Shreveport – The Centenary gymnastics team defeated the Winona State Warriors by a score of 191.050-186.900 on Sunday afternoon in a dual meet at the Gold Dome.
The Ladies, competing in their fourth home meet of the season, were coming off an impressive performance on Friday against Texas Woman's University in which they earned a season-high score of 191.650 which was the Ladies' fifth-highest score since 2013 when they finished third at Nationals.
Senior Cami Bea Austin (Memphis, Tenn.) won the vault competition with a score of 9.725. She placed third on the vault with a career-high score of 9.80 in Friday's meet. The Ladies finished first through third in the vault as freshman Leilani Johnson (Wichita, Kan.) placed second with a career personal best score of 9.625, just two days after setting her previous best score on Friday with a 9.60.
Freshman Kendall Huff (Riviera, Texas) finished third in the vault with a score of 9.575. The Ladies also claimed the top three places in the Bars, as sophomore Xian Baumgartner (Albuquerque, N.M.) won the event with a score of 9.60, Junior Sierra Ponder (Stone Mountain, Ga.) finished second with a score of 9.575, and junior Jenny Jackson (Monticello, Fla.) finished third with a score of 9.525.
Winona State's Kelly Johnston won the beam with a score of 9.77 but five Ladies claimed the next four spots as Baumgartner placed second with a score of 9.75, Austin third with a 9.65, and sophomore Kendall Sanders (Spring Branch, Texas) fourth and junior Jerrica Harris (Memphis, Tenn.) and sophomore Kendall Knaps (Prairieville, La.) tied for fifth with a score of 9.50. Austin claimed the floor title with a score of 9.825 while Johnson (9.75/career personal best score), Knaps (9.70), and Jackson (9.675) finished second through fourth. Sanders won the All-Around with a score of 36.575 on Sunday after placing second on Friday with a career-high score of 38.525.
The Ladies will participate in the Gym Quarters Mardi Gras Invitational in St. Charles, Mo. on Friday, Feb. 14 as they will face Seattle Pacific, Bridgeport, and Southeast Missouri State.
Centenary's final home meet of the season will be held on Sunday, March 1 against Southeast Missouri State at 2 p.m.
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