Temple University Athletics
From left to right: Senior Alexandra Uscatu and sophomore Jasmine Johnson
Uscatu and Johnson Receive ECAC Weekly Citations
3.6.12 | Women's Gymnastics
PHILADELPHIA - Senior Alexandra Uscatu and sophomore Jasmine Johnson were recognized this week by the Eastern College Athletic Conference in its weekly honor roll, as Uscatu was tabbed Specialist of the Week, while Johnson was garnered with the Coaches' Choice award.
Participating in just one event, Uscatu continued to show her consistency on the vault, as she posted her season-best score on the apparatus with an earned total of 9.625, which was strong enough to place second among Temple participants in the event.
Battling tonsillitis the week leading up to Saturday's quad-meet at Cornell, Johnson was listed as a scratch for the competition. However, moments after head coach Aaron Murphy turned in his lineup sheet, Temple would have one of its competitors pull out of the floor exercise event. Needing someone to step up and fill the void, Johnson answered the call from Coach Murphy and would go on to not only take part in the floor routine, but on the vault. In her unexpected performance on the mat, Johnson posted a very strong score of 9.675 in her routine on the floor, helping the Owls win the event title.
Uscatu and Johnson will be back in action when the Temple women's gymnastics team heads to Eastern Michigan, where it will be joined by Northern Illinois and Air Force for a quad-meet on Saturday evening at 7:00 p.m.
Participating in just one event, Uscatu continued to show her consistency on the vault, as she posted her season-best score on the apparatus with an earned total of 9.625, which was strong enough to place second among Temple participants in the event.
Battling tonsillitis the week leading up to Saturday's quad-meet at Cornell, Johnson was listed as a scratch for the competition. However, moments after head coach Aaron Murphy turned in his lineup sheet, Temple would have one of its competitors pull out of the floor exercise event. Needing someone to step up and fill the void, Johnson answered the call from Coach Murphy and would go on to not only take part in the floor routine, but on the vault. In her unexpected performance on the mat, Johnson posted a very strong score of 9.675 in her routine on the floor, helping the Owls win the event title.
Uscatu and Johnson will be back in action when the Temple women's gymnastics team heads to Eastern Michigan, where it will be joined by Northern Illinois and Air Force for a quad-meet on Saturday evening at 7:00 p.m.
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