Temple University Athletics
Gymnastics Set for First Ever EAGL Championship
3.18.21 | Women's Gymnastics
PHILADELPHIA -- The Temple gymnastics team is set for its first ever Eastern Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) Championship. The Owls will travel to the University of Pittsburgh on Saturday to compete in the evening session of the meet, which begins at 7:00 p.m. Joining the Owls on the floor will be #2 Towson, #6 Pittsburgh, and #8 LIU. #1 NC State, #3 UNH, #5 UNC, and #7 George Washington will compete earlier in the day, with scores from both sessions being combined and ranked to determine final placements.
Temple finished its first season in the EAGL ranked an impressive fourth out of eight teams, and Owls have climbed to 39th in the nation in the latest NQS rankings. Temple will look to improve its already program-record NQS of 195.613, as the team remains in the hunt for one of 36 team berths in the NCAA Regional Championships.
Four times this season the Owls have hit scores that rank in the top-10 in program history, closing the regular season with three-straight scores of 195.400 or better. Temple's final regular season meet was its best, as the squad broke the program road record, compiling a 196.025 on the road in a tri-meet at Towson.
Vault
Temple ranks second in the EAGL on vault with an NQS of 49.006. The Owls hit their season best score of 49.075 in back-to-back meets, closing out the regular season at Towson on Friday and Sunday. The Owls have gone 48.900 or better in five of the team's 11 meets this season.
Individually, the team is led by junior Ariana Castrence who ranks fifth in the conference with an NQS of 9.850. Castrence competes a Yurchenko full, but has a Yurchenko double (10.0 SV) in her arsenal, which she competed on Friday at Towson. Junior Julianna Roland finished the regular season with a 9.844 NQS and earlier this season tied Temple's program record with a 9.900. Junior Madison Brooks has come on strong late in the season with an NQS of 9.800, while freshman Renee Schugman (9.794 NQS) also brings consistency to the lineup.
Bars
Though bars was Temple's lowest scoring event of the season, the team still ranks fifth in the conference with an NQS of 48.806. The Owls hit their season high of 49.025 just last weekend, which tied for the fifth best score in program history.
Temple is led by a pair of All-EAGL second team selections on the event, in Castrence and freshman Cyrena Whalen. Both carry a 9.838 NQS into this weekend's meet, with Castrence topping the team with a 9.875 high on the event this season, while Whalen has gone as high as 9.850. Senior Tori Edwards ranks third on the Owls with a 9.788 NQS and has a season-high of 9.850.
Beam
Temple has a 49.044 beam NQS this season, ranking fourth in the conference. The Owls season high on the event is 49.200, which stands as the second highest in school history. The team has gone 49+ on the event three times this season.
Roland leads the beam squad with a 9.844 NQS, while freshman Brooke Donabedian is right behind her with a 9.838. Five Owls have gone 9.850 or better on beam this season, with Castrence and senior Delaney Garin each tallying 9.900's this year. Castrence and Schugman are tied for third on the team with matching NQS's of 9.819. Senior Jordyn Oster has been a rock solid lead-off for the Owls this season with an NQS of 9.750.
Floor
The Cherry & White boast the conference's best floor squad, with all six of Temple's lineup members earning All-EAGL honors. The Owls' NQS of 49.263 is good enough for 23rd in the nation. Temple has gone 49+ on floor in seven of 11 meets in 2021, including six-straight to close the regular season. 49.300 stands as the season-high, which the Owls achieved at home against UNC, tying the program best score.
Senior Faith Leary anchors the impressive floor lineup with a 9.881 NQS, which ranks third in the conference. Roland and Castrence are second with 9.875 NQS's, and all three of Temple's top floor workers have gone 9.900 on the event this season. Donabedian ranks fourth on the Owls and 12th in the conference with a 9.856, followed by Edwards (9.844) and Shugman (9.838). All three have season highs of 9.875.
All-Around
Three Temple gymnasts have competed in the all-around this season, led by Castrence who owns the program record of 39.350, which she set on March 7. The junior finished the regular season ranked third in the conference with a 39.256 NQS. Roland and Shugman have also competed in the all-around in 2021.
Temple finished its first season in the EAGL ranked an impressive fourth out of eight teams, and Owls have climbed to 39th in the nation in the latest NQS rankings. Temple will look to improve its already program-record NQS of 195.613, as the team remains in the hunt for one of 36 team berths in the NCAA Regional Championships.
Four times this season the Owls have hit scores that rank in the top-10 in program history, closing the regular season with three-straight scores of 195.400 or better. Temple's final regular season meet was its best, as the squad broke the program road record, compiling a 196.025 on the road in a tri-meet at Towson.
Vault
Temple ranks second in the EAGL on vault with an NQS of 49.006. The Owls hit their season best score of 49.075 in back-to-back meets, closing out the regular season at Towson on Friday and Sunday. The Owls have gone 48.900 or better in five of the team's 11 meets this season.
Individually, the team is led by junior Ariana Castrence who ranks fifth in the conference with an NQS of 9.850. Castrence competes a Yurchenko full, but has a Yurchenko double (10.0 SV) in her arsenal, which she competed on Friday at Towson. Junior Julianna Roland finished the regular season with a 9.844 NQS and earlier this season tied Temple's program record with a 9.900. Junior Madison Brooks has come on strong late in the season with an NQS of 9.800, while freshman Renee Schugman (9.794 NQS) also brings consistency to the lineup.
Bars
Though bars was Temple's lowest scoring event of the season, the team still ranks fifth in the conference with an NQS of 48.806. The Owls hit their season high of 49.025 just last weekend, which tied for the fifth best score in program history.
Temple is led by a pair of All-EAGL second team selections on the event, in Castrence and freshman Cyrena Whalen. Both carry a 9.838 NQS into this weekend's meet, with Castrence topping the team with a 9.875 high on the event this season, while Whalen has gone as high as 9.850. Senior Tori Edwards ranks third on the Owls with a 9.788 NQS and has a season-high of 9.850.
Beam
Temple has a 49.044 beam NQS this season, ranking fourth in the conference. The Owls season high on the event is 49.200, which stands as the second highest in school history. The team has gone 49+ on the event three times this season.
Roland leads the beam squad with a 9.844 NQS, while freshman Brooke Donabedian is right behind her with a 9.838. Five Owls have gone 9.850 or better on beam this season, with Castrence and senior Delaney Garin each tallying 9.900's this year. Castrence and Schugman are tied for third on the team with matching NQS's of 9.819. Senior Jordyn Oster has been a rock solid lead-off for the Owls this season with an NQS of 9.750.
Floor
The Cherry & White boast the conference's best floor squad, with all six of Temple's lineup members earning All-EAGL honors. The Owls' NQS of 49.263 is good enough for 23rd in the nation. Temple has gone 49+ on floor in seven of 11 meets in 2021, including six-straight to close the regular season. 49.300 stands as the season-high, which the Owls achieved at home against UNC, tying the program best score.
Senior Faith Leary anchors the impressive floor lineup with a 9.881 NQS, which ranks third in the conference. Roland and Castrence are second with 9.875 NQS's, and all three of Temple's top floor workers have gone 9.900 on the event this season. Donabedian ranks fourth on the Owls and 12th in the conference with a 9.856, followed by Edwards (9.844) and Shugman (9.838). All three have season highs of 9.875.
All-Around
Three Temple gymnasts have competed in the all-around this season, led by Castrence who owns the program record of 39.350, which she set on March 7. The junior finished the regular season ranked third in the conference with a 39.256 NQS. Roland and Shugman have also competed in the all-around in 2021.
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