Jessa Liegl Named MPSF Gymnast of the Week
3/16/2004 12:00:00 AM | Women's Gymnastics
March 16, 2004
WOODLAND, Calif. - For the third time this season, Air Force junior gymnast Jessa Liegl (Lincoln, Neb.) was named the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation Gymnast of the Week, the league office announced on March 15.
Liegl earned the honor after a record-setting week against Rhode Island. Liegl won the vault by tying an Air Force event record of 9.900 for the second time this season. She also won the bars with a season-high tying score of 9.850, en route to winning the all-around with a career-best Academy record score of 39.475. Liegl also recorded a 9.875 on the floor.
The junior, who is ranked first in the conference on the vault and in the all-around, second on the beam and floor and third on the bars, helped the Falcons set new team records on the vault (49.000) and beam (49.150), as well as setting the best team score in school history (195.675).
2004 MPSF GYMNAST OF THE WEEK
Jan. 19 - Debra Huss (Seattle Pacific) and Shirla Choy (San Jose State)
Jan. 26 - Binta Coleman (Sacramento State)
Feb. 2 - Mandi Burdick (Alaska Anchorage)
Feb. 9 - Jessa Liegl (Air Force) and Dominique Ingram (Alaska Anchorage)
Feb. 16 - Jennifer Green (San Jose State) and Dominique Ingram (Alaska Anchorage)
Feb. 22 - Jennifer Green (San Jose State)
Feb. 29 - Jessa Liegl (Air Force)
March 7 - Tiffany Bass (Sacramento State) and Kari Kelly (Seattle Pacific)
March 15 - Jessa Liegl (Air Force)
