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Gymnastics Finishes Season On A High Note
3/16/2002 12:00:00 AM | Gymnastics
March 16, 2002
Mount Pleasant, Mich.??The Central Michigan gymnastics team finished the regular season with a victory over Ball State Saturday afternoon, 195.200-194.425.
CMU finished its regular season with a 4-2 MAC, 11-9 overall record which ties Kent State for second-place in the MAC. A conference champion will be crowned at the MAC Championships on March 23.
Since 1989, either Central Michigan or Kent State has won the MAC Championship title. Bowling Green finished with a 6-0 conference record this season.
Sarah Dame (Maple City/Jr.) won the all-around competition with a 39.025. She nailed a career-high 9.90 on the floor exercise for first in the event. She also tied for fourth on vault (9.700), eighth on bars (9.700) and fourth on beam (9.725).
Kara Reighard (Mt. Pleasant/Fr.) finished second in the all-around with a 38.625. She tied for fourth on vault (9.700), 10th on bars (9.475), third on beam (9.775) and tied for 10th on floor (9.700).
Central took a first-place finish in each event. Shanna Duggan (Sault Ste. Marie, Ont./Fr.) took first on vault (9.800), Sara Burtinsky (Oshawa, Ont./Fr.) tied for first on bars (9.850), Michele Orloski (Clifton Park, N.Y./Jr.) took first on beam (9.850), and Dame finished first on floor.
Central has posted a team score of 195.0 or better in four of its last five meets.
Ball State's Amy Bodus finished third in the all-around with a 38.075.
The Chippewas travel to Muncie, Ind., for the MAC Championships on March 23 at 2 p.m.
