MEET RESULTS
PROVIDENCE, RI – Season bests on the balance beam and the uneven bars led to a new school record overall as the West Chester University women's gymnastics squad placed third at the inaugural Gymnastics East Conference (GEC) Championships inside the Pizzitola Sports Center on the campus of Brown University Saturday night.
West Chester scored a 195.25 overall, marking the first time in school history that the Golden Rams eclipsed 195. It topped the program's previous best of 194.4 at home against Springfield in 2017. West Chester put up a season-high 48.975 on the uneven bars and a season-best 48.8 on the balance beam to push that overall score north of 195.
Individually, grad student
Jessica Meakim (Downingtown, Pa.) tied for the conference title on the floor exercise, equaling her career best with a 9.925. She will find out early next week if that is enough to qualify her for the NCAA Regionals.
Meakim finished second in the all-around with a score of 39.025, which is the second highest all-around total in her career.
Senior
McKenna Kissinger (Chambersburg, Pa.) placed seventh on the floor in the evening session with a 9.85 while fellow senior
Rose Fanara (Fredericksburg, Va.) posted a 9.8.
Natalie Marshall (Bolton, Mass.) tied for fourth in the evening session with a new personal best of 9.85 to lead the Golden Rams in that event.
Caroline Cascadden (Ashburn, Va.),
Madison Whitaker (Lancaster, Pa.) and
Lily McFarland (Baltimore, Md.) all scored a 9.75.
Hyla Betts (Shannock, RI) and
Lauren Wicker (East Berlin, Pa.) each registered career highs with their identical scores of 9.825 on the uneven bars.
University of Pennsylvania won the team title with a new school-record score of 196.65 while host Brown University was second with a new school mark as well of 195.975. Yale was fourth with a 194.825.
