March 6, 1998

STANFORD, Calif. - The 18th-ranked Stanford women's gymnastics team came through with arguably the program's biggest win in its 17-year history with a 195.550-194.275 victory over 10-time national champion and third-ranked Utah in its final home appearance of the 1998 season. In the first-ever meeting between the two schools on The Farm, Stanford captured its first-ever win over Utah in seven tries. Stanford, which set a new season-high with its 195.550, surpassing the previous best of 194.300, improved its season record to 7-4 overall. With the loss, Utah fell to 6-2.

Stanford won each event, both team and individually, as several Cardinal gymnasts set season highs. Junior co-captain Amy Murakami (Wayland, MA/Wayland HS) led the charge with a season-high 39.250 to win the all-around. Murakami scored season-high's on the vault (9.725) and the beam (9.850) en route to the all-around title. Senior co-captain Keri Monahan (Laurel Springs, NJ/Paul VI HS), making the final home appearance of her career, posted season-high's on the vault (9.850) and the beam (9.850), winning the beam by a tie-breaker. Both Murakami's and Monahan's beam scores were the best by a Cardinal this season. Sophomore Larissa Fontaine (Deerfield, IL/Stevenson HS) won the vault with a 9.875 and the bars with a season-high-tying 9.900. Sophomore Kim Young (Colorado Springs, CO/Cheyenne Mtn. HS) scored season-high's in all three events she competed in. She opened with a 9.800 on the bars, scored a 9.825 on the beam, and finished with a 9.875 in the floor exercise. Also scoring season-high's were Jenny Wilson (9.850 on the vault and 9.775 on the bars) and Katie Fitzpatrick (9.725 on the beam). As a team, Stanford came through with its best performances of the season on the vault, the bars and in the floor exercise.

Stanford 195.550
Utah 194.275

ALL-AROUND RESULTS
1.  Amy Murakami (Stanford) 39.250
2.  Denise Jones (Utah)     39.000

INDIVIDUAL EVENT WINNERS
Vault
1.  Larissa Fontaine (Stanford) 9.875
2.  Keri Monahan (Stanford)     9.850
    Jenny Wilson (Stanford)     9.850

Uneven Parallel Bars
1.  Larissa Fontaine (Stanford) 9.900
2.  Amy Murakami (Stanford)     9.850

Balance Beam
1.  Keri Monahan (Stanford) 9.850
    Amy Murakami (Stanford) 9.850

Floor Exercise
1.  Keri Monahan (Stanford) 9.900
2.  Theresa Wolf (Utah)     9.875
    Kim Young (Stanford)    9.875