As they look to build on last week’s 194.400-193.625 victory over Illinois State, MSU gymnasts know they still have a long way to go. For the fourth straight week, the Spartans’ struggles on the balance beam were highlighted, and the event continues to see most of the focus in practice.
This time last year, Shanthi Teike had the world in front of her. Then a sophomore on the MSU gymnastics team, Teike was a rising star in the Spartan ranks coming off a freshman season, which made people take notice. As a sophomore, Teike competed as an all-around gymnast in seven of the team’s 12 matches and finished with three first-place, five second-place and three third-place honors leading into the NCAA Corvallis Regional.
The MSU gymnastic team got its first win of the season Friday night over Illinois State at the sixth annual Jan Howard Memorial Flip for a Cure meet, 194.400-193.625. The mark is the Spartans’ highest of the season and helped them to improve to 1-3 overall.
The MSU gymnastic team’s return to Jenison Field House hopes to be a successful one as the Spartans (0-3 overall) prepare to welcome Illinois State for the sixth annual Jan Howard Memorial Flip for a Cure Meet.
In a quad-dual that pitted the MSU gymnastics team against two top-10 teams, the Spartans placed third behind No. 5 Alabama and No. 9 Penn State and posted a season-high team score of 192.875.
If there’s one thing MSU gymnastics head coach Kathie Klages can say about her team, it’s that she will put them up against any school in the nation.
For the second consecutive week, the MSU gymnastics team went toe-to-toe with a top 25 team and fell short of their mark.
In its second meet of the season, the MSU gymnastics team will travel to Iowa City, Iowa on Friday for an 8 p.m.
In its first meet of the season, the MSU gymnastics team fell short of upsetting No.
The renovations — about $500,000 worth of improvements — were funded by a donation by Bob Skandalaris, who is an alumnus and frequent donor to MSU. The renovations include new paint jobs, new bleacher and chair-back seating, scoreboards and a video board, Deputy Athletics Director Greg Ianni said.
The MSU gymnastics team’s season ended Saturday in Corvallis, Ore., with the Spartans finishing third in the NCAA Corvallis Regional.
The MSU gymnastics team heads to Oregon for NCAA regionals.
The MSU gymnastics team rallied at the end of the season to improve its average score enough to qualify for NCAA regionals.
The MSU gymnastics team placed seventh at the Big Ten tournament.
Should the MSU gymnastics team score high enough this weekend at the Big Ten championships, the Spartans could vault two spots and earn their way to the NCAA regionals.
The Spartans have a chance to improve their season average in hopes of making the NCAA regionals.
The Spartans are on the verge of qualifying for regionals and can help their case with a strong performance on the West coast.
For the first home meet in three weeks, the MSU gymnastics team will be making history. Hosting Illinois at 6:30 p.m.
After receiving its season-high score in last weekend’s competition, the MSU gymnastics team is looking to repeat and improve when it faces Ohio State on the road at 7 p.m. Friday.
The MSU gymnastics team notched a season-high score of 193.425 at the UNH Invitational hosted by New Hampshire on Saturday. The score earned the Spartans second place in the four-team competition.