Eastern Michigan Athletics
Saturday, April 5
Baton Rouge, La.
4 p.m.
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Willette Ready to Compete at NCAA Regional
4/2/2014 2:14:00 PM | Gymnastics
The EMU gymnast will compete on beam at the Baton Rouge Regional, April 5, at 4 p.m.
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YPSILANTI, Mich. (EMUEagles.com) -- Eastern Michigan University junior gymnast Anna Willette (Pylesville, Md.-North Harford) will represent the EMU gymnastics program by competing on the balance beam at the NCAA Regional in the Baton Rouge, La. The competition will take place at the Maravich Center on the campus of the Louisiana State University, April 5, at 4 p.m.
"As a coaching staff, we are so proud of Anna and the season she has had this year," noted EMU Head Gymnastics Coach Steve Wilce. "She has been our most consistent competitor over the last three years. We are excited for as she earned the opportunity to compete against some of the nation's best gymnasts."
Willette will be performing her routine right from the start of the meet as she is competing in the first beam rotation.The road to the national championships in Birmingham, Ala., April 28-20, will not be easy for the Pylesville, Md. native. In order to advance to the national championships, Willette will have to claim the beam title at the Baton Rouge Regional because only the event winners, not part of a qualifying team or all-around qualifier, will move on to the national meet.
The First Team All-Mid-American Conference honoree qualified on beam with a regional qualifying score of 9.795. Beam was Willette's best apparatus throughout the regular season, but she paced the Eagles in three of the four events by completing 24 of her 30 routines at 9.700 or higher. Along with her impressive scores all season long, four of those scores led to individual titles with two on vault and two on beam. Also, four of her 10 beam routines were scored 9.800 or better. Willette earned a career-high 9.850 on beam to finish third at the Eagle Invitational, March 8, a quad meet hosted at EMU. She finished the season ranked fifth in the conference on beam with an average score of 9.767.
EMU fans can watch Willette perform her routine by clicking the link above for video coverage of the regional meet. A live stats link can also be found to see what score she receives from the judges.
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