Michigan
Big Five Meet
Michigan Wins Second Session of Big Five Meet
2/24/2024 8:41:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics
» The Wolverines' score of 197.500 topped Illinois, Penn State, Iowa and Rutgers at the Big Five Meet on Saturday.
» Michigan's win secures a spot in the second session at the Big Ten Championships.
» Sierra Brooks won her fifth straight all-around title and the floor title.
» Reyna Guggino won the vault title.
Site: State College, Pa. (Rec Hall)
Scores: #11 Michigan 197.500, Illinois 196.850, Penn State 196.775, Iowa 196.225, Maryland 195.100
Records: U-M (9-4-0, 9-1-0 B1G), ILL (10-8-0, 4-5-0 B1G) Iowa (4-7-0, 1-4-0 B1G), UMD (3-7-0, 2-7-0 B1G), PSU (7-6-0, 3-6-0 B1G)
Next U-M Event: Friday, March 1 -- at Oklahoma (Norman, Okla.), 6:15 p.m. (TV: ESPN2)
STATE COLLEGE, Pa. -- The No. 11-ranked University of Michigan women's gymnastics team won the second session of the Big Five Meet with a 197.500 on Saturday night (Feb. 24) at Rec Hall. The Wolverines defeated Illinois (196.950), Penn State (196.775), Iowa (196.225) and Maryland (195.100) to earn their spot in the second session of the Big Ten Championships on March 23.
Graduate student Sierra Brooks won her fifth straight all-around title with a 39.650 and the floor exercise title with a 9.975, while Reyna Guggino won the vault title with a 9.950 and tied a career-best 9.925 on floor. Senior Carly Bauman made her debut on the vault and also scored a 9.925 on the uneven bars and a 9.875 on both balance beam and floor, while Paige Thaxton made her floor debut with a 9.875.
Guggino led the Wolverines in the first rotation with a stuck landing and a 9.950 on the vault, and Wilson and Brooks went back-to-back with matching 9.875s as Michigan scored a 49.275 and sat in second behind Penn State, who scored a 49.350 on floor.
The U-M uneven bars squad put together a 49.325 to send it into the lead. Jacey Vore and Gabby Wilson kicked things off with two straight 9.900s before Bauman earned a 9.925 and Brooks paced the Wolverines with a 9.950.
Wilson led the beam team with a 9.900, while Bauman scored a 9.875 to send Michigan into the bye with a 147.900 to pace the field.
Michigan built on its lead in the final rotation when Bauman and Mulligan kicked off the floor with matching 9.875s before Guggino tied a career-best 9.925 and Brooks won the event with a 9.975. Wilson scored a huge 9.950 and Thaxton finished the event with a 9.875 in her debut. U-M put together a 49.600 on floor to take home the first-place finish.
The Wolverines will conclude their four-meet road stretch Friday (March 1) when they take on No. 1-ranked Oklahoma in a meet that will be broadcast live on ESPN2.
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