Here's a direct link to the hockey fight mentioned in today's Daily. The Cyclones may have lost the game to Illinois, but as you'll see here, they certainly came out on top in this fight.
Cyclone Hockey Video
Hope you're all having a fantastic day,
Cody
Thursday, January 25, 2007
Monday, January 22, 2007
Monday Gymnastics Update
Here's the Top 10 of the latest official women's gymnastics rankings courtesy of GymInfo.
Rankings as of Jan. 22 by total season average:
1 Florida 196.742
2 Georgia 196.675
3 Utah 196.525
4 Stanford 196.233
5 Alabama 195.675
6 UCLA 195.660
7 Nebraska 195.462
8 Oklahoma 195.313
9 Iowa State 195.150
10 Auburn Univ. 195.000
Here's how Iowa State ranks nationally on all four events (with average score):
Vault - 11th - 48.967
Uneven Bars - 18th - 48.525
Balance Beam - 6th - 48.817
Floor Exercise - 8th - 48.842
Here's Iowa State's top individual perfomer nationally in each event (with average score):
All-Around - Janet Anson - 14th - 39.150
Floor Exercise - Janet Anson - 3rd - 9.900
Balance Beam - Ashley Alden - 11th - 9.842
Vault - Megan Barnes - 10th - 9.867
No Iowa State gymnasts rank in the Top 25 on uneven bars.
Interesting to note that the of the four Big 12 team's, three are in the top 10, while Missouri ranked 22nd with a much lower average of 193.492. Missouri is Iowa State's next opponent in Hilton Coliseum on Feb. 2.
As you saw in yesterday's Daily, sophomore balance beam specialist Ashley Kent's knee injury is much more serious than I originally thought during Friday's meet. Pending x-ray's this week, she might be done for the season. Along with losing her supreme talent on beam, it's shame that Iowa State fans will be unable to see, in my opinion, one of most dynamic uneven bars routines the Cyclones have to offer.
Kent isn't the only Big 12 gymnast feeling injury woes. It's been rumored that Oklahoma star gymnast Brittany Koncak-Schumann suffered an apparent leg injury competing last weekend against Missouri and Central Michigan. Eyewitness accounts report that she was carried off the floor and returned midway through the awards ceremony on crutches with a large ice pack taped to her knee. Keep your eye on this piece of news leading in to the ISU-Oklahoma meet in Ames on Feb. 16.
One of the other big news pieces coming out of Friday's meet was the record crowd at Hilton of 3,429 in ISU head coach Jay Ronayne's home debut as coach of the Cyclones. Contrast that with former-ISU, now-Oklahoma head coach K.J. Kindler's home debut - in front of 729 fans.
Finally, check out this a really impressive video clip of M.I.T. gymnast Cindy Chung's Side Somi mount onto the balance beam: Cindy Chung clip
Thanks for reading. I'll try to post another interesting video tomorrow,
Cody Saveraid
Rankings as of Jan. 22 by total season average:
1 Florida 196.742
2 Georgia 196.675
3 Utah 196.525
4 Stanford 196.233
5 Alabama 195.675
6 UCLA 195.660
7 Nebraska 195.462
8 Oklahoma 195.313
9 Iowa State 195.150
10 Auburn Univ. 195.000
Here's how Iowa State ranks nationally on all four events (with average score):
Vault - 11th - 48.967
Uneven Bars - 18th - 48.525
Balance Beam - 6th - 48.817
Floor Exercise - 8th - 48.842
Here's Iowa State's top individual perfomer nationally in each event (with average score):
All-Around - Janet Anson - 14th - 39.150
Floor Exercise - Janet Anson - 3rd - 9.900
Balance Beam - Ashley Alden - 11th - 9.842
Vault - Megan Barnes - 10th - 9.867
No Iowa State gymnasts rank in the Top 25 on uneven bars.
Interesting to note that the of the four Big 12 team's, three are in the top 10, while Missouri ranked 22nd with a much lower average of 193.492. Missouri is Iowa State's next opponent in Hilton Coliseum on Feb. 2.
As you saw in yesterday's Daily, sophomore balance beam specialist Ashley Kent's knee injury is much more serious than I originally thought during Friday's meet. Pending x-ray's this week, she might be done for the season. Along with losing her supreme talent on beam, it's shame that Iowa State fans will be unable to see, in my opinion, one of most dynamic uneven bars routines the Cyclones have to offer.
