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Gymnastics
Mar. 30, 2006
Sophomore Ashley Stanton is by no means the star of Minnesota's women's gymnastics team. That title without a doubt belongs to senior Laura Johnson, who recently was crowned Big Ten Gymnast of the Year and has excelled for four seasons. But Stanton, who competes on balance beam and floor exercise, has established herself with ...
Mar. 27, 2006
Minnesota's women's gymnast Laura Johnson said her team didn't set out trying to win a Big Ten Championship. "We were just there to post our best score of the season," Johnson said. Although they didn't score a season high, the end result was likely more satisfying as the Gophers captured the Big Ten title Saturday with a score of 195.150 in East Lansing, Mich.
Mar. 24, 2006
Minnesota's men's gymnastics team understands how important it is to stay focused on individual routines rather than the competition's success. But it's hard to ignore the competition at this year's Big Ten Championships, which begins at 7 tonight in Iowa City, Iowa. So the ninth-ranked Gophers ...
Mar. 08, 2006
Remember when everyone was in panic mode over a thing commonly referred to as Y2K? Computer meltdowns, technology going awry and who knows what else. In the end, the over-dramatized concerns were never a factor, and life went on. But for Minnesota's men's gymnastics team and coach Mike Burns, this year's International Gymnastics Federation ...
Mar. 06, 2006
Minnesota's men's gymnastics team put together its highest team score at home this season, with season-best performances from not-so-familiar faces. Senior Justin Meyer competed in the all-around for the first time in his career, tallying a 50.750 to lead the way for the Gophers against Wisconsin's club team Saturday night at the Sports Pavilion.
Mar. 03, 2006
Minnesota versus Wisconsin. That headline draws big crowds to any sport that plays host to a Gophers-Badgers rivalry. But there's not much buzz this weekend as Minnesota's men's gymnastics team prepares to take on Wisconsin's club gymnastics team at 7 p.m. Saturday at the Sports Pavilion. The noise is coming from within the ...
Feb. 27, 2006
Two weeks ago, after posting career-best scores in vault and floor exercise, Minnesota women's gymnastics freshman Carmelina Carabajal couldn't find words to express her feeling about the performance. So Saturday night, when the 20th-ranked Gophers hosted seventh-ranked Iowa State at the Sports Pavilion, coach Jim Stephenson found ...
Feb. 13, 2006
When it came time for the MVP of the Best of Minnesota event, held Saturday night at the Sports Pavilion, to be named there was really only one choice " Laura Johnson. Minnesota's women's gymnastics team's senior all-around competitor put together her best all-around score of the season, and posted another season-best on floor exercise with a 9.900.
Feb. 10, 2006
Minnesota's women's gymnastics team's worst score this season was 188.150 at an intrasquad meet to kick off the season. This weekend, the Gophers host the Best of Minnesota meet at 6 p.m. Saturday at the Sports Pavilion, and their competition's best score of the season is more than 20 points worse than a rusty 188.
Feb. 08, 2006
Minnesota's women's gymnastics team hasn't seen a Big Ten title since 1998, even though they've had a solid core of gymnasts each year since. But the 20th-ranked Gophers hope to get back to the top of the conference this season, and leading the way again is senior all-around competitor Laura Johnson.
Jan. 31, 2006
For most athletes an injury is the obstruction to
success. But for Minnesota's women's gymnastics senior Laura Johnson, a major ankle injury in high school propelled her to higher levels after hard work, leadership and a New Mexico connection here at Minnesota.
Jan. 30, 2006
The feeling of being undefeated will continue for another week for Minnesota's women's gymnastics squad. The 20th-ranked Gophers upset No. 9 Penn State on Saturday at the Sports Pavilion by the slimmest of margins, 194.175 points to 193.500.
Jan. 27, 2006
As Minnesota's men's gymnastics team's season has progressed, the Gophers haven't been able to outscore higher-ranked opponents. Yet, the eighth-ranked Gophers haven't been at home, and all that will change at 1 p.m. Saturday when they host a familiar foe in No. 9 Illinois-Chicago at the Sports Pavilion.
Jan. 18, 2006
The offseason for gymnasts is much like that for any committed athlete: filled with hard work, long hours and physical and mental struggles. Many athletes choose to do this training at a gym in their hometown or with an old coach with whom they enjoy working.
Jan. 17, 2006
Minnesota's men's gymnastics team placed fifth at Saturday's Windy City Invitational in Chicago, the team's first event of the season.
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