Think pink; Gymnastics notches another win
Sports, Sub Feature Tuesday, February 21st, 2012Pink is an energetic color with feminine, flirtatious undertones. Boise State women’s gymnastics had their annual Pink Night Meet Friday evening in the Taco Bell Arena. The Broncos pulled their pink leotards out of the closet in honor of the Breast Cancer Awareness Event.
The Broncos, ranked No. 14, defeated No. 29 San Jose State with a hard earned 195.475 team total, topping the Spartans 193.850 team total.
This is the team’s third consecutive win. The Broncos earned scores of 49.025 on vault, 48.625 on bars, 48.650 on beam and a season-best of 49.175 on floor.
Top notch performances:
Redshirt senior Amy Glass led the floor, tying her career-best 9.90 and winning the event title. Glass also captured a title on balance beam, her 12th career win on the event, earning a 9.90. Glass placed third in the all-around with a 38.950 score.
Sophomore Amanda Otuafi earned a 9.850 and tied for third. Freshman Ciera Perkins tied her career-best of 9.825 to place fifth. Freshman Caitlin Mann tied her career-best as well on floor—9.80, sharing the sixth-place spot with sophomore Kelsey Black.
Black earned a season-best on vault earning a 9.80 to place fourth and earned a career-best on the uneven bars with a 9.825.
Junior Brittany Potvin-Green rounded out the line-up with a tie for 9th place at 9.775. Potvin-Green tied her season-best on uneven bars with a 9.825.
The uneven bars and all-around were won by San Jose’s senior Thomasina Wallace, scoring a 9.850 on bars and a 39.20 in the all-around.
Wallace barely beat out Potvin-Green for the all-around title, finishing .050 ahead of the Bronco junior’s 39.150 score.
Past Performances:
The Broncos topped No. 33 Brigham Young University by a full point, Saturday, Feb. 4. The Broncos (3-2) defeated the Cougars (1-3) 195.75 to 194.750 at the Smith Fieldhouse, setting two top-10 all-time marks on the way.
The gymnastics team traveled to Chicago, Friday, Feb. 10. to compete against a tough field at the IGI Chicago Style Invite at Navy Pier. The Broncos placed second to No. 7 UCLA, scoring a 196.025, their second-best total of the season. UCLA earned a 196.850 to win the meet, while No. 18 Missouri was third (195.525) and No. 19 Illinois was fourth (195.10).
The Broncos hit the road this coming week, traveling to Corvallis, Ore., to take on No. 8-ranked Oregon State on Fri., Feb. 24. The meet is slated for an 8:00 p.m. (MT) start.
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