Kent isn't the only Big 12 gymnast feeling injury woes. It's been rumored that Oklahoma star gymnast Brittany Koncak-Schumann suffered an apparent leg injury competing last weekend against Missouri and Central Michigan. Eyewitness accounts report that she was carried off the floor and returned midway through the awards ceremony on crutches with a large ice pack taped to her knee. Keep your eye on this piece of news leading in to the ISU-Oklahoma meet in Ames on Feb. 16.
One of the other big news pieces coming out of Friday's meet was the record crowd at Hilton of 3,429 in ISU head coach Jay Ronayne's home debut as coach of the Cyclones. Contrast that with former-ISU, now-Oklahoma head coach K.J. Kindler's home debut - in front of 729 fans.
Finally, check out this a really impressive video clip of M.I.T. gymnast Cindy Chung's Side Somi mount onto the balance beam: Cindy Chung clip
Thanks for reading. I'll try to post another interesting video tomorrow,
Cody Saveraid
Friday, January 19, 2007
Final Rotation - Floor Exercise
Floor (Fourth Rotation) - A number of strong, inspired routines by Iowa State, but not enough to comeback and win.
1. Ashley Alden - 9.725 - Great routine. Excellent start for Iowa State on floor.
2. Megan Barnes - 8.750 - The crowd loves her music, clapping along. She was too amped up for her first pass, however, and fell on her butt upon landing.
3. Anna Robey - 9.775 - This freshman performed masterfully under pressure. Excellent performance. The student section gave her a standing ovation.
4. Jasmine Thompson - 9.825 - Fantastic performance. Standing ovations all around Hilton. She's not letting Nebraska win without a fight.
5. Katie Sweetin - 9.775 - Man alive, she NAILED her first pass. Tremendous. Only a freshman, expect her to be an All-American on floor before she graduates. Hilton went crazy after this performance.
6. Janet Anson - 9.900 - Excellent routine. This was a terrific example of why she's a seven-time All-American.
Nebraska finished very strong on beam, posting a , just enough to ward off an Iowa State comeback on floor.
Final score: Nebraska - 195.725
Iowa State - 195.325
It's very possible both teams will move up in next week's national rankings.
Ashley Kent's injury doesn't appear to be serious and she's standing just fine now. Expect her to compete again at ISU's next meet on Feb. 2.
Tonight's attendance of 3,429 is a new record for ISU gymnastics.
1. Ashley Alden - 9.725 - Great routine. Excellent start for Iowa State on floor.
2. Megan Barnes - 8.750 - The crowd loves her music, clapping along. She was too amped up for her first pass, however, and fell on her butt upon landing.
3. Anna Robey - 9.775 - This freshman performed masterfully under pressure. Excellent performance. The student section gave her a standing ovation.
4. Jasmine Thompson - 9.825 - Fantastic performance. Standing ovations all around Hilton. She's not letting Nebraska win without a fight.
5. Katie Sweetin - 9.775 - Man alive, she NAILED her first pass. Tremendous. Only a freshman, expect her to be an All-American on floor before she graduates. Hilton went crazy after this performance.
6. Janet Anson - 9.900 - Excellent routine. This was a terrific example of why she's a seven-time All-American.
Nebraska finished very strong on beam, posting a , just enough to ward off an Iowa State comeback on floor.
Final score: Nebraska - 195.725
Iowa State - 195.325
It's very possible both teams will move up in next week's national rankings.
Ashley Kent's injury doesn't appear to be serious and she's standing just fine now. Expect her to compete again at ISU's next meet on Feb. 2.
Tonight's attendance of 3,429 is a new record for ISU gymnastics.
Third Rotation - Balance Beam
Beam (Third rotation) - 48.825
1. Janet Anson - 9.800 - Very strong routine overall, despite a misstep or two. Fantastic spinning, twisting dismount.
2. Megan Barnes -9.750 - Barnes caught herself from potentially falling early and completed a solid routine. Her dismount involves her walking halfway across the beam and suddenly corkscrewing into the air from the middle of the beam. Great dismount that completely takes you by surprise
3. Jasmine Thompson -9.800 - Excellent routine. She had complete control of the crowd, which is difficult to do on beam.
4. Jade Kvach - 9.625 - Great routine. Kvach is as dependable as they get. She's similar to John Paxson when he played for the Chicago Bulls. In solid play and dependability, I mean. She certainly looks better than John Paxson.
5. Ashley Alden - 9.825 - Coming in to this meet, she was tied for 9th nationally on beam, and she should be ranked higher after this performance. Excellent routine, maybe ISU's best of the season thus far.
6. Katie Sweetin - 9.650 - Listed as an alternate, she's replacing Ashley Kent after Kent's leg injury on bars. Sweetin is a more than suitable replacement and she performed strong here.
