Feb. 3, 2007
IOWA CITY – Iowa competed in the “quad meet” tonight with UW-Whitewater, Winona State, and Northern Illinois. Iowa scored highest for team total on every event and placed first with a total score of 194.575, which is also Iowa’s season best team score.
On vault, Kara Pinjuv posted the highest score for the Hawkeyes with a 9.8, while Katie Turcotte and Jenifer Simbhudas tied for second, scoring 9.775. On bars, Katie Burke had the best finish for Iowa with a 9.875 for first place. Kara Pinjuv and Ally Zipse tied for second with a 9.8, and Beth Dilick tied for fourth (9.75).
“We did a great job today, we improved, and that was our overall goal,” said Pinjuv. Our improvement today will help us out for the rest of the season.
On beam, Burke placed first with a 9.825 while Pinjuv placed second with a 9.8, and Danielle Legeai placed third with a 9.7. On floor, Simbhudas came in first (9.85), while Pinjuv placed second (9.775), and Legeai finished third (9.675). In the all-around, Pinjuv won the event, scoring 39.175, while Burke placed second with a 39.025 and Katie Turcotte placed third with a 38.675.
“We are extremely pleased with how the team performed tonight,” said Iowa Head Coach Larissa Libby. “After last week we went back and refocused on the little things and taking care of details instead of just winning.”
Iowa will compete at Anchorage, AK, February 9th at 7 p.m., and February 11th at 2 p.m.
Final Team ScoresTeam Vault Bars Beam Floor Total1. #27 Iowa 48.600 48.925 48.450 48.600 194.5752. #49 Northern Illinois 47.800 48.400 47.125 47.375 190.7003. #76 UW-Whitewater 44.900 45.250 44.575 43.925 178.6504. #81 Winona State 44.275 44.825 43.825 44.000 176.925
Individual Results: Vault (winner plus Iowa)1. Kara Pinjuv (Iowa) 9.82t. Katie Turcotte (Iowa) 9.7752t. Jenifer Simbhudas (Iowa) 9.7755. Katie Burke (Iowa) 9.6757. Nikki Page (Iowa) 9.5759t. Beth Dilick (Iowa) 9.45
Uneven Bars (winner plus Iowa)1. Katie Burke (Iowa) 9.8752t. Kara Pinjuv (Iowa) 9.82t. Ally Zipse (Iowa) 9.84t. Beth Dilick (Iowa) 9.757t. Jenifer Simbhudas (Iowa) 9.710. Katie Turcotte (Iowa) 9.6
Balance Beam (winner plus Iowa)1. Katie Burke (Iowa) 9.8252. Kara Pinjuv (Iowa) 9.83. Danielle Legeai (Iowa) 9.75. Katie Turcotte (Iowa) 9.658. Brandi Loffer (Iowa) 9.47513. Jenifer Simbhudas (Iowa) 9.0
Floor Exercise (winner plus Iowa)1. Jenifer Simbhudas (Iowa) 9.852. Kara Pinjuv (Iowa) 9.7753. Danielle Legeai (Iowa) 9.6754t. Katie Turcotte (Iowa) 9.654t. Katie Burke (Iowa) 9.6512. Ally Zipse (Iowa) 9.15
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