PHILADELPHIA – One of the most anticipated meets of the season is Saturday evening, as the University of Pennsylvania gymnastics team hosts the Ivy Classic at The Palestra.
 
The Quakers will take on Ancient Eight foes Brown, Cornell and Yale to determine the Ivy Classic champion for the 2024 season.
 
Meet 9: Penn vs. Brown, Cornell, Yale | Ivy Classic
Saturday, Feb. 24 | 6 p.m. | The Palestra | Philadelphia, Pa.
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Ivy Classic History
Penn will be competing for its 14th Ivy Classic title in program history on Saturday evening, first since the 2020 campaign. A win Saturday night would mark the first under head coach Kirsten Becker. The Quakers have not won the title at home since 2015, when they scored a 193.725.
 
Individual Champs
The Quakers have had an individual champion in four consecutive Ivy Classics dating back to 2019. The most recent champion, McCaleigh Marr, won the beam title at Brown in 2023.
 
All-Ivy Classic
In the first-ever set of All-Ivy Classic laurels handed out in 2023, Penn earned a total of 11 honors for nine individuals. McCaleigh Marr (beam, bars) and Marissa Lassiter (floor) took home first-team accolades while Lassiter (vault), Rose DeBarberie (vault), Campbell Marr (vault), Kiersten Belkoff (vault), Kristen Kuhn (bars), Alyssa Rosen (beam), Carly Oniki (floor) and Emma Davies (floor) were placed on the second team.
 
Last Time at the Ivy Classic
The Quakers finished in second place for the second straight season with a score of 194.925, the best score in an Ivy Classic in program history. Host Brown took home the title with a score of 195.200. McCaleigh Marr was the Ivy Classic champion on beam, getting a score of 9.850. Marr nearly won the bars title as well, totaling a 9.850 to finish second. Nine Quakers earned a total of 11 All-Ivy Classic selections.
 
Fabulous Five
Penn won its fifth meet outright last Saturday evening at LIU, totaling a score of 194.700 to beat out the host Sharks, Brown and Cornell at the Pratt Recreation Center. The Quakers enter the weekend with a 15-4 overall record, going 8-1 against Gymnastics East Conference (GEC) opponents so far.
 
Rotation Notes
*Skyelar Kerico and Sophia Paris earned a share of the uneven bars title, scoring matching marks of 9.825.
 
*Campbell Marr tied for second on balance beam (9.850), while Samantha Wu took ninth (9.700) alongside Cornell's Sydney Beers.
 
*Kiersten Belkoff finished in a three-way tie for third on vault (9.800), while Jordan Barrow and Kerico tied for sixth (9.750).
 
*Emma Davies and Sara Kenefick tied for fourth on floor exercise (9.875).
 
RTN Rankings
Penn enters Week 7 ranked No. 50 by Road To Nationals. Yale is next at No. 58, with Brown (No. 60) and Cornell (No. 63) following suit.
 
In the northeast region, Kiersten Belkoff is tied for ninth on vault; For Brown, Emily Ford is ranked No. 5 on beam and Julia Bedell is No. 3 on floor exercise; For Cornell, Sydney Beers is tied at No. 9 for vault.
 
Follow The Action
Saturday's meet will be streamed live on ESPN+ with live scoring provided via Virtius.
 
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