Results
DENTON, Tx.-The West Chester University women's gymnastics team returned to action on Friday night in Texas against perennial powers Texas Woman's (TWU) (3-0) and Southeast Missouri State (SEMO (2-6). West Chester started its longest road trip of the season with a team score of 191.775 to finish third in the three-team meet as TWU claimed the overall victory with a team score of 194.875, while SEMO was second with a 193.325.
On the floor,
EmmaGrace Kelly (Bradenton, Fl.) led the way with a 9.700 to finish ninth individually while Gruber and
Lily McFarland (Baltimore, Md.) registered scores of 9.765 and 9.625, respectively. Gruber finished in a tie for 10
th as the second Golden Ram in the top-10 in this event.
On vault,
Sarah Eskew (Pittsburgh, Pa.) led the team with a personal and team season-best score of 9.725 to finish in a tie for 11
th, while
Rylee Harada (Runnemede, N.J.) was 13
th with a 9.600 in her collegiate debut in this event.
Macarthy Keane (Trumbull, Ct.) posted a 9.575 on the vault, which served as a new season and career high for the junior, while
Corrine Gruber (Barto, Pa.) also set a new season high with her 9.525.
Reigning USAG National Champion,
Jordan Coleman (Bowie, Md) led West Chester on the bars with a 9.725, which was a team and individual season-high in the second meet of the year, while Eskew scored a 9.650 to post a season-high of her own. Coleman's effort allowed her to finish in a tie for sixth in this event, while Eskew placed 13
th.
Hannah Elkins (Mukileto, Wa.) made her Golden Ram lineup debut with a 9.425 of her own.
Kelly also led West Chester on the balance beam, posting a score of 9.750, which served as both a season and career-high for the rookie, while also going as the highest score by a Golden Ram this season. Kelly's score also led to her finishing second in this event , trailing only Caroline Browns of TWU, who won the event with a 9.800.
Natalie Marshall (Bolton, Ma.) also scored north of 9.6 in this event, finishing with a 9.625, while
Caroline Cascadden (Ashburn, Va.) and
Catherine Keener (Holly Springs, N.C.) registered scores of 9.575 and 9.500, respectively. Cascadden's 9.575 is a new season-high for her, while Keener made her Golden Ram debut on beam.
Floor
Kelly 9.700
Gruber 9.675
Cat Keener 9.475
McFarland 9.625
Bridget Sullivan 9.575
Caroline Cascadden 8.350
Vault
Sullivan 9.400
Gruber 9.525
McFarland 9.475
Rylee Harada 9.600
Macarthy Keane 9.575
Eskew 9.725
Bars
Keane 8.775
Hannah Elkins 9.425
Harada 9.500
Melina Ringas 9.600
Eskew 9.650
Coleman 9.725
Beam
Keane 9.475
Kelly 9.750
Keener 9.500
Natalie Marshall 9.625
Cascadden 9.575
McFarland 9.175
Up Next:
West Chester will be back in action on Monday afternoon in Louisiana against Centenary and SEMO beginning at 1 p.m. local time (2 p.m. Eastern) before returning home.
