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GYMNASTICS DEFEATS CAL AT HORNET GYM

3/3/2002


Freshmen Stefanie Aeder (Top) and Jessica Hoffman (Bottom)
SACRAMENTO, Calif. – Sacramento State recorded its third-highest total of the season as the Hornet gymnastics team defeated an injury-plagued Cal squad 193.175-151.450 Sunday afternoon at Hornet Gym. The Golden Bears competed with only 10 athletes due to injuries and illness.

The Hornets raised their record to 6-4 on the season while Cal fell to 5-6.

Sacramento State broke the 193-plateau for the third time this season after recording season highs on vault (48.450) and floor exercise (49.025).

On floor, freshman Stefanie Aeder (9.875), sophomore Binta Coleman (9.825) and freshmen Nirvana Zaher (9.775) and Jessica Hoffman (9.675) each contributed a career high for the event. Aeder, a native of Portland, Ore., placed first in the meet with her score. Hoffman, a native of Escondido, Calif., also recorded a career high on bars with a 9.775.

Zaher placed first on beam for the second-consecutive meet with a score of 9.75. The Cairo, Egypt, native recorded a program-high 9.925 on Feb. 22 at Seattle Pacific.

Junior Toni Petersen led all competitors with an all-around score of 38.200. It was the fifth-consecutive meet in which the Fresno, Calif., native led the Hornets in all-around competition.

Junior Jenny Diamond placed first on vault with a season-high 9.775 and senior Lori Gillette placed first on bars with a 9.8 to round out the Hornets’ top finishers. Diamond, a native of Murray, Utah, also finished third on floor with a 9.825.

Senior Lara Goold placed second on vault (9.725) and freshman Meloney Greer placed fourth on bars (9.6) to also contribute to the Hornets’ score.

My-Lan Dodd led the Golden Bears with a team-high 37.875 all-around and a 9.875 on floor. Adrienne Garcia led the squad on bars (9.75) and beam (9.725) and Sheilah Buack also contributed a 9.8 on floor. Cal went shorthanded on vault (two competitors) and floor (four competitors) which led to the low team score.

The Hornets will next travel to San Jose, Calif., to face West Region rivals San Jose State and Cal State Fullerton on Friday, March 8, at 7 p.m. in Spartan Gym.






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