Nebraska looked strong as always on the floor exercise, earning a 48.975, widening its lead. Emily Parsons is still ridiculously good and with certainly battle Janet Anson all season for Big 12 Gymnast of the Year honors.
After three rotations, Nebraska leads 146.700 - 146.275. Iowa State needs to pull out something special on floor exercise and hope for Nebraska to count falls on beam to win.
1. Janet Anson - 9.800 - Very strong routine overall, despite a misstep or two. Fantastic spinning, twisting dismount.
2. Megan Barnes -9.750 - Barnes caught herself from potentially falling early and completed a solid routine. Her dismount involves her walking halfway across the beam and suddenly corkscrewing into the air from the middle of the beam. Great dismount that completely takes you by surprise
3. Jasmine Thompson -9.800 - Excellent routine. She had complete control of the crowd, which is difficult to do on beam.
4. Jade Kvach - 9.625 - Great routine. Kvach is as dependable as they get. She's similar to John Paxson when he played for the Chicago Bulls. In solid play and dependability, I mean. She certainly looks better than John Paxson.
5. Ashley Alden - 9.825 - Coming in to this meet, she was tied for 9th nationally on beam, and she should be ranked higher after this performance. Excellent routine, maybe ISU's best of the season thus far.
6. Katie Sweetin - 9.650 - Listed as an alternate, she's replacing Ashley Kent after Kent's leg injury on bars. Sweetin is a more than suitable replacement and she performed strong here.
Nebraska looked strong as always on the floor exercise, earning a 48.975, widening its lead. Emily Parsons is still ridiculously good and with certainly battle Janet Anson all season for Big 12 Gymnast of the Year honors.
After three rotations, Nebraska leads 146.700 - 146.275. Iowa State needs to pull out something special on floor exercise and hope for Nebraska to count falls on beam to win.
Second Rotation - Uneven Bars
Bars (Second Rotation)- 48.500 - Really tremendous routines completely undermined by the judges scoring. Very tough bars judges tonight.
1. Megan Barnes - 9.625 - Wonderful routine, capped off with a totally stuck landing. Judges gave it a lower score than it warranted.
2. Ashley Kent - 9.200 - Much like last week, she used a wonderfully unique routine, but again struggled on landing the dismount. She fought to keep her balance upon landing, but eventually fell backwards. It appears she tweaked her foor or ankle, and she was helped off the mat by coach Jay Ronayne.
3. Nikki Dilbert - 9.800 - ISU's best bars routine of the early season. Fantastic.
4. Katie Lasher - 9.750 - .Well, Lasher just toppoed Dilbert's routine. Sticking dismounts doesn't get any better than this.
5. Ceilia Maccani - 9.775 - Wow...this may have even beat Lasher's. ISU is doing phenomenal on bars tonight.
6. Janet Anson - 9.550 - Magnificent. She's introduced new elements into her bars routine this season and she nailed everything here....and the judges totally screwed her over. Ridiculously low score. Completely befuddling. Should have been at least a 9.850.
Nebraska tore it up on vault, earning a 49.050.
After two rotations, Nebraska has a slim lead, 97.725 - 97.450. Remember, only the top five of each rotation's six scores count to the team total for each event.
Next up for the Cyclones is the balance beam.
1. Megan Barnes - 9.625 - Wonderful routine, capped off with a totally stuck landing. Judges gave it a lower score than it warranted.
2. Ashley Kent - 9.200 - Much like last week, she used a wonderfully unique routine, but again struggled on landing the dismount. She fought to keep her balance upon landing, but eventually fell backwards. It appears she tweaked her foor or ankle, and she was helped off the mat by coach Jay Ronayne.
3. Nikki Dilbert - 9.800 - ISU's best bars routine of the early season. Fantastic.
4. Katie Lasher - 9.750 - .Well, Lasher just toppoed Dilbert's routine. Sticking dismounts doesn't get any better than this.
5. Ceilia Maccani - 9.775 - Wow...this may have even beat Lasher's. ISU is doing phenomenal on bars tonight.
6. Janet Anson - 9.550 - Magnificent. She's introduced new elements into her bars routine this season and she nailed everything here....and the judges totally screwed her over. Ridiculously low score. Completely befuddling. Should have been at least a 9.850.
Nebraska tore it up on vault, earning a 49.050.
After two rotations, Nebraska has a slim lead, 97.725 - 97.450. Remember, only the top five of each rotation's six scores count to the team total for each event.
Next up for the Cyclones is the balance beam.
ISU's First Rotation - Vault
Vault (First Rotation) - 48.950 - Very, very strong vault routines. Could be a difference maker at the end of the night.
