The Lindenwood gymnastics team continues to perform its best at its biggest events. On Friday night in Ames, Iowa, the Lady Lions scored their second-highest score of the season in a meet with Iowa State and North Carolina State.
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The Lady Lions finished with a score of 194.250. That mark is the eighth-best in program history, and the sixth-highest in a regular season event. Iowa State won the tri-meet with a score of 195.650, and North Carolina State was just able to hold off Lindenwood with a 194.475.
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Lindenwood scored over 48 in all four events, and set top-10 marks on the vault, bars, and beam. Its top team score came on the vault with a 48.700. It also scored a 48.650 on the bars, a 48.525 on the beam, and a 48.375 on the floor.
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Valeri Ingui had the top individual routine of the night, scoring a 9.875 on the bars. That mark was the fourth-best in school history for the bars, and was the highest score for any event for a Lady Lion this year.
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Aubree Horn had one of the team's best all-around nights, leading the team with a 9.800 on the vault and finishing second on the squad with a 9.775 on the bars.
Rachel Zabawa led the team on the floor with a 9.800, and on the beam with a 9.750. She also scored a 9.750 on the vault.
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Other top marks included a 9.775 by
Katey Oswalt on the floor, and a 9.750 on the floor from
Kayla McMullan.
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Lindenwood will be in action again next Friday in Columbia, Mo. in its annual meet with the other state of Missouri gymnastics program in Mizzou and Southeast Missouri.
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