Air Force Academy
Alaska and Denver
Air Force Finishes Third at Home Triangular
3/9/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Gymnastics
USAF ACADEMY, Colo. - The Air Force women's gymnastics team closed out the home portion of its season this evening (March 9) with a triangular meet at the Academy's Cadet West Gym. The Falcons scored a 193.225 to finish third to 18th-ranked Denver (196.450) and conference opponent Alaska-Anchorage (193.825).
Senior Jessica Wallander and sophomore Annie Graft posted the Falcons' best finishes of the night, as they finished in ties for fourth on the vault (9.825) and balance beam (9.750), respectively. Senior Alexandra Stych paced the team on the floor exercise with a fifth-place tally of 9.800, while she and sophomore Kara Witgen tied for the team lead on the uneven bars, as they both finished eighth with matching marks of 9.825.
In addition to her finish on the vault, Wallander also placed among the top-half of the field on the floor, as she placed ninth with a 9.775. Two additional Falcons finished within the top half of the field, as freshman Jamie Lewis tied for seventh on the vault (9.750) and junior Shannen Kelly tied for eighth on the beam (9.725). Witgen scored a career-high 38.700, en route to runner-up honors in the all-around.
The Falcons close out the regular season on Friday (March 13), when they travel to Tempe, Ariz., to take on Arizona State in a meet that will also feature the men's teams from Air Force and ASU.
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