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Bowling Green State University Athletics
Falcons Sweep Weekly MAC Gymnastics Honors
February 17, 2009 | Gymnastics
Feb. 17, 2009
CLEVELAND, Ohio - After defeating the Broncos, 192.975-191.600 (Feb. 13) and leading their team to a season high team score and season high scores in three of four events the Falcons swept the weekly Mid-American Conference gymnastic honors announced by the conference office today (Feb. 17). Junior Breanne Guy was named MAC Gymnast of the Week, while senior Jenna Wirtanen was named MAC Specialist of the Week. This is both Guy's and Wirtanen's first career MAC weekly honor.
Guy captured the all-around crown with a career high 39.175, the third best all-around score in BG history and her second all-around win of the season. She won three of four events, tying for second in the fourth event. Guy placed first on vault landing a 9.800, first on bars swinging to a career high and tying BG's eighth best all-time program score with a 9.825, first on beam for the second consecutive meet with a 9.775 and tied for second on floor with a 9.775, tying her season best. She has now won seven event titles and two all-around titles on the season. Guy now has the fourth best all-around score in the MAC, tied with the second best score on vault and bars, tied with the fourth best beam score and tied with the fifth best score on floor.
Wirtanen had her best meet of the season against the Broncos. Wirtanen vaulted to a second place finish as she stuck a 9.750 on the vault. She also helped the Falcon floor line-up record a season high score of 48.375 as she tumbled her way to a 9.700, tying her season high.
In their first full season in their new nest in Anderson Arena the Falcons have posted a 2-2 thus far, with one meet to go. The Falcons will wrap-up their home portion of their schedule in Anderson Arena and host state rival, Ohio State on Sunday (Feb. 22) at 2:00 p.m. BGSU gymnastics head coach Kerrie Beach and the Falcons will honor their seniors in a post-meet ceremony on Sunday (Feb. 22).
