Alabama Gymnastics Ranked Second After Week One
1/12/2004 12:00:00 AM | Gymnastics
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The Alabama Gymnastics team starts the regular season at No. 2 in the national rankings released today.
The Crimson Tide were ranked third in the preseason coaches’ poll released earlier in the month. The rankings are currently based on high score. Utah is No. 1 with a 197.350 at UCLA. Alabama’s 196.725 won the Super Six Challenge while Nebraska is third with a 196.550. Washington and UCLA were fourth and fifth respectively. Iowa State, Stanford, Florida, Arkansas and Georgia round out the top-10.
Alabama used a stellar floor exercise rotation to win the season opening Super Six Challenge and their score of 49.6 propelled them to the top spot nationally in that event. The Tide is ranked second on the vault, 10th on the balance beam and 16th on the uneven bars.
Individually, senior Jeana Rice and sophomore Ashley Miles are tied for second on the floor exercise while junior Alexis Brion in seventh. Senior Stephanie Kite is ranked 13th on the floor while classmate Lauren Holdefer is 24th. Rice is also ranked ninth on the uneven bars while freshman Brittany Comeaux is 16th.
Rice and Miles are both seventh on the vault while sophomore Dana Pierce is ranked 17th on that event. Sophomore Mari Bayer is ranked 16th on the balance beam.
National Gymnastics Rankings – by high score
Rank Team High
1 Utah 197.350
2 Alabama 196.725
3 Nebraska 196.550
4 Washington 196.450
5 UCLA 196.375
6 Iowa State 196.300
7 Stanford 196.200
8 Florida 195.950
9 Arkansas 195.575
10 Georgia 195.550
11 Arizona 195.425
12 Missouri 195.350
- Iowa 195.350
14 Oklahoma 195.275
15 Michigan 195.075
16 L.S.U. 194.875
17 Minnesota 194.675
18 Central Michigan 194.475
19 New Hampshire 194.250
20 Oregon State 193.775
21 Ohio State 193.775
- Illinois-Champaign 193.675
23 Kentucky 194.450
24 Denver 193.600
25 Pittsburgh 193.450
