Michigan State University
Big Ten Championships
Women's Gymnastics Finish Fifth at 2002 Big Ten Championships
3/23/2002 12:00:00 AM | Women's Gymnastics
March 23, 2002
The Michigan State gymnastics team concluded its conference season at the 2002 Big Ten Championships, hosted by the Ohio State University on Saturday, March 23. The Spartans improved from their sixth-place finish last year to take fifth at the championships with a score of 194.625. The Michigan Wolverines won the conference title for the fourth-straight year, tallying a score of 196.475.
MSU's highest finish came from senior Jane McIntosh (Concord, Mich.). In her last conference appearance, McIntosh averaged a 9.925 on the balance beam to take second place and earn a spot on the 2002 All-Big Ten Team. She is the first Spartan to be named to the all-conference team since Melissa Green in 2000.
Junior Christy Linder (Fremont, Ohio) made a strong impact on the Spartan finish as well. Her seventh-place finish on the balance beam (9.850) combined with an eighth-place finish on the vault (9.800), was good enough for fifth-place in the all-around with a total of 39.075.
Another high finisher for the Spartans was Julie Devaty (North Olmstead, Ohio), who tied for ninth on the floor exercise, tallying a 9.825 in the event. Devaty was also the team's top finisher on the uneven bars, tying for 12th with a score of 9.750.
Freshman Anna Hunsinger (Elizabethtown, Ky.) narrowly missed the top 10 in the all-around, totaling a 38.225 overall to take 11th.
The Spartans hope to move on to the NCAA Regionals set for April 6 in Baton Rouge, La.
