Michigan
NCAA Individual Event Finals
Trio of Wolverines Cap Season at NCAA Individual Event Finals
4/19/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Gymnastics
April 19, 2015
From left: Nicole Artz, Sachi Sugiyama, Talia Chiarelli
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Site: Fort Worth, Texas (Fort Worth Convention Center)
Event: NCAA Championships (Individual Event Finals)
U-M Team Result: No team scoring
Next U-M Event: Season Complete
FORT WORTH, Texas -- Senior Sachi Sugiyama and sophomores Nicole Artz and Talia Chiarelli represented the sixth-ranked University of Michigan women's gymnastics team on the final day of the season, combining for four routines in the individual event finals at the NCAA Championships on Sunday (April 19) at the Fort Worth Convention Center.
Sugiyama got the day started on floor exercise, performing the final routine of her career in front of the hometown crowd, family and friends. The native of nearby Keller, Texas, absolutely took advantage of the moment, sticking her first pass (full-in piked) and getting big height on the last one (a double pike) to score a 9.900, finishing seventh.
Chiarelli followed Sugiyama on balance beam. The sophomore executed a clean back handspring layout at the beginning of the routine, though she had a small balance check on the side aerial. Her chest was a little down in the double tuck dismount, but she held managed to hold the landing, scoring 9.825, finishing in a tie for eighth.
Artz followed three routines later, scoring 9.8125 and finishing 12th. She had a balance check in the middle of the routine, but it was the only visible error, as she capped the routine -- and her spectacular sophomore season -- with a stuck landing.
The last of the four routines on the day came from Chiarelli on floor, as she tied Sugiyama in seventh (9.900). The sophomore concluded her breakout season with a stuck full-in piked at the beginning, and then
The Wolverines concluded their 39th season of varsity competition with a 27-6 record. This year, Michigan won the Big Ten Championships for the second year in a row and also captured the regular-season title, giving the program a total of 23 Big Ten titles. It reached the NCAA Championships for the 22nd time, finishing seventh, securing the program's 21st top-10 finish. The Wolverines scored 197.000-plus in nine meets (a new program record) and was the only team in the country to score 49.000-plus in every rotation of every meet, not counting a fall once through their 13 meets. They will lose Sugiyama, Annette Miele and Brooke Parker to graduation.
Event-by-Event Individual Scores
Floor Exercise
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Balance Beam
1. Sam Peszek, UCLA 9.950
2. Ivana Hong, Stanford 9.9375
3. Madeline Gardiner, Oregon State 9.925
4. Chayse Capps, Oklahoma 9.9125
5. Rebecca Clark, Oklahoma 9.875
Kytra Hunter, Florida 9.875
7. Keeley Kmieciak, Oklahoma 9.8625
8. TALIA CHIARELLI, MICHIGAN 9.825
Alex McMurtry, Florida 9.825
Jessie Jordan, LSU 9.825
Caitlin Atkinson, Auburn 9.825
12. NICOLE ARTZ, MICHIGAN 9.8125
13. Kayla Williams, Alabama 9.225
1. Kytra Hunter, Florida 9.9625
2. Brenna Dowell, Oklahoma 9.950
Nina McGee, Denver 9.950
4. Haley Scaman, Oklahoma 9.9375
5. Ashleigh Gnat, LSU 9.9125
Georgia Dabritz, Utah 9.9125
7. SACHI SUGIYAMA, MICHIGAN 9.900
TALIA CHIARELLI, MICHIGAN 9.900
9. Mary Beth Box, Georgia 9.8875
Sam Peszek, UCLA 9.8875
11. Hollie Blanske, Nebraska 9.775
12. Kennedy Baker, Florida 9.775
13. Taylor Rice, Stanford 9.7625
14. Kari Lee, Utah 9.6125
15. Bridgette Caquatto, Florida 9.3375
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