Gym Dawgs head coach Suzanne Yoculan retires with her fifth consecutive title after taking a national title ((pictured, thanks Kelly Lambert/onlineathens.com)) at the Bob Devaney Center in Lincoln, Nebraska.
The No. 1-ranked Georgia gymnastics team won the program's 10th national title, its fifth in a row, to send Coach Suzanne Yoculan into retirement as a champion once again. The 2009 title is her 10th as coach.
Here's the numbers:
Place Team Score
1 Georgia 197.825
2 Alabama 197.575
3 Utah 197.425
4 Florida 196.725
5 Arkansas 196.475
6 LSU 196.375
Gymnast Vault Bars Beam Floor Total
Kathryn Ding 9.950 9.825
Courtney Kupets 10.000 10.000 9.950 9.950
Hilary Mauro 9.700 9.900
Cassidy McComb 9.850 9.425 9.900
Courtney McCool 9.900
Marcia Newby 9.875 9.450
Gina Nuccio 9.850
Lauren Sessler 9.825
Abby Stack 9.900
Grace Taylor 9.850 9.775 9.900
Tiffany Tolnay 9.950 9.900 9.875 9.925
Team Totals 49.625 49.425 49.200 49.575 197.825
The Gym Dogs scored a 197.825, their second-best score of the year, to win the championship. At the same time, those of us at OSG HQ think that Coach Yoculan felt nothing better than to beat her long-time rival, Tide Head Coach Sarah Patterson to get the title.
Gentry Estes coverage for the Mobile Press-Register and al.com is in black...
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