This Week:
Saturday, January 18
at Alaska Anchorage
Alaska Airlines Center, Anchorage, Alaska
2:00 p.m. AT/3:00 p.m. PT
Live scoring - http://sidearmstats.com/uakanchorage/gymnastics/20200118.htm
Live Video - https://portal.stretchinternet.com/uaa/
The San José State women's gymnastics team travels to the 49th state of the union as the Spartans compete at Alaska Anchorage Saturday afternoon. The Spartans last competed in Anchorage at the 2015 Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Championships when the team finished second.
National Rankings Ranking AVG
San José State 37th 193.850
Alaska 55th 190.975
LAST MEET
The Spartans posted a 193.850 Sunday afternoon at the NorCal Classic to finish third at the meet hosted by UC Davis. Taylor Chan led the Spartans with a 9.800 on beam and vault, while freshmen Cameron Kelperis and Shyan Phillips each had a 9.800 on vault. Emma Milne led the Spartan bars team with a 9.800.
SPARTAN COACHING STAFF
Head coach Joanne Bowers is in her second season at the helm of the San José State program. She is the sixth head coach in the program's history. From 2007 to 2016, Bowers was the head women's gymnastics coach at the University of Washington.
James Williams and Jeffrey Langenstein are in their second seasons as assistant coaches for the Spartans. Former Spartan Stephanie Relova joined the coaching staff this summer after graduating in May and serves as the director of operations.
MPSF WEEKLY HONORS
Gymnast Award Date
Shyan Phillips Gymnast of the Week January 13
After scoring a 38.800 in the all-around at the NorCal Classic, freshman gymnast Shyan Phillips was named the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Women's Gymnast of the Week for January 6-12. In her first collegiate meet, Phillips finished fourth in the all-around with a 38.800. She started her collegiate career on bars with a 9.650, followed by a 9.725 on beam, tying for the second-best Spartan score on the apparatus. Phillips had a 9.625 on floor before finishing on vault with a 9.800 on vault, tying for fifth place.
AND YOU GET A 9.800, AND YOU GET A 9.800...
In the final rotation Sunday, the final three Spartans each recorded a 9.800 on her vault. Cameron Kelperis started the scoring off with her 9.800, followed by Shyan Phillips and Taylor Chan. The three tied for fifth on vault, and the vault team scored the Spartans best apparatus score with a 48.800.
Two other Spartans scored a 9.800 at the meet. Emma Milne started the 9.800 scoring in her first collegiate routine on bars. Taylor Chan scored a 9.800 on beam in the next rotation.
GREAT FIRST IMPRESSIONS
Four Spartans made their collegiate debuts at the NorCal Classic. Emma Milne started the day with the first Spartan 9.800 of the day on bars. She also competed on beam (9.650) and vault (9.550). Shyan Phillips competed in the all-around and finished fourth at 38.800. She had a 9.800 on vault, 9.650 on bars, 9.725 on beam and 9.625 on floor. Jada Mazury
VAULT TEAM STARTS 2020 STRONG
The Spartan vault team recorded a 48.800 at the NorCal Classic, getting 9.800s from Cameron Kelperis, Shyan Phillips and Taylor Chan. The three tied for fifth place on the event. The team score is the highest for the team since the 2018 MPSF Championships.
ABOUT THE SPARTANS
CHELSEY ANDRADA
•Competes on vault, beam and floor
•Scored a 9.750 on vault, 9.725 on beam and a 9.675 on floor at the NorCal Classic.
TAYLOR CHAN
•One of two all-arounders for the Spartans at the NorCal Classic
•Scored a 9.800 on vault and beam.
•Added 9.575 on bars and 9.475 on floor.
NIKKI DUGGAN
•Competed on bars.
•Scored a 9.525 at the NorCal Classic
TIA GIN
•Competed on vault, beam and floor at NorCal Classic
•Had a 9.650 on vault and 9.550 on beam
•Team-best 9.750 on floor
CAMERON KELPERIS
•Competed on vault and floor in her first collegiate meet
•Scored a 9.725 on floor in her first collegiate routine
•Had a 9.800 on vault to tie for fifth place at the NorCal Classic
JADA MAZURY
•Competed on bars, beam and floor
•Had a 9.525 on beam and 9.725 on floor.
•Added an 8.950 on bars
EMMA MILNE
•Competed on vault, bars and beam at NorCal Classic
•Team best 9.800 on bars
•Had a 9.650 on beam and 9.550 on vault
CARLI ORCUTT
•Competed on bars at NorCal Classic
•Scored a 9.550.
SHYAN PHILLIPS
•Competed in the all-around in her first collegiate meet
•Scored a 38.800 to place fourth
•Tied for fifth on vault with a 9.800
•Added a 9.725 on beam, 9.650 on bars and 9.625 on floor.
UP NEXT
The Spartans host two meets the week of January 26. On the 26th, San José State welcomes Seattle Pacific and Boise State to the Provident Credit Union Event Center for a 2 p.m. meet. SJSU then hosts UC Davis on Friday, January 31, at 7 p.m.