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Kaziska opens 2022 SEMO gymnastics season with a W

The Southeast Missouri State women's gymnastics squad opened its 2022 season with a team score of 191.500 on Sunday at Kent State's tri-meet.

Anna Kaziska won the balance beam event with a 9.875 in the final routine on beam.

Lydia Webb finished third in the all-around competition with 38.150 and Molly Maxwell took fourth with a total of 37.175.

Webb competed in the all-around for the first time in her career after serving as a floor specialist last spring.

SEMO opened the meet with a 47.850 on floor.

Kaziska paced the Redhawks with a 9.775 (seventh).

Redhawk freshman Madison Greene was second on SEMO with a 9.625 in her collegiate debut.

Maxwell and Webb each tallied matching 9.500s on floor.

Lindsay Ockler and Nyah Reader also made their SEMO debuts on the event, with scores of 9.450 and 8.850, respectively.

The Redhawks compiled a 47.775 on vault.

Ockler led SEMO with a 9.750 on the event to finish sixth overall.

Maxwell added a 9.600 and Kaziska tallied a 9.525.

Webb and Reader both had 9.450s to round out the scorers.

Ashley Albrecht returned to the vault lineup and posted a 9.100 in her first meet back from injury since February.

In the third rotation, SEMO posted a 48.050 on bars, which was the highest event score of the four events for the Redhawks Sunday.

Jolie Miller and Ockler led SEMO with consecutive 9.800s in the final two lineup slots, which tied for fifth overall Sunday.

Albrecht added a 9.675 and Webb tallied a 9.650, while Jordan Jones had a 9.125.

SEMO wrapped up the meet with a 47.825 on beam.

Kaziska won the event with a 9.875 in the final routine, while Jones was the second-highest Redhawk, notching a 9.725 to take seventh overall.

Maxwell and Webb both chipped in 9.550 on beam, while Miller concluded the SEMO scorers with a 9.125.

Kent State won the meet with a team score of 195.300, followed by Northern Illinois (194.150) and SEMO (191.500).

SEMO will travel to the Tennessee Collegiate Classic in Lebanon, Tenn. to face Northern Illinois on Friday.

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