Women's Gymnastics Hosts a Quad for Senior Night

THIS WEEKEND
Air Force returns home to compete in Cadet West Gym for the last time this season, Feb. 9. The Falcons will host Senior Day against BYU, Seattle Pacific and Springfield, at 7 p.m. MT, Saturday evening. Seniors Riley Hill, Analise Howard, Emily Luers, Mariana Murphy and Brittney Reed will be honored at the event.

UP NEXT
The Falcons travel to Seattle, Washington, to take on UW-Oshkosh and Seattle Pacific University, 7 p.m. PT/8 MT, Friday, Feb. 15, at Brougham Pavilion. The event will mark the third meeting with Seattle Pacific.

LAST TIME OUT
The Air Force women's gymnastics team won its second-straight meet, Friday evening, against UW-La Crosse and UW-Whitewater, in La Crosse, Wisconsin. The Falcons finished first with a team score of 188.200, while La Crosse finished second (186.975) and Whitewater took third (182.500).

Sophomore all-around specialist Tyler Davis led the Falcons with three first-place finishes, winning the vault, the floor exercise and the all-around score. Other Falcons to win first-place were Cam Barber (beam) and Anna Salamone (uneven bars). Air Force won 10 top-three placings on the event.

The Falcons dominated the uneven parallel bars, taking the top-three placings and a share of fourth place with a 47.850 team score in the event. Salamone led the field with a 9.750 while teammates Jessica Kirkpatrick (9.600) and Mariana Murphy (9.550) finished second and third, respectively. Barber tied Bailey Fitzpatrick of UW-Whitewater four fourth with a score of 9.525.

Davis and Kacey Mortenson of UW-La Crosse were the only two competitors in the all-around event which Davis won with an all-around score of 37.550. Davis has six first-place finishes this season.

NATIONALLY RANKED
Air Force spent three weeks in the national Top-20 for performances on the balance beam. The Falcons ranked No. 16 for weeks two and three and No. 20 for week four, according to RoadToNationals.com. Air Force posted a high score of 48.950 in the prime of their ranking.

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