2025 WCGNIC Concludes On Sunday Following Individual Event Finals

Shreveport – The 2025 Women’s Collegiate Gymnastics National Invitational Championships concluded on Sunday afternoon with the individual event finals inside the Gold Dome.

Sunday’s complete meet results: https://roadtonationals.com/results/schedule/meet/31504

Sunday’s action featured 47 individuals competing on bears, beam, floor, and vault. The Texas Woman’s University Pioneers, who claimed the team title on Saturday night in the team finals with a score of 195.025, had eight gymnasts competing on Sunday.

Southeast Missouri State University (SEMO) had six competing, one day after the Gymhawks finished second in the team finals with a score of 195.025.

Morgan Price of Fisk University claimed the individual All-Around title on Sunday with a score of 39.4375 as she swept all four events SEMO’s Taylor Ingle finished second (38.9620) in the AA.

TWU’s Kaitlyn Hoiland and Price tied for first place on bars (9.85), Price won on beam with a score of 9.8625, tallied a winning 9.90 on floor and a 9.825 on vault.

Senior Emma Lavelle (Mandeville, La.) represented Centenary in the individual finals on Sunday following her team-high and career-high score of 9.775 on floor on Friday as she earned First-Team All-American status based on her appearance in the individual finals. 

Lavelle seized the moment and finished her superb career in grand fashion as she scored a career-high 9.80 on floor on Sunday to the delight of her teammates in the stands and her coaches, head coach Meg Crowley and assistant coach Jospeh Hodges, with her throughout the impressive routine.

Lavelle, who was competing at nationals for the third time in her career, was named a finalist for the prestigious AAI Award sponsored by American Athletic Inc. (AAI) on March 4 as she is the only division III gymnast of the 59 nominees in the country.

The AAI Award is given annually and is voted on by NCAA women’s gymnastics head coaches throughout the nation. The award, which is sponsored by the American Athletic Inc., is often likened to the Heisman Trophy for Women’s Gymnastics and has become a symbol of excellence in the sport.

Lavelle was also the recipient of the MIC (Midwest Independent Conference) Coaches’ Choice Award last month and was named a WCGNIC Scholar-Athlete at the official welcome banquet on Thursday. 

Full recaps from each day of competition as well as full meet results can be found here: https://gocentenary.com/sports/gymnastics/2024-25/news

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