PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania gymnastics team returned to The Palestra for the first time in nearly a month, picking up a second-place finish in its Alumni Meet against Bridgeport, Cornell and William & Mary Sunday afternoon.
 
The Quakers scored a 193.750 to finish behind GEC foe Cornell (194.125), but ahead of W&M in third (192.750) and Bridgeport in fourth (191.225).
 
VAULT | Penn 48.875
Penn opened the meet in traditional Olympic order, tallying six scores of 9.7 or higher in the rotation. Skyelar Kerico and Jordan Barrow each led the way with marks of 9.825, while Madison Perkins and Zara Gazdak tallied a 9.750. It was a 9.725 for Isabel Song in the leadoff while Emma Davies picked up a score of 9.700 in her season debut on the apparatus.
 
BARS | Penn 48.025
It was a strong showing in the 4-6 spots for the Quakers as Kerico ended the rotation with a team-high 9.850. Sophia Paris and Gazdak registered identical scores of 9.725 to tie for second on the event.
 
BEAM | Penn 47.900
Kerico continued her tear on the balance beam with a team-best score of 9.775 in the six spot. Carly Oniki and Samantha Wu followed closely with marks of 9.675.
 
FLOOR | Penn 48.950
It was a strong end to the afternoon for the Quakers on floor exercise, led once again by Davies with a 9.850. Gazdak recorded a score of 9.800, followed by Ana Kenefick (9.775), Kerico (9.775) and Marissa Lassiter (9.750).
 
Quaker Notemeal
*Skyelar Kerico and Jordan Barrow finished in a three-way tie (with Bridgeport's Nova Staruk) for the vault title with matching scores of 9.825. Zara Gazdak and Madison Perkins tied for fifth overall (9.750), while Isabel Song tied for seventh (9.725) and Emma Davies (9.700) finished in a four-way tie for 10th.
*Kerico sat alone in first place in the uneven bars with a score of 9.850. Sophia Paris took solo second (9.775) with Gazdak tied for eighth place (9.725).
*Kerico also won the balance beam with a score of 9.775. Samantha Wu and Carly Oniki tied for third (9.675). Kiersten Belkoff tied for ninth (9.600) in her return to the lineup.
*Davies finished in a four-way tie for fourth place on the floor exercise with a score of 9.850. Gazdak tied for fifth place (9.800) with five others.
*Kerico's masterful performance resulted in a first-place finish on the all-around with a career-high score of 39.225.
 
Up Next
Penn continues its homestand Friday evening in a dual meet against Temple at The Palestra. The meet kicks off at 6 p.m. and will be streamed live on ESPN+ and aired on NBC Sports Philadelphia Plus. Live scoring will be provided through Virtius.

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