CORTLAND, NY - The Utica University gymnastics team picked up a program best 2nd place finish at the Cortland Quad meet, hosted by Cortland on Sunday afternoon. The Pioneers took second place with a combined team score of 186.650. Ursinus College took first place, followed by the Pioneers, Cortland took third place, Rhode Island College took fourth place, and Springfield College took fifth place.
In the All-Around, freshman
Emmy Graff (Boulder, CO/Connections) walked away with the top score, combining her efforts in each event for a total score of 38.100.
Grace Marra (St. James, NY/Smithtown East) took second place with a score of 37.675.
In the vault, Marra was the team's top finisher with a score of 9.500 tying Marra for fifth place.
Jenna DiPalo (Port Jefferson Station, NY/Comsewogue) was the second top Pioneer finisher with a score of 9.450 tying for 12th place.
In the uneven bars, Graff was the team's top finisher with a score of 9.525 tying for first place. Freshman
Alyssa Langston (Pearland, TX/Pearland) took home third place in the uneven bars with a score of 9.425.
In the balance beam, Marra was the top Pioneer finish with a score of 9.575, taking home third place. Graff landed a 9.550 on the beam taking home fourth place.
In the floor exercise, Marra was once again the team's top finisher with a score of 9.800 to take home first place. Graff tied for fifth place with a score of 9.675.
Utica returns to action on Saturday, January 18 as the team travels to Providence, RI to take on the Rhode Island College Tri Meet, hosted by Rhode Island College. The meet will begin at 4pm.
