Maryland Gymnastics Ranked 22nd in the Nation
6/21/1999 8:00:00 AM | Gymnastics
January 27, 1999
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The University of Maryland women's gymnastics team is ranked number 22 in the nation after its second meet of the season by GymInfo., the official NCAA national rankings. In two meets, the Terps are undefeated with a 6-0 record, including five wins at the George Washington Invitational where they captured the team title. Maryland is also ranked eighth in the nation on balance beam with a 48.200 average and is tied for 11th in the nation, with Utah State, on vault with a 48.400 average. Overall, the Terps also ranked third in the Southeast Region and first in the East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL).
Individually, freshman Kit Johnson (Virginia Beach, Va./Salem) is tied for 24th in the nation on balance beam with a 9.762 average. Johnson is also ranked sixth in the Southeast Region on vault and fourth on balance beam. In the last meet, Johnson recorded a 9.8 on vault, the second highest score in school history, and finished first on both vault and beam.
Freshman Gillian Cote (Fredericksburg, Va./James Monroe) is ranked in the top 10 on vault, floor, balance beam and in the all-around in the Southeast Region and in the top five in the EAGL. Cote, in the first meet of her career, broke the Maryland all-time record on beam with a score of 9.950 and recorded the second highest vault score in school history (9.800).
Junior co-captains Christine Holcombe (McMurray, Pa./Peters Township) and Rachel Dolbin (Pottsville, Pa./Pottsville) are also ranked among the region's and conference's elite. Holcombe is ranked 22nd in the Southeast Region on all-around and 18th on floor. She is also ranked 17th for the all-around in the EAGL, 24th on vault, and ninth on floor. Dolbin is ranked 12th in the Southeast Region in the all-around, 23rd on vault, 17th on balance beam, and 27th on floor. She is also ranked 12th in the EAGL in the all-around, tied for 14th on vault, 10th on balance beam, and 15th on floor.
The Terps next meet will be in Los Angeles against No. 9 UCLA, No. 15 Washington, and UC Santa Barbara. The Terps are 0-2 all-time against both UCLA and Washington and are 2-2 against UC Santa Barbara. It marks the first time that Maryland has faced the Bruins since 1985 and the first time facing the Huskies since 1986. The meet takes place on Sunday, Jan. 31 and begins at 2 p.m. at the John Wooden Center.
Top 25 Women's National Rankingss (by total season average)
1. Alabama 195.867 2. Georgia 195.625 3. Utah 195.325 4. LSU 194.275 5. Arizona State 194.112 6. Michigan 193.675 7. Penn State 193.475 8. Minnesota 193.375 9. UCLA 193.187 10. Stanford 192.933 11. Ohio State 192.625 12. Illinois-Chicago 192.608 13. Oregon State 192.258 14. Iowa State 192.250 15. Washington 191.100 16. Denver 192.000 17. Nebraska 191.987 18. Florida 191.983 19. Oklahoma 191.558 20. Auburn 191.350 21. Arizona 191.312 22. MARYLAND 191.100 23. Utah 191.025 24. Ball State 190.875 25. Kentucky 190.825
