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Gymnastics team seeks first road win

After an impressive win against California and Southern Utah last weekend, the Arizona gymnastics team will try for its first road win at Oregon State tomorrow night.

"Oregon State has a very good program and will be tough to defeat at home," head coach Bill Ryden said. "It's not going to be an easy road trip."

The Wildcats (5-4 overall, 1-2 Pac-10) earned their first Pacific 10 conference win last Friday with a season-high team score of 194.250.

Sophomore Randi Liljenquist led the Wildcats with strong performances on all four events. Liljenquist won the all-around title with a career-high score of 39.35. She also posted career-high scores of 9.925 on both the floor and the beam to win first place in both events. Liljenquist tied for second place on the bars with a career-high 9.8.

"The whole team did really well," Liljenquist said. "As we get more consistent, the meets flow with more ease."

The Wildcats will also look to senior All-American Heidi Hornbeek to provide leadership and strong performances in all four events.

Hornbeek took the bars title for the third week in a row with a score of 9.85. She also made her season debut on the vault, recording a 9.7 and finishing in fourth place.

The Wildcats know that making the Beavers (5-2 overall, 2-1 Pac-10) their second consecutive Pac-10 victim will not be an easy task.

"It will be a very competitive meet," Ryden said. "We are trying to get a win and a strong road score."