We’re back for the evening session of the GEC Championships, and this one is set to be a thriller!
Host team Penn will compete in its home arena, aiming to secure its fourth consecutive GEC title. The Quakers have been building momentum all season and are coming off their second-highest score of the year in a strong showing against West Virginia. Led by standouts Skyelar Kerico, Marissa Lassiter, and Jordan Barrow, Penn enters as the clear favorite—but the competition isn’t far behind.
Yale and Brown, ranked No. 55 and No. 56, are right on Penn’s heels. Both teams have put together strong seasons but have yet to break the 195 barrier. To challenge Penn, they’ll need to deliver complete performances, capitalizing on every detail and maximizing their scoring potential. With USAG Nationals just weeks away, this is the perfect time for both teams to refine their routines and build confidence.
Bridgeport rounds out the night session after edging past Cornell last weekend with a season-high performance. After several rebuilding years, the Purple Knights are peaking at the right time and will look to continue their upward trajectory heading into USAG Nationals.
The GEC title will be decided in just a few hours—follow along to see who takes the crown!
Rotation 1: Yale VT, Penn UB, Bridgeport BB, Brown FX
Aucoin (Yale): Yurchenko full, small hop back great lead off! 9.750
Lassiter (PENN): Blind to straddle Jaeger, cast to handstand, shoot over, little short, dismounts blind full double tuck, stuck!! 9.725
Krenzel (UB): Front aerial to scale, gorgeous. Switch leap to double stag ring jump. Front aerial, BHS series, keeps it moving really well. Front Gainer full off the side small chest movement, great strong lead off! 9.525
Dewar (Brown): Front layout to full nice. Great leaps down the middle. Great double tuck.
Hernandez (UB): good full turn, BHS LOSO solid. Front toss, wobble but keeps its on to beat jump. Switch side, great. 1.5 dismount hop but great! 9.550
Sabatini (Yale): Yurchenko full big step back on that but keeps it up! 9.650
Marcus (Brown): Great double tuck to start, strong routine overall!
Fletcher (UPENN): Maloney up, to shoot over a little loose. Dismounts HUGE full in stuck! 9.725
Tashjian (Yale): stuck Yurchenko full! squatty on the landing but great vault! 9.650
Kriz (Yale): huge Yurchenko full, small hop back. 9.775.
Barrow (PENN): Mounts blind to straddle Jaeger right to shoot-over, nice. Dismounts blind full double tuck, big hop forward.
Burt (Yale): Yurchenko full, just a step back, really nice. 9.750.
Bedell (Brown): HUGE full in super controlled landing wow. Front thru to double tuck, really nice. Switch leap down to the floor. Love this routine!
Viles (UB): Round off layout WOW. Really good. Straddle jump to straddle 1/4, nice. Side facing straddle 1/2, little check but good. 9.475
Gazdak (UPENN): Starts off with Tkachev right to shoot over, nice. Dismounts with a blind full to double tuck stuck!! 1.5 dismount step forward but great routine! 9.800
Kearns (Yale): Yurchenko tucked full a little off on the landing. 9.65.
Yang (Brown): Huge double pike, Swtich ring to switch half ring. Double wold turn so good. Second pass strong to close another great routine!
Paris (PENN): Maloney up to the high bar, right to shoot over a little loose on the catch, handstand, stalder and dismounts double tuck stuck! 9.825.
Barry (UB): BHS LOSO, solid on that. Front aerial to split jump, fights to connect but gets it. Switch leap to straddle 1/4, great. Bobble on the turn but dances out of it. Dismounts Gainer front full, sticks it!! 9.425.
Walters (Brown): Missed the first pass but goes into second pass, back 1.5 to front layout, nice!
Kerico (UPENN): Ray, really nice. Toe handstand to shoot-over right to toe circle. Dismounts full in STUCK! 9.9!
Kenney (UB): Standing front tuck and is off on that. Goes again, to back tuck but breaks the connection. Cat leap to switch side, good. Dismounts round off double full, big step forward.
Imbarlina (UB): Little more pressure on her here with a fall,but she’s been in this anchor spot before! Full turn, looks confident. Front aerial to BHS, perfect. Front aerial to split jump, great. Switch leap to straddle 1/4, great. Dismounts BHS tucked 1.5 STUCK! What a way to close out after a fall!! 9.800.
