W&M Women’s Gymnastics Flies To Win at JMU

Tribe Takes Four of Five Individual Titles

02/06/04 10:00PM

HARRISONBURG, VA - Sophomore Brittany Gibbs (West Chester, PA) won two events while junior Emma Cross (Ashland, VA) and senior Suzanne Chaves (Danvers, MA) each pitched in with one victory as William and Mary women's gymnastics defeated James Madison 192.350-190.350 this evening. With the win on the road, the three-time defending ECAC Champion Tribe improves to 3-5 on the season.

Gibbs had the finest meet of her young career, winning on the vault and parallel bars. With a score of 9.8, tieing the fourth-best in Tribe history, Gibbs led a strong showing by the College in the event, as the team scored 48.475 points, tieing for tenth-place in the school's record books. Sophomore Annie Carroll (Virginia Beach, VA) and junior Jaci Lynn (Copley, OH) were strong contributors to that outstanding score as each tied for second by vaulting to a mark of 9.7. Chaves chipped in with a 9.675 while sophomore Jess Baker (Brookville, NY) set a personal-record score of 9.65 in the event and senior Jamie Weinfeldt (Roselle Park, NJ) posted a career best with a 9.6.

On the bars, Gibbs led a Tribe sweep of the top four positions with her score of 9.825. Junior Allison Shonerd (Springfield, VA) claimed second with a mark of 9.750 while Chaves posted a 9.675 for third. Freshman Jess Randall (West Hartford, CT) impressed by taking fourth in the event with a 9.55.

Cross led the way on the beam, capturing the victory with a strong 9.8 and tied Weinfeldt for second on the floor by posting a score of 9.825. Chaves grabbed the all-around title by scoring a total of 38.725 over the four events.

The Green and Gold are back in action this Sunday, February 8th, when they will host George Washington. Events begin at 5:00 p.m. in William and Mary Hall.

Team Scoring
1 William and Mary 192.350
2 James Madison 190.350

Top Three Individuals
Vault
1 Brittany Gibbs W&M 9.800
T2 Annie Carroll W&M 9.700
T2 Jaci Lynn W&M 9.700
T2 Amanda Beltz JMU 9.700

Uneven Parallel Bars
1 Brittany Gibbs W&M 9.825
2 Allison Shonerd W&M 9.750
3 Suzanne Chaves W&M 9.675

Balance Beam
1 Emma Cross W&M 9.800
2 Erin Fitzgerald JMU 9.775
3 Jessica Caravello JMU 9.750

Floor Exercise
1 Erin Fitzgerald JMU 9.875
T2 Emma Cross W&M 9.825
T2 Jamie Weinfeldt W&M 9.825

All-Around
1 Suzanne Chaves W&M 38.725
2 Erin Fitzgerald JMU 38.300