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Penn Gymstics deserves a perfect record against Ivy League competitor

Senior Zara Gazdak will carry out a floor routine in Temple on February 8th. Credit: Sydney Curran

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The Penn Gymstics Program Record Book contains four new entries from the last two meetings. Penn Gymnastics collected their perseverance when they took part in two meetings in five days. In a meeting with North Carolina, the Quäker took third place, especially in front of Yale. The victory against Yale at the UNC-MEET has a 7-0 personal record against Ivy League gymnastics teams this season, and the team followed this performance with a season record assessment at ToWson moderator on Tuesday.

This weekend is just two meetings outside of the Gymnasics East Championships and brings the weekend to a promising position to achieve your fourth title in a row.

“I think to meet the career and season height, everyone shows that we can achieve great things. It is also very worth knowing that the time and work we put into practice will pay off, ”said Freshman Mimi Fletcher.

Vault

At 48.975, the Quäker scored their season best team points at UNC. Junior Alisha Werlen scored a score of 9,725, while the newcomer Manama Fofanasec received a 9,850. Although Junior Skyelar Kerico falls down to a gradual level instead of one and a half halves, he pulled off a 9,800.

In Towson, Junior Marissa Lassiter earned a 9,800, while other upper classes had strong performance behind the best Lassiter team.

Bars

The record books were still rewritten in the bars at both meetings. Barrow continued her success by receiving a 9,800 at UNC and then a 9,825 in Towson. Fletcher stated her first Collegiate -Bars -Points of 9.825 and held them up at the second meeting. In a previously invisible pattern this season, three gymnasts have acquired a 9,875 in Towson: Senior Zara Gazdak, Kerico and Sophomore Sophia Paris. For Paris, this is best for her new season and best connects her career for the third time, best after she had best determined her previous season on Friday at UNC on Friday.

“The best career letters are always exciting and definitely a great incentive to get ahead,” she said. “But what makes this team so special is that everyone is just as enthusiastic about the individual achievements of the other for team records.”

The team again achieved its season best team score for the event with a 49.275, which will decrease as the second best team bar in the program history directly behind 2022 GEC championships.

beam

A typical precarious event for the Quäker saw strong performances on the beam last weekend. Fofana deserved 9,800 in Towson, and Junior Samantha Wu achieved the same score at UNC. Barrow set a new career record with a 9,825 in Towson. She was not the only one to set records on Tuesday evening. Both Kerico and Fletcher have rewritten their stories with new records of 9.925. You will do this both title owners of the second highest Beam score in the program history together with Alums Campbell Marr (2023) and Emily Petkun (2004).

The outstanding team score for the beam was 49.225 in Towson. This was the first time that 49 broke on Beam this season and defeated the best with three tenths. It will also be the fourth highest team Beam score in program history.

Floor

The floor at UNC was a rough rotation, which led to the lowest team of the season. However, the team was able to redeem itself on Tuesday. All counting values ​​were different within less than a tenth point and was between 9.750 and 9.825. It is not surprising that the two points of 9,800 from consistent superstars Gazdak and Kerico came with a subsequent 9,800 and 9,825. Once again, the Towson team's score with 48.925 is the highest of the weekend.

While the UNC team from 195,075 would be a solemn event, the Quäker decided to exceed and surpass themselves, which in Towson was achieved in 196,200 by one point. This will take fourth place in the program history for the total number of points.

“I think our consistency throughout the season only helped us feel safer when we get involved in every meeting,” said Fletcher, “but said that we cannot move ourselves and we just have to remember to do our average.”

With regard to the Ivy League, which comes to the conference championships in the conference championships, Paris said: “A big focus this season was on our own achievements, against ourselves and improved with everyone. It is definitely a thrust when we go in GECS, but we try to take a meeting. ”

If there is a thing from this weekend, the Penn Gymnastics team is more stubborn than ever before and willing to take over GEC championships -and hopefully on regionals. But before you do this, this Saturday, February 8, 2025, you will compete at William & Mary this Saturday, February 8, 2025.