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Gymnastics Squad Wins Team Title

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The gymnastics team concluded its season in the best way possible with a win at the USAG Collegiate National Championships in New Haven, Conn. The Red posted a score of 191.675, dead even with Bridgeport to share the title. Throughout the meet the Red knew that it had a shot, but was not sure of the final results until the announcement was made.
“It was crazy,” said rising junior Maddie Pearsall. “Basically throughout the meet we were keeping track of [Texas Women’s] because they won last year so we figured that they were our main concern. We knew that their last event didn’t go very well, and then when they made the announcements they came in fourth. When they finally announced that we had tied Bridgeport for the win, everybody went nuts.”

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Behind the Gymnastics National Title: It is Written, Jai Ho

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It all started April 7 at approximately 4:30 p.m., when the gymnastics team boarded a Swarthout bus outside Teagle hall. But it was not the standard bright red Swarthout that we are used to for long road trips; this one happened to be blue with state-of-the-art flat screen TVs for our viewing pleasure. Could it be a sign? Maybe. The girls promptly named the bus “Baby Beluga” and we all boarded.
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Gymnastics Wins Nationals

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The gymnastics team concluded its season in the best way possible over the weekend with a win at the USAG Collegiate National Championships in New Haven, Conn. The Red posted a score of 191.675, dead even with Bridgeport to share the title. Throughout the meet the Red knew that it had a shot, but was not sure of the final results until the announcement was made.
“It was crazy,” said sophomore Maddie Pearsall. “Basically throughout the meet we were keeping track of [the] Texas [women] because they won last year so we figured that they were our main concern. We knew that their last event didn’t go very well, and then when they made the announcements they came in fourth. When they finally announced that we had tied Bridgeport for the win, everybody went nuts.”

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Gymnastics Finishes ECAC Championships in Second

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The gymnastics team tied its highest-ever finish at the ECAC Championships this weekend, posting a stellar 193.050 to finish a mere .275 points behind winner Towson. The Red did not have to count a single fall throughout the entire meet, something that it has been striving for throughout the season. Despite the frustration of not being able to edge Towson, the Red was very excited about its performance. [img_assist|nid=36176|title=Now that’s good form|desc=Freshman Melanie Standridge scored a 9.800 on beam, earning a third-place finish.|link=node|align=left|width=|height=0]

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Gymnastics Topples Rutgers

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The gymnastics team continued its record-setting season over the weekend by traveling to Piscataway, N.J., and defeating Rutgers for the first time ever in the Livingston Recreation Center. The Red gutted out a slim 190.350-190.075 victory to improve its overall record to 13-5 and secure third place in the ECAC.
The Red was able to maintain composure and come away with the win, despite being shaken up halfway through the meet when freshman Kaitlin Hardy was taken away on a stretcher after injuring herself while warming up. There was obvious concern amongst the team for Hardy, but the Red was able to regain its focus and finish the meet strong.

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Gymnastics Wins Second Consecutive Ivy Title

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The gymnastics team repeated as champions at the annual Ivy Classic this past weekend in New Haven, Conn. The Red dominated the competition, posting a 190.800, more than two full points higher than runner-up Brown. The Red came out of the gate strong, winning what has consistently been their weakest event throughout the season, balance beam. Freshman Melanie Standridge tied for the top spot, scoring a 9.775 along with Yale’s Alina Liao.

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Gymnastics Heads to New Haven for Ivy Classic

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The gymnastics team is set to compete in its biggest meet of the season thus far, as it will travel to New Haven, Conn., to compete in the Ivy Classic, hosted by Yale. The Red enters the Classic as favorite to repeat as champion, as it currently is the highest ranked Ivy League team in addition to being undefeated in Ivy League competition on the season.
Last year, the Red posted a 191.800, easily beating second-place Yale by two full points in front of a capacity crowd at Teagle. Though the gymnasts remain confident in their abilities this year, they do admit that being expected to come out on top again does add extra pressure to their routines.

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Associate Design Editor, Here I Come

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Fact. Giraffes don’t have voice boxes. Nastia Luikin is super nice. Bulletproof vests are made out of a material called Kevlar. There are three basic types of life insurance; term, whole-life, and universal. Light color primaries are subtractive. Arnold Schwarzenegger is my governor. This year is the year of the ox. The Elaboration Likelihood Model is a communications theory invented by Richard Petty and John Cacioppo. Diane Von Furstenburg invented the wrap dress.

Fact. CMYK is cyan, magenta, yellow, and… black?

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Sports Briefs: 2-19-09

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The women’s tennis team looks to rebound this weekend when it faces Binghamton University and the University of Buffalo in a back-to-back home set. Cornell suffered a disappointing loss to Harvard on Sunday, falling short, 1-6, in its final match of the ECAC Women’s Tennis Team Championships.
In the Red’s (3-2, 0-0 Ivy) loss, sophomore Leah Seyburn at the No. 6 spot put forth an impressive outing, posting a 1-6, 6-2, 10-8 comeback. Senior captain Shayna Miller and senior Elizabeth Googe at the No. 2 spot also picked up Cornell’s only doubles win. The Red looks to build on these wins as it faces two tough teams with upcoming talent.

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Gymanstics Loses to Towson, Posts Highest Score of Season

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[img_assist|nid=35189|title=Strike a pose|desc=The gymanstics team lost by 0.900 points in a thriller against rival Towson. The Red posted their highest score all season.|link=node|align=left|width=|height=0]“We’re pretty happy,” said sophomore Maddie Pearsall, who led the Red on both bars and floor, posting scores of 9.700 and 9.775 respectively. “It was disappointing to lose, but it was a big improvement coming off of the last couple of weeks.”
There was definitely an added level of intensity in Teagle, as the combination of a capacity crowd and having the Red’s undefeated rival as an opponent produced a very high level of competition.