Sunday, February 19
Kalamazoo, Mich.
1 p.m.
Central Michigan University
195.825
at
196.725
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Western Michigan
Photo by: Sydney Kline '26 - @sydney.kline.photography
Four-Meet Win Streak Snapped at Western Michigan
2/19/2023 5:30:00 PM | Gymnastics
Senior Hannah DeMers posts top scores in three of four events, wins the all-around competition with a 39.525; Chippewas notch second-highest team score of the season but fall to 3-1 in MAC competition.
KALAMAZOO, Mich.—Senior Hannah DeMers won the all-around competition by posting top scores in three of the four events, but it was not enough as the Central Michigan Gymnastics team came out on the short end of a 196.725-195.825 meet at Western Michigan Sunday at University Arena. With the loss, Central Michigan moves to 5-2 in head-to-head competition on the year and 3-1 in MAC meets.
Central Michigan's 195.825 score marked the Chippewas' second-highest team score of the year.
"We're gaining ground," Central Michigan Head Coach Christine MacDonald said. "We started off strong on bars with a solid team score of 49.20. Overall, we were not as sharp today and we opened the door too much today."
With a 39.525, DeMers posted the meet's best all-around score as she topped the charts in bars (9.875), vault (9.850), and beam (9.925). Freshman Luciana Alvarado-Reid added a 39.225 in the all-around.
"Individually, our two all-arounders—Hannah and Luci—did a tremendous job from start to finish," MacDonald said. "Hannah had a personal-best on the beam and it was also good to see Luci back in the all-around competition."
CMU jumped out to a quick lead with a strong overall performance on bars. The Chippewas registered the top two scores of the day as Alvarado-Reid and DeMers both posted 9.875s, while sophomore Lia Kimeciak scored a 9.850. Seniors Audriana Hammond and Ashley Veglucci pitched in 9.800s.
DeMers led the Chippewas on vault with a 9.850, while junior Elizabeth Cesarone and Kmieciak both posted 9.800s.
The Chippewas put up another solid floor score as three Chippewas scored above a 9.8. DeMers tied for third place with a 9.875, followed by Veglucci and Alvarado-Reid at 9.800.
CMU concluded the day on beam as senior Aleysia Kolyvanova and DeMers both scored a 9.925 and junior Adriana Bustelo tallied a 9.800.
Two MAC meets remain as Central Michigan gets back to MAC competition on Sunday, Feb. 26 at Ball State. The Chippewas will also travel to Kent State on March 12.
Central Michigan's 195.825 score marked the Chippewas' second-highest team score of the year.
"We're gaining ground," Central Michigan Head Coach Christine MacDonald said. "We started off strong on bars with a solid team score of 49.20. Overall, we were not as sharp today and we opened the door too much today."
With a 39.525, DeMers posted the meet's best all-around score as she topped the charts in bars (9.875), vault (9.850), and beam (9.925). Freshman Luciana Alvarado-Reid added a 39.225 in the all-around.
"Individually, our two all-arounders—Hannah and Luci—did a tremendous job from start to finish," MacDonald said. "Hannah had a personal-best on the beam and it was also good to see Luci back in the all-around competition."
CMU jumped out to a quick lead with a strong overall performance on bars. The Chippewas registered the top two scores of the day as Alvarado-Reid and DeMers both posted 9.875s, while sophomore Lia Kimeciak scored a 9.850. Seniors Audriana Hammond and Ashley Veglucci pitched in 9.800s.
DeMers led the Chippewas on vault with a 9.850, while junior Elizabeth Cesarone and Kmieciak both posted 9.800s.
The Chippewas put up another solid floor score as three Chippewas scored above a 9.8. DeMers tied for third place with a 9.875, followed by Veglucci and Alvarado-Reid at 9.800.
CMU concluded the day on beam as senior Aleysia Kolyvanova and DeMers both scored a 9.925 and junior Adriana Bustelo tallied a 9.800.
Two MAC meets remain as Central Michigan gets back to MAC competition on Sunday, Feb. 26 at Ball State. The Chippewas will also travel to Kent State on March 12.
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