WEST CHESTER, Pa. — The William & Mary women’s gymnastics team posted its best score of the season and placed second at a tri-meet hosted by West Chester on Friday evening.
West Chester edged W&M for the team title with a 194.375, while W&M totaled a 194.275. Centenary finished third with a 188.075.
In addition to the impressive team total, the Tribe posted the meet’s top scores on vault (48.350) and bars (48.575) and recorded season highs in three events — bars (48.575), beam (48.650) and floor (48.700). W&M’s beam score ranks tied for the 10th-best performance on the apparatus in program history.
Caroline Blatchford led the Tribe’s individual efforts and tied for first on bars with a 9.750, while Hannah Burke (9.725) and Michelle Ngo (9.800) tied for second on vault and floor, respectively.
Catherine Bare and Ascha Laird also posted top-three finishes on bars with a 9.725, while Madeline Frazier did the same on beam with a 9.825.
Event Recaps
Vault – 48.350
Hannah Burke – 9.725 (T2nd)
Sarah Kuper – 9.700
Sofia Huang – 9.700
Grace Costello – 9.625
Caroline Blatchford – 9.600
Anne Marie Kuebler – 9.200
Bars – 48.575 (season high)
Caroline Blatchford – 9.750 (T1st)
Catherine Bare – 9.725 (T3rd)
Ascha Laird – 9.725 (T3rd)
Sarah Wozniak – 9.700
Sarah Kuper – 9.675
Tori Sipes – 9.250
Beam – 48.650 (season high; T10th in school history)
Madeline Frazier – 9.825 (T3rd)
Melanie Faulkner – 9.750 (career high)
Michelle Ngo – 9.725
Sarah Kuper – 9.700 (season high)
Grace Costello – 9.650
Caroline Blatchford – 9.000
Floor – 48.700 (season high)
Michelle Ngo – 9.800 (T2nd)
Hannah Burke – 9.775
Grace Costello – 9.750
Madeline Frazier – 9.750 (career high)
Melanie Faulkner – 9.625
Summer Penzi – 9.600
Up Next
W&M will return to action when it competes at a quad meet hosted by Temple with West Chester and LIU on Sunday at 2:30 p.m.
