Air Force Takes Second In Home Meet

The Air Force women's gymnastics team finished second with a team score of 191.600 behind no. 11Denver (195.850) Monday evening in Cadet Gymnasium's West Gym. The Falcons also hosted Alaska-Anchorage who took third with a 186.150 and Winona State who finished fourth (183.075).

In the all-around, Denver's Emily Bankhead took first with a score of 39.425, followed by teammate Michelle Kasuga with a 39.200. Air Force senior team captain Allison Todd finished third with a 39.125 to tie the AFA school record. Falcon sophomore Jessa Liegl took fourth with a 38.925, followed by teammates freshman Lauren Robison (37.975) and junior Laura Frank (37.350).

Denver's Ashley Shible tied for first on vault with fellow Pioneer Karyssa Ancellotti. Todd was the top finisher on vault for the Falcons with a 9.650 for seventh behind Alaska's Mandi Burdick (9.675) and a three-way tie for third between Denver teammates Cassidy Willingham, Jessica Kennedy and Emily Bankhead who each scored a 9.750.

Denver secured the top four spots on bars with Shible (9.925), Bankhead (9.900), Kasuga (9.850), and Rose Kiernan (9.775) finishing first, second, third, and fourth respectively. Air Force's Liegl tied for fifth with Denver's Jessica Kennedy (9.750), followed by Falcon team captain Todd (9.700).

Kiernan won on beam with a 9.900, followed by a four-way tie for second between Denver's Bankhead and Kasuga, and Air Force's Tood and Frank with a 9.875. Pioneer Jamie Martini finished sixth followed by Liegl who scored a 9.800.

Bankhead and Todd tied for first on floor, each scoring an impressive 9.900 for the top spot. Kasuga finished third for Denver (9.875) followed by a tie for fourth between Liegl and Denver's Jacquelin Young (9.775). Burdick finished seventh for Alaska.

The Falcons return to action Saturday, March 1, when they travel to Denver to take on Denver, Western Michigan and Illinois at 6 p.m. in the Hamilton Gymansium.

Meet Results:
Team1. Denver - 195.8502. Air Force - 191.6003. Alaska-Anchorage - 186.1504. Winona State - 183.075

All-AroundPlace Name Gym Score1. Emily Bankhead Denver 39.4252. Michelle Kasuga Denver 39.2003. Allison Todd Air Force 39.1254. Jessa Liegl Air Force 38.9255. Lauren Robison Air Force 37.9756. Laura Frank Air Force 37.3507. Ashley Shible Denver 37.225
VaultPlace Name Gym Score1T Ashley Shible Denver 9.8501T Karyssa Ancellotti Denver 9.8503T Emily Bankhead Denver 9.7503T Jessica Kennedy Denver 9.7503T Cassidy Willingham Denver 9.7506. Mandi Burdick Alaska 9.6757. Allison Todd Air Force 9.650

BarsPlace Name Gym Score1. Ashley Shible Denver 9.9252. Emily Bankhead Denver 9.9003. Michelle Kasuga Denver 9.8504. Rose Kiernan Denver 9.7755T Jessa Liegl Air Force 9.7505T Jessica Kennedy Denver 9.7507. Allison Todd Air Force 9.700
BeamPlace Name Gym Score1. Rose Kiernan Denver 9.9002T Emily Bankhead Denver 9.8752T Michelle Kasuga Denver 9.8752T Allison Todd Air Force 9.8752T Laura Frank Air Force 9.8756. Jamie Martini Denver 9.8257. Jessa Liegl Air Force 9.800
FloorPlace Name Gym Score1T Emily Bankhead Denver 9.9001T Allison Todd Air Force 9.9003. Michelle Kasuga Denver 9.8754T Jessa Liegl Air Force 9.7754T Jacquelin Young Denver 9.7756. Karyssa Ancellotti Denver 9.7507. Mandi Burdick Alaska 9.700

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