UPSET: No. 13 Minnesota wins Big 10 Quad Meet

UPSET: No. 13 Minnesota wins Big 10 Quad Meet

Mar 15, 2014 by Jennifer Teitell
UPSET: No. 13 Minnesota wins Big 10 Quad Meet

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In an exciting upset, the No. 13 Minnesota Gophers scored a 196.700 to defeat No.7 Michigan 196.025, No. 15 Penn State 196.475, and Iowa 194.750 at the Big 10 quad meet in Ann Arbor, Michigan.  The huge win and 6-1 conference record earns the Gophers a piece of the Big 10 regular season title tying them with Nebraska. Last year, Minnesota tied with Michigan for the Big 10 regular season title. 

Michigan’s third place finish snapped their 10-meet home winning streak. The Wolverine’s last home loss was March 9, 2012 against the University of Georgia. Michigan ran into problems on balance beam where the Wolverines had to count a fall for the fist time this season. Both senior Shelby Gies and sophomore Austin Sheppard fell during their routines. Michigan rallied on floor exercise earning a 49.300 but it was not enough to pass Penn State or Minnesota. 

The third-place finish puts Michigan in the first session of next week’s Big 10 Championships along with Iowa, Michigan State and Ohio State. Nebraska, Minnesota, Penn State and Illinois with compete in the second session. 



Michigan’s Joanna Sampson and Minnesota’s Lindsay Mable tied for the all around title with a 39.600. This was the sixth all around win for Sampson this season who now has 18 career all around titles. 

The No. 13th-ranked Minnesota women’s gymnastics team claimed a share of its second Big Ten regular-season title Saturday by posting a 196.700 score to place first at its quad meet against No. 8 Michigan, No. 15 Penn State, and Iowa in Ann Arbor Michigan. The Gophers capped their regular season with a 19-2 record that included a 6-1 mark in league action, tying Nebraska for the league’s top mark.

The 6-1 ledger equaled last year’s mark that tied Minnesota for the conference’s inaugural regular-season title with the Wolverines.

Lindsay Mable tied for the best score in the all-around on the day by posting a 39.600, tying the second-best score in school history. It the third 39.600 of Mable’s career and second of the season. Michigan’s Joanna Sampson finished with the same tally. 

Minnesota got off to a strong start on the day with a 49.075 on the uneven bars, cracking the 49-point threshold for the fourth time in 2014 with a 49.075. The Gophers finished third on the event and were lead by Mable’s 9.875, a score that tied her for fifth.

The second rotation gave Minnesota a chance to separate itself from the host Wolverines, who went on to 48.075. The Maroon and Gold tied PSU for the win a 49.225, led by a meet-best 9.925 by Mable. Freshman Rachel Haines tied for second with a 9.900.

The Gophers continued the day on its best event, the floor exercise, on which they placed second behind Michigan with a 49.200. Mable again led the team by tying for second with a 9.900, while Kayla Slechta and Cierra Tomson both tied for sixth with 9.850 scores.

On the cusp of victory with a lead after three rotations, the Gophers won the vault outright with a 49.200 to polish off the team win. The Wolverines’ Austin Sheppard won the event individually with a 9.950, but Minnesota had the next three highest finishers as Mable registered a 9.900 and juniors Jenny Covers and Kylie Schermann shared third place with a pair of 9.850 scores.

The 196.700 score was the team’s second best of the season.


Team Standing  
Place  Team Score 
1  Minnesota 196.700 
2  Penn State 196.475 
3  University of Michigan 196.025 
4  Iowa 194.750 


University of Michigan  
Head Coach:  Bev Plocki
 Gymnast Vault  Bars  Beam  Floor  AllArr 
 Nicole Artz
9.900 9.900 9.900
 Natalie Beilstein 9.825 9.875
9.875
 Talia Chiarelli 9.750
9.825

 Shelby Gies
9.900 8.475

 Brooke Parker


9.150
 Joanna Sampson 9.825 9.950 9.900 9.925 39.600
 Austin Sheppard 9.950 9.850 8.625

 Sachi Sugiyama 9.825 9.850
9.725
 Lindsay Williams

9.825

 Reema Zakharia 9.750

9.875
 Team Totals 49.175  49.475  48.075  49.300  196.025


Iowa 
Head Coach:  Larissa Libby
 Gymnast Vault  Bars  Beam  Floor  AllArr 
 Jordyn Doherty 9.800 9.525


 Mollie Drenth
9.700 9.800 9.775
 Ashleigh Edlin 9.750
9.775 9.775
 Alie Glover 9.625 9.750 9.800 9.725 38.900
 Sydney Hoerr 9.075 9.850 9.225 9.600 37.750
 Maryah Huntley
9.725
9.800
 Caroline McCrady 9.700



