SPRINGFIELD, MASS. – Senior Christine Haungs (Derby/Lake Shore) finished in the top five in three events and junior Kasey Cutler (East Hampton, CT) won uneven bars during Cortland’s 185.30-183.30 dual-meet loss at Springfield College. Despite the loss, the Red Dragons posted a season-high score for the second straight week.
Three different athletes won events for the host Pride. Ericca Castagna captured vault (9.675), Audrey Lastra won balance beam (9.65) and Brittany Baglow won floor exercise (9.70).
Cutler took top honors on uneven bars with a 9.30, followed by sophomore teammate Cady Tinney (Nichols/Tioga Central) in second with a 9.20. Haungs finished second on balance beam with a 9.60, tied for fourth on floor exercise with a career-high 9.60 and placed fifth on vault with a 9.50. She finished with a combined score of 37.025 as the lone all-around competitor at the meet.
Senior Chris Cate (Concord, NH) earned runner-up honors on vault with a 9.575, while senior Jenn Najuch (North Tonawanda) tied for third with a 9.55. Najuch also tied Haungs for fourth on floor exercise with a 9.60. Sophomore Ashley Fleming (Holbrook/Sachem East) finished fourth on balance beam with a career-best 9.425. Freshman Amanda Recor (Lancaster), in her first competition of the season, placed sixth on beam with a 9.15.
VIDEO FROM THE MEET AND CHRISTINE HAUNGS INTERVIEW (courtesy of the Web site gymnastike)
Springfield 185.30, Cortland 183.30
(Top 6 plus other Cortland)
Vault
(Springfield 47.375, Cortland 47.10)
1) Ericca Castagna (SPR), 9.675
2) Chris Cate (CORT), 9.575
tie 3) Jenn Najuch (CORT), 9.55
tie 3) Jeanna Bradle (SPR), 9.55
5) Christine Haungs (CORT), 9.50
6) Brittany Davis (SPR), 9.45
9) Jessica Ruocco (CORT), 9.275
10) Ashley Fleming (CORT), 9.20
12) Eli Roberge (CORT), 8.85
Uneven Bars
(Springfield 44.025, Cortland 43.875)
1) Kasey Cutler (CORT), 9.30
2) Cady Tinney (CORT), 9.20
3) Megan German (SPR), 9.00
4) Carly Flynn (SPR), 8.85
5) Marissa Rusin (SPR), 8.80
6) Jeanna Bradle (SPR), 8.70
8) Eli Roberge (CORT), 8.65
9) Lauren Pytel (CORT), 8.40
10) Christine Haungs (CORT), 8.325
11) Jessica Ruocco (CORT), 8.025
Balance Beam
(Springfield 45.70, Cortland 45.60)
1) Audrey Lastra (SPR), 9.65
2) Christine Haungs (CORT), 9.60
3) Brittany Baglow (SPR), 9.45
4) Ashley Fleming (CORT), 9.425
5) Danielle Trota (SPR), 9.30
6) Amanda Recor (CORT), 9.15
7) Jenn Najuch (CORT), 8.825
10) Kasey Cutler (CORT), 8.60
12) Alyssa Neely (CORT), 8.225
Floor Exercise
(Springfield 48.20, Cortland 46.725)
1) Brittany Baglow (SPR), 9.70
2) Carly Flynn (SPR), 9.675
3) Ericca Castagna (SPR), 9.65
tie 4) Christine Haungs (CORT), 9.60
tie 4) Jenn Najuch (CORT), 9.60
6) Kayleigh Davis (SPR), 9.60
9) Ashley Fleming (CORT), 9.20
10) Alyssa Neely (CORT), 9.175
11) Cristina Speirs (CORT), 9.15
12) Frances Bilianis (CORT), 8.45
All-Around
1) Christine Haungs (CORT), 37.025
(only all-around competitor)