Spartan Seniors Shine In Final Home Meet Sunday

March 6, 2016

Complete Meet Results

San Jose, Calif.-- Six San Jose State women's gymnastics performed in their final home meet Sunday afternoon as the Spartans scored a 194.925 in a tri-meet with UC Davis (195.575) and Brown (194.075) at The Event Center.

Senior Maddie Herr won the vault with a career-best 9.875. Her score ties for the third best in school history, and she is just one of four Spartans to record a 9.875. Herr finished second in the all-around with a 39.100 which included a 9.725 on bars, a 9.650 on beam and a season-best 9.850 on floor.

Other seniors competing in their final home meet include Hannah Gilbert on vault (9.775), Marissa Unpingco on bars (9.600) and beam (9.825), Alyssa Kaschak on bars (9.750) and beam (9.500), Allison Bellingham on beam (9.625) and bars (8.900) and Amy Bellingham on beam (8.850).

The Spartans started the meet with a season-best 48.950 on vault, tying for the sixth-best score in school history. Herr led the team with a 9.875, followed by Rachel Heinl with a season-high 9.800, Gilbert and Erica Matos at 9.775, Kendal Watts at 9.725, and Josalyn Ray at 9.650.

The bars team followed next with a 48.625. Heinl won the event with a season-best 9.800. Kaschak and Haleigh Shepard followed at 9.750, then Herr at 9.725, Unpingco at 9.600, and Allison Bellingham at 8.900.

The third rotation found the Spartans on beam with a 48.275. Unpingco led the team with a 9.825, then Alisa Bogdan at 9.675, Herr at 9.650, Allison Bellingham at 9.625, Kaschak at 9.500, and Amy Bellingham at 8.850.

The floor team wrapped up the meet with best Spartan score of the day at 49.075, the best score of the season. Josalyn Ray and Herr each scored a season-best 9.850 to lead San José State. Shepard and Bogdan each scored a 9.800, followed by Ellie Pascoe-Long at 9.775 and Matos at 9.750.

San José State scored the 22nd-best score in school history with the 194.925, and the only team to ever accomplish that score. The team has one more meet before the MPSF Championships, competing this Friday at Boise State with Southern Utah. The championships will then be contested on Saturday, March 19, at Sacramento State beginning at 6 p.m.

San Jose State Tri-Meet

The Event Center

Team Standings

1. UC Davis 195.575

2. San José State 194.925

3. Brown 194.075

Amy Bellingham8.850

Vault

1. Maddie Herr, San José State 9.875

SJSU Results - 1. Maddie Herr 9.875, 4. Rachel Heinl 9.800, 6. Hannah Gilbert 9.775, 6. Erica Matos 9.775, 12. Kendal Watts 9.725, 15. Josalyn Ray 9.650.

Bars

1. Rachel Heinl, San José State 9.800

SJSU Results - 1. Rachel Heinl 9.800, 3. Alyssa Kaschak 9.750, 3. Haleigh Shepard 9.750, 6. Maddie Herr 9.725, 14. Marissa Unpingco 9.600, 18. Allison Bellingham 8.900.

Beam

1. Stephanie Stamates, UC Davis 9.875

1. Alexis Brown, UC Davis 9.875

SJSU Results - 3. Marissa Unpingco 9.825, 11. Alisa Bogdan 9.675, 12. Maddie Herr 9.650, 13. Allison Bellingham 9.625, 14. Alyssa Kaschak 9.500, 18. Amy Bellingham 8.850.

Floor

1. Stephanie Stamates, UC Davis 9.875

SJSU Results - 2. Maddie Herr 9.850, 2. Josalyn Ray 9.850, 8. Haleigh Shepard 9.800, 8. Alisa Bogdan 9.800, 10. Ellie Pascoe-Long 9.775, 12. Erica Matos 9.750.

All-Around

1. Caroline Morant, Brown 39.125

2. Maddie Herr, San José State 39.100

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194.925	Team Vault Bars Beam Floor Final UC Davis 49.000 48.375 49.150 49.050 195.575
San José State	48.950	48.625	48.275	49.075	194.925
Brown	48.450	48.575	48.350	48.700	194.075