University of North Carolina Athletics
Evans, Johnson Earn EAGL Honors
March 6, 2012 | Women's Gymnastics
March 6, 2012
Chapel Hill, N.C. - North Carolina's Morgan Evans and Zoya Johnson earned East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) Gymnast and Specialist of the Week honors, respectively, for their performances in a road meet vs. No. 11 Penn State and No. 23 Michigan.
Evans posted a career-best 39.375 to place second in the all-around competition, scoring a 9.800 or better in every event. She tied her personal best on the vault at 9.850, tied her best career score with a 9.875 on floor and posted 9.850 on bars and a 9.800 on balance beam. It is the first EAGL Gymnast of the Week honor for Evans this season.
Johnson made her return on balance beam, after sitting out for two weeks with a back injury. She earned an impressive 9.800, tying for seventh place and tying her personal best score. Johnson also landed a beautiful vault, scoring a 9.900, also tying her career best and tying for second place overall. She also performed a well-executed routine on the uneven bars, earning a 9.850. It is the first EAGL Specialist of the Week honor for Johnson this season.
Evans and Johnson highlighted last week's meet, which saw the Tar Heels post a season-high team score of 195.750.
Players Mentioned
