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Burleson Crowned All-Around Champ, Duranczyk Wins Bars At Cal
January 22, 2017 | Gymnastics
BERKELEY, Calif – Washington gymnastics enjoyed a successful night at Haas Pavilion, as the GymDawgs scored a season-high 195.325 and improved their scores in vault (49.000) and bars (48.925). Senior Kaitlyn Duranczyk won the bars title, tying a career-high 9.925, and Hailey Burleson won the all-around for the first time in her career with a personal best 39.350.
"Our goal was to improve; to get a little better from our first meet," said head coach Elise Ray "I'm proud of the team's intention to do that. We had too many mistakes on floor though; we missed an opportunity of a team score that is more like where I would like the team to be for our second meet. So we get back to work. "
Duranczyk's 9.925 was her highest score on bars this season and tied her score at the 2016 Pac-12 Championships last season. It also puts her in the nation's top 20 individuals on bars. Burleson placed second on beam after putting up a 9.875, a new career-high. Junior Zoey Schaefer tied for third on beam with a 9.85.
Sophomore Kristyn Hoffa placed second on floor, scoring a personal best 9.875, while Burleson tied for third on floor with a 9.85. Hoffa's second place 9.85 on vault rounded out the GymDawgs' top-3 finishers of the meet.
"It's very exciting to see so many individual successes, especially against another PAC 12 program," said Ray "It's a huge boost of confidence for them. Most of these girls are making huge improvement from last season, and that's what we need: each individual getting better for the success of the whole team."
Event Summaries
Vault – The GymDawgs posted a season-high 49.000, led by Hoffa's 9.85 to take second overall in the event. Freshman Haley Roy scored a 9.825 to tie her for fourth place. Monica Riley and Hailey Burleson both posted 9.8's to contribute to the solid vault rotation for the Huskies.
Bars –Huskies scored a 48.925, led by Duranczyk's 9.925 routine that crowned her bars champion for the first time this season. Joslyn Goings stuck her landing on her way to a 9.85 that placed her fourth in the event overall. Burleson scored a 9.825, tying her for fifth.
Beam- Monica Riley and Maya Washington got the GymDawgs started off strong with a 9.8's on beam. Schaefer scored a 9.85 that put her tied for third and Burleson anchored the Huskies with a 9.875 that placed her second in the event to round out a score of 49.100.
Floor – Hoffa (9.875) and Burleson (9.85) both finished in the top three on floor as the GymDawgs scored a 48.300. Duranczyk tied for fifth on the event with a 9.825.
All-Around – Burleson won her first career all-around title with a career-high 39.350. She finished second on beam, tied for third on floor, and fifth on vault.
Personal Bests
Up Next For the GymDawgs
Washington will host their first meet at home against Utah on Saturday, January 28th at 1:30 p.m. at Alaska Airlines Arena. The meet will be televised on the Pac-12 Network
"Our goal was to improve; to get a little better from our first meet," said head coach Elise Ray "I'm proud of the team's intention to do that. We had too many mistakes on floor though; we missed an opportunity of a team score that is more like where I would like the team to be for our second meet. So we get back to work. "
Duranczyk's 9.925 was her highest score on bars this season and tied her score at the 2016 Pac-12 Championships last season. It also puts her in the nation's top 20 individuals on bars. Burleson placed second on beam after putting up a 9.875, a new career-high. Junior Zoey Schaefer tied for third on beam with a 9.85.
Sophomore Kristyn Hoffa placed second on floor, scoring a personal best 9.875, while Burleson tied for third on floor with a 9.85. Hoffa's second place 9.85 on vault rounded out the GymDawgs' top-3 finishers of the meet.
"It's very exciting to see so many individual successes, especially against another PAC 12 program," said Ray "It's a huge boost of confidence for them. Most of these girls are making huge improvement from last season, and that's what we need: each individual getting better for the success of the whole team."
Event Summaries
Vault – The GymDawgs posted a season-high 49.000, led by Hoffa's 9.85 to take second overall in the event. Freshman Haley Roy scored a 9.825 to tie her for fourth place. Monica Riley and Hailey Burleson both posted 9.8's to contribute to the solid vault rotation for the Huskies.
Bars –Huskies scored a 48.925, led by Duranczyk's 9.925 routine that crowned her bars champion for the first time this season. Joslyn Goings stuck her landing on her way to a 9.85 that placed her fourth in the event overall. Burleson scored a 9.825, tying her for fifth.
STICK HUSKIES! Kaitlyn Duranczyk scores a 9.925 on her bars routine! Ties her career-high!
— UW Gymnastics (@UWGymnastics) January 22, 2017
Watch: @Pac12Network https://t.co/aFafeY4O5X
Beam- Monica Riley and Maya Washington got the GymDawgs started off strong with a 9.8's on beam. Schaefer scored a 9.85 that put her tied for third and Burleson anchored the Huskies with a 9.875 that placed her second in the event to round out a score of 49.100.
Another stick for the #GymDawgs! Hailey Burleson scores a 9.875 on beam #StickHuskies
— UW Gymnastics (@UWGymnastics) January 22, 2017
Watch: @Pac12Network https://t.co/CBS7SqrvRH
Floor – Hoffa (9.875) and Burleson (9.85) both finished in the top three on floor as the GymDawgs scored a 48.300. Duranczyk tied for fifth on the event with a 9.825.
Kristyn Hoffa scores a career-high 9.875 on floor! #GymDawgs
— UW Gymnastics (@UWGymnastics) January 22, 2017
Watch: @Pac12Network https://t.co/6QWd16gFtB
All-Around – Burleson won her first career all-around title with a career-high 39.350. She finished second on beam, tied for third on floor, and fifth on vault.
Highlights from today's meet at California with SJSU. The Huskies scored a 195.325, a new season high. https://t.co/6l4mvCUgn7
— UW Gymnastics (@UWGymnastics) January 22, 2017
Personal Bests
- Kristyn Hoffa's 9.85 on floor and 9.875 on vault were personal bests
- Haley Roy scored a personal best 9.825 on vault
- Monica Riley's 9.8's on vault and beam were personal bests
- Maya Washington had a personal best 9.775 on bars and 9.8 on beam
- Hailey Burleson scored a personal best 9.875 on beam and 39.350 in AA
- Kaitlyn Duranczyk tied a personal best 9.925 on bars
- Zoey Schaefer had a personal best 9.85 on beam.
Up Next For the GymDawgs
Washington will host their first meet at home against Utah on Saturday, January 28th at 1:30 p.m. at Alaska Airlines Arena. The meet will be televised on the Pac-12 Network
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