ITHACA, N.Y. - The Cortland women's gymnastics team posted the fifth-best team vault score in program history with a 48.30 and eclipsed the 190-point team scoring mark for the second time this season to finish in second place out of three schools at the Ithaca College Harriet Marranca Invitational. Brockport won the team title with a score of 192.175, followed by Cortland at 190.975 and Ithaca at 187.475.
 
Tayah Graham (Syracuse/Blaze Gymnastics) led Cortland on vault with a career-high tying 9.75 to tie for first place. She also tied for second on balance beam with a season-best 9.675. Samantha Meadows (Cypress, TX/Cypress Academy of Gymnastics) tied Graham for second place on beam with a 9.675 and tied for fifth on vault with a season-high 9.675.
 
Cortland's top five performers on vault, in addition to Graham and Meadows, were Kyleigh Brown (Tunkhannock, PA/Endless Mountains Gymnastics) in a tie for fifth with a season-high 9.675, Gianna Mirigliano (Springfield, PA/Roth's CrossPoint Gymnastics) in a tie for ninth with a 9.625, and Tessa Sutton (Fairport/Rochester Gymnastics Academy) in a tie for 12th with a season-high tying 9.575.
 
Autumn Adkins (Aledo, TX/Impact Athletics Training Center) finished third on uneven bars with a season-high 9.70, and Kathryn McSweeney (East Brunswick, NJ/NJ Premier Gymnastics) finished fourth in the event with a season-best 9.675. Aria Roberts (Charlotte, NC/Everest Gymnastics) placed fifth on bars with a 9.55 and Emily Baradic (Chandler, AZ/Gold Medal Gymnastics) tied for seventh with a 9.40. Rylee Fishkin (Manlius/CNY Gym Centre) was Cortland's top finisher on floor exercise in ninth place, matching her season best with a 9.65.
Ithaca's Grace Murray tied Graham for first on vault with a 9.75 and won floor exercise with a 9.825. Brockport's Emma Brookins and Lienna Kay tied for first on bars, each with a 9.725, Kiara Hockman of Brockport won beam with a 9.75, and Kay was the lone all-around competitor with a score of 37.65.
 
Cortland returns to Ithaca Wednesday night for a dual meet with the Bombers, and the Red Dragons will host the six-team Empire State Collegiate Championships on Saturday.

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

Nice start to a 3- meet week! The team and I fondly call this week Hell Week since we are back at Ithaca Wednesday evening and host a huge championship Saturday. It was a very solid day with vault being a highlight. Starting on beam was a bit shaky and I thought the floor scores were a bit low but we will work on those details this week and hopefully continue to build the team scores this week! The team was united and fought hard for their routines. I'm very proud of what they accomplished today!
 
Brockport 192.175, Cortland 190.975, Ithaca 187.475

(Top 4)

Vault: T1) Tayah Graham (CORT) 9.75, T1) Grace Murray (ITH) 9.75, T3) Emma Langdon (BROCK) 9.70, T3) Kiara Hockman (BROCK) 9.70
 
Uneven Bars: T1) Emma Brookins (BROCK) 9.725, T1) Lienna Kay (BROCK) 9.725, 3) Autumn Adkins (CORT) 9.70, 4) Kathryn McSweeney (CORT) 9.675
 
Balance Beam: 1) Kiara Hockman (BROCK) 9.75, T2) Tayah Graham (CORT) 9.675, T2) Samantha Meadows (CORT) 9.675, 4) Amelia York (BROCK) 9.60
 
Floor Exercise: 1) Grace Murray (ITH) 9.825, 2) Jamarie Saravia (BROCK) 9.775, T3) Jillian Freyman (ITH) 9.75, T3) Emma Brookins (BROCK) 9.75, T3) Kiara Hockman (BROCK) 9.75  (Top Cortland: 9) Rylee Fishkin (CORT) 9.65
 
All-Around: 1) Lienna Kay (BROCK) 37.65  (only all-around competitor)