PHILADELPHIA, W.Va. – The West Virginia College gymnastics workforce (1-0) earned a first-place end in its season-opening twin meet at Temple inside McGonigle Corridor in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, on Saturday afternoon.
The Mountaineers posted a workforce rating of 193.6, whereas the Owls positioned second with a last rating of 191.3.
Opening its marketing campaign on the highway for the third time within the final 4 seasons, WVU began the meet on the uneven bars. The lineup was led by a trio of 9.775’s from fifth-year senior Trinity Macy and seniors Brooke Alban and Anna Leigh. Junior Miranda Smith added a 9.7, whereas sophomore Jayden McDonnell collected a 9.65 for a 48.675 workforce rating within the first rotation.
Transferring to vault, freshman Sophia Rice made an enormous splash in her Mountaineer debut with a team-leading 9.85. Smith made her debut on the occasion with a 9.75, whereas McDonnell added a 9.7. The scoring was capped by a 9.675 from Alban and a 9.625 from freshman Karleigh DiCello. WVU completed with a 48.6 whole on the occasion.
Within the third rotation on ground train, West Virginia scored a powerful 48.975, with 4 of 5 scoring gymnasts securing a 9.8 or greater. Sophomore Amber Lowe led the best way with a career-high tying 9.875, adopted by a 9.825 from classmate Jurnee Lane. Alban and Leigh every grabbed a 9.8, whereas freshman Riley Maness made her Mountaineer debut with a 9.675.
Ending the meet on stability beam, sophomores Julia Brown and Kaylei Adams led the best way with 9.8’s, as Adams made her WVU profession debut. Smith tallied a 9.55, earlier than a pair of falls from DiCello (9.35) and Lowe (8.85) had been sadly counted for a 47.35 occasion rating.
Within the last outcomes, Rice earned a win on vault in her Mountaineer debut, whereas Smith secured a third-place end. On bars, Macy, Alban and Leigh tied for first place, earlier than Brown and Adams tied for first on beam. Lowe secured first place on ground, whereas Lane tied for second place.
Of be aware, Adams, DiCello, Macy, Rice and freshmen Emerson Smith and Taylor Tuohy recorded their first profession motion for West Virginia within the season opener.
Up subsequent, the Mountaineers head again on the highway, as they journey to Mount Nice, Michigan, for a twin meet at Central Michigan on Sunday, Jan. 12. The meet is slated for 1 p.m. ET inside McGuirk Area.
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