WEST CHESTER, PA. - The Cortland women's gymnastics team finished in a third place in a tri-meet hosted by Division II West Chester University and featuring Brockport.
 
The Red Dragons posted a final score of 188.00, including a season-high 48.45 on floor exercise. West Chester won the meet with a 192.80 and Brockport posted a 191.70.
 
Kathryn McSweeney (East Brunswick, NJ) led Cortland with a second-place finish on uneven bars. She scored a season-high 9.70 in the event. Tayah Graham (Syracuse/Liverpool) placed fifth on vault with a 9.625, while Gianna Mirigliano (Springfield, PA) tied for fifth on floor with a season-high 9.775 and was sixth on vault with a 9.55.
 
Rianna Adams (South Setauket/Ward Melville) and Autumn Adkins (Aledo, TX) tied for sixth on uneven bars with scores of 9.50. Adams registered a season high with her performance. Samantha Meadows (Cypress, TX/Texas Connections Academy at Houston) tied for seventh on floor (9.725), Anna Lee Dobson (Hueytown, AL/Valley Creek Academy) finished ninth on vault (career/season high 9.45) and Tessa Sutton (Fairport/The Ogburn School) placed ninth on balance beam (career/season high 9.575).
 
West Chester's Lily McFarland won both beam (9.825) and floor (9.875) and the Rams' Jordan Coleman won bars (9.75). Brockport's Kiara Hockman was the vault winner with a 9.775, and Emma Brookins of the Golden Eagles was the lone all-around competitor (38.275).
 
Cortland will compete next Sunday, Feb. 9, at the Empire State Collegiate Championship, hosted by Cornell. The meet features Division I Cornell and LIU and Division III teams Cortland, Brockport, Ithaca and Utica.

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

After a shaky start on bars and beam, the team rallied on floor with beautifully executed routines and strong tumbling, ending the day with very difficult vaults showing the highest skill level out of the competing teams today! This team has the skills and this week we will be working on putting it all together and competing hard from the beginning all the way to the end. The little details is what wins a meet and that's the focus for the rest of the season!


West Chester 192.80, Brockport 191.70, Cortland 188.00
(Top 4)
 
Vault: 1) Kiara Hockman (BROCK) 9.775, 2) Maren Eramo (BROCK) 9.75, 3) Rylee Harada (WC) 9.70, 4) Lily McFarland (WC) 9.65 (Top Cortland: 5) Tayah Graham, 9.625)
 
Uneven Bars: 1) Jordan Coleman (WC) 9.75, 2) Kathryn McSweeney (CORT) 9.70, 3) Melina Ringas (WC) 9.65, 4) Emma Brookins (BROCK) 9.575
 
Balance Beam: 1) Lily McFarland (WC) 9.825, T2) EmmaGrace Kelly (WC) 9.80, T2) Caroline Cascadden (WC) 9.80, 4) Lienna Key (BROCK) 9.75 (Top Cortland: 9) Tessa Sutton, 9.575)
 
Floor Exercise: 1) Lily McFarland (WC) 9.875, 2) EmmaGrace Kelly (WC) 9.825, T3) Caroline Cascadden (WC) 9.80, T3) Kiara Hockman (BROCK) 9.80 (Top Cortland: T5) Gianna Mirigliano, 9.775)
 
All-Around: 1) Emma Brookins (BROCK) 38.275  (only all-around competitor)