PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania gymnastics team celebrated its senior class with a special pre-meet Senior Day ceremony, as the Quakers finished their quad meet in third place against Towson, West Chester and Ursinus Sunday afternoon at The Palestra.
 
With a loss to the Golden Rams, the Quakers drop their first Gymnastics East Conference matchup of the season, falling to 4-1, also falling to 8-6 overall.
 
VAULT | Penn 48.800
Kiersten Belkoff opened the session with a 9.825 to lead Penn on the vault, while Marissa Lassiter added a 9.800 and Campbell Marr a 9.775. Both Olivia VanHorn and Alisha Werlen recorded identical scores of 9.700 while Rose DeBarberie had an 8.950.
 
BARS | Penn 48.775
Kristen Kuhn registered Penn's lone 9.800 on the uneven bars while Lassiter followed her up in second (9.775) and Carly Oniki picked up a 9.750. Coming in fourth was Emma Davies and McCaleigh Marr, who both tallied a score of 9.725 while Sara Kenefick rounded out the group in sixth with a 9.625.
 
BEAM | Penn 46.500
McCaleigh Marr was a bright spot out of the Quakers' balance beam routines, recording a team-high 9.825 on the rotation. Kuhn had a 9.700, while Belkoff scored a 9.050, Alyssa Rosen a 9.025 and Campbell Marr an 8.900. Kenefick scored an 8.725 to finish sixth.
 
FLOOR | Penn 48.950
Penn's highest-scoring event of the day was the floor exercise as three Quakers registered scores of 9.8 and above. Lassiter had the highest of the bunch with her 9.875, while VanHorn notched a 9.825 and Davies a 9.800. Oniki scored a 9.775 to finish fourth, while Belkoff was in fifth (9.675) and Kenefick sixth (9.600).
 
Quaker Notemeal
*Kiersten Belkoff finished in a tie for second place overall on the vault with her score of 9.825. Marissa Lassiter placed in a tie for fourth (9.800).
*Kristen Kuhn came in a tie for sixth place overall on the bars (9.800).
*McCaleigh Marr scored a 9.825 to win the balance beam title, beating out Towson's Cassidy Stuart and Sarah Girot, who both picked up matching scores of 9.800.
*Lassiter was third on the floor exercise with her mark of 9.875. Olivia VanHorn finished in a tie for sixth place at 9.825. Lassiter's score is tied for the Quakers' season high with Kenefick (1/22).
*Penn's 48.950 on floor was the team's highest score of the season in that event.
 
Up Next
The Quakers head into Center City to face Temple, George Washington and NC State on Sunday, Feb. 19 at 6 p.m. That will be Penn's final tune-up before the Ivy Classic on Feb. 26 at Brown.