No. 9 Ithaca defeated No. 2 Brockport, UW-La Crosse broke 190.000 for the first time since 2018 and UW-Stout had two top three finishes in its dual meet against DII Lindenwood, so you could say it was a good weekend in DIII gymnastics.
Below you’ll not only find fast facts from every NCGA meet this weekend (for more on DI and USAG teams, check out their respective Dismounts), but the overall NCGA standings, top scores and a few superlatives for some of our favorite moments as well.
Routine of the Week
Amy Eck, Brockport, Bars
Eck has been extremely consistent for Brockport on this event. The junior always attacks her bar routine with confidence. This past weekend was no different, and she even found the stick on her stellar double layout dismount.
Stick of the Week
Jessi Rondeau, UW-Whitewater, Bars
Warhawk senior Jessi Rondeau was a staple in the bars lineup last season but struggled with consistency. This year, she’s shown a lot of improvement, scoring a 9.525 and a 9.450 in her last two outings and capped off her routine with a beautiful stuck double layout during the team’s meet against Hamline and Winona.
Performer of the Week
Tisana Lowe, Hamline, Floor
From exciting acrobatics (like a gainer back tuck to prone!) to strong tumbling, this is a routine you don’t want to miss!
Overall Standings
| Place | Team | Team SAS |
| 1 | UW-Whitewater | 189.3063 |
| 2 | Brockport | 189.0063 |
| 3 | UW-Oshkosh | 188.8063 |
| 4 | UW-La Crosse | 188.5313 |
| 5 | UW-Stout | 188.3000 |
| 6 | Cortland | 188.2563 |
| 7 | Springfield | 187.6938 |
| 8 | Ursinus | 187.0813 |
| 9 | Ithaca | 186.8438 |
| 10 | Winona State | 184.4125 |
| 11 | Hamline | 182.9438 |
| 12 | Gustavus Adolphus | 180.8063 |
| 13 | Rhode Island | 180.7625 |
| 14 | UW-Eau Claire | 177.8438 |
Top Scores
| Gymnast | Team | Event | Score |
| Nicole Jackson | Brockport | Vault | 9.825 |
| Shadae Boone | UW-Stout | Vault | 9.800 |
| Kaylin Knapsack | Ursinus | Floor | 9.775 |
| Kerrie Legault | UW-La Crosse | Bars | 9.750 |
| Britney Wolfe | UW-Stout | Beam | 9.750 |
| Courtney Christoforo | Ithaca | Bars | 9.750 |
| Cameryn Nichols | Ithaca | Vault | 9.750 |
| Paige Landes | Ithaca | Floor | 9.725 |
| Amy Eck | Brockport | Bars | 9.725 |
| Jamie Sklenar | Brockport | Vault | 9.725 |
| Alexis Griffin | Ithaca | Floor | 9.700 |
| Katie Holcomb | Ithaca | Beam | 9.700 |
| Cassidy Marquette | Ithaca | Vault | 9.700 |
| Emma Schulz | Cortland | Floor | 9.700 |
| Jessica Ahrens | UW-La Crosse | Beam | 9.675 |
| Ali Rushlow | Springfield | Floor | 9.675 |
| Hailey DiCicco | Ursinus | Bars | 9.675 |
| Emmie White | Brockport | Floor | 9.675 |
| Taylor Cusick | Ursinus | Floor | 9.675 |
| Carlie Beatty | UW-Stout | Beam | 9.675 |
NCGA-East Meet of the Week
| No. 68 Brockport & No. 75 Ursinus at No. 76 Ithaca | ||||
| Full Results | Ithaca: 186.725 | Brockport: 186.550 | Ursinus: 185.825 | |
| VT: Nicole Jackson 9.825 | UB: Courtney Christoforo 9.750 | BB: Skylar Haas 9.625 | FX: Kaylin Knapsack 9.775 | AA: Cameryn Nichols 36.450 |
The Big Storyline: Ithaca finally picked up its first win of the season even with a shaky beam rotation. The Bombers only had one hit beam routine out of their six gymnast lineup but made up for that with extremely successful vault and floor rotations. This was Ursinus’ second meet in three days, and it was able to improve about four tenths on its vault and floor event totals from the Pink Invite two days prior. It was evident that the Bears have even more room for improvement on floor by just adjusting some details, like raising their chests on landings. Brockport seemed to play around with its lineups a little, and we got to see some girls that have not competed in previous meets. This was the first time we saw freshman Nikky Aiello on bars, freshman Lauren Blaire on beam and floor, senior Alyssa Klock on beam, junior Kylie Moran on beam and freshmen Hunter Czajkowski, Emmie White and Rachel Swick on floor. From the looks of it, Coach Feeney decided to rest some of his gymnasts and let the freshmen get more experience out on the competition floor.
Implications: Ursinus will move past Ithaca into fourth in the NCGA-East and eighth in the overall DIII rankings. This puts Ithaca in fifth in the NCGA-East and ninth right behind Ursinus in the overall DIII rankings. Brockport continues to be first in the NCGA-East but slipped behind UW-Whitewater and will now be ranked second in DIII.
