Cornell University Athletics - Gymnastics Back On The Road At ...

ITHACA, N.Y. ? The Cornell gymnastics team will attempt to further solidify its position in the USAG Collegiate rankings when it heads to Southern Connecticut State for a quad meet on Sunday, March 10 at 1 p.m. at Moore Field House. The Big Red will compete against the Owls, as well as Brown and West Chester.

The Big Red posted its third consecutive quad meet runner-up finish and its fifth straight meet above 190.500 when it placed second at Rutgers this past weekend. The Big Red finished behind just the Scarlet Knights after scoring a 191.3265. Cornell edged out William & Mary by just .225. Brockport was fourth with a 188.750, while Rutgers scored an impressive 195.975 with school record scores on two events.

Cornell enters the weekend with a 191.400 regional qualifying score, good for sixth among the 13 teams attempting to qualify for the USAG nationals. Only the top eight qualify for the championship meet beginning April 12 in Shreveport, La. Brown sits one spot ahead of Cornell in fifth with a 191.515 RQS score.

Freshman Madeline Martinez (9.725) and senior McKenna Archer (9.710) bring in the meet's highest RQS scores on vault, while junior Lexi Schupp (9.750) has the fourth-highest bars score among USAG competitors and the highest of the four teams in the competition. Junior Melanie Jorgensen isn't far behind with her 9.735. Archer is also the team's highest scorer on beam (9.620) and floor (9.720).

Source: http://cornellbigred.com/news/2013/3/4/GYM_0304131656.aspx

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