Falcons Place Fourth In Season-Opener At Alabama

Friday, January 11

Tuscaloosa, Ala.

8:30 PM

Bowling Green State University

189.675

196.175

Alabama

January 11, 2019 | Gymnastics

By: by Jason Knavel, Assistant Athletic Director for Athletic Communications

Tuscaloosa, Ala. – The Bowling Green State University gymnastics team opened the 2019 season with a team score of 189.675 in a quad meet at the University of Alabama Friday night. Facing a trio of opponents that ranked among the top 15 nationally a year ago, the Falcons place fourth overall. Denver won a tight competition with a score of 196.275, followed by Alabama at 196.175. Michigan was third at 196.025.

FINAL RESULTS

FLOOR

Bowling Green opened the 2019 season on floor and four of the six Falcons in the rotation were competing in the event for the first time in their collegiate careers.
Junior Jovannah East led the Falcons with a 9.775 and senior Lexi Augustine followed at 9.725. East's score ranked 10^th at the meet.

VAULT

BGSU's most consistent event of the night was vault as all six Falcons scored at least a 9.675.
Sophomore Elena Lawson scored a career-best 9.800 for the top Falcon score. She tied for 10^th overall on the apparatus.
Junior Jovannah East added a 9.750 and junior Taylor Worthington and senior Lauren DeMeno posted identical scores of 9.700.

BARS

Senior Leslie Delgado, in her only event of the night, scored 9.750 to lead the Falcons.
Seniors Lexi Augustine and Lauren DeMeno added scores of 9.675 and 9.550.

BEAM

Senior Julia Beyer led BGSU with a 9.700.
Juniors Jovannah East and Taylor Worthington followed with scores of 9.650 and 9.625.

NOTABLE

Freshman Tess Muir competed in three events in her collegiate debut.
The Falcons did not have an all-arounder in the meet.
Jovannah East scored at least a 9.675 in each of her three events.

UP NEXT

Bowling Green will host UIC for its home opener on Saturday, Jan. 19 at 4 pm. The home meet is part of a home triple header, sandwiched by a pair of on-campus basketball games.
UIC opened the season last weekend with a team score of 193.925 to place fourth out of four in a meet at Arizona State with Minnesota and Missouri. UIC will host Kent State, Centenary and UW Oshkosh Sunday.