Champaign, IL
The No.12 University of Kentucky gymnastics team hit the road to wrap up their regular season on Saturday at Huff Hall to face No. 22 Illinois and Illinois State.
The teams were highly competitive, as each displayed impressive skills and routines in front of a packed audience on The Fighting Illini senior day.
The Wildcats started strong on their bar routine with a team score of 49.450. Kentucky’s senior Raena Worley led all gymnasts with a score of 9.925, with Bailey Bunn coming in second with a 9.900 on her routine.
The Wildcats continued their strong performance onto the beam edging out Illinois 49.375 to 49.225. Illinois Mia Takekawa led all gymnasts on beam with a score of 9.925, Kenutkcy’s senior Raena Worley scored the second highest on the event with a 9.975, and Junior Isabella Magnelli came in third in scoring with a 9.900.
Illinois broke their 2009 team floor score with a 49.575 to edge out Kentucky’s 49.525. Illinois and Kentucky had four gymnasts scoring over 9.900 on their floor routines. Kentucky’s Raena Worley led all gymnasts on the floor with a 9.975.
The Wildcats took first place to edge out Illinois, and Illinois State came in third with the final scores of UK 197.800, IL 196.800, and ILS 193.850.
Up next for Kentucky is the SEC Championship in Duluth, GA. on Saturday, March 18th. Illinois will head to Iowa for the Big Ten Championship on Saturday, March 18th, and Illinois State will be competing in the MIC Conference Championship in Cape, Girardeau, Mo. on Friday, March 17th.
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Kentucky Team Vault: 49.400
Jillian Procasky – 9.875
Makenzie Wilson – 9.900
Arianna Patterson – 9.850
Isabella Magnelli – 9.750
Raena Worley – 9.900
Bridget Bourque – 9.875
Illinois Team Vault: 49.00
Illinois State Team Vault: 49.125
Kentucky Team Bars: 49.450
Hailey Davis – 9.800
Jillian Procasky – 9.875
Bailey Bunn 9.900
Kaitlin Deguzman – 9.875
Shealyn Luksik – 9.875
Raena Worley – 9.925
Illinois Team Bars: 49.050
Illinois State Team Bars: 48.025
Kentucky Team Beam: 49.375
Shealyn Luksik – 9.725
Jillian Procasky – 9.850
Bailey Bunn – 9.800
Arianna Patterson – 9.850
Raena Worley – 9.975
Isabella Magnelli – 9.900
Illinois Team Beam: 49.225
Illinois State Team Beam: 47.275
Kentucky Team Floor: 49.575
Jillian Procasky – 9.850
Bridget Bourque – 9.700
Arianna Patterson – 9.900
Isabella Magnelli – 9.900
Hailey Davis – 9.950
Raena Worley – 9.975
Illinois Team Floor: 49.525
Illinois State Team Floor: 49.425
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