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Spartans see strengths and weaknesses
Following the first meet of the season, MSU gymnastics head coach Kathie Klages already knows what one of her team’s major features will be.
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Spartans honor injured teammate in match
Despite a rough week after the injury of senior Kathryn Mahoney, the MSU gymnastics team came together for its season opener to compete for a greater purpose: to honor its injured teammate.
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Gymnast Mahoney fractures neck
After sustaining a C6 vertebra fracture while vaulting during practice on Wednesday, senior gymnast Kathryn Mahoney underwent surgery to stabilize the vertebra, MSU announced Thursday.
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Gymnastics to host annual Green and White meet
The MSU gymnastics team will host its annual Green and White meet at 6:30 p.m. Friday at Jenison Field House, as it prepares for the upcoming season, which begins in the spring.
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MSU sees success, shortcomings in graduation success rates
The NCAA released the student-athlete graduation success rate for all NCAA Division I institutions Wednesday. For MSU, the overall graduation success rate across all sports was 80 percent.
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Gymnastics team earns academic honors
With a team grade point average of 3.6194, the MSU gymnastics program was recognized by the National Association of Collegiate Gymnastics Coaches/Women, or NACGC/W, for having the fifth-highest GPA in the nation this year.
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Curler plans to 'lay it all out there' in NCAA Championships
Nicole Curler’s mission for this weekend’s NCAA Championships is simple: Compete in the meet like she does in practice.
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MSU looking to surprise at NCAA Regional
The MSU gymnastics team will have one last chance to make a major impact on the national scene as it prepares for Saturday’s NCAA Regional in Lexington, Ky.
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Gymnasts prepare for Big Ten Championships
As the No. 25 MSU women’s gymnastics team prepares for this weekend’s Big Ten Championships, it enters with plenty of good news and a little bit of bad news.
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Spartans hope returning gymnasts will spark team to strong finish
Coming off its highest scores of the season, the No. 24 MSU gymnastics team’s only mission this weekend is to stay healthy and keep the momentum before next week’s Big Ten Championships.
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Gymnasts hope to get healthy, improve during busy spring break
The spring break forecast for the No. 24 MSU gymnastics team looks similar to that of many students: sun, breeze and maybe some beach. But unlike regular MSU students, the team has serious business to attend to.
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No. 1 Oklahoma ruins MSU's Senior Night
Competing in their final career meet Friday at Jenison Field House, seniors Rochelle Robinson and Nicole Curler set the tone with memorable launches that gave the No. 23 Spartans early momentum. Unfortunately for the Spartans, they saw a below-average performance on the bars, eventually falling 196.825-194.125 to the Sooners.
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4-gymnast senior class moved MSU program to new heights
They’ve been leaders throughout their stay at MSU, but the MSU gymnastics team’s four seniors took on a more direct leadership role before the start of the season.
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MSU says intimidation won't be factor vs. No. 1 Oklahoma
If the No. 23 MSU gymnastics team was looking for any extra motivation for this weekend, competing against No. 1 Oklahoma should assure an intense atmosphere Friday at Jenison Field House.
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Gymnasts earn win against New Hampshire
Following a nail-biting loss against No. 20 Illinois last weekend, the No. 22 MSU gymnastics team returned home Saturday and earned a 194.175-192.400 victory against New Hampshire at Jenison Field House.
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No. 22 Gymnasts to focus on details, improvement in remaining meets
Coming off a season-best performance against No. 20 Illinois on Sunday, the No. 22 MSU gymnastics team is hoping for an encore showing Saturday against New Hampshire.
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Klages hopes gymnasts 'take it to next level' Sunday vs. Illinois
Despite coming off its two highest-scoring performances of the season, the No. 22 MSU gymnastics team only is thinking about scoring higher as it prepares for this weekend’s meet at Illinois. The Spartans scored a 194.550 in a second-place finish at Western Michigan last weekend after pulling together a season-best 194.875 the previous weekend against Ohio State.
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Teike impressive in rookie campaign
After competing strongly in a national tournament as a 12-year-old, Shanthi Teike knew gymnastics was the right path for her. What she might not have expected was finding a lot of success this early in her collegiate career. Teike, a freshman MSU gymnast, has been one of the Spartans’ most consistent performers this season, regularly finishing in the top five and proving to be a nice complement to the team’s juniors and seniors.
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Embracing a cause
Pink leotards, silent auction items, collection buckets and several other items provided a clear reminder of breast cancer’s impact in day-to-day life Saturday at the MSU gymnastics team’s fourth annual Jan Howard Flip for a Cure Breast Cancer Awareness Meet.
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Spartans defeat Ohio State
The No. 22 MSU gymnastics team broke a two-meet skid and soared past No. 25 Ohio State, 194.875 to 191.425, Saturday at Jenison Field House as several gymnasts finished with season-best performances.