LSU gymnasts open season by capturing Cancun Classic
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CANCUN, Mexico — LSU’s seventh-ranked gymnastics team began the season on the right note Friday by winning the team title and sweeping the individual all-around titles at the Cancun Classic.
LSU posted a 194.900 team score, nearly a point higher than No. 19 Boise State’s 193.700 total. No. 8 Michigan finished third with a 192.700 score while North Carolina placed fourth with a score of 190.325.
“We were looking at a mid-195 before we made a few mistakes on bars, but right now it is not about the score. It is about the quality of the performance and the team cohesiveness,” LSU coach D-D Breaux said.
LSU got things started with a score of 48.625 on the balance beam and followed with a 48.575 score in floor exercise. The Tigers picked things up on vault with a score of 49.200 and finished with a 48.500 total on bars.
LSU senior Ashleigh Clare-Kearney captured the all-around crown by finishing with a 39.350 total. Tigers junior Sabrina Franceschelli finished second with a 38.775 and junior Susan Jackson took third with a score of 38.650.
Clare-Kearney event titles in the floor, vault and bars. Clare-Kearney tied for first on the floor exercise with Jordan Sexton and Tatjana Thuener-Rego of Michigan with a score of 9.800. She also tied for the top spot in bars with Taylor Jacob of Boise State with a 9.875 score.
LSU swept the top three spots in the vault as Clare-Kearney posted the highest score of anyone in any event in the meet with a 9.900, and Jackson took second with a 9.875 score while sophomore Staci Schwitkis finished third with a 9.850 mark.
LSU posted a 194.900 team score, nearly a point higher than No. 19 Boise State’s 193.700 total. No. 8 Michigan finished third with a 192.700 score while North Carolina placed fourth with a score of 190.325.
“We were looking at a mid-195 before we made a few mistakes on bars, but right now it is not about the score. It is about the quality of the performance and the team cohesiveness,” LSU coach D-D Breaux said.
LSU got things started with a score of 48.625 on the balance beam and followed with a 48.575 score in floor exercise. The Tigers picked things up on vault with a score of 49.200 and finished with a 48.500 total on bars.
LSU senior Ashleigh Clare-Kearney captured the all-around crown by finishing with a 39.350 total. Tigers junior Sabrina Franceschelli finished second with a 38.775 and junior Susan Jackson took third with a score of 38.650.
Clare-Kearney event titles in the floor, vault and bars. Clare-Kearney tied for first on the floor exercise with Jordan Sexton and Tatjana Thuener-Rego of Michigan with a score of 9.800. She also tied for the top spot in bars with Taylor Jacob of Boise State with a 9.875 score.
LSU swept the top three spots in the vault as Clare-Kearney posted the highest score of anyone in any event in the meet with a 9.900, and Jackson took second with a 9.875 score while sophomore Staci Schwitkis finished third with a 9.850 mark.
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