1. Jasmine Thompson - 9.700 - Great start. Real solid vault.
2. Katie Sweetin - 9.425 - Really good flip, but she almost landed butt first. See looked like she caught herself, however, but it should hurt her score.
3. Nikki Dilbert- 9.750 - Very good vault. Dilbert wasn't listed on the on the initial vault lineup, but she certainly stepped in with a vengeance.
4. Katie Lasher - 9.775 - Great vault. Crowd popped very loud for her.
5. Megan Barnes - 9.850 - Fantastic vault, totally stuck the landing.
6. Janet Anson - 9.875 - Terrific vault, good enough to beat Barnes. Barnes perfect career vault title record ends at two. Cael Sanderson's Utah-native-with-a-perfect-record streak stays intact.
Nebraska scored a 48.675 on uneven bars to begin the meet.
Iowa State has new home meet uniforms this year, with a sparkly cardinal as the base color and sparkly gold around the sholders and chest.
You'll notice that ISU's vault and bars lineups have changed quite a bit since last weekend at Minnesota.
Next up for ISU is uneven bars.
1. Jasmine Thompson - 9.700 - Great start. Real solid vault.
2. Katie Sweetin - 9.425 - Really good flip, but she almost landed butt first. See looked like she caught herself, however, but it should hurt her score.
3. Nikki Dilbert- 9.750 - Very good vault. Dilbert wasn't listed on the on the initial vault lineup, but she certainly stepped in with a vengeance.
4. Katie Lasher - 9.775 - Great vault. Crowd popped very loud for her.
5. Megan Barnes - 9.850 - Fantastic vault, totally stuck the landing.
6. Janet Anson - 9.875 - Terrific vault, good enough to beat Barnes. Barnes perfect career vault title record ends at two. Cael Sanderson's Utah-native-with-a-perfect-record streak stays intact.
Nebraska scored a 48.675 on uneven bars to begin the meet.
Iowa State has new home meet uniforms this year, with a sparkly cardinal as the base color and sparkly gold around the sholders and chest.
You'll notice that ISU's vault and bars lineups have changed quite a bit since last weekend at Minnesota.
Next up for ISU is uneven bars.
The greatest gymnastics entrance I've ever seen
OK, that was absolutely awesome!
Nebraska's gymnasts were announced in a normal tone of voice. Suddenly, the lights went down and a video of a Nebraska bus played on the big screen. Out of nowhere, the bus gets thrown off the road by a cyclone, to a huge ovation. The video preceded to show, one-by-one, a photo of each Cyclone gymnast, accompanied by a map of North America with a star marking each competitor's hometown.
Following the video, fog started to rise from the stage, and when the smoke cleared, the Cyclone gymnasts were posed almost as if they were ready to take a media guide photo. The gymnasts were each introduced one by one and threw "Golden Rule" t-shirts to the crowd, capping of probably the finest entrance I've ever seen at a gymnastics meet.
Tonight definitely has the feel of a big time event, and I honestly think there's more fans here than in Boulder for men'sbsketball game on Wednesday.
By the way, the golden rule is "Beat Nebraska."
Nebraska's gymnasts were announced in a normal tone of voice. Suddenly, the lights went down and a video of a Nebraska bus played on the big screen. Out of nowhere, the bus gets thrown off the road by a cyclone, to a huge ovation. The video preceded to show, one-by-one, a photo of each Cyclone gymnast, accompanied by a map of North America with a star marking each competitor's hometown.
Following the video, fog started to rise from the stage, and when the smoke cleared, the Cyclone gymnasts were posed almost as if they were ready to take a media guide photo. The gymnasts were each introduced one by one and threw "Golden Rule" t-shirts to the crowd, capping of probably the finest entrance I've ever seen at a gymnastics meet.
Tonight definitely has the feel of a big time event, and I honestly think there's more fans here than in Boulder for men'sbsketball game on Wednesday.
By the way, the golden rule is "Beat Nebraska."
No. 6 Iowa State vs. No. 5 Nebraska - Warmups
Hi folks,
The Cyclones look very strong in warmups tonight. Solid routines all around. The Cyclones, however, will surely need a few spectacular routines in order to defeat the Huskers. This should be a fantastic meet.
As per anything in the Jamie Pollard-era of Cyclone athletics,their appears to be a fancy new set up for the introduction of each team's lineups. When I walked through the media entrance into the arena, I ran almost head on into a curtained stage, which I assume the gymnasts will enter through upon introduction.
I'm sorry if that description hardly made sense. I agree that it was poor sentance writing.
