Women's Gymnastics Finishes Fourth at Nation's Capital Cup

Chaves wins all-around competition for Tribe

03/06/04 6:30PM

WASHINGTON, DC - Senior co-captain Suzanne Chaves (Danvers, MA) completed the fourth-best all-around performance in school history, while W&M had solid team showings on the vault and the uneven bars, as the Tribe scored a 191.950 en route to a fourth-place finish in the Nation's Capital Cup at George Washington University. The host Colonials won the event with a score of 195.975.

W&M's vault team got things off to a good start, as no Tribe gymnast scored less than a 9.650. The Tribe scored 48.600 on vault, led by freshman Christina Padilla (Sterling, VA), who notched a 9.775. Sophomore Brittany Gibbs (West Chester, PA) and junior Jaci Lynn (Copley, OH) each earned a 9.750 for W&M, while Chaves scored a 9.675.

On the uneven bars, W&M hit on four of six routines for a team mark of 48.275. Freshman Janelle Greene (Fairfax, VA) scored a 9.700. Gibbs then notched a 9.825. Chaves was up next and scored a 9.800, while junior Allison Shonerd (Springfield, VA) closed things out with a 9.800.

On the balance beam, Chaves turned in another solid routine, scoring a 9.650. Junior Emma Cross (Ashland, VA) scored a 9.725, while senior Jamie Weinfeldt (Roselle Park, NJ) scored a 9.800. W&M had a team mark of 47.150 on the event.

The floor exercise saw sophomore Kristen Gaidish (Abington, PA) start things off with a 9.725, followed by a 9.575 from freshman Andrea Dochney (Westmont, NJ). Chaves completed her all-around showing with a 9.825, while Cross finished the event up with a 9.825.

Chaves won the all-around competition with a score of 38.950, topping the other eight competitors who performed routines on all four events. W&M returns to action on Wednesday when it travels to Towson for a meet with the Tigers.