WEST CHESTER, PA. - The Cortland women's gymnastics team finished in third place out of four schools with a season-high score of 182.80 in a meet hosted by Division II West Chester University and featuring Division I Brown and Division II Bridgeport.
West Chester finished first with a 193.10 to nip Brown, which ended with a 192.875. Bridgeport finished fourth with a 172.60.
Kamryn Rodriguez (Middletown/Minisink Valley) posted Cortland's highest placement of the day, tying for fourth place on floor exercise with a career-high tying 9.80.
Abby Bang (Montgomery, MA/Gateway Regional) and
Delaney Brown (Peru) tied for eighth on vault, each with a 9.55, while Bang was 11th on floor with a 9.675. Brown's vault score was her season and career best, while Bang registered a career high on floor and season high on vault.
Rianna Adams (South Setauket/Ward Melville) recorded career/season highs with her 9.45 on vault (tied 14th), 9.30 on uneven bars (tied 15th) and 9.40 on floor (18th).
Samantha Nothnagel (Vail, CO/Eagle Valley) had career highs with a 9.50 on balance beam (tied 14th) and 9.075 on uneven bars (17th) and tied her season high with a 9.425 on vault (16th).
Gracie Gallagher (Hudson, OH) notched a career high on balance beam with a 9.225 (17th) and
Zoe Potamianos (Jamesville/Jamesville-DeWitt) had a career/season high on floor with a 9.50 (tied 15th).
Cortland will compete on Sunday, Feb. 13 at a quad meet hosted by Division I Cornell University. The meet will include Ithaca and Brockport in addition to the Red Dragons and the Big Red.
Coach's Corner - Comments from Head Coach Sulekha Modi Zaug:
Our scores continue to improve as a team as we competed against division I and II teams this meet. We had a bunch of personal record high scores from our upperclassmen and strong showing from underclassmen. I was so impressed with their positivity, team spirit and high energy throughout the day. After not competing for two years, this rebuilding process has been a challenge, but they are showing their tenacity and pushing through to continually improve!
West Chester 193.10, Brown 192.875, Cortland 182.80, Bridgeport 172.60
(Top 5, plus top Cortland)
Vault: 1) Mei Li Costa (BROWN) 9.80, 2) Julia Bedell (BROWN) 9.75, tie 3) Jessica Meakim (WC) 9.70, tie 3) Joanna Chambers (BRIDGE) 9.70, 5) Alyssa Gardner (BROWN) 9.65, tie 8)
Delaney Brown (CORT) 9.55, tie 8)
Abby Bang (CORT) 9.55
Uneven Bars: 1) Mei Li Costa (BROWN) 9.925, 2) Jessica Meakim (WC) 9.825, 3) Ella Poley (BROWN) 9.775, 4) Jordan Coleman (WC) 9.70, 5) Hyla Betts (9.675), tie 15)
Rianna Adams (CORT) 9.30
Balance Beam: tie 1) Natalie Marshall (WC) 9.825, tie 1) Nicole Javinett (BRIDGE) 9.825, tie 3) Lily McFarland (WC) 9.80, tie 3) Kathryn Doran (BRIDGE) 9.80, 5) Kiana Session (BRIDGE) 9.775, tie 14)
Samantha Nothnagel (CORT) 9.50
Floor Exercise: 1) Jessica Meakim (WC) 9.90, 2) McKenna Kissinger (WC) 9.875, 3) Julia Bedell (BROWN) 9.825, tie 4)
Kamryn Rodriguez (CORT) 9.80, tie 4) Kiana Session (BRIDGE) 9.80, tie 4) Crystal Gwinn (BRIDGE) 9.80
All-Around: 1) Jessica Meakim (WC) 38.625, 2) Kiana Session (BRIDGE) 38.60 (only two all-around competitors)
