It is shocking to think that Allyse Ishino, first alternate to the 2004 Olympic team and star recruit of Stanford's class of 2010, has gone almost her entire college career without winning an all-around title.
But Ishino, who sat out her freshman season with pulmonary embolism and has been limited due to injuries for most of her NCAA career, finally got an overall victory Sunday night when Stanford faced off with Cal, North Carolina and Eastern Michigan at their yearly invitational.
Just in time too -- Sunday was senior day at Stanford, meaning it is the last time Ishino will compete in front of her home crowd.
Ishino, whose younger brother Glen competes for Cal, also had top finishes on uneven bars and balance beam, and set a career high on floor exercise.
Check out Ishino's self-choreograhed senior floor routine against Arizona State (watch this one for the choreography, not for the first tumbling pass):
Sunday's capsules:
Northern Illinois vs. Central Michigan @ Northern Illinois: Central Michigan 195.85, Northern Illinois 191.9. What a meet for Central Michigan! The Chippewas shattered their season high score and swept the top two finishes on every event. All-around winner Katie Simon (39.35) also won uneven bars (9.875), while Kristin Teubner was first on vault (9.875) and floor (9.9). Britney Taylor won balance beam (9.85). (CMUChippewas.com)
Ball State vs. Kent State @ Ball State: Kent State 194.5, Ball State 193.15. Kent State's Christine Abou-Mitri won the all-around (39.1), vault (9.825) and beam (9.875), while teammate Lindsay Runyan had the top score on bars (9.825) and Sam Heydlauff was the top scorer on floor (9.825). (NMNAthletics.com)
Minnesota vs. Iowa @ Iowa: Minnesota 194.625, Iowa 194.2. This meet belonged to Iowa's Rebecca Simbhudas, who won vault (9.85), balance beam (9.85) and floor exercise (9.875) but took herself out of all-around contention with a 9.325 on bars. Minneosta's Kristin Furukawa was the top gymnast on uneven bars (9.9), while sophomore Lucy Ennis won the all-around crown (39.1, career high). (GopherSports.com)
UIC vs. Western Michigan and Bowling Green @ Western Michigan: Western Michigan 193.925, UIC 191.15, Bowling Green 190.675. Western Michigan's Kristine Garbarino was the big winner Sunday night, taking the all-around (38.925) and balance beam (9.825), while teammate Liz Prouty tied with UIC's Kayleigh Kramer and Andrea Skala for the floor title. Western Michigan's Meghan Donovan and Bowling Green's Monica Eaton tied on uneven bars (9.85). Bowling Green's Danielle Wishart had the highest score on vault (9.8). (UICFlames.com)
Illinois State vs. Southeast Missouri State @ Southeast Missouri State: Southeast Missouri State 194.375, Illinois State 193.275. All-around winner Jordan Salsberg of SEMO (38.825) tied Illinois State's Tori Sarantakis for the vault win (9.775), while Illinois State's Erica Schick tied SEMO's Kelley Krengiel for the bars title (9.8). SEMO's Taylor Westrick won balance beam (9.8) and Schick tied with SEMO's Brianna Gaddie for the floor win (9.825). (GoRedbirds.com)
Yale vs. Brown, Cornell and Pennsylvania @ Brown (Ivy Classic): Cornell 192.55, Brown 189.675, Penn 189.55, Yale 187.5. All-around winner Brigitte Kivisto of Yale (38.55) was also the top scorer on floor exercise (9.875), while Brown's Victoria Zanelli won beam (9.775). On uneven bars, Cornell's Bethany Neczypor tied Pennsylvania's Dana Bonincontri (9.675) and Cornell's Emily Santoro and Kerri Lavallee shared the vault title (9.725). (PennAthletics.com)
Stanford vs. Cal, North Carolina and Eastern Michigan @ Stanford: Stanford 196.525, North Carolina 192.975, Eastern Michigan 190.125, Cal 188.825. Allyse Ishino captured her first collegiate all-around title (39.425), and also took the top spots on uneven bars (9.875) and balance beam (9.825) and set a career high on floor exercise (9.875). Stanford's Shelley Alexander won vault (9.925, tying career high). Junior Alyssa Brown tied Ishino on bars, and Nicole Pechanec and freshman Ashley Morgan tied for the floor win (9.925). (GoStanford.com)
Arizona vs. Nebraska, Denver and West Virginia @ Nebraska (Master's Classic): Nebraska 196.425, Arizona 194.7, Denver 194.175, West Virginia 192.975. Nebraska's Maddie Steinauer tied teammate Lora Evenstad and Arizona's Sarah Tomczyk for the vault title (9.85), while Brittnee Habbib tied Tomczyk on bars (9.85). The Huskers's Kathryn Howard was the top gymnast on beam (9.85), and Evenstad won floor (9.9). The all-around winner was Nebraska's Maria Scaffidi (39.3). (DenverPioneers.com)
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