WCU Depth Turns Back Springfield, 191.85-186.5

Meet Results

SPRINGFIELD, Mass. – West Chester University claimed the top four spots in all four events en route to a 191.85-186.5 victory over host Springfield College in a women's gymnastics meet Sunday afternoon.
 
West Chester (4-1) came out victorious in its second straight dual meet with a strong performance wire to wire. The Golden Rams particularly shined on the balance beam.
 
"We had a really good day," West Chester head coach Barb Cordova commented. "We finished strong on the beam. We really hit it out of the park."
 
Jessica Meakim (Downingtown, Pa.) won a pair of events, taking first place in both the vault and the floor exercise. Meakim scored a 9.725 on the vault and a 9.825 on the floor to pace the Golden Rams in those events. She also finished third on the bars with a 9.55.
 
Sarah Boyd (St. Petersburg, Fla.) won the beam with a score of 9.75 while also tying for fourth place on the floor with a 9.625. Melanie Wojewoda (Amelia, Ohio) tied teammate Jordan Miranda (Winchester, Mass.) for second place on the beam each with a 9.7. Yoli Nodarse (Pompton Plains, N.J.) was fourth with a 9.675, and Cassie Hageman (Carlisle, Pa.) was fifth with a 9.625.
 
West Chester scored a 48.45 on the beam while adding a 48.2 on the floor exercise to cruise to the win.
 
Freshman Rose Fanara (Fredericksburg, Va.) placed second behind Meakim on the floor exercise with a score of 9.7. She was just ahead of classmate Brashlyn Johnson (Aynor, S.C.), who scored a 9.65, placing just ahead of Boyd.
 
Johnson was runner-up to Meakim on the vault with a 9.65 as well. Lyndsey Mathis (Waldorf, Md.) posted a 9.55 to take third. Kelley Lubking (Henrico, Va.) tied for fourth with a 9.525.
 
Natalie Onderko (Hillsborough, N.J.) and Myranda Marshall (Lancaster, Pa.) tied for the top spot on the uneven bars with a 9.65. Meakim was third with her 9.55, as previously mentioned, while Miranda was fourth with a 9.525.
 
West Chester returns to action on Feb. 3 when the Golden Rams travel down I-95 to Towson University for a 2 p.m. meet.