March 24, 2018
Colorado Springs, Colo.-- A historic night for the San José State women's gymnastics team happened Saturday night as the team won the 2018 Mountain Pacific Sport Federation championship with a school record 195.975 team score. The Spartans won back-to-back MPSF titles for the first time in school history.
Individually Chelsey Andrada and Kaitlin Won captured event titles. Andrada won the vault with a career-best 9.875, becoming the fourth Spartan to win an MPSF vault title. Won scored a 39.225 in the all-around to win the title and is only the third Spartan to win an MPSF all-around title.
After starting the meet on a bye, the Spartans started defense of their title on bars with a 48.775. Stephanie Relova placed second at 9.825, while Kaprece Nadonza and Won finished third at 9.800. Madilyn Probst and Ellie Pascoe-Long each recorded a 9.675, while Taylor Chan rounded out the scoring with a 9.625.
The historic night continued on beam as the team tied the school record with a 49.275. Won and Relova each scored a 9.875 to tie for third place. Chan and Andrada each recorded a 9.850 to tie for fifth, followed by a career-best 9.825 by Michelle Shalit and a 9.200 by Josalyn Ray.
After another bye, San José State rotated to floor and had to compete with just five athletes due to injuries. The Spartans went five-for-five on floor with a 48.950. Chan placed second with a 9.900. Andrada was next at 9.825, followed by Won at 9.800, Ray at 9.775 and Pascoe-Long at 9.650.
Heading into the final rotation with almost a full-point lead, the Spartans vaulted to the championship with a 48.975. Andrada won the vault with a career-best 9.875. Chan and Nadonza finished fourth at 9.800, followed by Won, Ray and Pascoe-Long at 9.750.
The Spartans won the meet with a 195.975, followed by UC Davis at 195.200 and Air Force at 194.975.
MPSF Championships
USAFA, Colorado Springs, Colo.
Final Team Results
1. San José State 195.975
2. UC Davis 195.200
3. Air Force 194.975
4. Sacramento State 194.775
5. Seattle Pacific 194.300
6. Alaska Anchorage 192.200
Vault
1. Chelsey Andrada, San José State 9.875
SJSU Results - 1. Chelsey Andrada 9.825; 4. Taylor Chan 9.800; 4. Kaprece Nadonza 9.800; 12. Kaitlin Won 9.750; 12. Ellie Pascoe-Long 9.750; 12. Josalyn Ray 9.750.
Bars
1. Anna Salamone, Air Force 9.875
SJSU Results - 2. Stephanie Relova 9.825; 3. Kaprece Nadonza 9.800; 3. Kaitlin Won 9.800; 20. Ellie Pascoe-Long 9.675; 20. Madilyn Probst 9.675; 26. Taylor Chan 9.625.
Beam
1. Alexis Brown, UC Davis 9.925
SJSU Results - 3. Kaitlin Won 9.875; 3. Stephanie Relova 9.875; 5. Taylor Chan 9.850; 5. Chelsey Andrada 9.850; 13. Michelle Shalit 9.825; 34. Josalyn Ray 9.200.
Floor
1. Alexis Brown, UC Davis 9.925
SJSU Results - 2. Taylor Chan 9.900; 8. Chelsey Andrada 9.825; 12. Kaitlin Won 9.800; 13. Josalyn Ray 9.775; 25. Ellie Pascoe-Long 9.650.
All-Around
1. Kaitlin Won, San José State 39.225
SJSU Results - 1. Kaitlin Won 39.225; 3. Taylor Chan 39.175.
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