NEW HAVEN, Conn. – Notching a score of at least 195.000 for the third consecutive meet, the University of Pennsylvania gymnastics team took down Yale, 195.550-194.675, Sunday afternoon at John J. Lee Amphitheater.
 
The total is a season-high mark for the Quakers this season, slotting in as the third-highest team total in program history.
 
BARS | Penn 49.000
A solid start for the Quakers in the meet, it was Sophia Paris who had a tremendous routine with a team-best 9.875. Three gymnasts—Sara Kenefick, Skyelar Kerico and Jackie Tunney—recorded scores of 9.800 while Zara Gazdak and Carly Oniki both had scores of 9.725.
 
VAULT | Penn 48.925
Kerico went fifth in the event and scored a team-best mark of 9.825. Jordan Barrow continued upon a great score last week with another 9.800 while Kenefick picked up a 9.800 to finish third. Marissa Lassiter and Isabel Song each tallied a 9.750 with a 9.700 for Madison Perkins.
 
FLOOR | Penn 48.800
Emma Davies continued her dominance in the event with a 9.850, while Kenefick and Lassiter recorded a 9.825. Gazdak registered a score of 9.750.
 
BEAM | Penn 48.825
Campbell Marr led the team with a score of 9.850 and Kerico took second with a 9.775. Kenefick completed her all-around with a score of 9.750, while Oniki and Samantha Wu finished fourth and fifth, respectively, with a 9.725. Alisha Werlen rounded out the field with a score of 9.700.
 
Quaker Notemeal
*Penn's score of 195.550 is its best mark since GEC Championships on March 19, 2022 (196.950), which is also a program record.
*The scores of 49.000 on bars and 48.925 on vault are season-high totals this year for Penn.
*The uneven bars score is tied for the fifth-best mark in program history with the Quakers' 49.000 at the Ivy Classic on Feb. 27, 2022.
*Sophia Paris took first place on uneven bars (9.875), while Sara Kenefick, Jackie Tunney and Skyelar Kerico tied for third with a 9.800.
*It was a vault win for Kerico (9.825), with Kenefick and Jordan Barrow tying for second place (9.800).
*Another week, another win for Emma Davies on the floor exercise with a score of 9.850. She has scored a 9.8 or higher in all four meets this season so far. Kenefick and Marissa Lassiter tied for second with four others at 9.825.
*Campbell Marr took second place on balance beam (9.850) with Kerico coming in third (9.775). Kenefick tied for fourth (9.750).
*Sara Kenefick put together a stellar performance in the all-around, notching a career-best 39.175 to earn a first-place finish.
 
Up Next
Penn heads to Towson for a quad meet next Friday evening at ­­­­6 p.m. before returning home on Sunday, Feb. 4 at 2 p.m. for the Alumni Meet with Bridgeport, Cornell and William & Mary.