YPSILANTI, Mich. – The Towson University gymnastics team travels to Eastern Michigan University for a rare Monday night meet on Feb. 20 at 7 p.m. EST.
Meet Coverage
The dual meet will take place in Eastern Michigan's Convocation Center. The meet will feature live stats and a live video stream that shows both Towson and Eastern Michigan's routines. The video stream requires a subscription which can be purchased for $6.95 for 24 hours. Fans can also find the results of the meet on RoadtoNationals.com.
Setting Season Bests
Towson turned in one of its best performances of the season last weekend, finishing second at its Shelli Calloway Alumnae Meet. The Tigers recorded a season-best 195.025 to defeat No. 24 West Virginia and Temple, and just narrowly fell to East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) rival North Carolina.
It was the first time this season that Towson recorded a team score of 195.000 or higher and the first time the Tigers have done so since posting 195.275 on Feb. 28, 2016. The Tigers have now set a season-best team score in three-straight meets.
Towson also set a season-high on balance beam (48.975) and matched its season-best of 49.100 on floor exercise. The Tigers set or matched five career-best scores and four season-best scores at the meet.
Ranking among the Best
According to RoadtoNationals' rankings, Towson's season-average of 194.296 ranks fifth among EAGL teams this season and seventh in the South East region. The Tigers have the third-best season-average on balance beam (48.654) and floor exercise (48.842) in EAGL this season.
Towson has three gymnasts who are ranked in the top 100 nationally this season.
Gabriella Yarussi is tied for 37
th nationally, ranks eighth in the South East and second among EAGL gymnasts for the all-around (39.350). Yarussi is tied for 79
th nationally, tied for 13
th in the South East and tied for fifth among EAGL gymnasts on floor exercise (9.825). Her uneven bars season-average of 9.731 ranks 10
th in EAGL.
Mary Elle Arduino and Yarussi's matching season-averages of 9.817 on balance beam is tied for 59
th nationally, tied for ninth in the South East and tied for third among EAGL gymnasts.
Tyra McKellar is tied for 97
th nationally and ranks ninth among EAGL gymnasts on floor exercise (9.815). She is also tied for 99
th and ranks fourth in EAGL on uneven bars (9.792).
I'm Honored
Gabriella Yarussi earned her second career NewDay USA Female Student-Athlete of the Week honors on TowsonTigers.com after winning her first career all-around title at the Shelli Calloway Alumnae Meet last weekend. Yarussi was also named NewDay USA Female Student-Athlete of the week on Jan. 10.
Tyra McKellar earned EAGL Gymnast of the Week and NewDay USA Female Student-Athlete of the Week on Feb. 7-8 after winning the all-around title at George Washington's quad meet on Feb. 5.
Up Next
Towson returns home to host Rutgers in a dual meet on Feb. 24. The meet will serve as the Tigers' annual Pink Meet and take place at 7 p.m. inside SECU Arena. Fans who wear pink to the meet to support breast cancer research can receive a special $5 ticket.
