COLUMBIA, Mo. ? Junior Michelle Gales danced and flipped her way to a 9.900 score and a floor championship, while freshman Krystle Cook finished second on vault and third on uneven bars in the 2004 State Farm Cat Classic individual finals Saturday night in Columbia, Mo.

Gales performed her electrifying floor performance to near perfection and claimed her second title in the event this season. Tonight also marks the third time this season Gales has scored a 9.900 or better in the floor exercise. She posted a 9.925 in last night?s team competition. Gales registered a 9.800 on the uneven bars for a fourth place finish.

?Michelle stepped up and showed the true champion she is,? Coach ?Mo? Muhammad said. ?We are going to try to get the same type of performance throughout the season now that she knows she can perform at this level on a consistent basis.?

Cook, a standout freshman who has shown improvement each meet, tied with Amanda Pezzullo of Missouri for second place on vault with a 9.875. She also swung her way to a 9.850 and third place finish on bars.

?Krystle showed the type of athlete she is this weekend and her awesome athleticism and potential,? Muhammad said. ?She just has to believe in herself and her ability and the sky is the limit.?

The entire Kentucky gymnastics team returns to action Friday, Feb. 13 in Memorial Coliseum to face No. 1 Alabama at 7:30 p.m. The meet is the Wildcats? annual ?Father/Daughter Night? and father/daughter duos will be admitted for just $2 and be treated to all the excitement and fun that is Kentucky gymnastics.