Davis (Brown): LOVE this routine already the music. HUGE stuck double pike. Good leaps, second pass back 1.5 to front full. Seriously this routine is gorgeous. Switch half to split full, perfect and what a finish!! 9.9!!
AFTER ONE: Yale 48.575, UPENN 49.000, Bridgeport 47.775, Brown 48.875
A good rotation for all teams to start off. Yale started off strong with clean vaults all around. UPENN did great on bars as they have for most of the year, capped with a huge 9.9 from Kerico in the anchor spot. Bridgeport avoid counting a fall on bars with Imbarlina coming in clutch and the anchor spot immediately after the fall. Brown looks strong on floor with some big scores along throughout the lineup and beautiful performances (seriously obsessed with Davis’ floor!) as we head into two!
Rotation 2: Brown VT, Yale UB, UPENN BB, Bridgeport FX
Yang (Brown): Yurchenko layout, clean. 9.450
Viles (UB): back 1.5 to front layout, nice! front rudi to double stag, great. Missed the rest but great lead off! 9.575
Barrow (UPENN): BHS LOSO to start off nice. Front toss to beat jump, good. Tuck ¾ good. Dismounts tucked front full sticks it! 9.875 lead off!
Holt (Yale) Opens up with a nice handstand to a blind straddle Jaeger, shoot over, nice a little loose. Dismounts with a blind full to 1.5 twist, love that unique dismount! 9.700.
Lin (Brown): big Yurchenko layout, just a hop forward.9.525
Fofana (UPENN): Solid BHS LOSO. Solid jump series. Front toss, great. Dismounts and take a hop forward on that. 9.850.
Aucoin (Yale): Straddle Jaeger but it off on that. Repeats it and dismounts double tuck, hop back. 8.875
Staruk (UB): Second pass 2.5, great landing on that. Under rotated on her wolf jump series on floor. Second pass front full to front pike, almost out but keeps it in to close! 9.575.
Maunter (Brown): Yurchenko tucked full, step to the side on that. 9.625
Werlen (UPENN): Side aerial to start, nice. Cat leap to switch half, good rotation on that. Full turn, good. BHS LOSO, wobbles big on that and is off. BHS 1.5, steps to the side on that. 9.225.
Luu (Yale): Maloney to shoot over, really clean. STUCK double layout dismount! 9.800
Sepulveda (UB): Front Double full and has an out of control landing. Switch side to straddle ½, straddle jump. Nice. Front rudi to back LOSO, great. 9.475
Dewar (Brown): Huge Yurchenko full! Just a step back on that. 9.750
Kerico (UPENN): More pressure but the perfect person for this spot. Split jump to straddle 1/2, beautiful extension. BHS LOSO solid on that. Punch front, wow. Dismounts 1.5, small hop on that. 9.850.
Bedell (Brown): HUGE Yurchenko full. 9.725.
Kriz (Yale): Maloney to Pak, a little close on the Maloney but keeps it move. Pirouette to toe circle, dismounts great double layout, step forward on that. 9.625
Fletcher (UPENN): Front aerial to split jump, nice. BHS LOSO solid. Love the fluidity. Switch leap to split jump, good. Dismounts round off 1.5 hop forward but UPENN is picking it up! 9.550.
DeJoy (Yale): Blind to piked Jaeger right to shoot over, really nice and a great double layout to end! 9.625
Vulchev (UB): Front double twist to start off, a little under rotated on that. LOVE the drame of this routine. Switch ring to switch half to beat jump, good on that. Second pass front rudi to back tuck, a little under rotated but makes it around, good routine after a LONG wait. 9.675
Wu (UPENN): Full turn to start, nice. Front aerial to beat jump, good connection. BHS LOSO perfect. Split jump, sheep jump wow. Gainer pike off the end smallest hop but what a rotation after an early fall! 9.700.
Kenney (UB): Long waits on floor. Wolf 1.5, a little under rotated. Good first pass, second pass ends front full to front tuck a little low. 9.70.
Coyle (UB): Starts strong with a front rudi to double stag jump. Switch half to wolf full, great. Second pass, tucked front rudi to another double stag. Ends with a back 1.5 to front layout! Great routine for the Purple Knights!
