PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania gymnastics team was named the Gymnastics East Conference (GEC) regular season champions on Monday afternoon as announced by the league office.
 
"I am so proud of this team and the hard work and focus they've put into becoming regular season champions," Head Coach Kirsten Becker C'13 said. "This has been one of, if not the most successful and consistent years in our program's history, and it's all due to our team's commitment to training and preparation.  They've shown their resilience no matter the circumstances and challenges we've faced throughout the last two years. They are truly a unit and support one another endlessly. We are very proud of them and this accomplishment and are looking forward to competing at the conference championship this weekend."
 
The Quakers will enter the 2022 GEC Championships as the top overall seed thanks to having a NQS of 194.875. The seedings will determine which session teams compete in at the championships on Saturday.
 
GEC Standings
1. Penn (194.875)
2. Yale (193.760)
3. Brown (193.405)
4. West Chester (193.105)
5. Cornell (191.685)
6. Southern Connecticut (190.985)
7. William & Mary (190.010)
8. Bridgeport (188.515)
 
It has been a record-setting season for the Red and Blue. Penn has set program records in total team score with a 196.225, vault score with a 49.175 and balance beam with a 49.175. Sophomore Kristen Kuhn was the Ivy Classic Co-Champion in the bars thanks to posting a career-high score of 9.900. During the year, McCaleigh Marr posted the top mark on the beam and tied a program record at 9.950 at Towson. It was the highest score for a Quaker in more than 21 years. Last weekend, Ariyana Agarwala tied for the highest score on the vault with a program-record mark of 9.900.
 
Teams in 5th-8th place in the GEC compete in Session 1 at 1:00 p.m. and teams ranked 1st-4th compete in Session 2 at 6:00 p.m. Starting events will be determined by random draw.
 
The inaugural GEC Championships are Saturday, March 19th in Providence, Rhode Island. Brown University will be hosting at the Pizzitola Sports Center.