Season-high score not enough for Southeast gymnasts

The Southeast Missouri State gymnastics team posted a season-high score for the second straight home meet Friday night.

Denver, ranked 24th nationally, scored 194.775 to best the Redhawks' 194.075. Southeast fell to 0-4 while Denver improved to 4-4.

Southeast reached season highs in three of the four events, scoring 48.750 on vault, 48.475 on beam and 48.900 on floor.

Senior Brianna Gaddie captured her third straight vault title with a 9.875 that matched her career high and tied for sixth on the school's all-time list. It was her 13th career vault title.

Sophomore Margaret O'Neal tied for second on vault with a career-high 9.825.

Senior Christina Sundgren won her third bars title of the year with a season-high 9.850. It was her 11th career bars crown.

O'Neal was second on bars with a career-best 9.800, while sophomore Taylor Westrick tied for second on beam (9.775).

Gaddie was second on floor (9.825) and O'Neal was third with another career best (9.800).

Sundgren performed in all four events for the first time this season and placed second in the all-around with a career-best 38.750. Westrick tied Sundgren for runner-up in the all-around.

Southeast visits Centenary (La.) College on Friday.