AFTER TWO: Yale 96.975, UPENN 97.825, Bridgeport 96.050, Brown 97.225
Another strong rotation for all teams. UPENN had a fall early in the rotation and avoided counting it with a strong remaining lineup, but the scores on beam were a bit interesting for what was shown- maybe some start value issues. Yale and Brown both had strong rotations on bars and vault, with mid 48+ scores. Bridgeport is continuing to build off of their first rotation with a much stronger second rotation on floor. At the halfway point Penn is leading by five tenths over Brown with Yale and Bridgeport close behind!
Rotation 3: UB VT, Brown UB, Yale BB, UPENN FX
Singletary (UB): Yurchenko tucked full, a little low and a step back but a hit lead off. 9.625
Lassiter (UPENN): Front full front full to open her routine, good landing. Loving this routine!! Second pass, double pike and really great leaps to end!
Fallon (Brown): Mounts, blind to straddle Jaeger, toe handstand to shoot over, little short on that. Toe on, front pike half dismount, stuck!!
Walker (UB): Yurchenko layout full just a step back. 9.575.
Forbes (Yale): Pike front toss, nice. BHS LOSO, nice. Missed the rest but a hit routine!
Dewar (Brown): Geinger right to shootover, really far in both of those. Dismounts blind full to double tuck, hop back on the landing.
Davies (UPENN): Double pike to start but goes out of. bounds! Really nice. Front layout to front full. Torjete half to straddle full realty nice and love how fun this routine is! Last pass a huge double tuck!
Kenney (UB): Yurchenko half on pike off but falls forard onto her hands. 9.050.
Ford (Brown): Blind to Straddle Jaeger, off on that. Nice handstand to shoot over, blind full double tuck dismount, small scoot in place.8.900.
Sepulveda (UB): huge Yurchenko full, a little chest down on that. 9.800
Fofana (UPENN): Double pike to start. Switch side to straddle full, good. Moonwalk moment, love. Second pass, back 1.5 to layout nice rise on that. Last pass, ends strong with a double tuck, big step back but great routine. 9.775.
Marcus (Brown): Maloney to shoot over great. Ends blind full to double tuck and a step back.
Staruk (UB): Tsuk full HUGE and sticks it!!
Fletcher (UPENN): Double tuck, nice! Great leap series down the middle. Front rudi, great. Back 1.5 to front layout, great routine!! 9.750.
Davis on bars sticks her dismount and they are going wild!
Strause (Yale):BHS LOSO, solid on that. Front aerial to split jump, beautiful. Switch leap to split jump, nice. Ends with a BHS BHS two foot double full, love that dismount!
Walters (Brown) : Toe handstand to Ray to HUGE shoot over connection. Double layout dismount to close, just a hop on that.
Kerico (UPENN): All of these routines are so fun! First pass, back 1.5 to front layout, nice. Switch side to straddle 1.5, nice rotation on that. I love a Mamma Mia routine UGH. Moves into second pass, double tuck really great routine. 9.75- these scores I’m confused…..
Kriz (Yale): Loving her movement on the beam, really sharp and confident. BHS LOSO, solid. Switch leap to straddle ¼ great. Full turn, nice. Side aerial is almost off but pulls it back on. Ends with a round off 1.5, small step to the side on that.
Gazdak (UPENN): Front through to double tuck, great heights, lots of power on that. Switch side to wolf full (maybe 1.5) little under rotated. Pretty straddle jump before last pass, double pike, good landing on that! 9.675- i’m even more confused
Kearns (Yale): Full turn, sets up for a BHS LOSO. Front aerial, nice. Switch leap to split jump to split ¾, good. Round off 1.5 dismount, small step forward on that.
AFTER THREE: Yale 145.050, UPENN 146.525, Bridgeport 144.650, Brown 145.225
As of right now its going to be a race for second between Yale and Brown with UPENN having a heavy lead moving into the final rotation on an event where they have been strong! Yale had a strong beam rotation, again not having to count a fall in this rotation but with some lower 9.5s to give them a low 48. Brown had to count a fall on bars, but if they can come back on beam they will still be in this for a top three placement. Bridgeport got its first big score of the night with a 48.400 on vault, highlighted by a stuck Tsuk full from Staruk in the anchor spot! UPENN performed excellent on floor, but scored low, but needs somewhere in the 46-47 event total to clinch its third total which they are more than capable of.
