Cliff: Gymnastics notebook
Laura-Ann Chong on the bars in a home meet. The Oregon State gymnastics team dropped to No. 7 in the country after defeating California on Sunday with a score of 196.375. The season average score, which rankings are based, is 196.010. The funny thing about the drop was that was the first meet of the...
Cliff: Weekend OSU notes
A national holiday in sports will be celebrated Sunday for the Super Bowl. Former Beavers OL Kyle DeVan is the starting RG for the Indianapolis Colts. If you haven’t read his remarkable story, yet, check it out here. The gymnastics team competes at California at 2 p.m. on Sunday. Here’s the meet preview. It should...
Cliff: Gymnastic notebook
Oregon State senior Mandi Rodriguez was named the Pacific-10 Conference gymnast of the week on Tuesday. Rodriguez won the all-around title Friday in a win over Stanford and Seattle Pacific with a season-high score of 39.475. She won a share of the vault title with a 9.900 and won the floor exercise with a 9.900....
Cliff: Pink Out victory
The No. 6 Oregon State gymnastics team won its three-way meet over No. 5 Stanford and Seattle Pacific on Friday night in Gill Coliseum. Here’s a link to the story on the meet in Saturday’s GT. The meet was a success in another way. The Beavers drew 6,143 for the Pink Out meet that benefits...
Cliff: Gymnastics notes
Oregon State gymnast Leslie Mak continues to make her way back from a left elbow sprain suffered Jan. 16 at Ohio State during warmups. Mak expects to be on the balance beam lineup Friday night in Coliseum when the No. 6 Beavers face No. 5 Stanford and Seattle Pacific. However, she won’t be available on...
Cliff: Another gymnastics win
The No. 5 Oregon State gymnastics team didn’t have its best meet of the season, but the Beavers defeated No. 20 Washington with ease Friday night in Gill Coliseum. The Beavers improved to 5-0 and 1-0 in the Pacific-10 Conference. The Huskies were ranked No. 20 but had a tough all-around meet. Here’s a link...
Cliff: Wrestling, gymnatsics notes
Here’s a link to my story on the Oregon State wrestling team’s latest victory over the weekend. Here’s a link to a photo gallery of the meet. The Beavers were dominant in the event. They are looking forward to a big shoudown Sunday at home against Nebraska. It’s revenge match after the Cornhuskers thumped OSU...
Cliff: Gymnastics preview
The No. 5-ranked Oregon State gymnastics team heads to Ohio State for a 1 p.m. nonconference meet Saturday afternoon. Here’s a link to the meet preview in Saturday’s GT. The Beavers were thrilled with the season-opening performance last week. Rookies and veterans pulled together. “It went great,” senior Laura-Ann Chong said. “It exceeded my expectations...
Cliff: Gymnastics notes
The Oregon State gymnastics team jumped up to No. 5 in the national rankings with their three wins in the Salbasgeon Suites Invitational last weekend with a score of 195.625. UCLA (196.600), Oklahoma (196.250), Nebraska (195.700) and Alabama (195.650) are ahead of the Beavers. Rankings come from the season average. Freshman Makayla Stambaugh is No....
Cliff: Gymnasts win opener
The No. 10-ranked Oregon State gymnastics team won the four-team season-opening Salbasgeon Suites Invitational on Friday night with a score of 195.625 before a crowd of 4,112 in Gill Coliseum. No. 13 Illinois was the closest competition with a 192.850. Air Force (184.475) and Alaska (183.475) didn’t have the horses to keep up. “We went...
