TOWSON, Md. – The Towson University gymnastics team had a historic day on floor exercise, earning a 49.450 team score for the second-highest finish in program history in a third-place finish at Sunday's quad-meet.
 
Towson finished with a team score of 195.675, its third straight meet with a 195+ score. The Tigers defeated Ursinus at 191.775 and were behind N.C. State at 197.150 and West Virginia at 196.350.
 
Towson's 49.450 team score on floor is the second-highest in school history, only behind the Tigers' 49.650 achieved on Feb. 23, 2024.  It is the fourth consecutive meet and seventh competition this season where Towson had at least a 49 team score on floor.
 
Three Towson student-athletes, Carmella Calafati, Isabella DeCroo and Isabella Minervini all were part of the three-way tie for first on floor at 9.900.  Minervini also took first in the all-around at 39.400, just .050 shy from her career-high, and on bars at 9.925.
 
How it Happened for Towson (in Rotation Order)

• Vault (rotation one) – 48.975
  • Polina Belanovski and Adriana Hoffman got Towson off to a strong start with a pair of 9.825 scores.
  • On fourth and fifth spot, Isabella DeCroo and Jocelyn Lannon each notched a 9.800 to bolster the team score.
• Bars (rotation two) – 48.275
  • Needing to recover from the opening routine, Natalie Lindgren, Piper Slocum and Brissa Portillo earned a 9.800 on second, third and fourth spots.
  • Towson had to take a 9- score on the bars.  Isabella Minervini finished strong on the anchor with a 9.925.
• Beam (rotation three) – 48.975
  • Towson picked up a couple of 9.8+ scores to begin the beam, starting with Emma Duerre hitting a 9.800, then Polina Belanovski following with a 9.825.
  • Towson had to take a 9- score on the bars.  Isabella Minervini finished strong on the anchor with a 9.925.
• Floor (rotation four) – 49.450
  • Natalie Lindgren started off well with a 9.875 on the leadoff spot.
  • From third to fifth, Towson shined with three consecutive 9.900 scores from Carmella Calafati, Isabella DeCroo and Isabella Minervini.  Adriana Hoffman finished with a 9.875 to secure the historic team score.

Inside the Numbers

• Isabella Minervini has won the all-around seven times in nine meets this season.  Her 39.400 score ties for seventh all-time in Towson history.
• Isabella DeCroo set a new career-high on floor at 9.900 and Carmella Calafati had a season-high with her 9.900.  Each have earned at least a 9.875 on floor for the third straight meet.
• Natalie Lindgren earned a new career-high on floor at 9.875.

Next Meet

• Towson returns to Philadelphia on Thursday, March 5 at 5 p.m. for a quad-meet at Temple, also taking on Maryland and Penn.  Towson vs. Temple is an East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) competition.