I’m live in Washington, D.C., this afternoon for a triple meet featuring host George Washington, New Hampshire, and William & Mary.
George Washington’s season has been unsteady, with last week’s 194.650 marking its best—and only fully hit—performance so far. That total barely clears the team’s 2025 low, and the averages sit well below expectations for the preseason conference favorite. Bars and beam have been the primary trouble spots, with multiple counted falls across several meets. Floor, however, has been the most reliable event, currently ranking No. 44 nationally. The reigning EAGL champions bring three all-arounders in Lola Montevago, Aspen Tucker, and Deana Sheremeta, with Montevago and Tucker earning EAGL Gymnast and Rookie of the Week honors, respectively. Interestingly, GW’s strongest performances have come on the road, so the typical home advantage may not be a given. At this point in the season, a turnaround requires more than just hits—it demands sharp execution and attention to detail across all four events.
New Hampshire, meanwhile, has surged to No. 35, far exceeding preseason expectations and entering the weekend atop the EAGL standings. The Wildcats have flirted with 196 and shine brightest on floor, where McCall McMullen, Poulina Minaev, and Serena Mullin have each surpassed 9.900 at least once. Minaev and Mullin anchor the lineup as all-arounders, guiding a balanced and confident squad. New Hampshire enters as the favorite and looks poised to continue building momentum toward a strong 2026 finish.
William & Mary is still seeking rhythm after an unusually late start and a weather cancellation, making this just its third weekend of competition. The Tribe faces a quick turnaround, traveling to D.C. following a Friday quad meet. Managing fatigue will be key, especially with limited competitive reps so far. Holding a 190.675 average, William & Mary will treat this as an opportunity to gain experience and push its scoring potential upward.
Scores for this meet can be found here.
I just need to point out that every coach is wearing pink!
William & Mary is wearing a pink leo, as well as George Washington. New Hampshire dons this one.
Rotation 1: George Washington VT, New Hampshire UB, William & Mary BB
Montevago (GW): Yurchenko full, low chest, hop. 9.650
Ockerbloom (UNH): Good fist HS, RAY, bail HS, double tuck and hops fwd. 9.675
Penzi (W&M): BHS LOSO very solid, beat to straddle 3/4, switch straddle 1/4, pause before dismount, RO 1.5 small hop fwd. 9.575
Izzo (GW): Yurchenko full, hop forward. 9.700
Harvey (UNH): Toe to Maloney, to to bail HS, patient, double tuck, hop back. 9.725
Hou (W&M): BHS LOSO, some knees, switch to split 3/4 done nicely. Front toss, RO high 1.5 dismount, cross legs and STICKS! 9.675
Safran (GW): Yurchenko full, bent arms on table, good landing. 9.775
Novinger (UNH): Maloney to bail, way under HS there, stalder to toe on half. 9.825
Ruedy (W&M): Front toss to back tuck, falls. Punch front full dismount, nice open position. 8.800
Zakaryan (GW): FHS tuck half, she may have stuck. 9.725
Arthur (UNH): Big Ray, catches close, Pak, loose pirouette, short of HS, floaty double tuck, hops forward. 9.725
Summers (W&M): Switch to split, little short of 180. BHS BHS LOSO landed well, check on her turn, 1.5 dismount, step.
Mun (GW): Yurckenko full, lots of power, hops back. 9.750
Mullin (UNH): Good HS, toe to Maloney, some form throughout, to Pak, dynamic giants to a huge FTDT, small step. 9.750
Faulkner (W&M): BHS LOSO with pointed toes, good extension on her switch to split, cautious side aerial to split, BHS gainer full, steps back. 9.675
Sheremeta (GW): Yurchenko full, good landing. 9.825
Moreno (UNH): Pretty toe on, flighty Maloney to Pak, blind full to double tuck. She was wearing a boot earlier. 9.800
Mile (W&M): Front toss, check and dances back to repeat. Front toss to BHS, steps back with wobbles, switch to split 1/4, pause before split 1/2, standing gainer full, step backwards. 9.400
Exh- Minaev (UNH): Ray catches really far, toe through to Pak, leg form, whippy DLO, little hop in place.
Exh- Gao (W&M): BHS LOSO, check on full turn, standing LOSO, switch to split half, shoulder dips and falls. RO 1.5 dismount
AFTER ONE: New Hampshire 48.825, George Washington 48.775, William & Mary 47.975
New Hampshire swings smoothly into the lead after a solid bars rotation, with Peyton Novinger posting a 9.825 to lead the Wildcats on the event. George Washington ran a quick vault rotation with a series of Yurchenko fulls, anchored by Sheremeta’s 9.825. The Tribe evaded counting a fall on beam, but balance checks and form deductions caught up with them for lower-than-desired event total.
