Thursday, November 14, 2024

Costello, Ngo Lead W&M Women’s Gymnastics at Towson Quad Meet

(Tribe Athletics)

UPPER MARLBORO, Md. — The William & Mary women’s gymnastics team posted its best score of the season and placed fourth in a quad meet on Friday evening at the Showplace Arena in Upper Marlboro, Maryland.

George Washington claimed the team title with a 195.175 and was followed by Penn (194.550), Towson (194.225) and W&M (190.500).

Grace Costello and Michelle Ngo highlighted the Tribe’s individual performances, as Costello tied for second on beam (9.750) and Ngo tied for second on floor with a career-high 9.875. Ngo’s impressive score ranked just outside the program’s all-time top-10 list.

Sarah Kuper earned W&M’s top score on vault (9.725), while Caroline Blatchford and Sarah Wozniak tied for the squad’s best performance on bars (9.775). Blatchford’s score equaled a career high in the event.

As a team, W&M’s best score came on bars with a season-high 48.375.

Post Meet Quotes – W&M Head Coach Kelsey Hinton

  • Sarah Kuper did an amazing vault in the second spot.
  • The bar squad was on fire and hit three scores with a 9.7 or better!
  • On beam, the Tribe did their job and we ended with a huge score from Grace Costello — 9.75!
  • Hannah, Michelle, Grace, and Sophie all hit a 9.7 or above on floor, with sophomore, Michelle Ngo proving again she is a true veteran on this event earning a team-best 9.875.
  • The Tribe will continue to climb and we are mentally prepared to head to UPENN.

Event Recaps

Vault – 47.200
Sarah Kuper – 9.725
Grace Costello – 9.575
Michelle Ngo – 9.500
Sofia Huang – 9.325
Hannah Burke – 9.075
Anne Marie Kuebler – 8.975

Bars – 48.375
Caroline Blatchford – 9.775 (equaled career high)
Sarah Wozniak – 9.775
Ascha Laird – 9.700
Sarah Kuper – 9.600
Catherine Bare – 9.525
Tori Sipes – 8.875

Beam – 47.775
Grace Costello – 9.750 (T2nd)
Madeline Frazier – 9.700 (career high)
Melanie Faulkner – 9.600 (career high)
Caroline Blatchford – 9.550
Michelle Ngo – 9.175
Sarah Kuper – 8.950

Floor – 47.150
Michelle Ngo – 9.875 (T2nd; career high)
Hannah Burke – 9.850 (career high)
Grace Costello – 9.775 (equaled career high)
Summer Penzi – 8.925
Madeline Frazier – 8.725
Olivia Mile – 8.100

Up Next
W&M will return to action when it competes in a quad meet hosted by Penn on Sunday at 2 p.m. The meet will be broadcast on ESPN+, while live scores will be available via Virtius.

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