Doucette (Bridgeport) 9.500
11. Nicole Tay (Yale) 9.275
12. Tatiana Winkleman (Yale) 9.075

1. Brittney Sooksengdao (Yale) 9.750
2. Lisa Oakes (Bridgeport); Joyce Li (Yale) 9.725
3. 
   
4. Bethany DiCarlo (Bridgeport); Brianna Comport (Bridgeport) 9.600
5. 
   
6. Rachel DiCarlo (Bridgeport) 9.550
7. Anella Anderson (Yale) 9.275
8. Ashley O'Connor (Yale) 9.250
9. Lissette La Fex (Bridgeport); Nicole Tay (Yale) 9.150
10. 
    
11. Hope Tralli (Bridgeport) 9.075
12. Morgan Traina (Yale) 9.025

1. Caitlin Perry (Bridgeport) 9.900
2. Melissa Doucette (Bridgeport) 9.850
3. Kamri Riles (Bridgeport) 9.800
4. Jenna Hamala-Smith (Bridgeport); Camilla Opperman (Yale) 9.775
5. 
   
6. Joyce Li (Yale) 9.700
7. Lissette La Fex (Bridgeport); Morgan Traina (Yale) 9.675
8. 
   
9. Anella Anderson (Yale) 9.600
10. Brittney Sooksengdao (Yale) 9.400
11. Brianna Quinn (Bridgeport) 8.950
12. Tabitha Tay (Yale) 2.000

The University of Bridgeport recorded a season high total on Thursday night as they hosted and defeated the team from Brown University. Bridgeport Senior Lissette La Fex had a fantastic evening taking out the All Around and Uneven Bars titles. Fellow Seniors Melissa Doucette and Lisa Oakes won the Vault and Balance Beam titles respectively. Doucette and Junior team mate Caitlin Perry tied for the top mark on the Floor Exercise. Standout performers for Brown were Sophomores Alexandra Chretien and Corey Holman.

RESULTS:

ALL AROUND:

1. Lissette La Fex (Bridgeport) (9.750, 9.875, 9.300, 9.825) 38.750
2. Caroline Morant (Brown) (9.600, 9.625, 9.450, 9.725) 38.400
3. Michelle Shnayder (Brown) (9.275, 9.500, 9.550, 9.775) 38.100

1. Melissa Doucette (Bridgeport) 9.825
2. Kamri Riles (Bridgeport) 9.775
3. Lissette La Fex (Bridgeport) 9.750
4. Rebecca Freedman (Brown) 9.725
5. Zahra Stamps (Bridgeport) 9.675
6. Danielle Hoffman (Brown); Caroline Morant (Brown) 9.600
7. 
   
8. Diana Walters (Brown) 9.475
9. Hope Tralli (Bridgeport) 9.425
10. Katie Rogers (Brown) 9.400
11. Amber Hill (Bridgeport) 9.375
12. Michelle Shnayder (Brown) 9.275

1. Lissette La Fex (Bridgeport) 9.875
2. Amber Hill (Bridgeport) 9.825
3. Alexandra Chretien (Brown) 9.775
4. Rachel DiCarlo (Bridgeport) 9.750
5. Christine Liautaud (Bridgeport) 9.725
6. Diana Walters (Brown) 9.700
7. Kamri Riles (Bridgeport) 9.675
8. Melissa Doucette (Bridgeport) 9.650
9. Caroline Morant (Brown); Jorden Mitchell (Brown) 9.625 
10. 
    
11. Stephanie Choo (Brown) 9.600
12. Michelle Shnayder (Brown) 9.500

1. Lisa Oakes (Bridgeport) 9.750
2. Bethany DiCarlo (Bridgeport) 9.725
3. Jenna Hamala-Smith (Bridgeport); Corey Holman (Brown) 9.650
4. 
   
5. Rachel DiCarlo (Bridgeport) 9.600
6. Michelle Shnayder (Brown) 9.550
7. Christine Liautaud (Bridgeport) 9.525
8. Caroline Morant (Brown) 9.450
9. Lissette La Fex (Bridgeport) 9.300
10. Jorden Mitchell (Brown) 9.175
11. Brooke Williams (Brown) 9.150
12. Danielle Hoffman (Brown) 8.875

1. Melissa Doucette (Bridgeport); Caitlin Perry (Bridgeport) 9.850
2. 
   
3. Lissette La Fex (Bridgeport); Kamri Riles (Bridgeport) 9.825
4. 
   
5. Jenna Hamala-Smith (Bridgeport); Michelle Shnayder (Brown) 9.775
6. 
   
7. Caroline Morant (Brown) 9.725
8. Diana Walters (Brown); Brooke Williams (Brown) 9.625
9. 
   
10. Amber Hill (Bridgeport) 9.550
11. Danielle Hoffman (Brown) 9.175
12. Jorden Mitchell (Brown) 8.675

The University of Arkansas won the tri-meet against the University of Bridgeport and Western Michigan University on Friday night. Arkansas Senior Katherine Grable took out the All Around, Vault and Floor Exercise titles, whilst Senior Shelby Salmon and Freshman Amanda Wellick tied for the Uneven Bars honors. Sophomore Sydnie Dillard earned the honors on the Balance Beam. Standout performers for Western Michigan were Freshman Jessie Peszek and Sophomore Jessi Buis, whilst for Bridgeport, Seniors Lissette La Fex and Melissa Doucette and Junior Sasha Tsikhanovich were standouts.

