COLLEGEVILLE, PA. – The Cortland women's gymnastics team opened its 2023-24 season with a third-place finish at a quad meet hosted by Ursinus College. 
 
The Red Dragons finished with a score of 184.05, including a meet-best 46.675 on uneven bars. Rhode Island College captured the team crown with a 187.10, followed by Springfield (185.50), Cortland and Ursinus (182.425). 
 
Freshman Taylor Goldstein (Dix Hills/Half Hollow Hills West) won uneven bars with a 9.625. She was one of five Red Dragons to place in the top 11 out of 24 competitors in the event. Freshman Autumn Adkins (Aledo, TX) was fifth with a 9.35, junior Rianna Adams (South Setauket/Ward Melville) tied for sixth with a 9.30, freshman Alexa Rose Pahila (Greenville, SC/St. Joseph's Catholic School) finished eighth with a 9.25 and freshman Kiana Wong (Elk Grove, CA/Pleasant Grove) finished 11th with a 9.15. 
 
Freshman Victoria Cave (Roanoke, VA/Hidden Valley) was the top Red Dragon on balance beam, placing sixth with a 9.575. Senior Delaney Brown (Peru) led Cortland with an eighth-place finish on vault (9.325), with freshman Rory Allan (Dubai, UAE/Gems International School Al Khail) tying for ninth place (9.30). Sophomore Rylee Fishkin (Manlius/Fayetteville-Manlius) led the Red Dragons on floor exercise with an eighth-place 9.575. 
 
Cortland will travel to Rhode Island College on Saturday, Jan. 20, for a quad meet at noon. That meet includes Brockport and Springfield in addition to the Red Dragons and RIC.

Coach's Corner - Comments from Cortland Head Coach Sulekha Modi Zaug:

Huge collegiate debut for many of our freshmen! Bars was a huge success with an individual win from Taylor. We had a lot of first meet jitters but I'm confident that the sky is the limit now that they can see the potential of their routines. We had a lot of difficulty to throw and the talent of this team is incredible. Onwards and upwards from here!

 
Rhode Island College 187.10, Springfield 185.50, Cortland 184.05, Ursinus 182.425

(Top 6)
 
Vault: 1) Anne Kiley (SPR) 9.65, 2) Erin Roe (URS) 9.60, T3) Sage Kaplan (SPR) 9.475, T3) Stacy Taylor (SPR) 9.475, T5) Sophia Damiano (RIC) 9.45, T5) Ashley Cromer (URS) 9.45  (top Cortland: 8) Delaney Brown 9.325) 
 
Uneven Bars: 1) Taylor Goldstein (CORT) 9.625, 2) Sophia LeBlanc (SPR) 9.60, 3) Olivia Keyes (RIC) 9.575, 4) Brianna Duffy (URS) 9.425, 5) Autumn Adkins (CORT) 9.35, T6) Rianna Adams (CORT) 9.30, T6) Megan Matteucci (URS) 9.30 
 
Balance Beam: 1) Olivia Keyes (RIC) 9.70, T2) Kelsey Gates (RIC) 9.675, T2) Sophia LeBlanc (SPR) 9.675, 4) Emma Tucker (RIC) 9.625, 5) Morgan Lunn (RIC) 9.60, 6) Victoria Cave (CORT) 9.575 
 
Floor Exercise: 1) Sophia LeBlanc (SPR) 9.75, 2) Kelsey Gates (RIC) 9.725, T3) Morgan Lunn (RIC) 9.70, T3) Olivia Keyes (RIC) 9.70, 5) Emma Tucker (RIC) 9.625, T6) Stacy Taylor (SPR) 9.60, T6) Arianna Ellis (URS) 9.60 (top Cortland: 8) Rylee Fishkin 9.575) 
 
All-Around: 1) Sophia LeBlanc (SPR) 38.275, 2) Olivia Keyes (RIC) 38.025, 3) Kelsey Gates (RIC) 37.75, 4) Sage Kaplan (SPR) 36.875, 5) Erin Roe (URS) 31.50 (only five all-around competitors)