WEST CHESTER, PA. – The Cortland women's gymnastics team posted its highest score in six years as the Red Dragons finished third at a quad meet hosted by Division II West Chester University.
 
Cortland finished with a team score of 189.35, its best since scoring a 190.00 at the 2018 NCGA East Regional. The 189.35 is the 10th-best team score in program history. West Chester won the meet with a 194.075, followed by Brockport (192.325), Cortland, and Ithaca (187.55).
 
Gianna Mirigliano (Springfield, PA) placed seventh on balance beam with a 9.575 and tied for 10th on floor exercise with a 9.70. Taylor Goldstein (Dix Hills/Half Hollow Hills West) tied for 10th on beam (9.5), while Gabrielle Nadler (Potomac, MD/Richard Montgomery) tied for 10th on floor with a career-high tying 9.70.
 
Autumn Adkins (Aledo, TX) was Cortland's top vaulter with a 13th-place score of 9.50. Kathryn McSweeney (East Brunswick, NJ) led the Red Dragons on uneven bars with a 14th-place score of 9.45 and tied for 14th on floor with a 9.675. Ava Miranov (Morgantown, WV/University) tied for 13th on beam (career-high 9.45) and tied for 14th on vault (9.475), Kiana Wong (Elk Grove, CA/Pleasant Grove) tied for 14th on vault (9.475), Rianna Adams (South Setauket/Ward Melville) and Alexa Rose Pahila (Greenville, SC/St. Joseph's Catholic School) each tied for 15th on bars (9.425) and Victoria Cave (Roanoke, VA/Hidden Valley) tied for 15th on beam (9.425).
 
West Chester's Sarah Eskew and Brockport's Maren Eramo tied for first on vault (9.75), with Eskew, West Chester's Jordan Coleman and Brockport's Emma Grace Sargent tying for first on bars (9.80). Lily McFarland from the host school won beam (9.775) and Kiley Fred, also from West Chester, won floor (9.875). There are no all-around competitors.
 
Cortland will travel to Brockport for a dual meet next Saturday at 2 p.m.

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

This team started off with strong hit bar routines, and fought on each event to continue to improve on the team score. Floor was on fire today with incredible artistry, strong tumbling, and you can tell they were truly enjoying performing. We broke a 48 on floor for the first time in a long time and that felt great! Beam routines were more confident this week and we have extremely difficult vaults that we are competing. Each week we are getting more comfortable with the pressure, trusting the numbers they have been putting in at practice and going for execution of skills as hard as they can. Everyone is invested in each routine and that really showed today. Personally, this is the highest team score we have scored yet as head coach of this team so It's exciting to know that we still have more to improve on and higher scores to come!


West Chester 194.075, Brockport 192.325, Cortland 189.35, Ithaca 187.55

(Top 6)
 
Vault: T1) Sarah Eskew (WC) 9.75, T1) Maren Eramo (BROCK) 9.75, T3) Kristina Rodriguez (WC) 9.70, T3) Emma Grace Sargent (BROCK) 9.70, T5) Corinne Gruber (WC) 9.625, T5) Kirsten Paultre (BROCK) 9.625, T5) Lienna Kay (BROCK) 9.625 (Top Cortland: 13) Autumn Adkins, 9.50)
 
Uneven Bars: T1) Sarah Eskew (WC) 9.80, T1) Jordan Coleman (WC) 9.80, T1) Emma Grace Sargent (BROCK) 9.80, T4) Kristina Rodriguez (WC) 9.75, T4) Melina Ringas (WC) 9.75, 6) Lienna Kay (BROCK) 9.675  (Top Cortland: 14) Kathryn McSweeney, 9.45)
 
Balance Beam: 1) Lily McFarland (WC) 9.775, 2) Caroline Cascadden (WC) 9.70, T3) Natalie Marshall (WC) 9.625, T3) Natalie Galioto (BROCK) 9.625, T3) Jillian Freyman (ITH) 9.625, 6) Lienna Kay (BROCK) 9.60 (Top Cortland: 7) Gianna Mirigliano, 9.575)
 
Floor Exercise: 1) Kiley Fred (WC) 9.875, T2) Caroline Cascadden (WC) 9.85, T2) Grace Murray (ITH) 9.85, 4) Lily McFarland (WC) 9.80, T5) Kirsten Paultre (BROCK) 9.775, T5) Corey Foster (ITH) 9.775 (Top Cortland: T10) Gabrielle Nadler, 9.70 and T10) Gianna Mirigliano, 9.70)
 
All-Around: No all-around competitors