Records: All three schools achieved a vault total season high—Brockport with a 48.175, Ithaca with a 47.900 and Ursinus with a 47.650. Ithaca also recorded a season high on floor with a 48.175, and Brockport’s bars total of 47.575 was a season high.
WIAC Meet of the Week
| No. 70 UW-Whitewater & No. 77 Hamline at No. 78 Winona State | ||||
| Full Results | UW-Whitewater: 187.975 | Winona State: 184.525 | Hamline: 182.575 | |
| VT: Tisana Lowe/Lauren Marshall 9.600 | UB: Acacia Fossum 9.550 | BB: Kelly Johnston 9.650 | FX: Shelsea Zehr 9.525 | AA: Blaise Wilson 37.925 |
The Big Storyline: Although this was an easy win for Whitewater, Winona and Hamline also had strong showings that resulted in both scoring their second highest team scores of the season. All three teams were represented in individual event titles with Hamline’s Tisana Lowe and Whitewater’s Lauren Marshall sharing the vault title for their clean Yurchenko fulls, Whitewater’s Acacia Fossum claimed bars, while Winona’s Kelly Johnston and Shelsea Zehr took the title on beam and floor, respectively. Johnston is always rock solid on beam and was Winona’s sole NCGA qualifier last season where she finished fifth on the event. She’s currently ranked seventh in the division and with a hit set like the one she had this past weekend, she could definitely be a title contender. In addition to her vault performance, Lowe was also a standout on floor, taking second place for her fun and energetic set (see Performer of the Week video above), and finished second in the all around with a strong 37.325.
Implications: Although this wasn’t Whitewater’s strongest meet of the season, it was enough to drop one of the lower scores it was still counting, which moved it up from third to first in the rankings. Neither Winona nor Hamline moved in the rankings. These teams remain fifth and sixth in the WIAC standings and 10th and 11th in the overall standings.
| No. 68 Brockport & No. 75 Ursinus at No. 76 Ithaca | ||||
| Full Results | Ithaca: 186.725 | Brockport: 186.550 | Ursinus: 185.825 | |
| VT: Nicole Jackson 9.825 | UB: Courtney Christoforo 9.750 | BB: Skylar Haas 9.625 | FX: Kaylin Knapsack 9.775 | AA: Cameryn Nichols 36.450 |
| No. 69 UW-Oshkosh at No. 81 UW-Eau Claire | ||||
| Full Results | UW-Oshkosh: 186.900 | UW-Eau Claire: 178.700 | ||
| VT: Emily Gilot 9.650 | UB: Baylee Tkaczuk 9.450 | BB: Kaira Hammond/Tkaczuk 9.525 | FX: Rahdea Jarvis 9.575 | AA: Jordan Ehde 34.900 |
| No. 71 UW-Stout at No. 48 Lindenwood | ||||
| Full Results | Lindenwood: 195.075 | UW-Stout: 189.725 | ||
| VT: Aleah Leman 9.850 | UB: Courtney Mitchell 9.850 | BB: Emily Milliet 9.800 | FX: Kyndall Baze 9.775 | AA: Brooke Terry 37.850 |
| No. 74 Cortland at No. 76 Ithaca | ||||
| Full Results | Cortland: 188.150 | Ithaca: 185.550 | ||
| VT: Cassidy Marquette 9.650 | UB: Glynis Curcione 9.650 | BB: Katie Holcomb 9.700 | FX: Emma Schulz 9.700 | AA: Megan Hanley 37.575 |
| Unite for Her with No. 75 Ursinus and No. 52 Temple, No. 55 Illinois State, No. 58 West Chester, No. 65 Southern Connecticut | |||||
| Full Results | Temple: 194.450 | Illinois State: 193.800 | West Chester: 192.000 | Southern Connecticut: 190.250 | Ursinus: 186.250 |
| VT: Ariana Castrence 9.850 | UB: Jazmyn Estrella 9.950 | BB: Delaney Garin/Estrella 9.800 | FX: Gabriella Cooke 9.850 | AA: Cooke 39.075 | |
| No. 79 Rhode Island at No. 73 Springfield | ||||
| Full Results | Springfield: 186.650 | Rhode Island: 179.600 | ||
| VT: Ali Rushlow/Taylor Jackson 9.550 | UB: Sara King 9.500 | BB: Grace Davis 9.375 | FX: Rushlow 9.675 | AA: Kelsey Gates 36.200 |
| No. 80 Gustavus Adolphus at No. 72 UW-La Crosse | ||||
| Full Results | UW-La Crosse: 190.375 | Gustavus Adolphus: 173.075 | ||
| VT: Jessica Ahrens 9.650 | UB: Kerrie Legault 9.750 | BB: Ahrens 9.675 | FX: Emma Grant 9.650 | AA: Brooke Merila 36.650 |
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