Alaska Wins Twice; Top All-Around Efforts in MPSF

Madrid of Seattle Pacific Named Gymnast of the Week

	Seattle Pacific's Anissa Madrid has been named gymnast of the week.

Feb. 23, 2010

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ALASKA-ANCHORAGE (2-10) posted its first wins of 2010, taking out Brown twice at home (188.250-184.875 & 189.525-189.325) in a pair of home dual meets. Friday, Shakea Sanders nailed an all-around title (38.150) in her first-ever performance. She won the vault (9.725) and bars (9.45). Sunday's meet was a tight one, as the Seawolves were trailing halfway through the final rotation. Coming through in the clutch were Sanders and Kelsey Fullerton with a pair of winning 9.775's on floor to seal the comeback. Lauren Agostino added vault and beam titles with two 9.75's.

SEATTLE PACIFIC (0-13) junior Anissa Madrid posted season-high all-arounds with a pair of 38.400's leading the Falcons in a quad meet at Denver and tri-meet at Air Force. She tied for first on beam (9.75), was second all-around, and fifth on bars (9.60) in Colorado Springs as SPU posted a team score of 187.075. In Denver, Madrid produced the same season-high all-around, in addition to season-bests on vault and beam, leading a 188.800 team total.

AIR FORCE (5-12) took second (188.000) in a tri-meet at home with SE Missouri State and Seattle Pacific. Brittany Dutton posted a career-high on floor (9.80) and Jenna Dudley hit a career-mark on vault (9.775), both good for second place. Dudley, who was also third all-around, hit a career floor (9.775) at No. 18 Denver on Monday. Air Force hit its best team score in over two years in the dual (191.725).

UC DAVIS (8-2) senior Kendall McCann finished second all-around (38.575) following a balance beam title (9.80), as the Aggies placed second to CS Fullerton (192.975-192.700) which snapped a streak of five first-place finishes. Behind McCann on beam was Marcy Miller (9.775) and Katie Yamamura (9.750) to lead the fourth best beam score in team history (48.525). Miller was third all-around (38.025) while Erika Van Dyke and Lida Gehlen posted runner-up 9.80 floor and uneven bars, respectively. UC Davis is back in action Friday (Feb. 26) at San Jose State, in a tri-meet with Sacramento State.

ANISSA MADRID - MPSF GYMNAST OF THE WEEK
Seattle Pacific junior Anissa Madrid (Seattle, WA) nailed 2010 team-highs in a pair of 38.400 all-arounds, with one second-place finish. She performed a team-high 9.75 balance beam for an individual title, as well as fifth-place bars (9.60) in a tri-meet at Air Force. In Denver, she posted a career-high vault (9.60) and a then season-high beam (9.725).