Feb. 8, 1998
1998 UCLA GYMNASTICS INVITATIONALat Pauley Pavilion
Attendance: 1,896
TEAM RESULTS 1. UCLA 195.4- 2. Stanford 194.3 3. Michigan 192.6 4. Cornell 178.125 ALL-AROUND RESULTS 1. Stella Umeh, UCLA 39.4 2. Heidi Moneymaker, UCLA 39.375* 3. Kiralee Hayashi, UCLA 38.9 4. Amy Murakami, Stan. 38.875 5. Heather Kabnick, Mich. 38.85 INDIVIDUAL EVENT WINNERS VAULT 1. Keri Monahan, Stan. 9.825 2. Kiralee Hayashi, UCLA 9.8 3t. Stella Umeh, UCLA 9.775 3t. Heidi Moneymaker, UCLA 9.775 3t. Christine Michaud, Mich.9.775 3t. Nikki Peters, Mich. 9.775 Bars 1t. Heidi Moneymaker, UCLA 9.9 1t. Nikki Peters, Mich. 9.9 3. Stella Umeh, UCLA 9.875 Beam 1. Kiralee Hayashi, UCLA 9.825 2t. Stella Umeh, UCLA 9.8 2t. Larissa Fontaine, Stan. 9.8 Floor 1. Stella Umeh, UCLA 9.95*-! 2t. Kiralee Hayashi, UCLA 9.925* 2t. Lena Degteva, UCLA 9.925* 2t. Heidi Moneymaker, UCLA 9.925* All-Around 1. Stella Umeh, UCLA 39.4 2. Heidi Moneymaker, UCLA 39.375* 3. Kiralee Hayashi, UCLA 38.9 4. Amy Murakami, Stan. 38.875 5. Heather Kabnick, Mich. 38.85 * Career-highs - Invitational record ! Pauley Pavilion record
UCLA won its seventh consecutive and 12th overall UCLA Invitational, scoring a season-best 195.4 to defeat Stanford, Michigan and Cornell. The Bruins, which trailed Stanford by .05 going into the final rotation, scored a school record 49.525 on the floor exercise to overtake the Cardinal, which scored a season- best 194.3. Five Bruins scored career-highs on the floor, including Stella Umeh, who tied her own Invitational and Pauley Pavilion record with a 9.95. Umeh won the all-around with a season-best 39.4 and placed second on beam (9.8) and third on vault (9.775) and bars (9.875). The Bruins swept the all-around standings, with Heidi Moneymaker taking second place with a career-high 39.375 and Kiralee Hayashi scoring a 38.9 for third place.
The win brings UCLA's record to 7-1, 3-0 in the Pac-10. UCLA will next face Cal Friday, Feb. 13 at Berkeley.