Here's the preview I wrote this week in the Daily:
Under Pressure
Next update after the first rotation.
Thanks for reading,
Cody
The Cyclones look very strong in warmups tonight. Solid routines all around. The Cyclones, however, will surely need a few spectacular routines in order to defeat the Huskers. This should be a fantastic meet.
As per anything in the Jamie Pollard-era of Cyclone athletics,their appears to be a fancy new set up for the introduction of each team's lineups. When I walked through the media entrance into the arena, I ran almost head on into a curtained stage, which I assume the gymnasts will enter through upon introduction.
I'm sorry if that description hardly made sense. I agree that it was poor sentance writing.
Here's the preview I wrote this week in the Daily:
Under Pressure
Next update after the first rotation.
Thanks for reading,
Cody
Thursday, January 18, 2007
Live ISU Women's Basketball Coverage
Click on this link:
Iowa State Daily Women's Basketball Coverage
for sports editor Chris Conetzkey's live coverage of tonight's ISU women's basketball game against Texas. Tip off is at 7 p.m.
Also, thanks to the ongoing Mediacom/Sinclair dispute, you can watch the game on Medicacom cable channel 6.
Hope you check it out,
Cody
Iowa State Daily Women's Basketball Coverage
for sports editor Chris Conetzkey's live coverage of tonight's ISU women's basketball game against Texas. Tip off is at 7 p.m.
Also, thanks to the ongoing Mediacom/Sinclair dispute, you can watch the game on Medicacom cable channel 6.
Hope you check it out,
Cody
Iowa State's currently in first place!
Remarkably, in the span of 24 hours, Iowa State has jumped from 10th to first place in ESPN.com's school spirit contest. Make sure you all keep voting, however, to ensure that Duke or Kansas don't overtake the lead.
I honestly don't know what happens if Iowa State wins, but I'm sure it will be something cooler than a debate between Sean Salisbury and John Clayton at Stephens Auditorium.
I honestly don't know what happens if Iowa State wins, but I'm sure it will be something cooler than a debate between Sean Salisbury and John Clayton at Stephens Auditorium.
Wednesday, January 17, 2007
Fool-proof plan to ensure ISU wins ESPN's school spirit contest
ESPN.com is currently holding a contest to determine who has the best student section in college basketball. Iowa State is one of the 22 contestants. Go to this Web site:
Rank: School Spirit!
to vote for Hilton Magic. Voting is nearing completion and Iowa State is currently ranked 10th. You know you don't want to lose to Kansas and Duke, so help make Iowa State proud.
When casting your ballot, you'll discover you have to pick a total of five teams, ranked in order. So, here's a plan of attack to ensure that we don't lose to the "Cameron Lazies" or that "Rock Chalk Jayhawk" nonsense.
Vote as follows:
1. IOWA STATE - Obviously, the most important vote
2. Valparaiso — Valpo is former home of basketball player Bryce Drew. Remember when he made "The Shot" - sinking a 3-pointer at the buzzer in the 1998 NCAA tournament? I know you do. Because of that shot, Drew played in the NBA for six years and is now back at Valpo as an assistant. As for the strategy of picking Valpo in this contest, the school only has approximately 4,000 students, meaning Iowa State should amass many more votes while keeping Duke and Kansas out of the equation.
3. Western Kentucky — Three words sum up why we can beat them: Sun Belt Conference
4. Butler — Butler is similar in size to Valpo and is also located in Indiana, but currently has a top 25 men's basketball team. In theory, they should be tougher for Iowa State to beat based on Butler's recent success and exposure, but I can't say I've ever heard anything about its student section. Plus, Iowa State trounces them in the numbers game.
5. North Carolina A&T— Home of the Blue & Gold Marching Machine, according to Wikipedia this school leads the country in number of minorities with degrees in science, mathematics, engineering and technology. They might be one of the biggest underdogs in this contest, so if we somehow don't win, it would be much cooler if they won rather than a big name university.
Follow the plan and Iowa State's bound to win. Or, at least Kansas and Duke won't.
Hope you're staying warm,
Cody
Rank: School Spirit!
to vote for Hilton Magic. Voting is nearing completion and Iowa State is currently ranked 10th. You know you don't want to lose to Kansas and Duke, so help make Iowa State proud.
When casting your ballot, you'll discover you have to pick a total of five teams, ranked in order. So, here's a plan of attack to ensure that we don't lose to the "Cameron Lazies" or that "Rock Chalk Jayhawk" nonsense.
