ECAC Announces Women's Gymnastics Weekly Awards
DANBURY, Conn. – The Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) announces its weekly awards for women's gymnastics for the week of competition ending Feb. 24.
Division I
Gymnast of the Week
Jade Buford – Yale University, Jr., Coppell, Texas
Buford had a great meet at the Ivy Classic helping the Bulldogs to win the meet and set school records along the way. On vault Buford scored a 9.7 contributing to Yale’s total score of 48.75, the second highest team vault score in school history. When it came to uneven bars, she led the team off and scored a 9.6. When it came to the balance beam, she scored a 9.75 which helped the Bulldogs break the school record for total beam score with a 49.15. To finish up her day Buford scored a 9.675 with her floor routine and wrap up an all-around score of 38.725.
Specialist of the Week
Claire Haklik – Cornell University, So., Atlanta, Georgia
Haklik had the highest single event score across all events in the ECAC. At the Ivy Classic she scored an impressive 9.9 on floor. This placed her first in the event to take home gold. Haklik would also compete on vault scoring a 9.7 which tied for third place.
Rookie of the Week
Lindsay Chia – Yale University, Fr., Windsor, Ontario
Chia had an outstanding meet just like teammate Jade Buford in helping Yale set new school records. Chia’s first event of the day came on the uneven bars where she scored a 9.8 for the squad. He afternoon got better when it came to the final event of the day for Yale, the balance beam. Shia earned a 9.875 and tied for first place. Her score was pivotal to the Bulldogs setting a new school record on the beam with the score of 49.15.
Coaches Choice
Jazmyn Estrella – Temple University, Jr., Allentown, Pennsylvania
Estrella came back from an injury to compete in three events for the Owls. Estrella’s scores in all three events would count for the team at the Ken Anderson Invitational. She tied for a team-high on the uneven bars with a score of 9.775. She would score a 9.75 when it came to vault and would set a new career-best mark on beam with a score of 9.825.
Division II
Gymnast of the Week
Julianna Roland – University of Bridgeport, Fr., Lumberton, New Jersey
In her young collegiate career, Julianna Roland set a new career mark in the all-around. She won the all-around at the Ken Anderson Invitational with a score of 39.1. To reach her new mark she scored a 9.825 on vault. She scored a 9.675 on the uneven bars and a 9.775 on the beam. In her last event she scored a 9.825 on floor to round out her new career-best all-around score.
Specialist of the Week
Melanie Wojewoda – West University, So., Amelia, Ohio
Wojewoda hit on both events she competed in last weekend. On the uneven bars she scored a 9.8 which tied her for first place. On the beam she would score a 9.725 and tie for third place.
Rookie of the Week
Crystal Gwinn – University Bridgeport, Fr., New Port Richey, Florida
Gwinn started off her meet with a personal best score on floor. She was flashed a 9.9 for a near perfect score and ultimately scored a 9.875 for the Purple Knights. The score also earned her first place in the meet. She would finish up her day competing on vault and score a 9.7.
Coaches Choice
Jessica Meakim – West Chester University, So., Downingtown, Pennsylvania
Meakim competed in the all-around for the Golden Rams even though she was not originally slated to do so. After a teammate got hurt, she stepped up and competed on vault to complete the all-around. On vault Meakim would score a 9.575. The uneven bars she would score a 9.45 and on beam she would score a 9.465. Meakim’s best event of the day come with her floor routine where she would earn a 9.825 and come in first place. Totaling all of her scores she would finish the meet with a 38.325 in the all-around.
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