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West Chester University heads to the City of Brotherly Love on Saturday night for the annual Pink Invitational inside the Philadelphia Convention Center. The Golden Rams will join Gymnastics East Conference (GEC) members Penn and Yale while also welcoming BIG10 foe Rutgers for the annual event.
The Pink Invitational kicks off a very busy month of March for the Golden Rams who will also be heading to the GEC Championships and then hosting the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics National Invitational Championships inside Hollinger Field House.
The Pink Invitational is a three-day gymnastics competition featuring over 4,000 athletes from local and national USA Gymnastics teams. Gymnasts unite in Philadelphia, PA, to compete and raise funds to support breast cancer and ovarian cancer patients nationwide. It also fetures a collegiate gymnastics meet for the youth gymnasts to enjoy.
That collegiate meet is highlighted by the University of Pennsylvania, which brings an unblemished 20-0 record into the meet. They are ranked 35th in the country in the latest Road to Nationals poll. Rutgers is ranked 38th while Yale is 48th in Road to Nationals.
 WEST CHESTER RECAP FROM LAST SUNDAY
Senior
Sarah Eskew shined on Senior Day as host West Chester earned a 193.175-192.200 victory over Gymnastics East Conference (GEC) foe Bridgeport in a dual meet inside the Sturzebecker Health Science Center Saturday afternoon.
West Chester's team score of 193.175 was a season-best for the Golden Rams fueled by season-best scores on both the balance beam and the floor exercise in the last two rotations of the day.
Eskew opened up her senior meet with a pair of wins on both the vault and the uneven bars. Her score of 9.700 on the vault topped the field while her 9.675 was the winning score on the bars.Freshman
Aly Sobczak was fifth on the vault while teammates
Gianna Smith and
Jaslyn McComeskey tied for sixth with a 9.550 each.
Eskew's 9.675 helped West Chester sweep the top three spots on the bars. Smith was second with a 9.650, and
Melina Ringas tied for third with a 9.625. West Chester's team score of 48.150 on the bars marked the second time this year that the Golden Rams went over 48 on the season.
West Chester put up a season-high 48.425 on the balance beam powered by a pair of individual season-best efforts out of the first two.
EmmaGrace Kelly posted a 9.750 to tied for second place while
Anna Lacey, and
Tatum McGuinn each scored a 9.700 to tie for fourth. Lacey's score was a season-best for the senior. Classmate
Macarthy Keane posted a season-best score of 9.65 as well.
Senior
Karah Vargo hit a career-high on the floor exercise with a score of 9.625. Junior
Lydia Stoner led off on the floor with a 9.750 to tie teammateÂ
Catherine Keener for third overall in the final event of the afternoon.
Corinne Gruber followed up with a 9.800. Lacey posted a 9.825 to round out an excellent showing on the floor. Lacey, Gruber, Stoner, Keener swept the top four spots in that event. The squad's 48.650 was the second-best score of the year on the floor.
Smith competed in the all-around finishing second with a 37.650 combined score.
ANNA LACEY NAMED GEC SPECIALIST OF THE WEEK
West Chester University senior gymnast,
Anna Lacey was named the Gymnastics East Conference (GEC) Specialist of the Week it was announced Wednesday afternoon.
Lacey continues to shine in her return to competition this season. She delivered another outstanding meet, earning a season-high 9.700 on balance beam and a 9.825 on floor exercise to claim the event title. After being sidelined with an injury for the past two years, Lacey's return to the lineup has been nothing short of remarkable. Her resilience, leadership, and competitive fire have made an immediate impact, helping lead the Golden Rams to a season-high team score of 193.175.
CHASING HISTORY
West Chester University head coach
Barbara Cordova entered the 2026 campaign just seven wins shy of her mentor while at West Chester and former legendary head coach Sandy Thielz. Cordova now has 176-157 (.527) record in her 17+ years at her alma mater. Thielz authored an all-time record of 177-88-1 (.670) during her 21-year career at the helm of the Golden Rams from 1974 through 1995. Cordova is two wins away from tying Thielz as the all-time winningest women's gymnastics coach at West Chester.
WEST CHESTER SECURES VIRTIUS TO BROADCAST HOME MEETS
West Chester University signed on with Virtius to broadcast and web stream all five of its home gymnastics meets, including the 2026 WCGNIC Women's national championships in late March for the second time in the last three years.
