PISCATAWAY, N.J. – The No. 19 University of Pennsylvania gymnastics team took home second place at the Rutgers Quad Meet on Saturday afternoon, scoring a 194.325.
 
Zara Gazdak split the victory on the floor exercise with a career-best score of 9.875 and Marissa Lassiter took home her first all-around title at 38.925.
 
With 194.325 points, the Red and Blue outscored Towson (193.950) and GEC foe West Chester (189.200) but were narrowly edged out by No. 16 Rutgers (194.450).
 
FLOOR – Penn 48.975
Penn started off the afternoon with their highest-scoring rotation of the day. Alyssa Rosen (9.700) and Marissa Lassiter (9.775) set the tone for Quakers before they rattled off three-straight 9.8's. Skyelar Kerico started the stretch with a 9.825 then Manama Fofana followed with a 9.800. Zara Gazdak capped off the event with a score of 9.875, beating her previous best of 9.850 from the 2024 season.
   
VAULT – Penn 48.650
The Quakers continued their strong start with another impressive performance on the vault. After completing the first 1.5 on vault in Penn gymnastics history and scoring a 9.850 last week, Kerico scored another 9.850 to lead the Red and Blue. Jordan Barrow finished in second place at 9.775 with Isabel Song and Lassiter following suit with scores of 9.725 and 9.700 respectively. Fofana rounded out the event at 9.600.
 
BARS – Penn 48.425
Kerico led the way at 9.775 with Sophia Paris and Gazdak finishing closely behind with scores of 9.700 each. Lassiter had a 9.650. Carly Oniki and Barrow capped off the rotation with a score of 9.600.
 
BEAM – Penn 48.275
It was a blistering start for Penn on the balance beam with the first four Quakers scoring a 9.8 or better. Barrow, Oniki and Lassiter all set personal bests at 9.800. In her first collegiate meet, Mimi Fletcher paced the pack with a 9.850.
 
Rotation Notes
*Penn took home the highest team score in the vault at 48.650.
*The Quakers had three event winners in Skyelar Kerico on the vault (9.850), Marissa Lassiter on the all-around (38.925) and Zara Gazdak tying for first on the floor exercise (9.875).
*Jordan Barrow tied for second place on the vault at 9.775.
*In her first collegiate meet, Mimi Fletcher secured a podium position with a score of 9.850.
*In addition to her vault victory, Kerico claimed fifth place finishes on the uneven bars (9.775) and the floor exercise (9.825).
 
Up Next
The Red and Blue will return for their home opener against Towson, Ursinus and Yale on Friday at 6 p.m. The meet will recognize six seniors who have contributed to the Penn gymnastics program over the last four years. They are Emma Davies, Isabella Garrett, Marigold Garrett, Zara Gazdak, Isabel Song, and Olivia VanHorn.

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