The Crimson Tide returned to the Super Six in magnificent fashion this afternoon with a second place score of 196.650, joining Florida (196.900) and LSU (196.525) in Friday Night's finals against Georgia, Utah and Stanford for the right to compete for the championship trophy. Alabama was able to overcome adversity on the beam ( - two uncharacteristic falls) and uneven bars ( - missed the regrasp during her pak salto transition element) by countering with five very solid scores on these events. Freshman earned first team All America honors on
vault while sophomore
Morgan Dennis claimed her second first team honor on
floor exercise and sophomore nabbed first team honors on the
uneven bars. Here are more highlights from the afternoon session:
Despite drawing the coveted Olympic rotation order (VT-UB-BB-FX), the Crimson Tide was unable to take proper advantage on their first three events, resulting in a sixth place finish in the Super Six Finals here in Stegeman Coliseum on the campus of the University of Georgia. The Crimson Tide was the only team that had to count a fall on an event (48.425 on balance beam) and yet recovered from the disappointment to navigate the highest score on floor exercise in the sixth rotation among all teams competing (49.525). Senior concluded a great career for the Crimson Tide by performing on the uneven bars (9.775) and Floor Exercise (9.850) in the Super Six. The Tide will now look forward to post-season honors (3 gymnasts reached first team All America status), both athletically and academically, as they close out the 2008 season with the Medalist Club banquet at Bryant-Denny Stadium on Saturday, May 3rd at 7 pm. Here are some of the observations recorded during the Super Six Finals:
- We will post photos later this week. Due to NCAA Rules, we won't be able to post our video until the CBS TV Broadcast of the NCAA Nationals on May 10.
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