MADISON, Wis. – Sam Ardy (Fy., Thousand Oaks, Calif.) scored career highs on the uneven bars and vault helping Gustavus to a third-place finish at the Best of Minnesota and season high scores. For her performance, Ardy has been named Wisconsin Intercollegiate Athletic Conference Gymnastics Specialist of the Week.
Ardy scored a 9.575 on the uneven bars – the fourth-highest score in Gustavus history. She led the Gusties and all Division III competitors placing sixth in the meet. Ardy also helped the Gusties break a 12-year school record team bar score with a 45.95. The previous record was a 45.85. On the vault, in her first collegiate competition on the event, she scored a career-high 9.575, the seventh-highest score in program history. She helped the Gusties break the school vault record, which was a 47.15, with a team score of 47.35. Ardy’s efforts helped the Gusties to a season-high team score and the second-highest score in school history, a 184.3.