from the SEC MEDIA OFFICE
ALABAMA - Alabama owns the highest road average of any team in the nation with a 196.9. No. 1 UCLA is second in terms of road average with a 196.8. The next closest team is Utah with a road average of 196.3. The Tide counts two 197-plus scores into its average and a 196.975. Alabama has a rare weekend off coming up (the first in-season weekend off in over six years) before returning to competition at State College, Penn. against Penn State, Cornell and Rutgers. After which (March 23) Alabama travel to Birmingham and Bartow Arena to defend its Southeastern Conference Championship Crown.
AUBURN - The Tigers reached the 194.000 plateau for the fourth consecutive meet with a 194.450 against LSU Friday night. Auburn continued its strong performance on floor with a 49.30, marking the fifth time this season and fourth straight score of 49.00 on floor. The Tigers notched their third highest score of the season on bars with a 48.675 and on beam with a 48.725. Freshman Erin Gettle won her third All-Around title with a 39.300 against LSU. Freshman Kristi Boyte set a career best on floor with a 9.875
FLORIDA - The Gator gymnastics team competed twice last weekend, posting a narrow win over No. 8 Iowa State at the Rydell High Reunion (195.175-195.075) in Gainesville on Friday, then traveled to Lincoln, Neb...the Gators turned in their season-best total of 196.625 on Sunday to finish second to No. 6 Nebraska, which tallied a school-record 197.325...junior Hilary Thompson set the Gator All-Time Best balance beam mark of 9.975 at Nebraska...she used the same score Friday evening to win her fourth floor exercise title at the Rydell High Reunion...the Gators continue their trip by meeting No. 12 Penn State, Denver and Air Force at the March 10 Burnsley Invitational in Denver, Colo.
GEORGIA - Georgia¹s 49.7 on floor last week vs. Alabama was its best outing in the event since it scored a 49.675 vs Washington last year (Mar. 11) ... Georgia is averaging a 49.515 on floor in its last five meets ... the Gym Dogs have now scored higher than a 197.0 in their last three meets, which represents their most prolific streak since they eclipsed the 197.0 mark in six consecutive meets in 1999 ... Suzanne Sears¹ 10.0 on floor was her second one in the event in as many weeks, which marks the first time a Gym Dog has scored a 10.0 on floor in back-to-back meets since former Gym Dog Kim Arnold accomplished the feat in February of 1997 ... freshman Cory Fritzinger¹s 39.625 was a career best and the highest all-around score for a Georgia freshman since former Gym Dog Karin Lichey scored a perfect 40.0 versus Kentucky on Feb. 23, 1996 ... Fritzinger¹s all-around scored was punctuated by career-bests in both beam (9.925) and floor (9.950) ... Kristi Lichey scored a 9.9 on vault vs. Alabama, which marked the sixth straight week that she scored a 9.9 of higher in the event. Lichey is averaging a 9.963 during that span.
KENTUCKY - The University of Kentucky traveled to the No. 10 Florida this past weekend for a quad meet that included No. 8 Iowa State and Ball State. The GymKats defeated Ball State, 193.700-193.500, but were not able to defeat the Gators and Cyclones. However, UK did have some stellar performances. Senior Beth Coleman scored a 9.825 on vault to win the individual honors, while sophomore Mindy Smith tallied a 9.875 to share the individual beam honors. Smith's score came on her 18th collegiate beam routine without a fall and pushed her RQS to 9.875 for 12th in the country and second in the region. Smith also scored a season-high 9.875 on the floor exercise to finish fifth and claim the Ernestine Weaver Award for the most entertaining routine of the meet (presented by UF in honor of the former coach). The GymKats also finished well on the floor as a team, scoring a 49.025, the sixth-highest floor score in school history.
LSU - The LSU gymnastics team won its fifth consecutive decision, defeating Auburn 195.675-194.450. LSU finished the regular season portion of their SEC schedule at 3-2 for the third consecutive year and won its 17th consecutive deci- sion in the series. Kristin Uransky won the vault with a career high 9.925, while the Tigers also got victories from Lindsay Beddow on beam (9.875), Beth Boudreaux and Sharene Mamby on bars (9.90) and Marina Degteva on floor (9.925). In her first collegiate all-around, Beddow finished second with a score of 39.050. LSU returns home to host Michigan State and New Hampshire in its 2001 home finale.
