First Rotation
This Sunday marks another season for the Towson University women's gymnastics team as the Tigers dive right in with EAGL foe University of New Hampshire at the Wildcats' Lundholm Gymnasium in Durham.

In The National Rankings
Towson received votes in the preseason WCGA Coaches' Poll, pick up 202 points, putting Towson fourth in the RV column and just outside the top 36 teams in the poll. Likewise, UNH received votes with 86 points.

The Poised and Ready Tigers
Towson is coming off one of the top seasons in recent history for the program, earning a berth in the NCAA Regional Meet last spring amid a challenging season. Head coach Jay Ramirez begins his third season at the helm of the program and is joined once again by Ashley Sauer. The pair earned several coaching awards last spring, including EAGL's Head Coach and Assistant Coach of the Year awards.

Last season, Towson reached the NCAA Regional Meet for the first time in two decades as a team.

The Tigers bring back a huge amount of experience from a successful team, including All-EAGL First Team selections Camille Vitoff (vault, all-around), Lauren Bolen (vault), Emerson Hurst (beam), Jenna Weitz (beam) and Amy Stewart (floor).

Weitz (vault, floor), Nikki Borkowski (vault, floor), Stewart (bars), Vitoff (bars, all-around), Grace Vaillancourt (bars), Paige Casper (floor) all return after picking up Second Team All-EAGL honors last season.

The Tigers were picked to finish second in the Preseason EAGL Coaches' Poll, collecting 44 points and trailing on N.C. State's 58 points and two first place votes.

Scouting the Wildcats
New Hampshire returns for the 2022 season after going 9-3 in meets last spring and 5-1 in EAGL showdowns. The Wildcats did not compete at the 2021 EAGL Championships, withdrawing due to COVID-19 Protocols. Junior Robyn Kelley returns for UNH after she was named EAGL Specialist of the Year last season. Last spring, four Wildcats qualified for the NCAA Regional Meet, hosted at West Virginia University: Kelly, Kylie Gorgenyi, Hailey Lui and Alysaa Worthington. Lui tied for first place at the night session on beam, scoring a 9.875.

Towson-UNH By the Numbers
Series Record since 2013 UNH Leads 13-2
e Towson UNH 4-0
at UNH UNH 5-0
at Neutral Sites UNH 4-2
at Unknown Sites n/a
Last Meeting March 14, 2021
UNH 196.100, Towson 195.850
Streak UNH +1

Starting Off With UNH
Sunday's meet marks the first time since the 2018 campaign the Tigers open the season at a meet with UNH, dating back to the Little Boston Invitational on Jan. 6, 2018. The Wildcats nipped Towson 194.175-193.800 that season. Joining the Tigers and Wildcats in Beantown were Maryland and Temple.

This weekend's meet is just the second time since Towson rejoined EAGL in 2013 that the Tigers will open the season at a meet with UNH and it will be the first time in that time frame the meet takes place on campus at either Towson or New Hampshire. By the end of Sunday's meet, the teams will only have met in season openers in New England, however, accounting for Lundholm Gymnasium's location in Durham, New Hampshire.

Last Time Out vs. UNH | March 14, 2021 | Towson, Md. | SECU Arena
After celebrating seniors Kyla Gamble and Tess Zientek, the Tigers racked up a trio of 9.9s in a tri-meet with Towson, UNH and Temple. The Tigers scored 195.850, a program top-10 total, while the Wildcats landed 196.100 points and Temple notched 196.025. Towson scored 48.900 (vault), 48.575 (bars), 49.025 (beam) and 49.350 (floor). Jenna Weitz posted a 9.900 on beam to lead Towson while Nikki Borkowski and Paige Casper each dropped a 9.900 on the floor for career highs.

Moving in the Right Direction
- Towson is moving in the right direction, according to RoadToNationals.com
- Last spring the Tigers ranked 29th in the country, jumping nearly 20 places from the previous season (48th), head coach Jay Ramirez's first season at the helm of the program.
- In 2019, the Tigers ranked 58th.
- Towson's final finishing spot of 29th was the first time since 2000 the Tigers finished inside the top 30, topping out at 19th that season.
- The 29th-place finish in 2021 was the first time since rejoining EAGL in 2013 that the Tigers were inside the top 30.

Wealth of Experience
- Nearly every Tiger that competed for the Black and Gold at the 2021 NCAA Regional Meet in Morgantown, West Virginia is back this season.
- Five of six competitors from vault: Jenna Weitz, Nikki Borkowski, Amy Stewart, Lauren Bolen, Camille Vitoff.
- Four of five bar scorers: Lauren Bolen, Camille Vitoff, Amy Stewart, Grace Vaillancourt.
- Five of six competitors from beam: Lauren Bolen, Camille Vitoff, Jenna Weitz, Emerson Hurst, Cassidy Stuart
- All six competitors from floor: Lauren Bolen, Jenna Weitz, Camille Vitoff, Nikki Borkowski, Amy Stewart, Paige Casper.
- Both All-Around scorers: Lauren Bolen, Camille Vitoff.
- Bolen finished fourth in all-around (39.00) while Vitoff took fifth (38.900)

A Good Start
- Towson was picked to finish second in a preseason poll of the EAGL Head Coaches.
- The Tigers garnered 44 points, trailing only N.C. State's 58 points with two first-place votes.
- Reigning champion Temple and North Carolina tied for third with 43 points.
- George Washington (35), New Hampshire (30) and Pittsburgh ranked fifth, sixth and seventh, respectively, each picking up one first place vote. LIU was picked eighth with eight points
- The second-place selection was the best preseason placement for the Tigers in EAGL history.

Not Shying Away
- Towson won't be shying away from anyone this season.
- In addition to landing in the receiving votes column of the Women's Collegiate Gymnastics Association (WCGA) Preseason Poll, the 2022 Tigers will take on 12 opponents mentioned in the preseason rankings.
- NC State (21), Utah State (26), West Virginia (30), Maryland (31), North Carolina (35), Temple (RV), Eastern Michigan (RV), George Washington (RV), New Hampshire (RV), Pittsburgh (RV), Penn (RV), and LIU (RV)

It's Becoming a Theme
- Prior to winter break, the Tigers announced this season's themes for Towson's six home dates
- January 14: Pink Meet (West Virginia, William & Mary, West Chester)
- February 2: TUCAN night with TUAIDE (William & Mary, George Washington)
- February 4: Pride Meet (LIU, Eastern Michigan, Temple)
- February 13: Shelley Calloway Meet/Domestic Violence Awareness Meet (Penn)
- February 19: George McGinty Alumni Meet/Choose Your Own Cause Meet (Ursinus)
- March 11: Senior Night/Own Your Roar Meet (George Washington, Maryland)

Tigers in the Community
- For the 7th consecutive year, the department exceeded 10,000 hours of community service to the Greater Baltimore region, finishing with 11,162 hours of community service in the 2018-19 academic season.
- 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 had a 97% participation rate, attended 118 community service opportunities and volunteered with 19 organizations.
- Towson won the 2018 Volunteer of the Year Award from Susan G. Komen of Maryland.