Nancy Thies
Denise Cheshire
Barbie Myslak photos
over (as in a walkover position ) stands on one leg a nd th e n throws a tucked front off dismount. A nea r fallon this tri ck ca used her to pun c h a litt le Iow an he r front and miss that int e rest ing seq u ence. Co le Dowa liby is a lso a mon g th ese g irl s and does int erestin g h ea d and neck sp ring comb in at ion s o n beam, floor a nd bars and a particularly impress ive headspring on beam. Roundin g out th e gro up of Muriel 's gi rls, of w hi c h Roxa nn e Pierce is a part, is Lisa Cain, a stron g, powerful, a nd yet e legan t gymnast who works bea m o ft e n on the very tips of he r toes . It 's truly impr ess ive to see a full tea m of e lite gym nasts and especia ll y ones so ta le nt e d . A word s uc h as fantastic would be too smaii or too flipp a nt a word to descr ibe th is co mpetition. Whi le a word like awesome might
by Richard Kenney
Lisa Cain Jea nette Anderson
be a littl e too much or overwhelming, but itwas an exce llent m eet. Ernestine Weaver, head judge on balance beam sa id that s he e nj oyed jud g in g and fo und th e routines to be a t a more matu re level th a n in prev ious yea rs. Greta Tre ibe r, w ho judged vaulting said that s he was glad to see more va ri ety in the va ults performed a nd better exec ution by newcome rs to elite compet it ion. She c ited Ka'thy Howa rd a nd , and Susan Archer of the KIPS, as two of the partic ul a rl y goo d va ult e rs. Th e Seco nd Elit e Qualification Meet in De laware s hou ld be just as exciting a nd aga in ju st as hard to judge. Next September is th e fin a l tri a ls for th e World Games a nd ju dging by the talent displayed by the gym nasts at this m eet, th e United Sta tes should be well repr ese nted .
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CONTESTANTS 1. De bb ie Fik e 2. Roxa nne Pi erce 3. Dia ne Dunbar 4. Kyle Gaynor 5. Kathy Howa rd 5. Na ncy Thies 7. Jea nett e Anderson 8. Debb ie Hall e 9. Ann Carr 10. Sandi Gross 11. Debbie Hill 12. Denise Cheshire
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36.75 36.10 36.55 36.35 36.00 35.05 35.30 35.85 35.55 35.10 34.80 35.05
36.70 37.05 35.95 35.85 35.55 36.50 36.15 35.30 35.25 35.45 35.45 35.00
73.45 73.15 ,72.50 72.20 71.55 71.55 71.45 71.15 70.80 70.55 70.25 70.05
All gymnasts wit h scores below 70.00 did not qua lify for the USGF Elite Nationa ls in this meet. Co le Dowa liby - 69.90; Barbie Myslak - 69.80; Susan Arche r - 69.45; lynn e Govin - 69.20; De nise Wa lker - 68.90; Pa ul ine litowsky - 68.75; lisa Cain 68.65; Pam Simon e - 68.55; Donna Payton - 68.50; Jan Anthony - 68.45; Jean ie Beadle - 68.35; Jodi Yocum - 68.30; Cindy Wacker - 68.20; Robin Bleamer 68.10; Jill Johnso n - 68.10; Sharon Palme r - 68.00; Stephanie Stromer - 67.85; Patty Mirtich - 67.75; Susan Cantwell-67.25; Gail Wyckoff - 67.10; Shelly Bier67.05; Karen Atkins - 66.80; Beth Shepard - 66.25; Susan Middleton - 65.50; Donn a Burian - 65.40; Re nee Hack - 65.30; l aure l Anderson - 65.20; linda Antonio - 65.20; Cheryl Diamond - 65.10; Dianne Grayson - 60.10.
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