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Kara Pinjuv placed third in the all-around, scoring 39.075.

Kara Pinjuv placed third in the all-around, scoring 39.075.
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April 1, 2007

UNIVERSITY PARK, PA - The Iowa women's gymnastics team placed sixth at Big Ten Championships, Saturday, with a 192.75.  Michigan won the competition, scoring 196.575.

On vault, freshman Katie Turcotte had a strong showing for Iowa, tying for fourth place with Maureen Moody (Michigan) and Kristen Coleman (Michigan State) with a score of 9.85. Kara Pinjuv finished in a four-way tie for seventh place, scoring 9.825.

Iowa's showing on bars wasn't as strong, as Beth Dilick finished tied for 14th place, posting a 9.825. Jenifer Simbhudas was Iowa's next highest placed competitor, scoring 9.8 to tie for 16th.

Pinjuv scored Iowa's best beam score, 9.75, to tie for 14th place, while Katie Burke posted a 9.7 to tie for 19th. On floor exercise, Simbhudas tied for sixth with Carmelina Carabajal of Minnesota, scoring 9.825. Burke tied for eighth place with a 9.8.

In the all-around, Pinjuv finished third, scoring 39.075, while Burke tied for 10th place (38.7), and Simbhudas finished 12th (38.525).

Vault (winner plus Iowa):
1. Brandi Personett (PSU)	9.95
4t. Katie Turcotte 		9.85
7t. Kara Pinjuv			9.825
11t. Jenifer Simbhudas		9.8
21t. Beth Dilick		9.725
37t. Amanda Rudolph		9.65
41. Katie Burke			9.425

Bars (winner plus Iowa): 1. Cara Pomeroy (Illinois) 9.95 14t. Beth Dilick 9.825 16t. Jenifer Simbhudas 9.8 26t. Kara Pinjuv 9.775 26t. Katie Burke 9.775 39. Katie Turcotte 9.325 41. Brandi Loffer 9.1

Beam (winner plus Iowa): 1. Becky Bernard (Michigan) 9.9 14t. Kara Pinjuv 9.75 19t. Katie Burke 9.7 23. Danielle Legeai 9.55 34t. Jenifer Simbhudas 9.1 40. Brandi Loffer 8.625 42. Beth Dilick 8.05

Floor (winner plus Iowa): 1. Katie Lieberman (Michigan) 9.9 6t. Jenifer Simbhudas 9.825 8t. Katie Burke 9.8 25t. Kara Pinjuv 9.725 28t. Brandi Loffer 9.675 30. Amanda Rudolph 9.65 39. Katie Turcotte 9.475

All-Around (winner plus Iowa): 1. Brandi Personett (PSU) 39.425 3. Kara Pinjuv 39.075 10t. Katie Burke 38.7 12. Jenifer Simbhudas 38.525



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