This Week:
Fri., January 31
UC Davis
Provident Credit Union Event Center, San Jose, Calif.
7:00 p.m. PT
Live scoring - http://stats.statbroadcast.com/broadcast/?id=290300
Live Video - https://twitter.com/i/broadcasts/1OdKrLOYRBkJX
The San José State women's gymnastics team hosts UC Davis this Friday night in the team's second meet of the week. The meet begins at 7 p.m., inside the Provident Credit Union Event Center. Team posters and schedule magnets will be available for all in attendance. This Friday night's meet is designated as Dad's and Daughter's Night and Club Team Night.
National Rankings Ranking AVG
San José State 40th 194.300
UC Davis 56th 191.394
TICKETS
Tickets are available at the door or by calling the Spartan Ticket Office at (408) 924-7589. Prices are $8 for adults, $5 for youth 12 & under and $3 for youth in club gear. SJSU students are free with a valid Tower ID card.
LAST MEET
The Spartans scored a season-best 194.675 at the team's home opener against Boise State and Seattle Pacific. Three Spartans won event titles Sunday afternoon. Taylor Chan won the floor title for the second consecutive week with a 9.875 and the all-around with a season-best 39.100. Tia Gin and Chelsey Andrada tied for first on beam at 9.825.
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
Three weeks of competitions equals three weeks of award winners for the San José State team. A Spartan has been named the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Gymnast of the Week each of the three weeks, while Jada Mazury was the Freshman of the Week on January 21.
Gymnast Award Date
Shyan Phillips Gymnast of the Week January 14
Taylor Chan Gymnast of the Week January 21
Jada Mazury Freshman of the Week January 21
Taylor Chan Gymnast of the Week January 28
After scoring a 38.800 in the all-around at the NorCal Classic, freshman gymnast Phillips was named the MPSF Women's Gymnast of the Week. 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.
Chan won the all-around title with a 38.875 at a dual meet at Alaska Anchorage. She also won event titles on vault with a 9.750 and on floor with a season-high 9.900.
Mazury, a freshman from Calgary, Alberta, recorded season-highs on the bars, beam and floor in the meet against the Seawolves. She was second on floor with a 9.825, tied for fourth on beam at 9.725 and a 9.750 on bars.
Chan won the all-around with a season-best and top score in the MPSF 39.100 in a meet with Boise State and Seattle Pacific. She won her second consecutive floor title with a 9.875. She scored a 9.775 on vault and a 9.800 on bars.
BEAM TEAM SHINES IN HOME OPENER
The Spartan beam team shined in the first home meet of the season as they scored a 48.950, tying for the eighth-best beam score in school history. Tia Gin and Chelsey Andrada tied for first at 9.825, while Emma Milne had a 9.800, Jada Mazury a 9.750, Simone Adams at 9.750 and Taylor Chan at 9.650.
WE LIKE THAT 9.900
When the scoreboard flashed that 9.900 after her floor routine at Alaska Anchorage, all was right in the universe for Taylor Chan. Last season, she scored a 9.900 in seven of her 13 floor routines performed. In all, she has received a 9.900 or better on floor 15 times. Chan's career-best 9.925 came during her freshman season (2017).
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.
WINNER, WINNER
In just her second meet as a Spartan, freshman Emma Milne won her first collegiate event title as she tied for first on beam with a 9.850 at Alaska Anchorage.
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 had a 9.725 on floor, 9.525 on beam and 8.950 on bars. Cameron Kelperis was one of three Spartans with a 9.800 on vault and had a 9.725 on floor.
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 vault team score is the highest for the team since the 2018 MPSF Championships.
UP NEXT
The Spartans travel back up Interstate 80 to compete at UC Davis on Friday, February 7, at 7 p.m. This will be the third time the two teams compete against each other since January 12.