Iowa State Has a Strong Showing at Big 12’s

NORMAN, Okla. – No. 36 Iowa State (9-15, 3-5 Big 12) placed 4^th in the Big 12 Championships with their score of 196.350.

"I thought our performance was really special. I am so proud of how hard working this team is, and it has led to us being to where we are now. There was a lot of pressure on them tonight, and they came out and responded to it very well. We had so many gymnasts step up and I could not be prouder. Our season now continues and we have a chance to reach even more of our goals that we set." Head Coach Ashley Miles Greig said.

The Cyclones had a great bounce back meet this evening to secure their spot at regionals. They had many gymnasts step up, including Rachel Wilke who has become a consistent force in the beam lineup. Tonight, she set a new career high with a 9.9. This is her third consecutive meet scoring a new career high.

Iowa State yet again had Ella Schell step into the floor lineup as the anchor. This was the freshman's second consecutive appearance on this event, and she had yet another great routine as she scored a 9.9. Kaia Parker had a strong night in both of her events as she also scored 9.9 on floor to tie Schell as the top score of that event, and then followed that up with a 9.85 which top the charts for ISU. Iowa State will be heading to a regional and will rely on these two to continue the consistency that they have shown of late at where ever they land.

Vault (49.000)

Iowa State carried their momentum from floor over to vault where they scored a 49.000. Kaia Parker finished her night with another great score of 9.85. Behind her was a pair of 9.8's. First came from Paige Wills and then later Josie Bergstrom. The Cyclones went into their bye following this rotation after an excellent first half.

Paige Wills- 9.800
Kaia Parker- 9.850
Noelle Adams- 9.775
Josie Bergstrom- 9.800
Emilie Hong- 9.775
Ella Schell- 9.775

Bars (48.900)

ISU came out of their bye and went to bars. They bounced back on this event tonight, and that was led by Lauren Thomas with her routine seeing a 9.85 score. She was followed up by the anchor Loganne Basuel with a 9.825.

Ella Schell- 9.750
Paige Wills- 9.775
Hannah Loyim- 9.700
Lauren Thomas- 9.850
Loganne Basuel- 9.825

Beam (49.150)

ISU ended their night with a great beam rotation. Rachel Wilke continues her consistent run of scores as this time she set a new career high of 9.9. The Cyclones also gained a 9.875 from Josie Bergstrom's routine. Hannah Loyim and Lauren Thomas's routines both were a 9.8 score.

Hannah Loyim- 9.800
Lauren O'Brochta- 9.775
Rachel Wilke- 9.900
Josie Bergstrom- 9.875
Lauren Thomas- 9.800

Floor (49.300)

Iowa State began the Big 12 Championships on the floor. They started their evening out with a very strong rotation. Ella Schell stepped into the floor lineup again and had yet another amazing routine in which she saw a 9.9. Her score was tied atop the ISU lineup alongside Kaia Parker. Noelle Adams was just behind them with a 9.875.

Madelyn Manternach- 9.825
Laura Cooke- 9.800
Kaia Parker- 9.900
Noelle Adams- 9.875
Ella Schell- 9.900

Final Result

Iowa State: 196.350 (VT: 49.000, UB: 48.900, BB: 49.150, FX: 49.300)
Oklahoma: 198.950 (VT: 49.625, UB: 49.725, BB: 49.775, FX: 49.775)
Denver: 197.975 (VT: 49.400, UB: 49.475, BB: 49.500, FX: 49.600)
BYU: 197.050 (VT: 49.100, UB: 49.375, BB: 49.250, FX: 49.325)
West Virginia: 195.125 (VT: 49.125, UB: 47.975, BB: 48.875, FX: 49.150)

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Players Mentioned

Noelle Adams

Loganne Basuel

Josie Bergstrom-Te Slaa

Laura Cooke

Emilie Hong

Hannah Loyim

Madelyn Manternach

Lauren O'Brochta

Kaia Parker

Ella Schell

Lauren Thomas

Rachel Wilke

Paige Wills

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