March 31, 2007

Results

CEDAR CITY, UT - Cal State Fullerton first-year head coach Jill Hicks was named the Western Athletic Conference Coach of the Year and the Titans scored a season-high 193.625 to finish fifth at the 2007 WAC Women's Gymnastics Championships on Saturday night hosted by Southern Utah in Cedar City, UT.

Fullerton finished just ahead of Boise State, which finished sixth with a score of 193.300, and just behind fourth-place San Jose State, which scored a 193.750.

Sacramento State claimed its second consecutive WAC title with a score of 195.275 while the host Thunderbirds finished just behind in second place with a 195.225. Utah State was third with a 195.175 team score.

The score was a season-high for the Titans, surpassing their previous high of 193.550 set on March 11 in a win over Arizona State. Fullerton also set a season-high on bars, scoring a 48.675 to finish second as a team behind Southern Utah's 48.875.

Freshman Shannon Kawada had quite a night as the rookie finished tied for eighth on vault with a 9.80 and set a new career-high with a 9.80 on bars to finish in a tie for fourth and earn all-conference honors.

Senior Brittany Evans finished up her Titans career by leading the team on beam, scoring a 9.775 to finish in a tie for 14th, and floor, scoring a 9.725 to finish in a tie for 11th.

Fullerton's night on bars saw four of the six Titans set season-high marks on the apparatus, including a superb performance by freshman Ashley Wang, who set a career high with her 9.725 to finish in a tie for 13th.

Other career-high scores set by the Titans on Saturday included Kori Underhill's 9.725 and Jessica Tait's 9.75 on beam, and three career-best performances on vault: Britni Echeverria's 9.625, Erica Ficarrotta's 9.725, and Tait's 9.550.