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(02/28/06 5:00am)
This weekend, Courtney Bumpers won the all-around portion of a gymnastics competition - twice.
Simply put: She's got skills.
On Friday, the senior star captured the all-around title at the Wolfpack Invitational in Raleigh.
Sunday, it was deja vu, with Bumpers winning the all-around at home in Chapel Hill.
While the North Carolina gymnastics team as a whole finished third at N.C. State and second at home, Bumpers performed like, well, like Courtney Bumpers.
In the two meets Bumpers posted first-place finishes on the bars, on the beam (twice) and on the floor exercise (once). She also snagged second place finishes on the vault and the floor exercise.
Not that any of this was strange to Bumpers, the two-time champion of Division I floor exercise.
Still, it was Bumpers' Friday performance on floor exercise that amazed Coach Derek Galvin.
"Friday night, she did a different floor routine - it was the same music with a different tumbling pass," Galvin said. "That was the most difficult floor exercise routine, in terms of the tumbling that was in it, than anyone has ever thrown at women's gymnastics in college."
Most difficult floor exercise routine ever?
"I know it is," Galvin continued. "Her tumbling last year at the NCAA Championships was the most difficult - she did that, plus more. She did four major tumbling passes. Most collegiate gymnasts would be happy to have one of those four."
Bumpers received a score of 9.950 for the routine, setting a season high (her career high is 10.000).
"It was phenomenal," Galvin said. "It was exciting for everyone who was there. Everyone who saw that floor routine knew that they had seen something very special."
Unfortunately for the Tar Heel fans who attended Sunday's meet in Carmichael Auditorium, Bumpers switched her routines.
She explained that competing twice in one weekend is an extremely draining physical experience, so she simply did not have the leg strength Sunday to execute her toughest floor exercise routine.
"(Having two meets in one weekend is) very, very difficult, because your body's just tired . but it's definitely a mental thing," Bumpers said.
"This was my second floor routine this week - I did a little bit more difficult routine on Friday, so at this meet it was like, 'Just stay on your feet.'"
"Just stay on your feet" resulted in a "disappointing" score of 9.800.
With Bumpers, atmospheric scores are almost expected, probably because she dominates so often.
To recap: one weekend, two all-around victories, and a laundry list of numbers falling between 9.800 and 10.000.
Simply put: She's got skills.
Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.
(02/27/06 5:00am)
This weekend, Courtney Bumpers won the all-around portion of a gymnastics competition - twice.
Simply put: She's got skills.
On Friday, the senior star captured the all-around title at the Wolfpack Invitational in Raleigh.
Sunday, it was deja vu, with Bumpers winning the all-around at home in Chapel Hill.
While the North Carolina gymnastics team as a whole finished third at N.C. State and second at home, Bumpers performed like, well, like Courtney Bumpers.
In the two meets Bumpers posted first-place finishes on the bars, on the beam (twice) and on the floor exercise (once). She also snagged second place finishes on the vault and the floor exercise.
Not that any of this was strange to Bumpers, the two-time champion of Division I floor exercise.
Still, it was Bumpers' Friday performance on floor exercise that amazed Coach Derek Galvin.
"Friday night, she did a different floor routine - it was the same music with a different tumbling pass," Galvin said. "That was the most difficult floor exercise routine, in terms of the tumbling that was in it, than anyone has ever thrown at women's gymnastics in college."
Most difficult floor exercise routine ever?
"I know it is," Galvin continued. "Her tumbling last year at the NCAA Championships was the most difficult - she did that, plus more. She did four major tumbling passes. Most collegiate gymnasts would be happy to have one of those four."
Bumpers received a score of 9.950 for the routine, setting a season high (her career high is 10.000).
"It was phenomenal," Galvin said. "It was exciting for everyone who was there. Everyone who saw that floor routine knew that they had seen something very special."
Unfortunately for the Tar Heel fans who attended Sunday's meet in Carmichael Auditorium, Bumpers switched her routines.
She explained that competing twice in one weekend is an extremely draining physical experience, so she simply did not have the leg strength Sunday to execute her toughest floor exercise routine.
"(Having two meets in one weekend is) very, very difficult, because your body's just tired . but it's definitely a mental thing," Bumpers said.
"This was my second floor routine this week - I did a little bit more difficult routine on Friday, so at this meet it was like, 'Just stay on your feet.'"
"Just stay on your feet" resulted in a "disappointing" score of 9.800.
With Bumpers, atmospheric scores are almost expected, probably because she dominates so often.
To recap: one weekend, two all-around victories, and a laundry list of numbers falling between 9.800 and 10.000.
Simply put: She's got skills.
Contact the Sports Editor at sports@unc.edu.
(01/12/06 5:00am)
While talking about Courtney Bumpers, gymnastics coach Derek Galvin sounded just a wee bit like Ron Burgundy.
(01/10/06 5:00am)
Dec. 5 - The North Carolina volleyball team overcame ridiculous odds this season, capturing the ACC title and returning to the NCAA Tournament for the first time since 2002.
(10/10/05 4:00am)
Who would've thought that it would be volleyball coach Joe Sagula, not football coach John Bunting, with a quarterback controversy?