Rotation 2: George Washington UB, New Hampshire BB, William & Mary FX
Peters (GW): Toe to Maloney, misses the grip and falls. Goes again, nearly over on toe hand, Maloney Pak, nice. Toe to pike half, shoots it down but drill the landing. Unfortunate fall in the leadoff position. 9.200
Lannon (UNH): In for Stivala. Side aerial to side aerial, switch to split 1/4, bouncy RO 1.5, step. 9.550
Vetrano (W&M): High double tuck, I missed her second pass.
Tyeryar (GW): Toe hand to mixed grip giant into a release, archy Pak, blind full and FIGHTS not to go over, double tuck hops forward. Way to fight after a fall ahead of her. 9.525
Himes (UNH): Judges conference after Stivala. Ongoing after a few minutes, it’s a start value issue. Full turn ends on releve, BHS LOSO, split 3/4 , RO 1.5, gets the stick. 9.750
Summers (W&M): Rudi, RO 1.5 to front layout is done well.
Sheremeta (GW): Judges conference on bars as well. Huge Tkatchev, Pak switch kip, high double tuck, rebounds out of the landing and hops back.
McMullen (UNH): BHS LOSO, knees, good extension on her leaps. RO 1.5 and sticks it!
Ngo (W&M): Punch Rudi, good extension on leaps, Ro 1.5 to layout ends well.
Montevago (GW): Massive Ray, bail HS, great HS on high, stalder to double tuck and fights for the stick.
Ockerbloom (UNH): Turn finishes releve, two foot BHS to LOSO, switch leap to switch connection. Not skills you see veryday! Cat leap to side aerial, wobble there.
Faulkner (W&M): RO 1.5 to open front tuck, soft on the landing.
Tucker (GW): Short first HS, reachesss for the Maloney into a Pak, nice pirouette, short HS high, fast giants to a big FTDT, small step.
Mullin (UNH): BHS LOSO, off and falls, cat leap to side aerial is solid. RO 1.5 is floaty and sticks!
Ruedy (W&M): Switch half to Popa to wolf full, wolf 1.5 jump, punch 2.5 to end, very nice landing.
Safran (GW): Shaposh to bail, patient HS high, whippy DLO, small hop.
Harvey (UNH): BHS BHS LOSO incredible solid. 180 on her leap to split. Gainer pike off the end and sticks!
Burke (W&M): Sky high double tuck. Precise leaps. FHS front layout front full
Exh- Théorêt (UNH): BHS LOSO , side somi is solid. Side aerial to tucked 1.5, is a little off the side.
Exh- Penzi (W&M): Double pike, lands still folded and forward rolls out. Switch half to Popa. RO 1.5 layout, lunges out well. RO double tuck to end.
AFTER TWO: George Washington 97.350, New Hampshire 97.250, William & Mary 96.275
This rotation had a theme of fighting: pushing back after a fall and major efforts to stay on the apparatus. The Revs and Wildcats head into the third event tied for the lead, while the Tribe kept up a performance consistent with their best on floor. Hannah Burke’s 9.825 was a highlight for William & Mary, showcasing explosive tumbling and attention to detail. Lola Montevago’s precise 9.875 led the Revolutionaries on bars, and Madi Harvey a 9.850 for the Wildcats with a stellar beam routine.
Rotation 3: William & Mary VT, George Washington BB, New Hampshire FX
Ruedy (W&M): A clean Yurchenko layout, little hop. 9.500
Montevago (GW): Showcasing flexibility in her mount. BHS LOSO is clean, extended leaps.beat to front aerial, sticks the RO 1.5! 9.825
Himes (UNH): Front layout to Rudi, good lunge out. Double tuck, chest is low and bounces forward, clean leaps. 9.450
Bare (W&M): Yurchenko full, soft arms, step back.
Izzo (GW): BHS BHS LOSO right to the end of the beam, switch to split 1/4, RO 1.5 and another stick for the Revs!
Boss (UNH): Front thru to double tuck, slides back in the lunge, switch straddle to Popa, FHS double full
Wood (W&M): Yurchenko tucked full, underrotated, big step fwd.
Peters (GW): Big check on full turn, side aerial LOSO series, way off and falls. Switch leap to straddle is good, switch leap to gainer pike dismount, stuck.
Ockerbloom (UNH): Double tuck, very slightly underrotated, steps forward out. Switch full to wolf full, RO 1.5 to front layout is good.
Summers (W&M): Yurchenko full, clean form, step back.