Vote as follows:
1. IOWA STATE - Obviously, the most important vote
2. Valparaiso — Valpo is former home of basketball player Bryce Drew. Remember when he made "The Shot" - sinking a 3-pointer at the buzzer in the 1998 NCAA tournament? I know you do. Because of that shot, Drew played in the NBA for six years and is now back at Valpo as an assistant. As for the strategy of picking Valpo in this contest, the school only has approximately 4,000 students, meaning Iowa State should amass many more votes while keeping Duke and Kansas out of the equation.
3. Western Kentucky — Three words sum up why we can beat them: Sun Belt Conference
4. Butler — Butler is similar in size to Valpo and is also located in Indiana, but currently has a top 25 men's basketball team. In theory, they should be tougher for Iowa State to beat based on Butler's recent success and exposure, but I can't say I've ever heard anything about its student section. Plus, Iowa State trounces them in the numbers game.
5. North Carolina A&T— Home of the Blue & Gold Marching Machine, according to Wikipedia this school leads the country in number of minorities with degrees in science, mathematics, engineering and technology. They might be one of the biggest underdogs in this contest, so if we somehow don't win, it would be much cooler if they won rather than a big name university.
Follow the plan and Iowa State's bound to win. Or, at least Kansas and Duke won't.
Hope you're staying warm,
Cody
Tuesday, January 16, 2007
Link to wrestling reporter Luke Plansky's blog
For those of you who are looking for senior reporter Luke Plansky's in-depth wrestling coverage blog, here's a link to the correct web address:
Luke Plansky's wrestling blog
or simply copy or type this into your browser:
http://www.isdsports2.blogspot.com
Hope you're all making it to class through the cold weather,
Cody
Luke Plansky's wrestling blog
or simply copy or type this into your browser:
http://www.isdsports2.blogspot.com
Hope you're all making it to class through the cold weather,
Cody
Monday, January 15, 2007
Break out the Oreos, baby!
Here's a clip from a 1994 Texas high school football game. Most of the Daily staff agrees this is one of the, if not THE, most phenomenal comebacks we've ever seen in football.
Make sure you stay for the ending.
Amazing Comeback
Cody
Make sure you stay for the ending.
Amazing Comeback
Cody
Saturday, January 13, 2007
Iowa State Fourth Rotation - Balance Beam
Beam (Fourth Rotation) - 48.425
1. Janet Anson - 9.750 - Very nice routine with a fantastic dismount. Janet was thrilled upon landing, and for good reason.
2. Megan Barnes - 9.675 - Great routine. Iowa State looks very strong on beam tonight.
3. Katie Sweetin - 9.575 - Good routine. At 4' 10", her height really works to her advantage on beam.
4. Jade Kvach - 9.725 - Really good routine. She's a solid veteran and it showed here.
5. Ashley Alden - 9.825 - Great routine, best beam routine for ISU tonight.
6. Ashley Kent - 9.250 - Good routine, but she did have a very uncharacteristic fall. She recovered very well though.
Minnesota performed well on floor, earning the highest team total on one event tonight with a 48.925, but couldn't make up the gap.
Final score: ISU - 194.525, Minnesota - 194.400
Thanks for reading. You can see a full recap in the Daily early this week.
Cody
1. Janet Anson - 9.750 - Very nice routine with a fantastic dismount. Janet was thrilled upon landing, and for good reason.
2. Megan Barnes - 9.675 - Great routine. Iowa State looks very strong on beam tonight.
3. Katie Sweetin - 9.575 - Good routine. At 4' 10", her height really works to her advantage on beam.
4. Jade Kvach - 9.725 - Really good routine. She's a solid veteran and it showed here.
5. Ashley Alden - 9.825 - Great routine, best beam routine for ISU tonight.
6. Ashley Kent - 9.250 - Good routine, but she did have a very uncharacteristic fall. She recovered very well though.
Minnesota performed well on floor, earning the highest team total on one event tonight with a 48.925, but couldn't make up the gap.
Final score: ISU - 194.525, Minnesota - 194.400
Thanks for reading. You can see a full recap in the Daily early this week.
Cody
Iowa State Third Rotation - Floor Exercise
Floor - (Third Rotation) - 48.775 (146.100 total)
1. Ashley Alden - 9.725 - Excellent routine.
2. Megan Barnes - 9.725 - Another excellent routine. Some of the young fans in the crowd help up their "10" signs.
3. Anna Robey - 9.675 - Great routine. She does a really nifty somersault variation.
4. Jasmine Thompson - 8.650 - Good routine. Her motions work really well with the music. She did, however, have a strange fall on her last pass that took her by total surprise. Certainly seemed like a fluke fall.
