Courtney Kupets wins FX, Bars, Beam

Anne Phillips live blogged the apparatus finals. She’s a very astute observer. Her site Gymnastike is the best single source of information on NCAA Championships 2009.

The big story of the night, however, once again was …

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Georgia’s Courtney Kupets ended her distinguished college career with a record-setting performance on the final night of the NCAA Women’s Gymnastics Championships.

Kupets added individual titles in the uneven bars, floor exercise and balance beam on Saturday to the all-around championship she won two days earlier. Her four titles tied the record for a single national meet.

She ended her career with a record nine individual titles, beating the mark of eight by Kentucky’s Jenny Hansen in 1993-95.

Kupets accomplished the feat in three national meets. She missed last year’s because of an Achilles’ tendon injury.

Kupets won the balance beam (9.9875) and uneven bars (9.95) and tied for first with LSU’s Ashleigh Clare-Kearney in the floor exercise (9.95).

read more – USA Today – Georgia gymnast Kupets wins 3 events, sets record

Georgia Coach Suzanne Yoculan

On if Courtney Kupets is the greatest college gymnast of all time
“Absolutely, there’s no question she’s the greatest college gymnast of all time.

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