Oregon State
NCAA Regionals
Beavers Miss Out On NCAA Championships By .050.
April 03, 2004 | Women's Gymnastics
April 3, 2004
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CORVALLIS, Ore. - Once again, the No. 10 Oregon State gymnastics team found itself in a tight race at the NCAA Regional Championships, but in the end it was No. 15 Oklahoma and No. 3 Alabama advancing to the NCAA Championships.
Oklahoma won the West Regional meet with a 197.100, and the Crimson Tide edged the Beavers by .050 to earn the second spot to the April 15-17 NCAA Championships. Alabama finished with a 196.900, while OSU ended up with a 196.850. Boise State placed fourth at 195.275, followed by California (195.175) and Cal State Fullerton (193.000).
It was the second year in a row the Beavers narrowly missed out on the trip to nationals, after having been edged by .025 in the South Central Regional a year ago.
"It's hard to lose by five-hundredths of a point," said coach Tanya Chaplin. "Overall this team has fought really hard all year. I couldn't be more proud."
Although the Beavers won't advance as a team, they'll be represented at the NCAA Championships by senior All-American Tanya Ricioli-Hebron, who earned one of two individual all-around berths. The top two all-arounders whose teams don't advance also qualify for nationals, and Ricioli-Hebron placed third overall with a 39.500. Boise State's Lindsay Ward, who was seventh overall with a 39.350, is the other individual all-arounder to advance out of the West Region. Alabama's Jeana Rice won the all-around title after finishing with a 39.550.
"It was a really emotional night. I wanted to celebrate my last meet here," said Ricioli-Hebron. "It's great to go as an individual, but I would give it all up to go with the team."
Ricioli-Hebron also won the beam title by tying her career-high of 9.95. Rice tied teammate Shannon Hrozek and Oklahoma's Kasie Tamayo with 9.90 marks to win bars, and Alabama's Ashley Miles won the floor title with a 9.95. Miles also tied Oklahoma's Ashley Cooney for first place on vault with a 9.95.
In addition to Ricioli-Hebron's win on beam, the Beavers had several other top seven finishes. Anglea Morales and Th?r?se Videan had career-highs of 9.925 on vault to tie for third, and Chrissy Lamun tied for third on beam with a 9.90. Lamun also tied for fifth on bars with a 9.85, and Morales tied for seventh with a 9.875 on beam.
Meet Results
Team Scores: Oklahoma 197.100; Alabama 196.900; Oregon State 196.850; Boise State 195.275; California 195.175; Cal State Fullerton 193.000
All-Around: 1. Jeana Rice (UA) 39.550; 2. Ashley Cooney (OU) 39.525; 3. Tanya Ricioli-Hebron (OSU) 39.500; T4. Shannon Hrozek (UA), Kasie Tamayo (OU) 39.475; 6. Erin LaBarr (OU) 39.425; 7. Lindsay Ward (BSU) 39.350; 8. Chrissy Lamun (OSU) 39.225
Vault: T1. Ashley Miles (UA), Ashley Cooney (UO) 9.95; T3. Angela Morales (OSU), Th?r?se Videan (OSU) 9.925; T5. Alexis Brion (UA), Jeana Rice (UA), Shannon Hrozek (UA) 9.90; T8. Kea Cuaresma (BSU), Tiffany Willin (OU), Lauren Shipp (Cal) 9.875. Other OSU Scores: Tanya Ricioli-Hebron & Chelsea Plourde 9.85; Heather Justus 9.80; Chrissy Lamun 9.60
Bars: T1. Shannon Hrozek (UA), Jeana Rice (UA), Kasie Tamayo (OU) 9.90; 4. Ashley Miles (UA) 9.875; T5. Chrissy Lamun (OSU), Brittany Comeaux (UA), Monique Chang (Cal), Leah Mueller (OU), Erin LaBarr (OU) 9.85. Other OSU Scores: Chelsea Plourde & Tanya Ricioli-Hebron 9.80; Heidi Goehring & Th?r?se Videan 9.75; Heather Justus 9.725
Beam: 1. Tanya Ricioli-Hebron (OSU) 9.95; 2. Kasie Tamayo (OU) 9.925; T3. Chrissy Lamun (OSU), Lindsay Ward (BSU), Lauren Shipp (Cal), Erin LaBarr (OU) 9.90; T7. Angela Morales (OSU), Nirvana Zaher (CSUS), Tara Anderson (OU), Ashley Cooney (OU), Michelle Reeser (UA) 9.875. Other OSU Scores: Heidi Goehring 9.825; Elaine Yoder 9.80; Chelsea Plourde 9.40
Floor: 1. Ashley Miles (UA), 9.95; 2. Jeana Rice (UA) 9.925; T3. Tanya Ricioli-Hebron (OSU), Erin LaBarr (UA), Ashley Cooney (OU) 9.90; T6. Chrissy Lamun (OSU), Mari Bayer (UA), Shannon Hrozek (UA) 9.875. Other OSU Scores: Th?r?se Videan 9.85, Heather Justus 9.80, Chelsea Plourde 9.775; Angela Morales 9.70
