Redhawks gymnasts drop dual meet

The Southeast Missouri State gymnastics team suffered its second consecutive dual-meet loss to begin the season, falling at Illinois State 192.200-186.775 on Saturday night.

The Redhawks got off on the wrong foot in the first rotation with a shorthanded bars lineup that had only five competitors.

Three of Southeast's five bars entrants fell in their routines. The Redhawks finished with a 44.675, while ISU scored 48.375 on vault to open up a lead of nearly four points after one rotation.

"This wasn't the performance that we expected tonight." Southeast coach Kristi Ewasko said. "However, we have an opportunity ahead of us with two weeks of practice to get ready for our next meet. We look forward to improving with all the training time ahead of us."

Southeast did win two of the four individual events.

Megan Fosnow tied for first on vault with a score of 9.800.

Emma Garrett was first on floor (9.750) and finished third on vault (9.750).

Taylor Westrick placed third on beam (9.600).

Angela Serafini finished second in the all-around (37.975).

Southeast returns to action Feb. 4 at Michigan State.

Track and field

Southeast won two titles Saturday at the Illini Classic in Champaign, Ill. The men finished third in the team standings and the women were seventh.

Sophomore Courtney Gapelu captured the women's shot put with a distance of 46 feet, 10 1/4 inches.

Senior Craig Robinson claimed the men's weight throw with a toss of 59-9 1/4. He also was third in the shot put (52-2 1/2).

The women's pole vaulting trio of juniors Jill Schnurbusch (11-3 3/4) and Nikki Buchheit (11-3 3/4) and sophomore Erica Grajales (10-10) finished fourth, fifth and sixth. Schnurbusch is from Notre Dame High School.

Senior Shemeika Brewer was fourth in the long jump (17-6 3/4). 

Junior Jerika Lewis placed  eighth in the 600 meters in 1 minute, 40.12 seconds.

On the men's side, senior Josh Uchtman was second in the shot put (56-7 3/4).

Freshman Reggie Miller Jr. finished third in the high jump (6-4 1/4) and freshman Blake Smith from Jackson High School was fifth in the long jump (21-10).

Senior DeAndre Simmons was sixth in both the 200 (22.49) and 400 (50.56)

The trio of freshmen Mohahmed Souleiman (1:56.78)  and Tyler Holmes (2:00.25) and sophomore Tyson Stovernik (2:02.17) were fourth, fifth and sixth in the 800. Stoverink is a Jackson graduate.

Southeast returns to action this weekend at the Indiana Relays in Bloomington, Ind.

-- From staff reports