WASHINGTON, D.C. – The William & Mary women's gymnastics team earned its best score of the season en route to a fifth-place finish at a five-team meet hosted by George Washington on Friday evening.
GW claimed the team title with a 196.625 and was followed by Towson (196.600), New Hampshire (195.675), Kent State (195.125) and W&M (193.450).
Madeline Frazier highlighted the Tribe's individual performances by tying for fourth on beam with a career-best 9.850, while
Hannah Burke and
Catherine Bare also posted top-10 finishes. Burke tied for eighth on floor by equaling a career high with a 9.850, while Bare tied for 10th on bars with a career-best 9.750. Burke was also W&M's top performer on vault and earned a career-high 9.750.
En route to posting its best team total of the season, W&M recorded season highs in two events – beam (48.575) and floor (48.475).
Event Recaps
Vault – 48.000
Hannah Burke – 9.750 (career high)
Sofia Huang – 9.650 (season high)
Sarah Kuper – 9.575
Caroline Blatchford – 9.525 (season high)
Grace Costello – 9.500
Anne Marie Kuebler – 9.125
Bars – 48.400
Catherine Bare – 9.750 (T10th, career high)
Ascha Laird – 9.725
Tori Sipes – 9.675 (season high)
Sarah Kuper – 9.650
Sarah Wozniak – 9.600
Caroline Blatchford – 9.500
Beam – 48.575 (season high)
Madeline Frazier – 9.850 (T4th, career high)
Caroline Blatchford – 9.800 (career high)
Grace Costello – 9.725
Melanie Faulkner – 9.600 (equaled career high)
Michelle Ngo – 9.600
Sarah Kuper – 9.450
Floor – 48.475 (equaled career high)
Hannah Burke – 9.850 (T8th, equaled career high)
Michelle Ngo – 9.775
Grace Costello – 9.725
Summer Penzi – 9.625
Caroline Blatchford – 9.500 (season high)
Sophie Chandler – 9.500 (equaled season high)
Up Next
W&M will return to action when it hosts West Chester at Kaplan Arena on Feb. 24 at 2 p.m. In addition to being Senior Day, W&M will also welcome back its alumnae.
