Gymnastics Scores Nine 9.8s in Saturday Quad at NC State

Saturday, March 2

Raleigh, N.C.

4:00 PM

Temple University

194.425

197.000

NC State

Gymnastics Scores Nine 9.8s in Saturday Quad at NC State

3.2.24 | Women's Gymnastics

Meet Results (PDF)

RALEIGH, N.C. – The Temple gymnastics team scored nine 9.8s in Saturday's quad meet at NC State as they scored a 194.425. The Owls finished in fourth place behind No. 21 NC State (197.000), Iowa State (196.700), and Northern Illinois (195.200).

HOW IT HAPPENED

Temple was in third place after the first two rotations, scoring a 49.025 on floor in rotation one and a 48.875 in rotation two, but weren't able to hold their position during rotation three.
Senior Mackenzie Aresta and Hannah Weklar highlighted the team individually as they broke career-best on the vault.

ROTATION 1 (FLOOR – 49.025)

The Owls came out firing on all cylinders in the first rotation as they scored a 49.025. It's the third straight 49 for the floor team and fifth overall this season.
Seniors Brooke Donabedian and Renee Schugman led the Owls with 9.850s.
Junior Summer Ruskey was just .025 short of last week's mark, scoring a 9.825. It's the Taneytown, Md. natives third straight and fifth overall 9.8 or better.

ROTATION 2 (VAULT – 48.875)

Mackenzie Aresta and Hannah Weklar tallied career-high scores in the second rotation for Temple.
Earlier this season, Aresta tied her career-high with a pair of 9.825s, but on Saturday the senior improved that mark with a 9.850, while Weklar broke an early season mark with a 9.825.
Renee Schugman added her seventh score this season of 9.7 or better with a 9.775.

ROTATION 3 (BARS – 47.750)

Junior Sarah Stallings scored a 9.825, her fourth straight 9.8 score, and seventh overall.
After a week below her season average, sophomore Emily Johnson returned to form, earning a 9.725. Earlier in the season Johnson scored five scores with at least a 9.7.

ROTATION 4 (BEAM – 48.775)

Junior Madison Dorunda and the seniors Schugman and Donabedian highlighted the final rotation with scores in the 9.8s
Donabedian led the trio with a 9.825, her fifth overall score in the 9.8 range.
With a 9.8 , the Waterford, Conn. native Dorunda earned her second straight 9.8 and fifth overall such score with a 9.8 or higher.
Schugman scored her sixth overall 9.8 or better this season with a 9.8.
Stallings earned a 9.725, marking the third this year the junior would score 9.7 or above on beam..

UP NEXT – The Owls return home next week on Thursday, March 7 at 1 p.m. with their first of two quad meets. The Cherry and White close out the home schedule on March 10 at 2:30 p.m. with its Senior Day festivities. Both meets will be available on ESPN+
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