Towson, Md – The Towson University gymnastics team won the quad meet with Fisk, George Washington and William & Mary Sunday afternoon after narrowly missing its program best score of 196.800. The Tigers put up a 196.775, continuing their winning streak and advancing the overall record this season to 20-2-1. Towson remained in the lead throughout all four rotations, posting 49.000s or better on three events.

The team competed in front of a packed and electric audience, as 2,489 fans helped smash the previous SECU Arena gymnastics meet attendance record of 1,087 by a wide margin. 

The Black & Gold dominated on bars once again, sweeping the event after Tigers claimed the first three places. The Teams highest score of the meet came from vault though, where they received a program best 49.400.

George Washington finished in second place with 196.400 followed by William & Mary's 192.225. Fisk rounded out the competition with a 189.925.

How it Happened:
Vault – 49.400

• Polina Belanovski continued her winning streak on the event, posting a career best 9.925 to place first for the fifth consecutive meet.
• Lauren Bolen followed, placing second after tying her career best 9.900.
• Mia Davis picked up a new career best as well, receiving a 9.875. Camille Vitoff earned the same score, tying with Davis for fifth.
• Towson secured the lead early, putting a 0.600-point margin between them and the team in second place.

Bars – 49.175

• Grace Vaillancourt was the top finisher for the Tigers, placing first after posting a 9.900.
• Isabella Minervini placed second with a 9.850.
• Lauren Keener and Camille Vitoff tied for third with a pair of 9.825s.
• The Tigers held onto the lead after the second rotation despite George Washington's 49.200 on beam.

Beam – 48.900

• Beam was the only event where a Towson athlete did not claim the first-place spot; George Washington's Deja Chambliss secured gold after posting 9.900. Lauren Keener took second with a season high 9.875. The score also ties her career best.
• Cassidy Stuart finished in fourth place with a 9.825.
• While George Washington began to close the gap between Towson, the Tigers remained in first place.

Floor – 49.300

• Paige Casper claimed the first-place spot after posting her second 9.925 of the season.
• Isabella Minervini made her way onto the podium as well, receiving a 9.900 to place second.
• The rest of the floor lineup, Polina Belanovski, Carmella Calafati, Amy Stewart and Jenna Weitz all tied for sixth with 9.825s.

Behind the Numbers

• Second highest team score in program history.
• Program best vault score.
• Fourth highest bars score.

Quotes from Coach

• "No words can express how much these seniors and this team mean to us. I will let all the scores and records speak for themselves over the years and at this last home meet. Grateful to be able to coach these driven young women!" – head coach Jay Ramirez

Up Next on Tiger Gymnastics

• Towson opens March with a quad meet hosted by Temple against West Chester and Maryland on the 2^nd before taking a big trip to Colorado for a dual meet with Denver on the 5^th.