DENVER (Jan. 26) - The University of Denver women's gymnastics team has climbed to its highest ranking in school history, as the Pioneers are 12th in the most recent GymInfo rankings released late Tuesday night. That ranking betters the previous high of No. 13, acheived last year before the NCAA Regional Championships.

In the individual rankings, junior Jenny Ebdon (Marietta, Ga.) has the fifth-best all-around score in the country with her 39.208 average, while sophomore Melanie Schiff (Highland Park, N.J.) is No. 7 in the nation on the uneven parallel bars (9.900). On the balance beam, Ebdon is 16th (9.825) and senior Dana Mims (Greenville, S.C.) is 19th (9.813).

The Pioneers' next home meet is this Sunday, Jan. 30, as Denver squares off against No. 15 Minnesota and No. 31 Arizona at Hamilton Gymnasium at 2 p.m. Tickets are available at the Ritchie Center box office or through TicketMaster by calling (303) 830-TIXS.

GymInfo National Rankings

No.     Team                 Avg.      Reg.1.      Utah                 196.125   22.      Alabama              195.800   43.      Michigan             195.617   54.      Georgia              195.575   65.      UCLA                 195.150   16.      LSU                  194.483   47.      Nebraska             194.408   38.      Penn State           194.063   59.      Iowa State           193.813   210.     Stanford             193.775   111.     Arizona State        193.600   312.     DENVER               193.592   213.     New Hampshire        193.442   514.     Cal State-Fullerton  193.300   115.     Minnesota            192.975   216.     Ball State           192.950   417.     Kentucky             192.838   418.     Maryland             192.808   619.     Florida              192.575   620.     Washington           192.513   121.     Towson               192.508   622.     Auburn               192.425   4          Brigham Young        192.425   224.     North Carolina State 192.400   625.     Oklahoma             192.363   3

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