5. Katie Sweetin - 9.750 - Great routine.
6. Janet Anson - 9.900 - Fantastic routine. All landings stuck and she did a great job of conveying emotion on her face, which is very important. While performing, her arm didn't appear to be bothering her at all.
Minnesota earned a 48.825 on beam.
After three rotations, it's ISU - 146.100, Minn. - 145.475
Remeber, only the top five of the six scores in each rotation are counted on the final score.
1. Ashley Alden - 9.725 - Excellent routine.
2. Megan Barnes - 9.725 - Another excellent routine. Some of the young fans in the crowd help up their "10" signs.
3. Anna Robey - 9.675 - Great routine. She does a really nifty somersault variation.
4. Jasmine Thompson - 8.650 - Good routine. Her motions work really well with the music. She did, however, have a strange fall on her last pass that took her by total surprise. Certainly seemed like a fluke fall.
5. Katie Sweetin - 9.750 - Great routine.
6. Janet Anson - 9.900 - Fantastic routine. All landings stuck and she did a great job of conveying emotion on her face, which is very important. While performing, her arm didn't appear to be bothering her at all.
Minnesota earned a 48.825 on beam.
After three rotations, it's ISU - 146.100, Minn. - 145.475
Remeber, only the top five of the six scores in each rotation are counted on the final score.
Iowa State Second Rotation - Vault
Vault (Second Rotation) - 48.900
1. Katie Lasher - 9.825 - Excellent start. Great vault.
2. Nikki Dilbert - 9.650 - Tough landing, but nice vault overall.
3. Jasmine Thompson - 9.775 - Really great vault. Really impressive.
4. Anna Robey - 9.200 - Nice vault, but fall on landing.
5. Megan Barnes - 9.850 - Excellent vault.
6. Janet Anson - 9.800 - Good vault, but she's clutching her arm a bit afterward.
Cyclones had some very good vaults tonight. Minnesota struggled on bars during its second rotation, earning a 48.050.
After two rotations, ISU leads 97.325-96.650.
Next up for ISU is the floor exercise.
1. Katie Lasher - 9.825 - Excellent start. Great vault.
2. Nikki Dilbert - 9.650 - Tough landing, but nice vault overall.
3. Jasmine Thompson - 9.775 - Really great vault. Really impressive.
4. Anna Robey - 9.200 - Nice vault, but fall on landing.
5. Megan Barnes - 9.850 - Excellent vault.
6. Janet Anson - 9.800 - Good vault, but she's clutching her arm a bit afterward.
Cyclones had some very good vaults tonight. Minnesota struggled on bars during its second rotation, earning a 48.050.
After two rotations, ISU leads 97.325-96.650.
Next up for ISU is the floor exercise.
Iowa State First Rotation - Uneven Bars
Fun fact: All events here begin at the sound of the loon, which is the state bird of Minnesota. Loon's are an aquatic bird the size of a large duck or small goose.
There's a man sitting behind with a large gopher on his hat. I love it.
Cyclones bars results:
1. Katie Lasher - 9.650 - Great routine. Very strong start.
2. Ashley Kent - 9.600 - Nifty, unique routine, but rough landing on her twisting dismount and slight delays on a swing or two. Will be a truly dynamic routine once she works out all the kinks.
3. Megan Barnes - 9.625 - Good routine, but step on landing
4. Jasmine Thompson - 9.700 - Great routine, slight step back to gain balance on landing.
5. Ceilia Maccani - 9.675 - Tremendous until dismount, which had a step to gain balance. On her first or second rotation, she released and leapt split-legged from the bar about four feet in the air. Extremely impressive and drew and audible "WHOA" from the crowd.
6. Janet Anson - 9.775 - WOW! This was ridiculously great. You'll be hard-pressed to see a dismount stuck better.
Tough judging on bars tonight. Anson, Lasher and Thompson all had better routines than the score inidicates. It will be interesting to see how Minnesota's bars will be judged.
On vault, Minnesota had some steps on landings in the early stages, but ended very strong with great vaults by Kelly Ganchan, Alexis Russell and Carmelin Carabajal.
After one rotation, it's ISU - 48.425 Minnesota - 48.600
There's a man sitting behind with a large gopher on his hat. I love it.
Cyclones bars results:
1. Katie Lasher - 9.650 - Great routine. Very strong start.
2. Ashley Kent - 9.600 - Nifty, unique routine, but rough landing on her twisting dismount and slight delays on a swing or two. Will be a truly dynamic routine once she works out all the kinks.
