Oregon State
NCAA Individual Finals
Kesler Leads Three to Podium on Bars; Four Earn All-America Honors
April 17, 2011 | Women's Gymnastics
April 17, 2011
CLEVELAND, Ohio -
Senior Jen Kesler capped her Oregon State gymnastics career at the NCAA Championships Individual Event Finals with a second place finish on the uneven bars Sunday afternoon. Kesler led the day for the other three Beavers, who each earned first team All-America honors and earned spots on the podium during the weekend.
The Oregon State uneven bars lineup was ranked No. 1 in the nation for several weeks this season. Sunday half of that lineup participated in the NCAA Championships Individual Event Finals and all three gymnasts finished on the podium receiving trophies.
Kesler, a two-time second team All-American entering the weekend, earned a spot in the event finals for the first time in her career after tying with teammates Vivian and Stambaugh for first in their semifinal session Friday with identical scores of 9.90. On Sunday, Kesler hit her handstands and nailed her dismount to end her gymnastics career on a high note finishing second overall with a score of 9.875.
"This is my first event finals so I was a little nervous but I'm so happy," Kesler said. "This is such a great way to go out!"
Stambaugh, who also performed on the floor exercise, executed an outstanding routine and had a small hop on the landing to score 9.8625 to tie for sixth. Vivian, who earned the first All-America award of her career, hit a great routine and stuck her dismount to score 9.850.
"Today is a day to enjoy," Vivian said. "It's a culmination of all the great gymnastics we've done this year. I'm just grateful I earned a spot in today's competition. I set the goal to be an All-American this year and that's another goal accomplished."
In the final flight of the day, Stambaugh took to the floor exercise where she finished 12th as a freshman in 2010 and performed a nearly flawless routine. She finished eighth with a score of 9.8625 to snag a second trophy.
Shortly after Stambaugh's routine, Mak struggled a bit through her beam routine with a couple wobbles and finished 10th overall. On Saturday night following Super Six finals, Mak collected her all-around trophy on the podium after finishing tied for seventh overall with a score of 39.350 in the Beavers' semifinal Friday.
For the first time in Oregon State history three gymnasts earned first team All-America honors on the uneven bars.
In all the Beavers totaled six All-America accolades in 2011 -Mak (all-around & balance beam), Stambaugh (uneven bars & floor exercise), Kesler (uneven bars) and Vivian (uneven bars).
Vault Results
1. Marissa King (FLA) - 9.8750
2. Madison Mooring (OKLA) - 9.8250
3. Erin Davis (NEB) - 9.8188
4. Kayla Hoffman (BAMA) - 9.8125
t5. Marissa Gutierrez (BAMA), Janelle Giblin (NEB) - 9.8000
t7. Geralen Stack-Eaton (BAMA), Ashley Sledge (BAMA) - 9.7938
t9. Alaina Johnson (FLA), Kylee Botterman (MICH) - 9.7875
11. Lindsey Cheek (UGA) - 9.7438
12. Jamie Schleppenbach (NEB) - 9.7375
t13. Katie Zurales (MICH), Stephanie McAllister (UTAH) - 9.7313
15. Amy Borsellino (ARK) - 9.6938
16. Brittani McCullough (UCLA) - 9.6125
Uneven Bars Results
1. Kat Ding (UGA) - 9.9125
2. Jen Kesler (OSU) - 9.8750
t3. Sarah DeMeo (BAMA), Makayla Stambaugh (OSU), Monique DeLaTorre (UCLA) - 9.8625
t6. Alaina Johnson (FLA), Trish Wilson (MICH), Brittnee Martinez (MICH), Olivia Vivian (OSU) - 9.8500
10. Maria Scaffidi (NEB) - 9.8250
11. Emily Wong (NEB) - 9.8125
12. Kayla Nowak (OKLA) - 9.8000
13. Megan Ferguson (OKLA) - 9.7750
14. Elyse Hopfner-Hibbs (UCLA) - 9.7500
15. Geralen Stack-Eaton (BAMA) - 9.2000
Balance Beam results
1. Samantha Peszek (UCLA) - 9.9000
t2. Kayla Hoffman (BAMA), Aisha Gerber (UCLA) - 9.8875
4. Natasha Kelley (OKLA) - 9.8750
t5. Melissa Fernandez (ILL), Mary Beth Lofgren (UTAH) - 9.8375
7. Kylee Botterman (MICH) - 9.8250
t8. Kim Jacob (BAMA), Megan Ferguson (OKLA) - 9.8125
10. Leslie Mak (OSU) - 9.4500
Floor Exercise results
1. Geralen Stack-Eaton (BAMA) - 9.9375
t2. Maranda Smith (FLA), Kylee Botterman (MICH), Brittani McCullough (UCLA) - 9.9000
t5. Jaime Pisani (ARK), Alaina Johnson (FLA) - 9.8875
7. Cassidy McComb (UGA) - 9.8750
8. Makayla Stambaugh (OSU) - 9.8625
9. Katherine Grable (ARK), Marissa King (FLA) - 9.8500
11. Lora Evenstad (NEB) - 9.7875
12. Erin Davis (NEB) - 9.7750
Follow Oregon State Athletics On YouTube.
Players Mentioned
