Georgia Finishes Second at Super 16 with a 195.950

Friday, January 6

Las Vegas, Nev.

11:00 p.m. ET

University of Georgia

195.950

195.450

Oregon State

January 07, 2023 | Gymnastics

LAS VEGAS- The University of Georgia gymnastics team opened the 2023 season with a score of 195.950 to finish second at the Super 16 on Friday night at the Orleans Arena in Las Vegas.

Stanford finished first with a score of 196.175.  Behind Georgia was Oregon State (195.450) and Rutgers (194.700). The GymDogs' best event score came in the final rotation on bars, which was the highest among the four teams on that apparatus. Graduate Josie Angeny notched the highest bars score of the night with a 9.900 and senior Amanda Cashman's floor routine received the second-highest mark of the night on that event- a 9.925.

Georgia started the meet on beam scoring a 48.950.  Senior Vanessa Deniz, a transfer from Oklahoma, led the GymDogs with a 9.850 in the third spot of the lineup.  Freshman JaFree Scott and graduate Josie Angeny, a transfer from Kentucky, both contributed a 9.825. Senior Soraya Hawthorne moonwalked her way to a 9.750 and freshman Naya Howard made her debut with a 9.700.

Moving on to floor, the GymDogs gave a show with their routines, tallying a 48.975. Competing for the seventh time of her career and the first since her sophomore year, senior Amanda Cashman notched the high score on floor with a 9.925. Hawthorne followed with a 9.875 from the anchor position.  Howard contributed a 9.850 and after a slight step out of bounds on her last pass, freshman Eryn Williams received a 9.700.

Georgia rotated to vault next, adding a 48.850 to the total.  Graduate transfer from Ball State, Sandra Elsadek led the group with a 9.850, followed by a pair of 9.775 from senior Haley de Jong and freshman Nicole King. Howard and Cashman contributed scores of 9.800 and 9.650 respectively.

The GymDogs performed on bars in the final rotation, scoring a 49.025.  Angeny led the team and won the event title with a 9.900 in her GymDog debut.  Scott and de Jong followed, both adding a 9.875 for Georgia.  Junior Katie Finnegan contributed a 9.825 and Cashman scored a 9.700 in the leadoff spot.

Georgia heads to Missouri next week to face the Tigers on Friday, January 13 at 7 p.m. ET on the SEC Network. Georgia will host a quad meet in the annual MLK Day Meet on Monday, January 16 at 2 p.m. in Stegeman Coliseum with Rutgers, Fisk, and Ohio State.

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FINAL RESULTS
STANFORD: 196.175 (VT- 49.125, UB- 49.025, BB- 48.725, FX- 49.300)
GEORGIA: 195.950 (VT- 48.850, UB- 49.175, BB- 48.950, FX- 48.975)
OREGON STATE: 195.450 (VT- 48.925, UB- 48.375, BB- 49.100, FX- 49.050)
RUTGERS: 194.700 (VT- 48.800, UB- 48.250, BB- 48.500, FX- 49.150)

VAULT- 48.850
Haley de Jong: 9.775
Nicole King: 9.775
Sandra Elsadek: 9.850
Amanda Cashman: 9.650
Naya Howard: 9.800
Soraya Hawthorne: 8.700

BARS- 49.175
Amanda Cashman: 9.700
Josie Angeny: 9.900
Naya Howard: 9.625
JaFree Scott: 9.875
Katie Finnegan: 9.825
Haley de Jong: 9.875

BEAM- 48.950
Naya Howard: 9.700
Soraya Hawthorne: 9.750
Vanessa Deniz: 9.850
JaFree Scott: 9.825
Josie Angeny: 9.825
Haley de Jong: 9.650

FLOOR- 48.975
Sandra Elsadek: 9.525
Eryn Williams: 9.700
Amanda Cashman: 9.925
Naya Howard: 9.850
Haley de Jong: 9.625
Soraya Hawthorne: 9.875