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Andrea Mitchell Leads Wildcats to Senior Night Victory

UK freshman Audrey Harrison has been consistent for UK on beam so far this season.

UK freshman Audrey Harrison has been consistent for UK on beam so far this season.

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LEXINGTON, Ky. - Behind one of the best all-around scores in school history from senior Andrea Mitchell, the 26th-ranked University of Kentucky gymnastics team posted a season-high score of 195.650 to defeat George Washington (194.100) and Bowling Green (193.800) in its home finale Friday night at Memorial Coliseum.

Kentucky (6-8, 1-5 Southeastern Conference) had an event medalist on each event, including Mitchell who took home event honors on uneven bars, balance beam and floor exercise en route to her second all-around title of the year. The native of Knoxville, Tenn., posted a career high 39.550 in the all-around competition, which is believed to be the highest all-around score for Kentucky since All-American Jenny Hansen scored a 39.7 in 1996.

Seniors Colleen Williams and Phylicia Reshard started off the night strong for Kentucky, winning event honors on vault with each gymnast posting a 9.85. Mitchell and junior Storey Morris followed by each notching career high 9.9s on bars to grab medalist honors. Mitchell took over for Kentucky from there, scoring a 9.875 to win the beam title and then her second 9.95 on floor this season to grab the floor title.

As a team, Kentucky defeated George Washington and Bowling Green on three events. UK used a season-high bar score of 49.325 to win on bars, tying the highest team bars score in school history. UK also defeated GW and BGSU on vault with a score of 49.05 and beam with a season-best mark of 48.875. In all, Kentucky set or tied 11 season highs and nine career highs during the meet.

The Wildcats started the night on vault, scoring a 49.05. UK was led by Williams and Resahrd, who each scored a 9.85, with Williams' high mark tying a career high. Mitchell and senior Jasmine Minion scored a 9.825 followed by freshman Audrey Harrison's 9.7 in her first collegiate vault.

Kentucky continued its dominance on bars, earning a 49.325 to tie the highest team bars score in school history. The 1996 team also earned a 49.325 on March 1, 1996 against Florida. UK was led on the event by Morris and Mitchell, who each posted a career-best score of 9.9. Sophomore Caitlyn Ciokajlo showed her consistency on the event by tying a career high 9.875, while Reshard scored a 9.825. Freshman Brittany Canfield, who was competing in the bar lineup for only the second time this season earned a career best 9.825, while Williams grabbed a season-high 9.8.

Beam again was strong for UK, with the Wildcats earning a season-high beam score for the third consecutive meet with a 48.875. Mitchell once again led Kentucky, tying a career high with a 9.875, while Morris scored a season high 9.800 and Minion a career best 9.775. Harrison continued to show consistency and improvement on the event with a 9.725, while Reshard led Kentucky off with a solid 9.700.

Kentucky ended the meet on floor, getting another remarkable performance from Mitchell, who scored her second 9.950 of the year. Reshard followed Mitchell with a 9.850, while Harrison earned a career best 9.800. Minion scored a 9.850, however stepped out of bounds on her fist tumbling pass to lower her average to 9.750. Freshman Kayla Sienkowski concludes the floor scoring with a 9.050.

Mitchell earned her second all-around title of the season and the fourth of her career with an impressive score of 39.550. Reshard finished second with a 39.225, while George Washington's Leslie Delima was third with a 39.000.

The Wildcats will be back in action next weekend when it travels east to face William and Mary in Williamsburg, Va., on Friday at 7 p.m. ET before facing Maryland at College Park, Md., on Sunday at 2 p.m. ET.

For more information on the Kentucky gymnastics team, visit UKathletics.com or follow "UKGymnastics" on Twitter and Facebook.

