U-M Sets Floor Record in Front of Sold-Out Crowd, Defeats Auburn, West Virginia
3/12/2022 8:17:00 PM
// Megan McIntosh
» Michigan set a program record on the floor with a 49.750.
» Natalie Wojcik earned her 22nd career all-around title.
» Gabby Wilson recorded her second perfect score on the floor.
» U-M set its attendance record with a sold out 12,707-person crowd at Crisler Center.
Site: Ann Arbor, Mich. (Crisler Center)
Score: No. 3 Michigan 197.950, No. 5 Auburn 197.175, West Virginia 196.400
Record: U-M (14-1), AU (11-3-1), WVU (13-5)
Next U-M Event: Saturday, March 19 -- at Big Ten Championships (Columbus, Ohio), 5:30 p.m. (TV: Big Ten Network)
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ANN ARBOR, Mich. -- A perfect 10.0, a program floor record and a sold out Crisler Center highlighted the close to the 2022 regular season for the No. 3 University of Michigan women's gymnastics team as it sent its seniors off in style, scoring a 197.950 to defeat No. 5 Auburn (197.175) and West Virginia (196.400) Saturday afternoon (March 12).
Senior Natalie Wojcik recorded her 100th career score of 9.900 or better and took home her 22nd career all-around title with a 39.700. Wojcik also earned a share of the beam title with junior Sierra Brooks as the pair scored 9.950s in the event.
Junior Gabby Wilson ended the meet with an exclamation mark as she recorded her second 10.0 of the season on the floor and led U-M to a program record 49.750 as all six Michigan gymnasts earned a 9.900 or higher in the final rotation.
Sophomore Naomi Morrison and Wilson led Michigan to a 49.350 on the vault with matching 9.900s to place second overall, as the Wolverines would sit behind Auburn, who scored a 49.375 on uneven bars in its first rotation, and ahead of West Virginia who notched a 48.975 on the beam, after one complete rotation.
With four straight stuck landings and three straight scores of 9.900 or better, U-M took the lead in the second rotation of the day with a running score of 98.825 behind a 49.475 on the uneven bars. Brooks and Wojcik led Michigan with back-to-back 9.925s, while freshman Jacey Vore earned a 9.900 to anchor on the bars.
U-M continued to build on its advantage in the third rotation as Brooks and Wojcik locked up the individual title on the beam with matching 9.950s and Vore placed fourth with a 9.900. With one rotation left to go, the Maize and Blue led the field with a running score of 98.525, while Auburn was in second with a 98.825 and WVU sat in third with a 98.275.
The Wolverines saved the best rotation for last behind an electric crowd as senior Abby Brenner competed for the last time in Crisler Center and started off the floor rotation with a 9.925. Senior Abby Heiskell followed it up with a 9.900 in her final home meet and the stellar senior routines continued as Wojcik earned a 9.975 in the third spot for Michigan. Morrison and Brooks posted matching 9.925s before Wilson closed out the meet with her perfect score to set the U-M floor record and allow Michigan to end its home season with a victory.
The Wolverines start postseason competition Saturday, March 19 when they travel to Columbus, Ohio for the Big Ten Conference Championships. Michigan will compete in the second session of the championships, starting at 5:30 p.m.
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