Vault (Fourth Rotation) - 49.925 - Good vaults, but not good enough to overtake Minnesota's lead
1. Jasmine Thompson - 9.875 - Great start on vault for the Cyclones
2. Katie Sweetin - 9.775 - Excellent vault.
3. Nikki Dilbert- - Great rotation, sloppy landing
4. Katie Lasher - 9.800 - Great rotation, funny hop on landing.
5. Megan Barnes - 9.900 - Spectacular vault. This was awesome.
6. Janet Anson - 9.875 - Great rotation. She approached to hard, however, and took a momentum step upon landing.
Iowa earned a 48.950 on floor and Minnesota earned a 48.725 on bars to finish the meet. Minnesota takes the upset victory by just .25.
Final score: Iowa State - 195.325
Iowa - 194.275
Minnesota - 195.350
Thanks for following my coverage. Sorry I was as detailed as usually... I had to be more mobile than usual today. Check back tomorrow for a link to my article in Monday's Daily.
Sunday, March 4, 2007
ISU-Iowa-Minnesota Third Rotation
I wish Minnesota and Iowa wouldn't have worn almost-matching black uniforms. Hard to keep track of which team is on which event without checking the rotation lineup.
Floor (Third Rotation) - 49.075 - Iowa State looked much, much better and made up some ground.
1. Megan Barnes - 9.800 - Excellent routine.
2. Nikki Dilbert - 9.650 - Very good routine.
3. Melanie Tham - 9.800 - Another very good routine. Iowa State should really gain some ground on floor.
4. Jasmine Thompson - 9.425 - Took a awkward fall on her ankle on her first pass. She finished the routine without any sign of injury though.
5. Katie Sweetin 9.900 - Awesome routine. Her floor improves by leaps and bounds each meet. The pun was certainly intended.
6. Janet Anson - 9.925 - Another awesome routine. Great finish to floor for the Cyclones.
Iowa earned a 48.775 on beam. Minnesota earned a 48.900 on vault.
After three rotations:
Iowa State - 146.100
Iowa - 145.325
Minnesota - 146.675
Iowa State finishes on vault.
Floor (Third Rotation) - 49.075 - Iowa State looked much, much better and made up some ground.
1. Megan Barnes - 9.800 - Excellent routine.
2. Nikki Dilbert - 9.650 - Very good routine.
3. Melanie Tham - 9.800 - Another very good routine. Iowa State should really gain some ground on floor.
4. Jasmine Thompson - 9.425 - Took a awkward fall on her ankle on her first pass. She finished the routine without any sign of injury though.
5. Katie Sweetin 9.900 - Awesome routine. Her floor improves by leaps and bounds each meet. The pun was certainly intended.
6. Janet Anson - 9.925 - Another awesome routine. Great finish to floor for the Cyclones.
Iowa earned a 48.775 on beam. Minnesota earned a 48.900 on vault.
After three rotations:
Iowa State - 146.100
Iowa - 145.325
Minnesota - 146.675
Iowa State finishes on vault.
ISU-Iowa-Minnesota Second Rotation
A score was recorded incorrectly after the first rotation. Minnesotat actually held the lead after the first rotation by earning a 48.725 on beam.
Beam (Second rotation) - 48.350 - Iowa State had to count a fall.
1. Megan Barnes - 9.775 - Great routine to start beam.
2. Melanie Tham - 9.600 - Good routine. She did a nice job of saving a fall near the beginning.
3. Nikki Dilbert - 9.125 - Took an unfortunate fall.
4. Katie Sweetin - 9.825 - Fantastic, perhaps her best all year.
5. Jade Kvach - 9.275 - Iowa State's second fall off beam, meaning they have to count a fall.
6. Janet Anson - 9.875 - Awesome routine. The Cyclones definitely needed it.
Iowa earned a 48.800 on bars. Minnesota earned a 49.050 on floor.
After two rotations, Minnesota surprisingly leads by a good margin.
Iowa State - 97.025
Iowa - 96.550
Minnesota - 97.725
See you after Iowa State's floor
Beam (Second rotation) - 48.350 - Iowa State had to count a fall.
