TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University gymnastics team will travel to New York to compete in a tri meet hosted by LIU tomorrow, February 26. The meet is scheduled to take place inside the Pratt Recreational Center at 6 p.m.
Roll into Action
Fans can watch the meet via:
http://necfrontrow.com/game/7839
New Faces
The Tigers added seven newcomers to the mix this season. Towson will be introducing fans to
Mackenzie Butler,
Sarah Girot,
Simona Kerekes,
Amanda Pedicelli,
Cassidy Stuart,
Grace Vaillancourt and
Allison Zuhlke.
Returners
Towson brings back one competing senior (
Tess Zientek), two juniors (
Nikki Borkowski and
Emerson Hurst) and five sophomores (
Lauren Bolen,
Paige Casper,
Amy Stewart,
Camille Vitoff and
Jenna Weitz) to round out the roster this year.
Last Time Out
The Tigers hosted a quad meet against LIU, UNC and Pitt for the George McGinty Alumni Meet on Friday, February 19.
Nikki Borkowski received the annual George McGinty award at the end of the meet. Towson finished with a score of 193.700. Leading the way was
Camille Vitoff on vault with a 9.850 and Borkowski on floor with a 9.850.
Tigers in the Community
The Towson University athletics department deems community service as one of its highest priorities to give back to the Greater Baltimore area.
Towson was on track to have its 8th consecutive year of over 10,000 hours of community service in 2019-20 before the COVID-19 pandemic shut down all activity. Towson finished with 7,527 hours last year, good for third in the NCAA Teamworks Helper Helper competition.
Towson ranked #1 nationally for community service and won the 2018 National Championship for Community Service through the Helper Helper NCAA Team Works Competition. Towson also won the 2018 Volunteer of the Year Award from Susan G. Komen of Maryland.
Scouting the Opponents
LIU Sharks
The Sharks competed against UNH on Sunday, February 21 at Lundholm Gymnasium. The Wildcats were victorious in the head-to-head battle by a 195.350-188.850 margin. Alisson Lapp posted a 9.7 on bars, and Alana Rickets scored a 9.575 on vault. The Sharks had a season-high score of 48.200 on floor and saw three gymnasts post 9.525 on beam.
UNH Wildcats
The Wildcats defeated LIU with a season-high score of 195.350 on Sunday, February 21. The Wildcats won each of the individual events, all four team events and 11 of 12 Top-3 event finishes came from the UNH lineup.
Kylie Gorgenyi won vault and bars with a 9.875, while Alyssa Worthington and Robyn Kelley scored a 9.9 to share first on beam. Hailey Lui scored a 9.9 earning first on floor.
Amplitude the Awards
- Week five saw the Tigers earn weekly awards with Camille Vitoff being named Co-Gymnast of the Week and Jenna Weitz being named Specialist of the Week. Vitoff won the all-around posting a 39.125 and earned a career-high of 9.8 on floor. Weitz earned a career-high 9.8 on vault and a 9.875 on floor.
- For week four, sophomore Vitoff was named Specialist of the Week after completing her Yurchenko 1.5 for the second time ever, earning a 9.800 for third place on vault. Her 9.825 on bars was a career-high and good enough for fourth place in the quad meet on Sunday, helping the Tigers post their highest bar total of the season.
- Sophomore Lauren Bolen was named EAGL Gymnasts of the Week for week three. Bolen was named Gymnast of the Week after competing in the all-around for the first time this season, scoring a career-high 39.050, and her first 39 ever. She won the all-around competition in an EAGL tri-meet.
She tied for first on vault scoring a 9.900 on her Yurchenko Full which is out of a 9.950, which was also a career-high.
- Freshman Allison Zuhlke earned her first weekly award after being named Co-Rookie of the Week from the East Gymnastics League (EAGL) on Jan. 19. She posted two 9.7 scores for the Tigers helping them post their highest opening score in school history. She placed fifth on both bars and beam posting the third-highest score for the Tigers on both events.
Conference Rankings
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Up Next
The Tigers will stay in Brookville, New York for a quad meet against LIU, UNH and Pitt on Sunday, February 28. The meet is scheduled to begin at 4 p.m. inside the Pratt Recreation Center.
