Rutgers Gymnastics Takes Seventh at the 2006 EAGL Championship
Mar 25 | Women's Gymnastics
PISCATAWAY, NJ - The Rutgers gymnastics team (13-9, 1-5 EAGL) scored 191.425 points en route to a seventh-place showing at the 2006 East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) Championship on Saturday, March 25.
Rutgers University and the Louis Brown Athletic Center (RAC) served as host site for the league’s 11th annual meet, which also featured George Washington, Maryland, New Hampshire, NC State, North Carolina, Pittsburgh and West Virginia.
North Carolina won the meet for the second consecutive year with 195.325 points, followed by NC State in second (195.075) and West Virginia in third (194.900).
Leading the Scarlet Knights on the vault was freshman Latara Northcutt (Snellville, GA), a second-team All-EAGL honoree, who finished tied for 16th place with a 9.800. Junior Jacki Campbell (Wheatley Heights, NY) followed in a tie for 33rd place with a 9.600.
Northcutt was also RU’s top performer on the bars, along with fellow second-team All-EAGL selection, junior Lorena Johnson (Lilburn, GA). Northcutt and Johnson each posted a 9.725 to tie for 14th place.
Johnson led Rutgers on the balance beam, finishing tied for 27th (9.600), while junior Beth Fittery (Denver, PA), the EAGL Scholar Athlete of the Year, tied for 30th (9.525). Fittery tied for 12th in the floor exercise with a 9.775, followed by junior Casey Santangelo (Cherry Hill, NJ) in a tie for 21st (9.725).
Team Results Vault Bars Beam Floor Total
1. North Carolina 49.100 48.925 48.250 49.050 195.325
2. North Carolina State 49.175 48.950 48.625 48.325 195.075
3. West Virginia 48.625 48.750 48.650 48.875 194.900
4. New Hampshire 48.675 48.550 48.750 48.475 194.450
5. Maryland 48.775 48.125 48.475 48.800 194.175
6. George Washington 48.775 48.200 47.950 48.850 193.775
7. Rutgers 47.875 47.725 47.475 48.350 191.425
8. Pittsburgh 47.875 48.575 46.425 47.350 190.225
