CSUN Women Second in Gymnastics Meet

The Cal State Northridge women’s gymnastic team placed second Thursday night against a strong field in a tri-meet at Northern Colorado College in Greeley.

Northern Colorado, which is favored to win the NCAA Division II Central Regionals, won with 173.95 points. The Lady Matadors finished with a season-high 172.0 points and Southwestern Texas, ranked 15th, was third.

CSUN’s Monica Mayes, a junior, had her season bests to win the vault (9.25) and the all-around (34.85) events. Caroline Baker won the uneven bars with a season-best 9.0, and Stacy Baker had her season best (33.85) to take fourth in the all-around.

“Improving by that much big advantage for us. We need to keep up our scores to qualify for nationals. I was pleased but we have room to improve,” CSUN Coach Susan Rouse said.

Team scoring--1. Northern Colorado, 173.95; 2. CSUN, 172.0; 3. Southwestern Texas, 166.45.

Vaulting--1. Monica Mayes (CSUN) 9.25; 2. Sharon Snider (ST) 9.0; 3. Stacy Baker (CSUN) 8.95., 4. Laura Bertussi (CSUN) 8.9; 5. Peggy Bayless (CSUN) 8.85.

Uneven Bars--1. Caroline Balet (CSUN) 9.0; 2. Kristin Drnec (NC) 8.95; 3. Susie Dunbar (NC) 8.8; 4. (tie) Diana Farmer (NC) and Stacy Baker (CSUN) 8.7; 6. Mayes (CSUN) 8.65.

Balance Beam--1. Farmer (NC) 9.0; 2. Kay Endress (NC) 8.9; 3. Mish Zink (ST) 8.85; 4. Nancy Tieman (ST) 8.6; 5. Susie Ford (NC) 8.55; 6. Balet (CSUN) 8.5.

Floor--1. Drnec (NC) 9.2; 2. Cari Scarburo (NC) 9.05; 3. Debbie Meadows (CSUN) 9.0; 4. Barbie Barr (CSUN) 8.85; 5. (tie) Delane Fisher (NC) and Kim Adams (ST) 8.8.

All-Around--1. Mayes (CSUN) 34.85; 2. Drnec (NC) 34.7; 3. Tieman (ST) 33.9; 4. Baker (CSUN) 33.85; 5. Bayless (CSUN) 33.4; 6. Zink (ST) 33.15.