 Angel Metcalf 9.775 9.850 9.200 9.800 38.625
 Caitlin Tanzer

9.750

 Team Totals 48.650  48.875  48.350  48.875  194.750


Minnesota 
Head Coach:  Meg Stephenson
 Gymnast Vault  Bars  Beam  Floor  AllArr 
 Justine Cherwink

9.750 9.575
 Jenny Covers 9.850 9.750 9.800 9.800 39.200
 Rachel Haines 9.775
9.900

 Madie Hanley
9.850


 Bailie Holst
9.825
9.800
 Lindsay Mable 9.900 9.875 9.925 9.900 39.600
 Kylie Schermann 9.850
9.850

 Kayla Slechta 9.800 9.775
9.850
 Cierra Tomson 9.800 9.325 9.675 9.850 38.650
 Team Totals 49.200  49.075  49.225  49.200  196.700


Penn State 
Head Coach:  Jeff Thompson
 Gymnast Vault  Bars  Beam  Floor  AllArr 
 Randi Lau 9.775 8.950 9.800 9.825 38.350
 Nicole Medvitz

9.825

 Lindsay Musgrove 9.800

9.850
 Samantha Musto
9.775


 Sidney Sanabria-Robles 9.800 9.775 9.875 9.775 39.225
 Emma Sibson 9.825
9.825 9.825
 Kassidy Stauder 9.725 9.900 9.900 9.750 39.275
 Krystal Welsh 9.825 9.875 9.725 9.850 39.275
 Alex Witt
9.775


 Team Totals 49.025  49.100  49.225  49.125  196.475


Vault Results  
Place  Gymnast  Team Score 
1  Austin Sheppard  University of Michigan 9.950
2  Lindsay Mable  Minnesota 9.900
3  Jenny Covers  Minnesota 9.850
3  Kylie Schermann  Minnesota 9.850
5  Sachi Sugiyama  University of Michigan 9.825
5  Natalie Beilstein  University of Michigan 9.825
5  Joanna Sampson  University of Michigan 9.825
5  Krystal Welsh  Penn State 9.825
5  Emma Sibson  Penn State 9.825
10  Cierra Tomson  Minnesota 9.800
10  Kayla Slechta  Minnesota 9.800
10  Jordyn Doherty  Iowa 9.800
10  Lindsay Musgrove  Penn State 9.800
10  Sidney Sanabria-Robles  Penn State 9.800





Uneven Parallel Bars Results  
Place  Gymnast  Team Score 
1  Joanna Sampson  University of Michigan 9.950
2  Nicole Artz  University of Michigan 9.900
2  Shelby Gies  University of Michigan 9.900
2  Kassidy Stauder  Penn State 9.900
5  Natalie Beilstein  University of Michigan 9.875
5  Lindsay Mable  Minnesota 9.875
5  Krystal Welsh  Penn State 9.875
8  Sachi Sugiyama  University of Michigan 9.850
8  Austin Sheppard  University of Michigan 9.850
8  Madie Hanley  Minnesota 9.850
8  Angel Metcalf  Iowa 9.850
8  Sydney Hoerr  Iowa 9.850




Balance Beam Results  
Place  Gymnast  Team Score 
1  Lindsay Mable  Minnesota 9.925
2  Nicole Artz  University of Michigan 9.900
2  Joanna Sampson  University of Michigan 9.900
2  Rachel Haines  Minnesota 9.900
2  Kassidy Stauder  Penn State 9.900
6  Sidney Sanabria-Robles  Penn State 9.875
7  Kylie Schermann  Minnesota 9.850
8  Talia Chiarelli  University of Michigan 9.825
8  Lindsay Williams  University of Michigan 9.825
8  Emma Sibson  Penn State 9.825
8  Nicole Medvitz  Penn State 9.825




Floor Exercise Results  
Place  Gymnast  Team Score 
1  Joanna Sampson  University of Michigan 9.925
2  Nicole Artz  University of Michigan 9.900
2  Lindsay Mable  Minnesota 9.900
4  Natalie Beilstein  University of Michigan 9.875
4  Reema Zakharia  University of Michigan 9.875
6  Kayla Slechta  Minnesota 9.850
6  Cierra Tomson  Minnesota 9.850
6  Lindsay Musgrove  Penn State 9.850
6  Krystal Welsh  Penn State 9.850
10  Randi Lau  Penn State 9.825
10  Emma Sibson  Penn State 9.825




All Around Results
Place  Gymnast  Team Score 
1  Joanna Sampson  University of Michigan 39.600 
1  Lindsay Mable  Minnesota 39.600 
3  Kassidy Stauder  Penn State 39.275 
3  Krystal Welsh  Penn State 39.275 
5  Sidney Sanabria-Robles  Penn State 39.225 
6  Jenny Covers  Minnesota 39.200 
7  Alie Glover  Iowa 38.900 
8  Cierra Tomson  Minnesota 38.650 
9  Angel Metcalf  Iowa 38.625 
10  Randi Lau  Penn State 38.350 




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