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Iowa Posts Season Best Team Score At Minnesota

Katie Burke won bars and beam, and tied for first on floor exercise against the Gophers.

Katie Burke won bars and beam, and tied for first on floor exercise against the Gophers.
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Feb. 24, 2007

MINNEAPOLIS, MN - 21st-ranked Iowa competed against Big Ten rival Minnesota today in Minneapolis.  The Hawkeyes defeated the 26th-ranked Gophers 194.625-193.95.  Iowa had two event winners as well as the top all-around scorer, and the team score of 194.625 is a season best for the Hawkeyes.  Iowa now posts a conference record of 1-0.

On vault, freshman Katie Turcotte posted the highest score for the Hawkeyes with a 9.8 to tie for second. Turcotte is currently ranked first in the Big Ten on vault and 24th nationally. Katie Burke placed fourth, scoring 9.775, and Kara Pinjuv finished fifth in the event with a 9.75.

On bars, Burke won the event, scoring 9.8. Other bars scores include Jen Simbhudas, tying for third with a 9.75 and Ally Zipse, tying for fifth (9.7).

On beam, Burke posted a 9.825 to finish first in the event, while Danielle Legeai placed second with a 9.775. Turcotte tied for third, posting a 9.75 and Nikki Page scored a sixth place 9.725.

On floor exercise, Burke posted a 9.85 which earned her a tie for first place with Amanda Miles and Andy Cornelius of Minnesota. Simbhudas posted a 9.8 to tie for fifth place.

Burke won the all-around, with a 39.25, while Simbhudas finished third, scoring 38.875. Burke is ranked 27th nationally in the all-around, while Simbhudas is ranked 36th.

Iowa will host Southern Utah, March 2nd at 7 p.m., and Iowa State, March 4th at 2 p.m.

Final Team Scores
Team          Vault        Bars      Beam          Floor     Total
1. #21 Iowa   48.775     48.325	 48.675	     48.825    194.625
2. #26 Minn   48.700     48.475	 47.650	     49.125    193.950

Individual Results (winner plus Iowa): Vault (winner plus Iowa) 1. Alexis Russell (Minn) 9.825 2t. Katie Turcotte (Iowa) 9.800 4. Katie Burke (Iowa) 9.775 5. Kara Pinjuv (Iowa) 9.750 6t. Jenny Donar (Iowa) 9.725 6t. Jenifer Simbhudas (Iowa) 9.725 11. Nikki Page (Iowa) 9.625

Uneven Bars (winner plus Iowa): 1. Katie Burke (Iowa) 9.800 3t. Jenifer Simbhudas (Iowa) 9.750 5t. Ally Zipse (Iowa) 9.700 9. Kara Pinjuv (Iowa) 9.575 10. Katie Turcotte (Iowa) 9.500 11. Beth Dilick (Iowa) 9.425

Balance Beam (winner plus Iowa): 1. Katie Burke (Iowa) 9.825 2. Danielle Legeai (Iowa) 9.775 3t. Katie Turcotte (Iowa) 9.750 6. Nikki Page (Iowa) 9.725 8. Jenifer Simbhudas (Iowa) 9.600 11. Kara Pinjuv (Iowa) 9.200

Floor Exercise (winner plus Iowa): 1t. Katie Burke (Iowa) 9.850 1t. Amanda Miles (Minn) 9.850 1t. Andy Cornelius (Minn) 9.850 5t. Jenifer Simbhudas (Iowa) 9.800 9. Brandi Loffer (Iowa) 9.750 10. Danielle Legeai (Iowa) 9.725 11. Ally Zipse (Iowa) 9.700 12. Amanda Rudolph (Iowa) 9.500

All-Around (winner plus Iowa): 1. Katie Burke (Iowa) 39.250 3. Jenifer Simbhudas (Iowa) 38.875



 

 

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