BROCKPORT, N.Y. – Samantha Meadows (Cypress, TX/Texas Connections Academy at Houston) won balance beam and tied for second on vault and two other Cortland gymnasts earned runner-up finishes during the Red Dragons' 189.90-187.925 dual-meet setback at Brockport.
 
Meadows posted a winning score of 9.725 on beam to capture top honors in the event for the second straight week. Her vault score of 9.675 was a six tenths of a point improvement over her performance last week, which was the first time she had collegiately competed in the event.
 
Autumn Adkins (Aledo, TX) placed second on uneven bars with a 9.625 and tied for fifth on floor exercise with a 9.575. Anna Lee Dobson (Hueytown, AL/Valley Creek Academy) finished second on balance beam with a 9.65, jumping more than half a point from her collegiate debut last weekend.
 
Gianna Mirigliano (Springfield, PA) placed fourth on floor with a 9.65 and Kathryn McSweeney (East Brunswick, NJ) tied for fourth on bars with a 9.425. Tessa Sutton (Fairport/The Ogburn School), after not competing last weekend, finished fifth on vault with a 9.50. Gabrielle Nadler (Potomac, MD/Richard Montgomery) tied for fifth on floor with a 9.575 and Rylee Fishkin (Manlius/Fayetteville-Manlius) tied for sixth on beam with a 9.40, four tenths of a point higher than her score last weekend in her first collegiate competition in the event.
 
Brockport's Maren Eramo won vault (9.70) and bars (9.675) and Kiara Hockman won floor (9.825). The Golden Eagles' Emma Brookins was the lone all-arounder (38.30).
 
Cortland returns to action next Sunday, Jan. 26, in a tri-meet at Utica University with Ithaca College.

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

We are excited about some more consistency on our events, a few new faces competing today, and showing the potential of the team for the upcoming season. Our team goal remains to get higher and higher scores each week, peak at Regionals, earn a berth to Nationals and continue to build confidence and showmanship each week!
 
Brockport 189.90, Cortland 187.925

(Top 4)

Vault:  1) Maren Eramo (BROCK) 9.70, tie 2) Samantha Meadows (CORT) 9.675, tie 2) Kiara Hockman (BROCK) 9.675, 4) Shannon Gibbs (BROCK) 9.525
 
Uneven Bars: 1) Maren Eramo (BROCK) 9.675, 2) Autumn Adkins (CORT) 9.625, 3) Emma Brookins (BROCK) 9.50, tie 4) Kathryn McSweeney (CORT) 9.425, tie 4) Julia Klucinec (BROCK) 9.425, tie 4) Jamarie Saravia (BROCK) 9.425
 
Balance Beam: 1) Samantha Meadows (CORT) 9.725, 2) Anna Lee Dobson (CORT) 9.65, 3) Lienna Kay (BROCK) 9.625, tie 4) Emma Brookins (BROCK) 9.60, tie 4) Kiara Hockman (BROCK) 9.60
 
Floor Exercise: 1) Kiara Hockman (BROCK) 9.825, tie 2) Jamarie Saravia (BROCK) 9.775, tie 2) Emma Brookins (BROCK) 9.775, 4) Gianna Mirigliano (CORT) 9.65
 
All-Around: 1) Emma Brookins (BROCK) 38.30  (only all-around competitor)