3. Megan Barnes - 9.625 - Good routine, but step on landing
4. Jasmine Thompson - 9.700 - Great routine, slight step back to gain balance on landing.
5. Ceilia Maccani - 9.675 - Tremendous until dismount, which had a step to gain balance. On her first or second rotation, she released and leapt split-legged from the bar about four feet in the air. Extremely impressive and drew and audible "WHOA" from the crowd.
6. Janet Anson - 9.775 - WOW! This was ridiculously great. You'll be hard-pressed to see a dismount stuck better.
Tough judging on bars tonight. Anson, Lasher and Thompson all had better routines than the score inidicates. It will be interesting to see how Minnesota's bars will be judged.
On vault, Minnesota had some steps on landings in the early stages, but ended very strong with great vaults by Kelly Ganchan, Alexis Russell and Carmelin Carabajal.
After one rotation, it's ISU - 48.425 Minnesota - 48.600
No. 13 Iowa State vs. No. 21 Minnesota from Minneapolis - 15 minutes until the action starts
Hi folks,
The Cyclones looked great in warm-ups. It should be a good meet.
Minnesota doesn't begin its second semester until Tuesday, so there's a smaller student turnout than usual tonight. Last year, many of the male students cheer had "FEAR THE GOPHERS" painted on their chests. You don't see that too much in gymnastics.
Congrats to the ISU men's basketball team for its play in today's 68-64 OT loss to No. 5 Kansas this afternoon. Mike Taylor, Wesley Johnson and Jiri Hubalek played very well.
The P.A. announcer here does a tremendous job. He has a great voice for the job.
Next update will be after the first rotation.
Cody
The Cyclones looked great in warm-ups. It should be a good meet.
Minnesota doesn't begin its second semester until Tuesday, so there's a smaller student turnout than usual tonight. Last year, many of the male students cheer had "FEAR THE GOPHERS" painted on their chests. You don't see that too much in gymnastics.
Congrats to the ISU men's basketball team for its play in today's 68-64 OT loss to No. 5 Kansas this afternoon. Mike Taylor, Wesley Johnson and Jiri Hubalek played very well.
The P.A. announcer here does a tremendous job. He has a great voice for the job.
Next update will be after the first rotation.
Cody
Friday, January 12, 2007
Welcome to the Daily Sports Editors' Blog
Hi Daily readers,
My name is Cody Saveraid and I'm the assistant sports editor (and gymnastics reporter) for the Iowa State Daily. On behalf of sports editor Chris Conetzkey and myself, I'd like to welcome all of you to the brand new sports editors' blog. Here you'll find:
- Live coverage of ISU gymnastics meets written by myself
- Other random newsbits and/or interesting links we encounter during the day
Join me tommorow night, Sat. Jan. 13, at 6 p.m. for live coverage from Minneapolis, Minnesota as the 13-ranked ISU gymnasts take on No. 21 Minnesota. It should be a competitive match up of last season's Big 12 and Big Ten champions. Here's a full preview of the meet (including audio interview with ISU head coach Jay Ronayne) I wrote in Friday's Daily:
Minnesota preview
Not interested in the gymnastics meet? Then check out Daily wrestling reporter Luke Plansky's blog all day for live coverage of the ISU wrestling team as they compete at the National Duals tournament in Cedar Falls. The Cyclones face Michigan in the first round.
Not interested in sports involving mats? Then follow Chris Conetzkey's live coverage of Saturday's ISU women's basketball game against Oklahoma State
Thanks,
Cody Saveraid
My name is Cody Saveraid and I'm the assistant sports editor (and gymnastics reporter) for the Iowa State Daily. On behalf of sports editor Chris Conetzkey and myself, I'd like to welcome all of you to the brand new sports editors' blog. Here you'll find:
- Live coverage of ISU gymnastics meets written by myself
- Other random newsbits and/or interesting links we encounter during the day
Join me tommorow night, Sat. Jan. 13, at 6 p.m. for live coverage from Minneapolis, Minnesota as the 13-ranked ISU gymnasts take on No. 21 Minnesota. It should be a competitive match up of last season's Big 12 and Big Ten champions. Here's a full preview of the meet (including audio interview with ISU head coach Jay Ronayne) I wrote in Friday's Daily:
Minnesota preview
Not interested in the gymnastics meet? Then check out Daily wrestling reporter Luke Plansky's blog all day for live coverage of the ISU wrestling team as they compete at the National Duals tournament in Cedar Falls. The Cyclones face Michigan in the first round.
Not interested in sports involving mats? Then follow Chris Conetzkey's live coverage of Saturday's ISU women's basketball game against Oklahoma State
Thanks,
Cody Saveraid
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