WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS COMPETES AT ECAC CHAMPIONSHIPS

WOMEN'S GYMNASTICS COMPETES AT ECAC CHAMPIONSHIPS

Lindsay Ribeiro tied for sixth place on vault at the ECAC championships

KINGSTON, R.I., March 25, 2006 - Senior Lindsay Ribeiro (Fleetwood, Pa./Central Catholic) tied for sixth place on vault to lead the James Madison women's gymnastics team at the Eastern Collegiate Athletic Conference championships being held in Keaney Gymnasium.

Towson came in first place, defending their title from last season by posting a 191.275. William and Mary came in second with a (190.350) followed by Pennsylvania (189.050), Yale (188.800), Cornell (188.800), Rhode Island (188.375), Temple (186.550), Brown (186.050) and James Madison (183.725) in the nine-team field.

Other scores on the day for the Dukes included senior Jessica Caravello (Westfield, N.J./Westfield) who tied for seventh place overall on beam with a 9.550.

Floor:
1. Brittany Gibbs (W&M) 9.875
2. Christina Ghani (Towson) 9.825
3. Decelia Wilacy (Towson) 9.750
4. Kimberly So (Yale) 9.700
5. Miki Seltzer (Yale) 9.700
6. Kari Kucera (Cornell) 9.700
7. Jessica Hannah (Towson) 9.675
8. Emily Petkun (Penn) 9.675

All-Around:
1. Christina Ghani (Towson) 38.500
2. Jessica Hannah (Towson) 38.450
3. Stephani Ortiz (Penn) 38.350
4. Kimberly So (Yale) 38.225
5. Emily Rinaldo (URI) 38.075
6. Kelly Gurney (URI) 38.000
7. Jess Randall (W&M) 37.975
8. Brittany Anderson (Brown) 37.825

Top-Eight Finishers in Each Event:
Vault:
1. Christina Ghani (Towson) 9.750
2. Colleen Davis (Cornell) 9.750
3. Miki Seltzer (Yale) 9.700
4. Jordan Brewer (Penn) 9.675
5. Lauren Markowitz (Penn) 9.650
6. Christine Logan (Towson) 9.625
7. Lindsey Ribeiro (JMU) 9.625
8. Decelia Wilacy (Towson) 9.600

Bars:
1. Emily Rinaldo (URI) 9.925
2. Christina Ghani (Towson) 9.875
3. Stevie Waldman (W&M) 9.775
4. Kelly Gurney (URI) 9.750
5. Cristina Lindo (Towson) 9.750
6. Jessica Hannah (Towson) 9.725
7. Jess Randall (W&M) 9.725
8. Lauren Wurm (URI) 9.725

Beam:
1. Megan Gilbert (Cornell) 9.675
2. Randi Bisbano (Cornell) 9.600
3. Stephanie Ortiz (Penn) 9.575
4. Brittany Anderson (Brown) 9.575
5. Lauren Tatsuno (Yale) 9.575
6. Stacey Ohara (Cornell) 9.