BROCKPORT, N.Y. – The Cortland women's gymnastics team earned a trip to the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA) national championships for the second straight year with a second-place finish out of seven schools at the NCGA East Region Championships, hosted by SUNY Brockport.
 
The Red Dragons posted a team score of 192.05, just missing the school record of 192.075 set earlier this season. Brockport the team title with a 192.525. As the top two team finishers, Brockport and Cortland earn automatic berths into nationals, which will be held March 22 at Gustavus Adolphus College in St. Peter, Minn.
 
In addition to the top two finishers from the East and West regionals earning automatic bids, the final two at-large spots, along with individual qualifiers from non-qualifying teams, will be announced on Monday. Ithaca finished third at the regional (191.675), followed by Ursinus (190.925), Rhode Island College (190.875), Utica (187.85) and Springfield (187.325).
 
Cortland recorded the second-best balance beam team score of the afternoon at 48.325 and the third-best uneven bars score at 47.325. The Red Dragons also scored a 47.90 on vault and 48.50 on floor.
 
Kathryn McSweeney (East Brunswick, NJ) won the uneven bars title in a field of 42 competitors with a season-high 9.775. She was one of three Red Dragons to earn All-NCGA East honors with top-six finishes. Victoria Cave (Roanoke, VA/Hidden Valley) tied for fifth on balance beam with a 9.775 and Autumn Adkins (Aledo, TX) tied for sixth on uneven bars with a 9.55.
 
Gianna Mirigliano (Springfield, PA) tied for eighth on vault (9.65), tied for 14th on floor (9.725) and tied for 17th on balance beam (9.65). Rianna Adams (South Setauket/Ward Melville) tied for eighth on uneven bars (9.525), Anna Lee Dobson (Hueytown, AL/Valley Creek Academy) tied for eighth on balance beam (career-high 9.75) and Samantha Meadows (Cypress, TX/Texas Connections Academy at Houston) tied for eighth on floor exercise (9.775).
 
McSweeney tied for 10th on floor (9.75) and Meadows tied for 13th on vault (9.625). Other Red Dragons placing in the top half of their events included Tayah Graham (Syracuse/Liverpool) in a tie for 13th on vault (9.625), Taylor Goldstein (Dix Hills/Half Hollow Hills West) in a tie for 17th on beam (season-high 9.65) and Kiana Wong (Elk Grove, CA/Pleasant Grove) in a tie for 21st on bars (9.275).

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

I am so proud of this team coming together and fighting for every routine. They came ready to compete and did their job. Gymnastics is such a mental sport and for them to thrive in the biggest stage of the season is a testament to their hard work and will to be great. We are so excited to get back in the gym next week and fine tune routines for Nationals! One more opportunity this season to be great!


2025 NCGA East Regional Qualifier
March 8 – Brockport, N.Y.

FINAL TEAM SCORES:
1) Brockport - 192.525
2) Cortland - 192.05
3) Ithaca - 191.675
4) Ursinus - 190.925
5) Rhode Island College - 190.875
6) Utica - 187.85
7) Springfield - 187.325
Individual Event Top 6 finishers (All-NCGA East)

VAULT:
1) Kiara Hockman (Brockport) - 9.85
2) Erin Roe (Ursinus) - 9.80
T3) Grace Murray (Ithaca) - 9.75
T3) Maren Eramo (Brockport) - 9.75
5) Emma Langdon (Brockport) - 9.70
T6) Aaliyah Krause (RIC) - 9.675
T6) Emmy Graff (Utica) - 9.675
 
UNEVEN PARALLEL BARS:
1) Kathryn McSweeney (Cortland) - 9.775
2) Lienna Kay (Brockport) - 9.75
3) Mya John (Ithaca) - 9.725
4) Lauren Babineaux (Ithaca) - 9.70
5) Erin Roe (Ursinus) - 9.575
T6) Autumn Adkins (Cortland) - 9.55
T6) Kylie Ruggiero (Ursinus) - 9.55

BALANCE BEAM:
1) Lienna Kay (Brockport) - 9.875
T2) Amelia York (Brockport) - 9.825
T2) Maya Belog (Springfield) - 9.825
4) Madison Zimmerman (Ursinus) - 9.80
T5) Victoria Cave (Cortland) - 9.775
T5) Kaylie Goodwin (Ithaca) - 9.775
T5) Emily Kobusky (Ithaca) - 9.775
 
FLOOR EXERCISE:
1) Olivia Keyes (RIC) - 9.90
T2) Grace Marra (Utica) - 9.85
T2) Aaliyah Krause (RIC) - 9.85
T4) Megan Matteucci (Ursinus) - 9.825
T4) Emma Tucker (RIC) - 9.825
T6) Elsie Gardiner (Springfield) - 9.80
T6) Emma Brookins (Brockport) - 9.80

ALL-AROUND:
1) Olivia Keyes (RIC) - 38.45
2) Emmy Graff (Utica) - 38.125
3) Erin Roe (Ursinus) - 37.60
4) Sage Kaplan (Springfield) - 37.525
5) Aaliyah Krause (RIC) - 37.475
6) Grace Marra (Utica) - 37.40