The Colonials’ vault lineup will see the return of all of its routines, including Alex DeMoura, Cami Drouin-Allaire, Julia McLaughin, Sara Mermelstein, Liz Pfeiler, Chelsea Raineri, Madeline Seibold, Jillian Winstanley and Alex Zois. Most of these gymnasts compete the Yurchenko full, with Raineri and Winstanley the standouts with Yurchenko 1.5s. However, incoming freshmen Cydney Crasa and Jenna Horner may be able to sneak into this crowded lineup. Crasa’s full is cleaner than some of the veterans’, and Horner competes a different vault entirely, a handspring front pike. While this vault is only worth a 9.9, if she can add just a half twist to it, it’ll be another 10.0 vault for GW. This may not be something we see immediately, but it’s definitely an option for her in the future.
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Cunningham will definitely want her veterans to focus on consistently catching releases and landing dismounts to have fewer falls on bars in the coming year. Returning to contend for lineup spots will be DeMoura, Drouin-Allaire, Raineri, Winstanley, Zois and Pfeiler. Incoming freshman Nicole Rogalski has the amplitude on both single-bar releases she competes, a Jaeger and a Tkachev, and pretty clean pirouettes. However,
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On the beam, the Colonials will again retain all their routines. DeMoura, Drouin-Allaire, Mermelstein, Pfeiler, Winstanley and Zois should all expect to contend for lineup spots again, all having scored 9.85
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or higher at some point last season. Their composition is also pretty varied, a pleasant surprise, with three different acro series and nine different dance elements between their six routines. Freshmen Crasa and Rogalski could add four more dance skills to the mix, including a cool transverse full turn and an elegant switch ring leap, respectively. Crasa is more of a power beam worker, with a punch front and back tuck
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Floor for the Colonials will be fairly similar to last year, with Winstanley and DeMoura with the only E passes on the team, each with a front double twist, and some of the most dynamic dancing. Other
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returning veterans include Drouin-Allaire, Mermelstein, Raineri and Seibold, who all have strong double pikes for their opening passes. Drouin-Allaire and Raineri would be the most likely to upgrade if the Colonials are looking for some more difficulty, but incoming freshmen may also be able to help with that. Crasa, Horner and Rogalski all have solid floor routines, with Crasa boasting the only E pass of the bunch, a
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In the all around, DeMoura, Drouin-Allaire and Winstanley will likely serve as the triumphant trio again this season. After each hitting 39.3 or higher, they’ll be obvious choices to contribute to all four pieces. Raineri and Zois each compete three events, with beam and floor lacking, respectively. But Raineri has done exhibitions on beam and Zois won the team’s Starter Award for floor last season. Both are still clearly training the all around, and it wouldn’t be surprising to see either of them be given the opportunity, especially in the event that one of their primary three contenders gets hurt. Of the freshmen, Rogalski is the most likely to be groomed for the all around in the future. Three of her four events are strong enough where she could crack the lineup now. Her vault is the only one that will need more than just some polishing. Definitely look to her for the future of the Colonials’ all around.
That wraps it up for George Washington! For more on potential lineups, check out our page or our previous conference-based series here.
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