1. Megan Barnes - 9.775 - Great routine to start beam.
2. Melanie Tham - 9.600 - Good routine. She did a nice job of saving a fall near the beginning.
3. Nikki Dilbert - 9.125 - Took an unfortunate fall.
4. Katie Sweetin - 9.825 - Fantastic, perhaps her best all year.
5. Jade Kvach - 9.275 - Iowa State's second fall off beam, meaning they have to count a fall.
6. Janet Anson - 9.875 - Awesome routine. The Cyclones definitely needed it.
Iowa earned a 48.800 on bars. Minnesota earned a 49.050 on floor.
After two rotations, Minnesota surprisingly leads by a good margin.
Iowa State - 97.025
Iowa - 96.550
Minnesota - 97.725
See you after Iowa State's floor
Iowa State-Iowa-Minnesota First Rotation
To give you an idea of how glamorous gymnastics journalism is, I'm currently sitting in the bleachers, surrounded by a group of grils scouts and parents. Iowa's press row is a six feet long table that really only has enough space for each school's sports information directors. Plus, it's located in a corner of the arena where you can't even see bars or vault, so I wouldn't be able to give any coverage besides scores. The group around me is full of nice people though, so it's not too bad.
Bars (First Rotation) - 48.675
1. Megan Barnes - 9.650 - Awesome start. Totally stuck the landing. Could have extended better on her handstands, but she still should have had a higher score.
2. Jasmine Thompson - 9.300 - This was shaping up to be her best bars routine of the year, but she took a fall onto her back after landing her dismount. Really unfortunate.
3. Nikki Dilbert - 9.800 - Great routine, but to be honest, I missed some this because of how much is going on. What I saw was really good.
4. Ceilia Maccani - 9.750 - Good routine, but she's had better this year.
5. Katie Lasher - 9.700 - Great performance. She's been on a roll lately.
6. Janet Anson - 9.775 - Fantastic routine, but very slight step on landing. Shouldn't hurt her score too badly.
Melanie Tham took a hard fall during her exhibition routine. She appears to be OK, however, and finished her routine strong.
Iowa earned a 47.750 on vault due to a number of girls taking hard falls. Minnesota earned a 48.050 on beam.
Up next for the Cyclones is beam.
Bars (First Rotation) - 48.675
1. Megan Barnes - 9.650 - Awesome start. Totally stuck the landing. Could have extended better on her handstands, but she still should have had a higher score.
2. Jasmine Thompson - 9.300 - This was shaping up to be her best bars routine of the year, but she took a fall onto her back after landing her dismount. Really unfortunate.
3. Nikki Dilbert - 9.800 - Great routine, but to be honest, I missed some this because of how much is going on. What I saw was really good.
4. Ceilia Maccani - 9.750 - Good routine, but she's had better this year.
5. Katie Lasher - 9.700 - Great performance. She's been on a roll lately.
6. Janet Anson - 9.775 - Fantastic routine, but very slight step on landing. Shouldn't hurt her score too badly.
Melanie Tham took a hard fall during her exhibition routine. She appears to be OK, however, and finished her routine strong.
Iowa earned a 47.750 on vault due to a number of girls taking hard falls. Minnesota earned a 48.050 on beam.
Up next for the Cyclones is beam.
Mar. 4 - Iowa State vs. Iowa and Minnesota -Warmups
Hi folks,
With the weather troubles finally cleared up, Minnesota finally made it down to Iowa - just a different location than originally planned. After Friday's Minnesota-Iowa State meet in Ames was cancelled, Minnesota was added to the bill in Iowa City today, making this a triangular meet.
By the way, to give you an idea of how bad the wetaher was in Iowa on Thursday and Friday, I drove past a whopping 70 cars in the ditch during the 2 1/2 hour drive from Ames to Iowa City. I counted every single car. 53 of them were in the half-hour drive from Ames to the interstate mixmaster north of Des Moines.
Iowa uses a funky setup for its meets, but it looks functional. For gymnastics meets, Iowa sections of part of its Field House, which is primary rec center for students on campus and also home of Iowa's pool. For those of you in Ames, it would be like holding a meet on the center turf of the Lied Rec Center.
As far as warmups go, all three teams have struggled on beam, so it will be interesting to see how the scores shake out.
