March 20, 2006

KINGSTON, R.I. - The Rhode Island gymnastics team took third place at Brown with a score of 187.425 in their final meet before the ECAC Championships.  Yale took first place with a score of 189.225, Brown placed second (188.075) and Southern Connecticut finished fourth (183.525).

Junior Kelly Gurney placed first in the all-around posting a score of 38.150.  Junior Emily Rinaldo finished second place behind Gurney in the all-around (38.000) and also placed second on bars (9.650).

Senior captain Melissa Todd tied her season best on floor exercise with a score of 9.750.  Senior Lauren Wurm also tied her season best on bars placing a 9.650.

The Rams will host the ECAC Championships on Saturday, March 25 at 12:00 p.m. in Mackal Field House.

Top-Five Finishers in each event:

Vault:

Mike Seltzer(Yale) 9.700

Lauren Wasilewski(URI) 9.600

Bridget Murphy(URI) 9.575

Sarah Durning(Brown) 9.525

Kelly Gurney(URI) 9.500

Bars:

Alina Liao(Yale) 9.675

Emily Rinaldo(URI) 9.650

Lauren Wurm(URI) 9.650

Sarah Cavett(Brown) 9.650

Kelly Gurney(URI) 9.575

Beam:

Erika Pysh(SC) 9.675

Jennifer Sobula(Brown) 9.600

Lauren Tatsuno(Yale) 9.600

Kelly Gurney(URI) 9.500

Becca Hargreavea(SC) 9.500

Floor:

Miki Seltzer(Yale) 9.775

Melissa Todd(URI) 9.750

Suchitra Paul(Yale) 9.700

Amber Smith(Brown) 9.650

Alina Liao(Yale) 9.650

All-Around:

Kelly Gurney(URI) 38.150

Emily Rinaldo(URI) 38.000

Alina Liao(Yale) 37.725

Kim So(Yale) 37.550

Erika Pysh(SC) 37.250

• 2008 Schedule

• 2008 Roster

• 2008 Final Ind. Results 

• The CB Report: Craig Ballard 

• Diary of a Gymnast: Lauren Wasilewski 

• 2007 Individual Results 

• 2006 Individual Results 

• Support URI Women's Gymnastics

COACHING STAFF

• Head Coach: Chelle Kassabian

• Assistant Coach: Craig Ballard

GYMNASTICS LINKS

• ECAC Gymnastics

• NCAA Gymnastgics

• USA Gymnastics

• Int'l Gymnastics Federation