PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania gymnastics team won its second meeting in a row, scoring a 194.975 at the Temple Tri-Meet over the host Owls and Fisk University.
 
Skyelar Kerico notched 9.950 on the uneven bars, which is the second-high event score in program history.

Southern Connecticut State was slated to compete as well but canceled their trip due to substantial snowfall.
 
BARS – Penn 49.075
The first rotation of the night was the best for the Quakers, cracking the 49 mark. Kerico's aforementioned 9.950 was a personal best for the junior. Sophia Paris had a season high 9.825 – a total Zara Gazdak matched. Jordan Barrow scored a 9.775. Marissa Lassiter and Carly Oniki each finished with a score of 9.700.
 
BEAM – Penn 48.675
Penn followed up their first rotation with another strong performance on the balance beam. At the anchor, Samantha Wu led Penn with a 9.875. Mimi Fletcher finished with a score of 9.850. Barrow tied a career-high at 9.800. Alisha Werlen scored a 9.775.
 
FLOOR – Penn 48.550
After not competing at Cornell last week, Emma Davies led off for Penn this week, scoring a 9.650. Werlen followed her up at 9.625. Manama Fofana had a solid showing (9.725). Marissa Lassiter – "The Dancing Queen" – finished with a 9.775. She snapped a three-meet streaking scoring 9.825 but she still led the Quakers. Kerico (9.750) and Gazdak (9.650) rounded out the group.
 
VAULT – Penn 48.675
Fofana and Kerico tied for the best on Penn at 9.800. Tonight is the third meet in a row dating back to the Lindsey Ferris Invite where Fofana has eclipsed the 9.8 mark on vault. Barrow anchored with a score of 9.750. Olivia VanHorn notched a 9.700 and Sienna Zuccaro finished with a score of 9.625.
 
Rotation Notes
*Skyelar Kerico's 9.950 was the second-highest bars score in program history, earning her second-place honors at the meet. She becomes the first gymnast to reach the mark since Anna Wilson did it at the 2001 ECAC Championships.
 
*For the second week in a row, Penn set a season-high team score on the bars (49.075); It is tied for the fourth-best event score in program history (2023 UNH Quad, 2004 Ivy Classic).
 
*In addition to Kerico's second-place finish on bars, Zara Gazdak and Sophia Paris finished third (9.825).
 
*Manama Fofana and Kerico had a second-place finish on vault (9.800).

*Marissa Lassiter placed third on the floor exercise (9.775).
 
*Morgan Price (Fisk) scored a perfect 10 on the uneven bars, becoming the first HBCU gymnast to record a 10 on any event. She is just one of four gymnasts (Olympian Jordan Chiles at UCLA, Helen Hu at Missouri and Mya Lauzon at California) to achieve perfection this season.
 
Up Next
The Red and Blue will head up to New Haven next Saturday to compete against Southern Connecticut in a GEC dual.
 
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