Team Results
1) UK 195.650; 2) GW 194.100; 3) BGSU 193.800

VAULT Results
1) Colleen Williams (UK) 9.850, Phylicia Reshard (UK) 9.850, Danielle Wishart (BGSU) 9.850; 4) Andrea Mitchell (UK) 9.825, Jasmine Minion (UK) 9.825, Sunny Marchand (BGSU) 9.825; 7) Dawn Christman (BGSU) 9.775; 8) Audrey Harrison (UK) 9.700, Leslie Delima (GW) 9.700, Amanda Murphy (GW) 9.700; 11) Kayla Carto (GW) 9.675; 12) Betsy Zander (GW) 9.650; 13) Megan Valentini (BGSU) 9.625; 14) Taylor Henderson (GW) 9.600; 15) Amber Brewer (BGSU) 9.550; 16) Kiera Kenney (GW) 9.125; 17) Kasey Fillmore (BGSU) 8.950

BARS Results
1) Storey Morris (UK) 9.900, Andrea Mitchell (UK) 9.900; 3) Caitlyn Ciokajlo (UK) 9.875; 4) Kiera Kenney (GW) 9.850; 5) Phylicia Reshard (UK) 9.825, Brittany Canfield (UK) 9.825, Amber Brewer (BGSU) 9.825; 8) Colleen Williams (UK) 9.800; 9) Kayla Carto (GW) 9.750; 10) Kasey Fillmore (BGSU) 9.725; 11) Monica Eaton (BGSU) 9.700; 12) Taylor Henderson (GW) 9.675; 13) Leslie Delima (GW) 9.650; 14) Lindsay Koch (BGSU) 9.550, Brittany Burnham (GW) 9.550; 16) Sunny Marchand (BGSU) 9.425; 17) Megan Harrington (BGSU) 9.400; 18) Betsy Zander (GW) 8.975

BEAM Results
1) Andrea Mitchell (UK) 9.875; 2) Storey Morris (UK) 9.800, Leslie Delima (GW) 9.800; 4) Jasmine Minion (UK) 9.775; 5) Danielle Wishart (BGSU) 9.750; 6) Audrey Harrison (UK) 9.725, Betsy Zander (GW) 9.725; 8) Phylicia Reshard (UK) 9.700; 9) Megan Harrington (BGSU) 9.675, Kayla Carto (GW) 9.675; 11) Kiera Kenney (GW) 9.650, Brittany Burnham (GW) 9.650; 13) Dawn Christman (BGSU) 9.600; 14) Caitlyn Ciokajlo (UK) 9.575; 15) Monique Blount (GW) 9.550; 16) Monica Eaton (BGSU) 9.500; 17) Kasey Fillmore (BGSU) 9.425; 18) Megan Valentini (BGSU) 8.325

FLOOR Results
1) Andrea Mitchell (UK) 9.950; 2) Phylicia Reshard (UK) 9.850, Danielle Wishart (BGSU) 9.850, Leslie Delima (GW) 9.850; 5) Audrey Harrison (UK) 9.800, Megan Valentini (BGSU) 9.800, Dawn Christman (BGSU) 9.800; 8) Megan Harrington (BGSU) 9.775, Sunny Marchand (BGSU) 9.775, Kayla Carto (GW) 9.775; 11) Jasmine Minion (UK) 9.750, Amanda Murphy (GW) 9.750; 13) Taylor Henderson (GW) 9.725; 14) Stephanie Stoicovy (GW) 9.700; 15) Kasey Fillmore (BGSU) 9.525; 16) Betsy Zander (GW) 9.500; 17) Kayla Sienkowski (UK) 9.050

All-Around Results
1) Andrea Mitchell (UK) 39.550; 2) Phylicia Reshard (UK) 39.225; 3) Leslie Delima (GW) 39.000; 4) Kayla Carto (GW) 38.875; 5) Betsy Zander (GW) 37.850; 6) Kasey Fillmore (BGSU) 37.625

UK:  VAULT: 49.050, BARS: 49.325, BEAM: 48.875, FLOOR: 48.400
VAULT: Colleen Williams 9.850, Phylicia Reshard 9.850, Andrea Mitchell 9.825, Jasmine Minion 9.825, Audrey Harrison 9.700
BARS: Storey Morris 9.900, Andrea Mitchell 9.900, Caitlyn Ciokajlo 9.875, Phylicia Reshard 9.825, Brittany Canfield 9.825, Colleen Williams 9.800
BEAM: Andrea Mitchell 9.875, Storey Morris 9.800, Jasmine Minion 9.775, Audrey Harrison 9.725, Phylicia Reshard 9.700, Caitlyn Ciokajlo 9.575
FLOOR: Andrea Mitchell 9.950, Phylicia Reshard 9.850, Audrey Harrison 9.800, Jasmine Minion 9.750, Kayla Sienkowski 9.050
All-Around: Andrea Mitchell 39.550, Phylicia Reshard 39.225


 

 

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