Williamsburg, Va. - The Tigers of Towson University edged the University of Rhode Island by 1.725 points to earn their fourth consecutive ECAC Division I Women's gymnastics Title at the College of William & Mary on Saturday, March 25.

The Tigers earned scores of 48.550 on vault, 48.300 on bars, 48.525 on beam and 48.575 on floor for a total score of 193.950.  The University of Rhode Island claimed second place with scores of 47.825 on vault, 48.025 on bars, 47.850 on beam and 48.525 on floor for a total score of 192.225.  Cornell University earned third place with a total score of 192.075.  The Big Red earned 47.875 on vault, 48.450 on bars, 47.650 on beam and 48.100 on floor.

Towson's Annukka Alemnoksa (Turku, Finland) finished with a total score of 39.150 to earn the gold in the all-around.  Alemnoksa also earned gold on the beam with a 9.925.  Towson's Alise McDonald (Woodstock, Md.) claimed gold on vault with a score of 9.850.  Stevie Waldman of The College of William & Mary earned gold on the bars with a score of 9.825.  The University of Pennsylvania's Marissa Rosen earned gold with a 9.900 on floor.

2008 Individual Results

Vault
Gold           Alise McDonald, Towson University - 9.850
Silver          Annukka Almenoksa, Towson University - 9.825
Bronze       Ananda Fraser, University of Rhode Island - 9.800
Fourth        Decelia Willacy, Towson University - 9.775
Fifth           Marissa Rosen, University of Pennsylvania - 9.750
Sixth           Jennifer Stack, The College of William & Mary - 9.725

Bars
Gold           Stevie Waldman, The College of William & Mary - 9.825
                  Alison Medeiros, The College of William & Mary - 9.800
                  Jennifer Stack, The College of William & Mary - 9.800
Fourth        Kim Chin, University of Pennsylvania - 9.775
                  Christina Lindo, Towson University - 9.775
                  Maddie Pearsall, Cornell University - 9.775
                  Gabriella Sanguineti, Cornell University - 9.775
                  Jackie Schweitzer, Towson University - 9.775

Beam
Gold           Annukka Almenoksa, Towson University - 9.925
Silver          Decelia Willacy, Towson University - 9.875
Bronze       Stevie Waldman, The College of William & Mary - 9.850
Fourth        Danielle Martinez, Cornell University - 9.825
                  Nina Oteri, Temple University - 9.825
Sixth           Stephanie Bevan, The College of William & Mary - 9.775
                  Jordana Ginsburg, University of Rhode Island - 9.775

Floor
Gold           Marissa Rosen, University of Pennsylvania - 9.900
Silver          Annukka Almenoksa, Towson University - 9.875
Bronze       Brittany Howse, Cornell University - 9.825
                  Alina Liao, Yale University - 9.825
Fifth           Desiree Meredith, Temple University - 9.800
Sixth           Ananda Fraser, University of Rhode Island - 9.750
                  Nina Oteri, Temple University - 9.750

All-Around
Gold           Annukka Almenoksa, Towson University - 39.150
Silver          Marissa Rosen, University of Pennsylvania - 39.125
Bronze       Decelia Willacy, Towson University - 38.975
Fourth        Stevie Waldman, The College of William & Mary - 38.850
Fifth           Alina Liao, Yale University - 38.500
Sixth           Megan Wooden, Towson University - 38.300

Team
1. Towson University, 193.950
2. University of Rhode Island, 192.225
3. Cornell University, 192.075
4. The College of William & Mary, 191.325
5. Temple University, 190.825
6. University of Pennsylvania, 188.575
7. Yale University, 186.650
8. Brown University, 183.050