THREE-PEAT!!!!!!!!

Purple Knights Capture Third Straight USA Gymnastics Collegiate Team National Title

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THREE-PEAT!!!!!!!!
April 10, 2011
Colorado Springs, Colo.-The University of Bridgeport gymnastics team won its third consecutive USA Gymnastics Collegiate Team National Championship on Saturday at the United States Air Force Academy, as the Purple Knights posted a season-high team score of 194.050 to top second place Texas Women's University (193.300 points).  Air Force took third place with a total of 191.575, and Seattle Pacific was fourth with a score of 190.950.  The floor exercise was the Purple Knights' best event as team on Friday as they posted a total of 49.100 to help propel the team to its national title.


Sophomore Monica Mesalles (Barcelona, Spain) was outstanding on Saturday night at the USAG Team Finals, as she took first place in the floor exercise (9.950) and the vault (9.900), and she tied for third place on the beam (9.800).  Monica was second in Friday's All-Around competition with a total of 39.175.

Junior Emily Repko (Gilbertsville, Pa.) helped lead Bridgeport to the 2011 USAG Collegiate team title with a second place showing on the beam (9,825), and she tied for third in the floor exercise with a score of 9.850.

Freshman Emily Turik (Crystal Lake, Ill.) was UB's top finisher on the bars finishing in second place with a score of 9.775.

In the vault, freshman Kamri Riles (Ellenwood, Ga.) had a fine showing on Saturday as she grabbed fourth place with a score of 9.800.

With their third straight USAG Collegiate Team Championship in hand, the Purple Knights will now turn their attention to Sunday's individual event competitions.

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