Mountaineers Soar to Season-Excessive Rating in Dwelling Tri-Meet – West Virginia College Athletics

MORGANTOWN, W.Va. – In entrance of the eighth-largest crowd in WVU gymnastics historical past, the West Virginia College gymnastics workforce recorded a season-high 195.475 in a tri-meet towards No. 2 Florida and No. 4 Utah contained in the WVU Coliseum in Morgantown on Sunday afternoon.
 
The Mountaineers used season-high totals of 49.225 on flooring train and 49.0 on stability beam to report their first 195.0+ rating of the season. WVU additionally tallied scores of 48.575 on vault and 48.675 on the uneven bars on its technique to hitting 24-of-24 routines for the primary time this 12 months.
 
The No. 2-ranked Gators took first place within the meet, scoring a 197.575, whereas No. 4 Utah positioned second with a 197.425.
 

Of observe, a crowd of two,798 followers had been current to look at the Mountaineers tackle a pair of nationally ranked opponents on Sunday, marking the eighth-highest attendance in WVU gymnastics historical past. Moreover, the entire was this system’s second-best common season attendance, excluding the Magnificence & the Beast meets with the WVU wrestling workforce.
 
Competing in Olympic order for simply the second time this season, West Virginia began sturdy on vault, with a pair of 9.775’s from sophomore Jurnee Lane and freshman Karleigh DiCello main the way in which. The scores marked a profession excessive for DiCello, whereas Lane recorded her first profession efficiency on vault. Freshman Sophia Rice scored a 9.7, whereas junior Carlee Nelson was simply behind her with a 9.675. Freshman Taylor Tuohy accomplished the opening rotation with a career-best 9.65.
 
On bars, fifth-year senior Trinity Macy’s caught dismount helped lead the Mountaineers with a 9.8, whereas sophomore Amber Lowe additionally recorded a stick for a season-best 9.775. Senior Anna Leigh earned a 9.75, adopted by a 9.725 from Alban. Sophomore Jayden McDonnell’s 9.625 rounded out the bars scoring.
 
West Virginia was improbable on beam, hitting six-of-six routines for the primary time this season. Sophomores Kaylei Adams and Julia Brown paced the rotation with spectacular, season-high 9.85’s, whereas Lane additionally hit a season greatest with a 9.825. Lowe scored a 9.75, adopted by a 9.725 for DiCello to cap a formidable beam rotation.
 
The momentum continued on flooring, as all 5 scoring gymnasts tallied a 9.8 or increased for the primary time this 12 months. Leigh’s 9.925 led the way in which, as she scored her second 9.9+ rating on flooring this season and was simply shy of her profession excessive. Lane adopted with a season-best 9.85, whereas Alban and freshman Emerson Smith scored matching 9.825’s. Freshman Riley Maness reached a career-best 9.8 to finish the meet for the Mountaineers.
 
Lane recorded her first-ever efficiency on the all-around on Sunday, reaching a 38.975 complete on all 4 occasions. The rating was good for sixth place out of seven opposing gymnasts additionally competing on the all-around. Elsewhere, Leigh tied for second place within the closing standings on flooring.
 
West Virginia now hopes to hold this momentum into subsequent weekend’s Massive 12 Convention battle with Iowa State, because the Cyclones come to Morgantown on Sunday, Feb. 9. Competitors contained in the WVU Coliseum is tabbed for two p.m. ET, and it is the Mountaineers’ annual Pink Meet for breast most cancers consciousness. It additionally would be the first-ever WVU Greek Meet, in addition to the workforce’s Black Historical past Month Celebration.
 
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