Rotation 4:
Imbarlina (UB): Tkachev to start, nice shootover down. Ends blind full to double tuck stuck!! 9.675.
Marcus (Brown): Solid BHS LOSO. Split 3/4 a little bobble. Dismounts round off 1.5, small hop forward. 9.700.
Lassiter (UPENN):STUCK Yurchenko full! 9.875.
VanHorn (UPENN): HUGE front handspring pike, hop forward. 9.700
Van Eyk (Brown): Switch leap to straddle ½, nice. BHS LOSO, nice. Side facing split ½. Hitch kick to side aerial, and is off on that. Dismounts side Gainer full, step back on that. 9.075
Solis (UB) : Clear hip to Geinger, slight legs apart, clear hip to shoot over, a little short but keeps it moving. Dismounts blind full to double tuck, step back on that. 9.625
Strause (Yale) : 2.5 twist to front tuck to start! Torjete 1.5 down the middle to dance. Torjete full to split full, nice rotation on that. Second pass a double pike, stumbles back and is down.
Werlen (UPENN): Yurchenko full big step back. 9.700
Nokes (UB): Mounts to blind to straddle Jaeger immediate shoot over, dismounts blind full double tuck, just a step back! 9,750
Fofana (UPENN): Yurchenko full, almost sticks it but takes the hop forward. 9.75
Walters (Brown): Front aerial to BHS swing down to start off. Front toss, nice. Beat jump to split ¾. Back 1.5, to close out STUCK! 9.750
Brueck (Yale): Opens with a front layout to front rudi, a little low chest but good. Torjete 1.5, pretty good rotation on that, she should get the credit. Torjete to split full going into side pass, round off LOSO. Second full pass, a punch front layout front full to close! 9.775
Kerico (UPENN): HUGE Yurchenko 1.5, smallest hop forward WOW. 9.925!!
Pujals (UB): Starts Maloney to the high bar, nice, handstand to toe handstand to Pak, switch kip, nice. Dismounts blind full a little over on that, into a double tuck and falls back on that. 9.075
Barrow (UPENN): Yurchenko full, tries to hold onto the stick but takes the hop forward. 9.775
Ford (Brown): BHS LOSO, strong finish to start. Switch leap to split jump. Split ¼, is almost off on that but holds up like upside down in a needle. Cat leap to side aerial, nice. Dismounts with a Gainer full off the side. 9.325
Hernandez (UB): Nice dismount with double layout and scoot back.
Kearns (Yale): Front double full, really nice! Torjete full to split full, nice. Back 1.5 to front full, really nice.
DeJoy (Yale): A nice front double full to start off. Switch side to straddle full, a little under 180 but not bad. Second pass, back 1.5 to front layout, nice on that. Punch front rudi, super clean to end. 9.800
Kenney (UB): Maloney up a little piked, nice handstand to a shoot over great, toe handstand front pike half, small step back on that! 9.750
Tashjian (Yale): Double pike to open, great a little loose on the landing. Front full to front layout strong and closes double tuck! 9.800
Yang (Brown): Double wolf turn to start, so good. Switch leap to split jump, great extension on that. Missed what she fell on but is off the beam. Split ½ facing side, nice. Gainer pike off the end of the beam.
Lin (Brown): Switch leap to split half really well done. BHS LOSO, a little off on that but pulls it back on. Side aerial, nice. Cartwheel tucked 1.5 with just a step forward on that.
FINAL: UPENN 195.550, Yale 194.125, Bridgeport 193. 150, Brown 192.875
UPENN gets its third GEC title in a row! What a competition tonight! These teams had a couple of mistakes throughout, but for the most part, were able to rely on the rest of the lineup for a solid team total. Yale comes in second with a great 194.125 and Bridgeport takes third! Brown unfortunatelyhad a rough beam rotation that potentially cost them second pklace, but had a strong competition elsewhere. Overall, the energy in the Palestra was electric and what a competition for this packed Saturday night!
VT: Skyelar Kerico UPENN 9.925!
UB: Skyelar Kerico UPENN 9.90 !
BB: Jordan Barrow UPENN 9.875
FX: Maya Davis 9.9!
AA: Skyelar Kerico UPENN 39.425
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