Castrence Re-Sets Temple All-Around Record on Alumni Night

Friday, March 5

Philadelphia, Pa.

7:00 PM

Temple University

194.175

195.550

Towson

Photo by: Jhalen Wingate

Castrence Re-Sets Temple All-Around Record on Alumni Night

3.5.21 | Women's Gymnastics

Results (PDF)Coach Nilson Post-Meet Ari Castrence Post-Meet

PHILADELPHIA -- Temple gymnast Ariana Castrence further entrenched herself into the Owls' record book on Friday night, re-setting her own All-Around record as the Cherry and White hosted a tri-meet at McGonigle Hall. The junior scored a program best 39.350 as Temple (194.175) took third against George Washington (195.700) and Towson (195.550) on Alumni Night.

Record-Breaking
> Castrence tallied high scores across the board, winning the all-around title and tying for the event titles on bars and floor. She finished with a 9.800 on vault, a 9.875 on bars (tying a career high), a 9.800 on beam, and a 9.875 on floor.
> Her 39.350 bested her previous program record of 39.275, which she set on January 18, 2020.

Meet Notes
> Temple tallied a season-best effort on bars, going 48.925, while compiling the second-best floor score of the season and in program history with a 49.275.
> However, the Owls' had a lower than usual vault rotation with a 48.250 and a rough beam rotation (47.725) accounting for the final score.
> Overall, Temple finished with six podium finishes, led by three from Castrence.
> Freshman Brooke Donabedian recorded the first event title of her college career, winning beam with a 9.875.
> Senior Faith Leary, freshman Renee Schugman, and Castrence all tied atop the floor standings with a 9.875.

Vault
> Temple opened with a 48.250 on vault, the Owls' lowest scoring vault rotation of the season.
> Highlights included a 9.800 from Castrence and a 9.775 from junior Julianna Roland.
> Leary rounded out the rotation with a strong 9.650 in just her third vault of the season.

Bars
> The Owls responded with a season-best bars rotation, going 48.925 on the event.
> Castrence led the scores with her 9.875, while senior Tori Edwards tallied a 9.850.
> Freshman Cyrena Whalen had another nice routine, going 9.825, while junior Nichole Smith (9.700) and senior Jordyn Oster (9.675) also added counting scores.

Beam
> Temple tallied 47.725 in the third rotation, having to count a pair of falls.
> Donabedian's 9.875 was a new career high, while Castrence rounded out the rotation with a 9.800.

Floor
> Temple's floor rotation was solid from start to finish, as the Owls combined for a 49.275.
> Oster was the solid lead-off with a 9.750, while Schugman followed it up with a career-best 9.875.
> Donabedian went 9.850 followed by a 9.800 from Roland.
> Castrence and Leary then closed out the rotation with matching 9.875's.

Up Next
> Temple returns to action on Sunday, hosting LIU in a dual meet for Senior Day. The meet starts at 4:00 p.m. on ESPN+.