SAINT PETER, Minn. – The Gustavus gymnastics team claimed a WIAC dual victory over Hamline University, 185.675-182.7875, Friday, Feb. 14 at the Sponberg Gymnastics Studio.
The Gusties (2-7, 2-5 WIAC), led by the performance of
Lili Guy (Sr., Glendale Heights, Ill.), broke the program vault record for a third time this season, totaling a 47.750 in the event, bettering the 47.700 set on Jan. 18 at the Rhode Island College Triangular. The score led the team to a new season-high total of 185.675, posting a 44.575 on bars, a 45.250 on beam, and a 48.100 on floor. The floor score was also a Gustavus season-high.
Guy led the Gusties in the vault in their first rotation of the night, scoring a 9.775 for the highest score of the meet, her personal career-best, and the top score in program history – her second time setting the program record in the event.
Lily Horsch (Sr., Somonauk, Ill.) was next, taking second with a 9.575, followed by
Cara Wong's (Fy., Sacramento, Calif.) season-high 9.550. Both
Malia Narciso (Fy., Roseburg, Ore.) and
Marley Michaud (Sr., Sartell, Minn.) totaled a 9.425 to share fourth place, while
Kate Clairmont (Fy., Grand Rapids, Minn.) collected a 9.325 for sixth. The team's 47.750 out-scored Hamline's 46.076 to win the event, as well.
Guy was also the Gustie leader on the uneven bars in the second rotation, collecting a 9.275 for a tie for second with Hamline's Katie Chai-Mulkerin. Wong added a 9.125 for fourth overall, while
Rocio Madalena Gora (Fy., Cottage Grove, Minn.) took sixth with a 9.025. The Pipers (0-7, 0-5 WIAC) claimed the top spot and the event total, as Julia Cheely scored a 9.550 to lead the meet, while the visitors bettered the Gusties with a 45.075.
In the third rotation, Wong led the way with a 9.575 on the balance beam, a season- and career-high for the first-year all-arounder. Her score was good for second behind Hamline's Brianna Weikel (9.650). Michaud added a season-high 9.450 on her beam routine for fourth overall, while
Olivia Jahnke (Sr., Hanover, Minn.) collected an 8.825 for sixth overall.
On the final rotation, each competing Gustie scored a 9.525 or above, led by Guy's 9.700 for her second first place finish of the day. Jahnke collected a 9.650 for second, followed by Michaud's 9.625 in third.
Lindsay Bangs (Sr., Owatonna, Minn.) added a 9.575 for a tie for fourth, while
Ella Binfet (Sr., Anoka, Minn.) collected a 9.550 for sixth overall, her second week in a row with a new season-high score on floor.
Wong and Michaud were the two sole all-arounders competing in the meet, posting scores of 37.775 and 37.075, respectively. Wong's score was her season- and career-best, bettering her 37.100 from the Winona State Triangular on Jan. 24. Michaud's was also a season-high in her third all-around total of the year.
The Gusties travel to Simpson (1-6, 0-5 WIAC) for their final road dual of the season and the first meeting between the two programs on Sunday, Feb. 23.
