Gymnastics Wins Ken Anderson Invitational Friday

Friday, February 16

Philadelphia, Pa.

6:00 PM

Temple University

194.875

192.375

Southern Connecticut State

Brooke Donabedian Ken Anderson Invite 2.16.24

Gymnastics Wins Ken Anderson Invitational Friday

2.16.24 | Women's Gymnastics

Meet Results (PDF)

Temple earns event wins on bars, beam, and vault

PHILADELPHIA – The Temple gymnastics team picked up the Ken Anderson Invitational meet victory with a pair of event wins from senior Brooke Donabedian and one from junior Sarah Stallings on Friday night as it scored its second-highest team score of the season with a 194.875. The Owls defeated Southern Connecticut State (192.375), Bridgeport (191.875), and Ursinus (189.625).

HOW IT HAPPENED

The Owls held the lead throughout all four rotations on Friday night.
For the second straight meet, junior Sarah Stallings earned a tie for the victory on the uneven bars and senior Brooke Donabedian earned victories on the beam and floor.
Bridgeport's Lola Sepulveda earned the win in the all-around with a 38.700.
Hannah Zebdi and Lexi Bracher of SCSU tied for the win on vault scoring a pair of 9.875s.

ROTATION 1 (VAULT – 48.425)

Freshman Hannah Weklar and senior Mackenzie Aresta were the lone Owls to score in the 9.7 range in rotation one.
Aresta earned a 9.775, the highest on the TU squad and her fifth score of 9.7 or better this season.
With a 9.7, Weklar earned her third straight 9.7 or better score this season.

ROTATION 2 (BARS – 48.880)

The Owls scored a season-high 48.800 in rotation two on the bars, with five of the six Owls' gymnasts scoring 9.7 or better.
The junior Stallings led the way with a 9.850 for the second consecutive week and fourth bars win this season. Stallings now has put together five 9.8 scores or better in 2024.
Sophomores Reese DeHaan and Angelina Hogan and senior Cyrena Whalen scored 9.750,
Highlands Ranch, Colo. native Emily Johnson also scored a 9.700, her fifth straight mark of 9.7 or better.

ROTATION 3 (BEAM – 48.600)

Three Owls scored a 9.700 or better on the beam in the third rotation.
Like Stallings on bars, Donabedian earned a beam victory for the second straight week, tying for her season-high of 9.875.
Stallings recorded a 9.7 score, while junior Madison Dorunda added a 9.775.

ROTATION 4 (FLOOR – 49.075)

It was the second time this season Temple earned a 49-plus score on floor. With its 49.075, the Owls earned their second-highest score of this season.
Just like she did a week ago at Penn, the Maple Valley, Wash. native Donabedian earned a 9.900, her third this season, and fourth floor win in 2024.
Dorunda got the Cherry and White rolling as she led off with a 9.725. Junior Hannah Stallings (9.725) added her fifth straight score of 9.725 or better and her third straight overall.
Junior Summer Ruskey and freshman Payton Monk increased the TU average on floor with a pair of 9.8s. In position fourth, Ruskey earned a 9.825, while Monk followed with a season-high 9.875. Both Monk and Ruskey finished in second and third place, respectively, behind their teammate Donabedian.

UP NEXT

The Temple gymnasts will return action on Friday, Feb. 23 at they travel to Towson, Md. for the Towson Meet.

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