Road is Kind to Panthers
6/21/1999 12:00:00 AM | Women's Gymnastics
February 15, 1999
PITTSBURGH - The Pittsburgh gymnastics team traveled to East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) foe Rutgers this week to compete in a quad-meet with Bridgeport and Ursinus and returned home with a 3-0 record, defeating all of its opponents with a team score of 192.100.
Junior Danielle "Freddie" Alba (Philadelphia, Pa./Bishop McDevitt) had another record-setting performance, breaking her own all-around record for the second time in as many weeks. She scored a 39.40 claiming first place finishes in every event except the uneven parallel bars, where she finished second as she tied the school record with a career-high 9.925 before teammate Samantha Salyers (Glen Ellyn, Ill./Glenbard West) set a new mark with a 9.950 shortly after. Alba also set a school record on the balance beam with a 9.925 and scored a 9.675 on vault and a 9.875 on floor exercise.
Pittsburgh swept the top four spots on bars while setting a school record with a team score of 49.025. Salyers and Alba led the way in the scoring. Senior all-arounder Janet Highhill (Grand Haven, Mich./Grand Haven) scored a career-high 9.90 to finish third, while freshman Rebecca Singleton (Poland, Ohio/Boardman) placed fourth with a 9.850. Highhill also claimed third in the all-around with a 37.875.
Junior Lisa Fronhofer (Salem, N.Y./Salem) placed second (tied) on the vault with a 9.650 and fourth on beam and floor with a 9.725 and 9.775, respectively.
The Panthers return to action Thursday, Feb. 18 when they host a tri-meet competition with EAGL opponent North Carolina State and Ursinus in Trees Gym (7 p.m.).
EAGL HONORS: Junior Danielle "Freddie" Alba was named the EAGL Gymnast of the Week on Feb. 9. Alba led Pittsburgh to a season-high 193.075 score and set school records in the all-around and floor exercise in the Panthers' loss at Rhode Island on Feb. 7. Her 39.125 all-around score shattered her previous school record of 38.95. Alba tied for second on floor with a 9.90, briefly setting the school record that was broken by teammate Lisa Fronhofer moments later. She also scored a 9.65 on vault, a 9.775 on bars and a 9.80 on beam, as she tied for second on both beam and floor.
1999 Gymnastics Team Highs
TEAM
Vault: 48.425 at West Virginia (1/31/99) Bars: 49.025* at Rutgers (2/13/99) Beam: 47.475 at Rhode Island (2/7/99) Floor: 49.225* at Rhode Island (2/7/99) Total: 193.075 at Rhode Island (2/7/99)
INDIVIDUAL
Vault: 9.775 - Danielle Alba at West Virginia (1/31/99)
Bars: 9.950* - Samantha Slayers at Rutgers (2/13/99)
Beam: 9.925* - Danielle Alba at Rutgers (2/13/99)
Floor: 9.925* - Lisa Fronhofer at Rhode Island (2/7/99)
AA: 39.40* - Danielle Alba at Rutgers (2/13/99)
*School Record
OVERALL RECORD: 5-3 (2-2 EAGL) 1999 Gymnastics Average Scores (# of meets)
AA V UB BB FX Freddie Alba . . . . 38.913 (4). 9.675 (4) 9.831 (4) 9.788 (4) . 9.619 (4) Sara-Claire Campesino . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.20 (2). . 9.575 (2) Colleen Crisi. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Becky Doll . . . . . . . . . . . 9.475 (2) 8.50 (1). . . . . . . 8.875 (2) Erika Flamer . . . . . . . . . . 9.556 (4) . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Erin Freyvogel . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.175 (1) . . . . . . . . . . . Lisa Fronhofer . . . . . . . . . 9.706 (4) . . . . . 9.513 (4) . 9.619 (4) Janet Highhill . . . 38.044 (4). 9.450 (4) 9.581 (4).9.469 (4) . 9.544 (4) Pam Lieberman. . . . . . . . . . 9.35 (1). . . . . . 9.025 (4) . 9.725 (2) Raya Mullin. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.492 (3) 8.888 (4) . . . . . . Vanessa Rutherford . . . . . . . 9.383 (3) . . . . . 9.488 (2) . 9.438 (2) Amanda Salacinski. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . Samantha Salyers . . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.906 (4) 8.55 (1). . 9.425 (4) Rebecca Singleton. . . . . . . . . . . . . 9.783 (3) 9.15 (1). . . . . . . Team.191.331 (4) . . 47.806 (4). . . . . . 48.45 (4) 47.20 (4) . 47.875(4)