NORMAL, Ill. – After three straight meets at home, the Illinois State women's gymnastics will travel to Denver, Colorado, to face the No. 6 nationally-ranked Denver Pioneers on Saturday, Feb. 16. at 7 p.m. in Magness Arena.
Thoughts from Coach Conkling:
"We are very excited. This is a great opportunity to compete against one the best gymnastics teams in the country. Our focus during the competition will be on our team and putting the strongest routines we can out on the floor in all four events. This week, the team has been working on improving score potential by eliminating the deductions from each of their routines. I'm confident that their hard work on these details will pay off this weekend."
Against Denver:
The Redbirds competed against Denver (Feb. 26, 2017) in a tri-meet, with Denver placing first 196.675, followed by Illinois with a 195.450, and Illinois State placing third with a score of 192.175.
Redbird News and Notes:
This past weekend, the Redbirds hosted their final home meet of the season against UIC, falling by a final score of 194.700-193.525 … Illinois State had their strongest performance on floor exercise, scoring a 48.775 … freshman Sofia Iribarren tied a career high on uneven bars with a score of 9.800 and tied for first place … freshman Mia Quigg placed first on floor with a score of 9.825 … Gabrielle Cooke won the all-around for the fifth time this season with a score of 38.875.
About The Pioneers:
Denver is ranked No. 6 in the nation, which matches the highest that the program has ever been ranked nationally … the Pioneers have scored above the 197 mark in back-to-back meets, with a season average score of 196.730 … Sophomore Lynnzee Brown is ranked in the top 10 in the all-around nationally … junior Maddie Karr is ranked No. 4 on bars and No. 8 on vault in the NCAA.
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