ALABAMA - Alabama owns the highest road average of any team in the nation with a 196.9. No. 1 UCLA is second in terms of road average with a 196.8. The next closest team is Utah with a road average of 196.3. The Tide counts two 197-plus scores into its average and a 196.975. Alabama has a rare weekend off coming up (the first in-season weekend off in over six years) before returning to competition at State College, Penn. against Penn State, Cornell and Rutgers. After which (March 23) Alabama travel to Birmingham and Bartow Arena to defend its Southeastern Conference Championship Crown.
AUBURN - The Tigers reached the 194.000 plateau for the fourth consecutive meet with a 194.450 against LSU Friday night. Auburn continued its strong performance on floor with a 49.30, marking the fifth time this season and fourth straight score of 49.00 on floor. The Tigers notched their third highest score of the season on bars with a 48.675 and on beam with a 48.725. Freshman Erin Gettle won her third All-Around title with a 39.300 against LSU. Freshman Kristi Boyte set a career best on floor with a 9.875
FLORIDA - The Gator gymnastics team competed twice last weekend, posting a narrow win over No. 8 Iowa State at the Rydell High Reunion (195.175-195.075) in Gainesville on Friday, then traveled to Lincoln, Neb...the Gators turned in their season-best total of 196.625 on Sunday to finish second to No. 6 Nebraska, which tallied a school-record 197.325...junior Hilary Thompson set the Gator All-Time Best balance beam mark of 9.975 at Nebraska...she used the same score Friday evening to win her fourth floor exercise title at the Rydell High Reunion...the Gators continue their trip by meeting No. 12 Penn State, Denver and Air Force at the March 10 Burnsley Invitational in Denver, Colo.
GEORGIA - Georgia¹s 49.7 on floor last week vs. Alabama was its best outing in the event since it scored a 49.675 vs Washington last year (Mar. 11) ... Georgia is averaging a 49.515 on floor in its last five meets ... the Gym Dogs have now scored higher than a 197.0 in their last three meets, which represents their most prolific streak since they eclipsed the 197.0 mark in six consecutive meets in 1999 ... Suzanne Sears¹ 10.0 on floor was her second one in the event in as many weeks, which marks the first time a Gym Dog has scored a 10.0 on floor in back-to-back meets since former Gym Dog Kim Arnold accomplished the feat in February of 1997 ... freshman Cory Fritzinger¹s 39.625 was a career best and the highest all-around score for a Georgia freshman since former Gym Dog Karin Lichey scored a perfect 40.0 versus Kentucky on Feb. 23, 1996 ... Fritzinger¹s all-around scored was punctuated by career-bests in both beam (9.925) and floor (9.950) ... Kristi Lichey scored a 9.9 on vault vs. Alabama, which marked the sixth straight week that she scored a 9.9 of higher in the event. Lichey is averaging a 9.963 during that span.
KENTUCKY - The University of Kentucky traveled to the No. 10 Florida this past weekend for a quad meet that included No. 8 Iowa State and Ball State. The GymKats defeated Ball State, 193.700-193.500, but were not able to defeat the Gators and Cyclones. However, UK did have some stellar performances. Senior Beth Coleman scored a 9.825 on vault to win the individual honors, while sophomore Mindy Smith tallied a 9.875 to share the individual beam honors. Smith's score came on her 18th collegiate beam routine without a fall and pushed her RQS to 9.875 for 12th in the country and second in the region. Smith also scored a season-high 9.875 on the floor exercise to finish fifth and claim the Ernestine Weaver Award for the most entertaining routine of the meet (presented by UF in honor of the former coach). The GymKats also finished well on the floor as a team, scoring a 49.025, the sixth-highest floor score in school history.
LSU - The LSU gymnastics team won its fifth consecutive decision, defeating Auburn 195.675-194.450. LSU finished the regular season portion of their SEC schedule at 3-2 for the third consecutive year and won its 17th consecutive deci- sion in the series. Kristin Uransky won the vault with a career high 9.925, while the Tigers also got victories from Lindsay Beddow on beam (9.875), Beth Boudreaux and Sharene Mamby on bars (9.90) and Marina Degteva on floor (9.925). In her first collegiate all-around, Beddow finished second with a score of 39.050. LSU returns home to host Michigan State and New Hampshire in its 2001 home finale.