Tucker (GW): Beat to side aerial two-foot, comes off to the side. Controlled BHS LOSO, great extension on her leap combo, RO 1.5, clean form in the air, stuck.
McMullen (UNH): Double tuck to open, extra step out of the lunge, very clean RO 1.5 to branny, double stag jump.
Burke (W&M): Yurchenko layout half, good block off the table.
Kiner (GW): Good full turn, front aerial and her foot is almost off, big wobble. Repeats and does the same thing. Front toss, connects to a BHS, switch wobble, split 1/4, she’s looking unsettled, gainer pike, small step.
Minaev (UNH): RO 1.5 to front lay, some leg form. Switch to wolf full 2x, double tuck to end, good landing postions.
Parbellon (W&M): Yurchenko layout, nice chest position, step fwd.
I am compelled to mention one of the floor judges’ sparkly red heels! A professional serve.
Sheremeta (GW): Nice BHS LOSO, leap to switch half, check but stays on, side aerial, interesting leaned-forward Y-scale to showcase flexibility. Wolf full is solid, dismounts with a gainer tuck full with a little hop.
Mullin (UNH): Punch front thru to double, steps forward out. Switch half to wolf 1.5, RO 1.5 to front lay, soft rebound on that.
Exh- Kazmierski (GW): Nice BHS LOSO, nice. Straddle to straddle full and falls. Cross-legged RO 1.5, shuffle.
Exh- Novinger (UNH): High and slightly cowboyed double tuck. Good leap positions, punch Rudi to double stag, soft bounce.
AFTER THREE: New Hampshire 145.600, George Washington 145.550, William & Mary 144.125
The Wildcats overtake the Revs to claim the lead, though not tracking for a season best total. George Washington suffered multiple falls and will count two missed routines on beam, not the showing the Revs wanted or needed at this point in the season. The Tribe put up several non-twisting vaults, relying on execution rather than difficulty and matching its season event high. Finishing vault way ahead of schedule, the Tribe heads to its final rotation a possibly feeling a little cold.
Rotation 4: New Hampshire VT, William & Mary UB, George Washington FX
McMullen (UNH): Yurchenko full, great form and a good landing position. 9.825
Laird (W&M): Blind change, Tkatchev to bail, double tuck and sticks the dismount to lots of cheers!
Kazmierski (GW): Front layout to Rudi, RO double tuck, bouncy on the landing. 9.700
Lannon (UNH): Yurchenko 1.5, steps back. 9.750
Peebles (W&M): Blind to piked Jaeger, bail, DLO jumps forward
Tucker (GW): Punch double full uncontrolled landing with fwd momentum, RO 1.5 to front tuck, punch Rudi. 9.425
Mullin (UNH): Yurchenko full, step. 9.725
Gao (W&M): HS clear hip to Gienger, Pak, switch kip, blind but doesn’t make it over, extra swing, goes again and off to the side, comes off the bar. Up again, fall on high bar HS. I did not see if she finished the routine.
O’Rourke (GW): Front layout to a well done Rudi. Great leap extension. Tumbling pass with a forward landing, controlled lunge. 9.725
Harvey (UNH): Yurchenko full, powerful block, controlled step back. 9.675
Ngo (W&M): Judges conference after Gao’s routine. Clear hip, Gienger, to bail, blind full to a STUCK double tuck. Okayyy
Montevago (GW): HUGE double tuck, bouncy lunge. Switch half to split full. RO 1.5 to front lay, super controlled and chooses to step out.
Ockerbloom (UNH): Yurchenko full, almosts stick but takes a small step forward.
Bare (W&M): Blind, Tkatchev to bail smooth, great HS on high, blind full to double tuck, steps back.
Peters (GW): Front full to front full, close to OOB but makes the adjustment. Punch Rudi, drills the landing.
Boss (UNH): FHS pike half, very open pike position, too open and underrotated. Folded step forward.
Pabellon (W&M): Toe hand to Ray to bail, nice giants to a DLO, goes to her knees on the landing.
Sheremeta (GW): RO 1.5 to front lay with an incredibly sticky landing, switch ring to switch ring half, beaitiful, FHS Rudi is great. Oooh that was a strong finish.
Exh- Vetrano (W&M): Toe hand to Maloney, bail with a leg separation, really whips the DLO around, hops.
FINAL: New Hampshire 194.650, George Washington 193.400, William & Mary 192.000
VT: Deana Sheremeta (GW), Gwen Ockerbloom (UNH), McCall McMullen (UNH) – 9.825
UB: Lola Montevago (GW) – 9.875
BB: Brooke Izzo (GW) – 9.850
FX: Deana Sheremeta (GW) – 9.875
AA: Deana Sheremeta (GW) – 39.175
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