I'll be back after the first rotation,
Cody
With the weather troubles finally cleared up, Minnesota finally made it down to Iowa - just a different location than originally planned. After Friday's Minnesota-Iowa State meet in Ames was cancelled, Minnesota was added to the bill in Iowa City today, making this a triangular meet.
By the way, to give you an idea of how bad the wetaher was in Iowa on Thursday and Friday, I drove past a whopping 70 cars in the ditch during the 2 1/2 hour drive from Ames to Iowa City. I counted every single car. 53 of them were in the half-hour drive from Ames to the interstate mixmaster north of Des Moines.
Iowa uses a funky setup for its meets, but it looks functional. For gymnastics meets, Iowa sections of part of its Field House, which is primary rec center for students on campus and also home of Iowa's pool. For those of you in Ames, it would be like holding a meet on the center turf of the Lied Rec Center.
As far as warmups go, all three teams have struggled on beam, so it will be interesting to see how the scores shake out.
I'll be back after the first rotation,
Cody
Thursday, March 1, 2007
ISU-Minnesota gymnastics meet cancelled
Due to the terrible weather conditions in both Ames and Minnesota, Friday's ISU-Minnesota gymnastics meet has been cancelled. I spoke to coach Jay Ronayne on the phone today and he is unsure at this time whether the meet will be rescheduled.
Iowa State cancelled classes this afternoon. In my four years at ISU, I believe this is the first time class has been cancelled for any reason. Because of the rain, the ground is very wet and sidewalks are covered in puddles. It's also been snowing pretty hard for the past few hours and isn't expected to stop. Thankfully, it's not cold enough yet to freeze, but once darkness comes it should turn really bad outside. I've heard that Interstate 35 from Ames to Minneapolis is closed and Interstate 80 west of Des Moines has been shut down as well.
If weather permits, I'm planing on traveling to Iowa City on Sunday for the ISU-Iowa gymnastics meet at 2 p.m. If I go, I'll be providing live coverage in this blog.
Hope you enjoy the two-page spread in today's Daily (see my previously entry below):
Stay safe in the ice and snow,
Cody Saveraid
Iowa State cancelled classes this afternoon. In my four years at ISU, I believe this is the first time class has been cancelled for any reason. Because of the rain, the ground is very wet and sidewalks are covered in puddles. It's also been snowing pretty hard for the past few hours and isn't expected to stop. Thankfully, it's not cold enough yet to freeze, but once darkness comes it should turn really bad outside. I've heard that Interstate 35 from Ames to Minneapolis is closed and Interstate 80 west of Des Moines has been shut down as well.
If weather permits, I'm planing on traveling to Iowa City on Sunday for the ISU-Iowa gymnastics meet at 2 p.m. If I go, I'll be providing live coverage in this blog.
Hope you enjoy the two-page spread in today's Daily (see my previously entry below):
Stay safe in the ice and snow,
Cody Saveraid
Thursday March 1 Update - includes link to ISU gymnastics spread
Hi folks,
Thursday's Daily features perhaps the coolest piece of gymnastics journalism I've ever worked on - a two-page spread educating readers on ISU gymnastics and the sport of gymnastics. Here's a link to the Daily's site, where you can find a PDF version of each page:
ISU Gymnastics - a comprehensive guide
If you have a chance, pick up a copy of today's Daily because seeing the spread on a computer doesn't do it complete justice. For those of you wanting to print the pages off, it works best to print it onto 11 x 17 paper. The text is pretty scrunched when you print it off on regular-sized printer paper.
Hope you enjoy the spread. Join me here again Friday night for live coverage of the Iowa State-Minnesota meet.
Thanks for reading,
Cody Saveraid
Thursday's Daily features perhaps the coolest piece of gymnastics journalism I've ever worked on - a two-page spread educating readers on ISU gymnastics and the sport of gymnastics. Here's a link to the Daily's site, where you can find a PDF version of each page:
ISU Gymnastics - a comprehensive guide
If you have a chance, pick up a copy of today's Daily because seeing the spread on a computer doesn't do it complete justice. For those of you wanting to print the pages off, it works best to print it onto 11 x 17 paper. The text is pretty scrunched when you print it off on regular-sized printer paper.
Hope you enjoy the spread. Join me here again Friday night for live coverage of the Iowa State-Minnesota meet.
Thanks for reading,
Cody Saveraid
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