Gymnastics Wins 2006 EAGL Championship
March 26, 2006
PISCATAWAY, N.J. - Make it a repeat. The North Carolina gymnastics team successfully defended its 2005 East Atlantic Gymnastics League Championship title Saturday night at Rutgers to win its third EAGL Championship in the last five years. The Tar Heels recorded a season-high 195.325 to defeat NC State (195.075), West Virginia (194.900), New Hampshire (194.450), Maryland (194.175), George Washington (193.775), Rutgers (191.425), and Pittsburgh (190.225). Senior Courtney Bumpers, who was recently named the 2006 EAGL Gymnast of the Year and Outstanding Senior Gymnast, won the all-around title with a total of 39.525. Bumpers finished first on floor exercise, tied for second on vault and balance beam, and tied for sixth on uneven bars. Her scores on vault (9.875) and uneven bars (9.825) tied for season-high scores on those events. Christine Robella also had an extremely strong meet capturing first place on uneven bars with her season-high score of 9.900. The junior also finished in second on floor exercise with a 9.900, which ties her current season-high on that event and tied for fourth place on balance beam with a season-high total of 9.850. Overall, Carolina had its best meet of the season achieving season-high scores on vault (49.100), uneven bars (48.925), and floor exercise (49.050). Next up for the Tar Heels is the possibility of competing in the 2006 NCAA Southeast Regional Championships. The NCAA will announce qualifying for the meet in the next few days. The meet will take place Sat. April 8 at 6 p.m.
Team Scores Carolina's Scores
Bars (48.925, 2nd) 1. Christine Robella 9.900 6t. Courtney Bumpers 9.825 11t. Shawna Kelly 9.775 14t. Cecilia Liu 9.725 23. Jennifer Valby 9.700 40. Claire Smith 9.500 Beam (48.250, 5th) 2t. Courtney Bumpers 9.875 4t. Christine Robella 9.850 23t. Sarrie Rubin 9.650 26. Alice Xu 9.625 39. Mikel Hester 9.250 42. Claire Smith 9.250 Floor (49.050, 1st) All-Around |
