COLLEGE PARK, Md. – In the penultimate meet of the regular season, the University of Pennsylvania gymnastics team recorded its third-best score of the year with a 195.100 Sunday afternoon at Maryland's Terp Quad, featuring the Terrapins, Brown and New Hampshire.
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Senior
McCaleigh Marr split the uneven bars title with Maryland's Aleka Tsiknias after scoring a 9.900 to lead the Quakers, who hold an overall record of 11-13, an Ivy record of 5-1 and a Gymnastics East Conference record of 7-2.
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BEAM | Penn 48.775
The Quakers started the meet off on beam with two getting scores of 9.8 and above, led by
McCaleigh Marr's 9.875.
Alisha Werlen tallied a score of 9.800, with
Campbell Marr finishing third of the group (9.750).
Kristen Kuhn and
Kiersten Belkoff scored 9.675's while
Alyssa Rosen finished up with a 9.600.
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FLOOR | Penn 48.600
Sara Kenefick returned to form, anchoring on floor with a 9.800 to lead Penn, while
Ariyana Agarwala put forth a solid routine (9.775) and
Marissa Lassiter scored a 9.750. Rosen was fourth (9.650),
Carly Oniki fifth (9.625) and
Emma Davies in fifth (9.550).
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VAULT | Penn 48.800
Penn picked up three 9.8's with Belkoff and Agarwala's scores of 9.825 and a 9.800 for Lassiter.
Rose DeBarberie and
Olivia VanHorn notched scores of 9.675 while
Campbell Marr scored a 9.550.
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BARS | Penn 48.925
It was quite the performance for
McCaleigh Marr on uneven bars, who tied for the overall title with a score of 9.900.
Skyelar Kerico finished with a 9.825 while Oniki (9.750), Kuhn (9.725) and Lassiter (9.725) claimed third, fourth and fifth on the team.
Sara Kenefick tallied a score of 9.100 as the leadoff.
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Quaker Notemeal
*Penn's 195.100 is its third-best score of the season. The mark is also its sixth-best score in program history.
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Ariyana Agarwala and
Kiersten Belkoff tied for third place on vault with a 9.825.
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McCaleigh Marr tied for first (9.900) on the uneven bars.
Skyelar Kerico tied for fifth place (9.825).
*Marr also placed in a tie for third on beam (9.875).
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Sara Kenefick was Penn's highest finisher on floor, amounting to a 12th-place finish with a score of 9.800.
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Up Next
Penn finishes the regular season next Sunday at 2 p.m. at Rutgers in a tri-meet featuring West Virginia.
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