TEAM RESULTS:

ALL AROUND RESULTS:

1. Katherine Grable (Arkansas) (9.875, 9.850, 9.850, 9.900) 39.475
2. Amanda Wellick (Arkansas) (9.775, 9.875, 9.825, 9.825) 39.300
3. Sasha Tsikhanovich (Bridgeport) (9.675, 9.650, 9.800, 9.625) 38.750
4. Lissette La Fex (Bridgeport) (9.675, 9.775, 9.725, 9.500) 38.675
5. Melissa Doucette (Bridgeport) (9.800, 9.475, 9.100, 9.600) 37.975
6. Kayla Weber (Western Michigan) (9.575, 8.725, 9.675, 9.300) 37.275

1. Amanda Wellick (Arkansas); Shelby Salmon (Arkansas) 9.875
2. 
   
3. Katherine Grable (Arkansas); Erin Freier (Arkansas) 9.850
4. 
   
5. Lissette La Fex (Bridgeport); Stephani Canizaro (Arkansas) 9.775
6. 
   
7. Shelby MacDonald (Western Michigan) 9.750
8. Cailee Ellsworth (Arkansas) 9.725
9. Kamri Riles (Bridgeport) 9.675
10. Sasha Tsikhanovich (Bridgeport); Jessie Peszek (Western Michigan); Christine Liautaud (Bridgeport) 9.650
11. 
    
12. 
    
13. Miya Dotson (Western Michigan) 9.625
14. Melissa Doucette (Bridgeport) 9.475
15. Kristen Seidowski (Western Michigan) 9.000
16. Audra Merritt (Western Michigan) 8.900
17. Kayla Weber (Western Michigan); Leah Goldberg (Bridgeport) 8.725
18. 
    

1. Sydnie Dillard (Arkansas) 9.900
2. Katherine Grable (Arkansas) 9.850
3. Amanda Wellick (Arkansas); Samantha Nelson (Arkansas) 9.825
4. 
   
5. Sasha Tsikhanovich (Bridgeport); Jessie Peszek (Western Michigan) 9.800
6. 
   
7. Erin Freier (Arkansas) 9.775
8. Shelby Salmon (Arkansas) 9.750
9. Lissette La Fex (Bridgeport) 9.725
10. Shelby MacDonald (Western Michigan) 9.700
11. Kayla Weber (Western Michigan) 9.675
12. Anna Corbett (Western Michigan); Jenna Hamala-Smith (Bridgeport); Kelsey Turnquist (Western Michigan) 9.650
13. 
    
14. 
    
15. Jessi Buis (Western Michigan) 9.475
16. Melissa Doucette (Bridgeport) 9.100
17. Bethany DiCarlo (Bridgeport) 8.900
18. Lisa Oakes (Bridgeport) 8.400

1. Katherine Grable (Arkansas) 9.900
2. Amanda Wellick (Arkansas) 9.825
3. Heather Elswick (Arkansas) 9.800
4. Sydie Dillard (Arkansas) 9.700
5. Sasha Tsikhanovich (Bridgeport) 9.625
6. Melissa Doucette (Bridgeport); Stephani Canizaro (Arkansas); Caitlin Perry (Bridgeport) 9.600
7. 
   
8. 
   
9. Bailee Zumwalde (Arkansas) 9.575
10. Jenna Hamala-Smith (Bridgeport); Lauren Bledsoe (Western Michigan) 9.550
11. 
    
12. Jessi Buis (Western Michigan) 9.525
13. Lissette La Fex (Bridgeport) 9.500
14. Audra Merritt (Western Michigan) 9.450
15. Kamri Riles (Bridgeport) 9.400
16. Kayla Weber (Western Michigan) 9.300
17. Brittany Aragon (Western Michigan) 9.150
18. Miya Dotson (Western Michigan) 8.775

The University of Bridgeport won their fifth consecutive USAG Collegiate National Championships Team Title tonight at the Gold Dome on the Centenary College of Louisiana campus. Bridgeport scored a school record total of 196.500 to win by 1.7 points over second place winners Texas Women's University. Host Centenary College finished in third. Bridgeport Senior Monica Mesalles Pallares scored a school record 9.975 on the Vault. Other top scorers on each event were: Robyn Price (Centenary College), Natalie Saimeri (Bridgeport) and Brittainy Johnson (Texas Women's) on the Uneven Bars; Bridgeport's Sasha Tsikhanovich on the Balance Beam and Texas Women's University's Kristin Edwards on the Floor Exercise. 

TEAM RESULTS:

Image courtesy of the University of Bridgeport Athletics website.

 

The University of Bridgeport team dominated the 2013 Eastern College Athletic Conference Division II Championships, taking out their fifth consecutive title and also earning all Individual honors. Sophomore Sasha Tsikhanovich had a stellar competition, earning the All Around, Uneven Bars and Floor Exercise titles. Senior Monica Mesalles Sallares earned the top score on the Vault, with Graduate student Lorraine Galow winning the Balance Beam title.

 

TEAM RESULTS:

ALL AROUND:

VAULT: