Stellar Bars Performance Propels Gymnastics to Victory at Temple

PHILADELPHIA – The University of Pennsylvania gymnastics team won their second meeting in a row, scoring a 194.975 at the Temple Tri-Meet.
 
Skyelar Kerico notched a 9.950 on the uneven bars, which is the second-high event score in program history.
 
BARS – Penn 49.075
The first rotation of the night was the best for the Quakers, cracking the 49 mark. Kerico’s aforementioned 9.950 was a personal best for the junior. Sophia Paris had a season high 9.825 – a total Zara Gazdak matched. Jordan Barrow scored a 9.775. Marissa Lassiter and Carly Oniki each finished with a score of 9.700.
 
BEAM – Penn 48.675
Penn followed up their first rotation with another strong performance on the balance beam. At the anchor, Samantha Wu led Penn with a 9.875. Mimi Fletcher finished with a score of 9.850. Barrow tied a career-high at 9.800. Alisha Werlen scored a 9.775.
 
FLOOR – Penn 48.550
After not competing at Cornell last week, Emma Davies led off for Penn this week, scoring a 9.650. Werlen followed her up at 9.625. Manama Fofana had a solid showing (9.725). Marissa Lassiter – “The Dancing Queen” – finished with a 9.775. She snapped a three-meet streaking scoring 9.825 but she still led the Quakers. Kerico (9.750) and Gazdak (9.650) rounded out the group.
 
VAULT – Penn 48.675
Fofana and Kerico tied for the best on Penn at 9.800. Tonight is the third meet in a row dating back to the Lindsey Ferris Invite where Fofana has eclipsed the 9.8 mark on vault. Barrow anchored with a score of 9.750. Olivia VanHorn notched a 9.700 and Sienna Zuccaro finished with a score of 9.625.
 
Rotation Notes
*Skyelar Kerico’s 9.950 was the second-highest bars score in program history, earning her second-place honors at the meet. She becomes the first gymnast to reach the mark since Anna Wilson did it at the 2001 ECAC Championship.
 
*For the second week in a row, Penn set a new season-high team score on the bars at 49.075. It is tied for the fourth-best event score in program history (2023 UNH Quad, 2004 Ivy Classic).
 
*In addition to Kerico’s second-place finish on bars, Zara Gazdak and Sophis Paris finished third at 9.825.
 
*Manama Fofana and Kerico had a second-place finish on vault (9.800).
 
*Marissa Lassiter placed third on the floor exercise at 9.775.
 
*Morgan Price (Fisk) scored a perfect 10 on the uneven bars, becoming the first HBCU gymnast to record a 10 on any event. She is just one of three gymnasts (Jordan Chiles – UCLA and Helen Hu – Missouri) to achieve perfection this season.
 
Up Next
The Red and Blue will head up to New Haven on Saturday to compete against Southern Connecticut in a GEC dual.
 
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