UTICA, NY - The Utica University gymnastics team is set for a pair of meets this weekend. On Saturday, February 21, the team will travel to take on the Cortland Quad, hosted by Cortland alongside Ithaca College and Springfield College with a start time set for 1pm from Cortland, NY. On Sunday, February 22, the team will travel to Brockport, NY for a dual meet against the Golden Eagles. Start time is set for 2pm. 
 
Follow Along: For those unable to attend, live video for Saturday's meet can be found here, and live results can be found here. Live results for Sunday's meet can be found here. 
 
Last Time Out: The Utica University gymnastics team finished in sixth place at the 2026 Empire State Collegiate Championships, hosted by Cortland on Saturday afternoon. The Pioneers combined for a total score of 188.500 to take sixth place. Utica's best outing of the afternoon was in the floor exercise, where the Pioneers combined for a team score of 48.625. On vault, the Pioneers managed a 47.025. On beam Utica combined for a total of 46.625, while combining for a total of 46.225 on bars. In the vault, Alisya Dorman (Killingworth, CT/Haddam Killingworth) managed the highest score from a Pioneer with a 9.525. The Pioneers bars rotation was paced by Camille Lindley (Herndon, VA/Bishop O'Connell), who recorded a team high 9.625. On beam, Haley Miller (Rome, NY/Rome Free Academy) led the Pioneers with a 9.550, followed by Jenna DiPalo (Port Jefferson Station, NY/Comsewogue) with a 9.475. In the floor exercise, the Pioneers put together their best outing of the afternoon, led by Grace Marra (St. James, NY/Smithtown East) who posted a team high 9.850 with her routine.
 
Taking the Floor: Utica's floor lineup continues to raise the bar, setting a new program record with a 48.625 performance last time out. The Pioneers showcased depth and scoring potential throughout the rotation, highlighted by Grace Marra's (St. James, NY/Smithtown East) team-best 9.850. Emily Plone (Hudson, OH/Hudson) and Alisya Dorman (Killingworth, CT/Haddam Killingworth) each added 9.750 routines, while Addison Ferri (9.700) and Christina Troche (Manalapan, NJ/Saint John Vianney) (9.575) rounded out a lineup that did not count a score below 9.575. The performance marked the highest team floor total in program history and reflects the steady upward trend the Pioneers have shown on the event in recent weeks. With multiple gymnasts consistently pushing into the mid-to-high 9.7 range, floor has quickly become one of Utica's strongest rotations heading into the stretch run.
 
A Look at the Quad: Cortland is coming off one of its strongest performances of the season, posting a 191.95 team score at the Empire State Collegiate Championship. The Red Dragons set a program record on floor with a 49.075, highlighted by Tessa Sutton's career-high 9.875 and multiple additional routines in the 9.8 range, showcasing impressive depth in that rotation. Vault is another strength, as Cortland has shown the ability to score in the 48.2 range, giving them balanced scoring potential across all four events. Ithaca finished with a 189.500 team score at the Empire State Championships, highlighted by a strong 48.725 on floor. Jillian Freyman and Grace Murray each posted 9.850s, with additional 9.8-level support in the lineup, making floor their most dangerous rotation. Beam (47.275) has shown mid-to-high 9.7 potential, while vault hovered in the 47.3 range, though bars (46.200) proved to be their lowest-scoring event in the meet. Springfield posted a 182.375 team score in its dual meet with Rhode Island College, with floor emerging as its top event. Stacy Taylor led the Pride with a 9.700, while Kora Donley (9.650) and Elsie Gardiner (9.625) also finished among the top performers, giving Springfield mid-9.6 scoring potential in that rotation. Beam showed competitiveness with Ava Kelley's 9.550, but bars proved to be the lowest-scoring event, with scores primarily in the 8.7–8.9 range.
 
Breaking Down Brockport: Brockport turned in a 192.000 team score at the Empire State Collegiate Championship, finishing third in a competitive six-team field. Floor is clearly their signature event, as the Golden Eagles delivered a season-high 49.150 behind Kiara Hockman's 9.875 and three additional 9.825 routines, with no counting score below 9.800, giving them both scoring ceiling and depth in that rotation. Vault has also been a steady event at 48.275, highlighted by Hockman's 9.775 and multiple routines in the 9.6–9.7 range. On bars (47.325) and beam (47.250), Brockport features several gymnasts capable of mid-to-high 9.6 scores, making them balanced across all four events and particularly dangerous when closing on floor.
 
Up Next: The Pioneers return home for the team's final regular season meet, a quad with Springfield, Rhode Island, and Ithaca on March 1. Start time on March 1 is set for 1pm from Valley Gymnastics.