Five members of the Sacramento State gymnastics team set career-high marks as the Hornets defeated Air Force and UC Davis in their final regular-season meet Saturday evening at the Hornets Nest. Sacramento State won the event with a score of 192.350 while the Falcons (191.725) and Aggies (191.075) rounded out the rest of the field.Air Force (96.800) held the early lead over the Hornets (95.600) and UC Davis (95.475) after two events but could not hold on after beam and floor rotations. Sacramento State outscored the Falcons (96.750-94.925) to record the come-from-behind victory.
Senior Jenny Diamond, sophomore Nirvana Zaher and UC Davis’ Lynn Schwaebe placed first on vault with a score of 9.750. The Hornets also received career-high marks from sophomore Jessica Hoffman (9.675) and sophomore Meloney Greer (9.625).
Greer also led all competitors with a personal-best mark of 9.875 on bars. Freshman Julie Hutzenbiler also tallied a career-best 9.625 on beam to also contribute for the squad.
On floor, Sacramento State tallied five career high’s en route to a program-best 49.350. Diamond and freshman Trista Condren placed first on the event with personal-best scores of 9.900. Sophomore Stefanie Aeder finished tied for third after matching her career mark of 9.875. Sophomore Nirvana Zaher (9.850) and Hutzenbiler (9.825) also finished with personal-best marks.
UC Davis’ Lynn Schwaebe led the Aggies with event titles on beam (9.725) and in the all-around (39.175).
Seniors Brooke Crowell, Sarina Williams and Diamond competed in the final regular-season meet of their Hornet careers.
Sacramento State will next host the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships on Saturday, March 29, at 6 p.m. in the Hornets Nest. Among the team to compete will be Air Force, Alaska Anchorage, San Jose State, Seattle Pacific and UC Davis.
