Temple University Athletics
Temple University
University of New Hampshire
Temple Gymnastics to Face New Hampshire in an EAGL Dual Meet Sunday
2.6.26 | Women's Gymnastics
DURHAM, N.H. - The Owls will remain on the road for next week's meet against the University of New Hampshire. The Super Bowl Sunday match up will begin at 2:00 pm from Durham, N.H.
LAST TIME OUT
Temple University Gymnastics finished with a 192.200 in the Georgia Quad Meet in Athens, Ga.
FINAL RESULTS
1st Place – Georgia (197.675)
2nd Place – Central Michigan (195.900)
3rd Place – Temple (192.200)
4th Place – Fisk (188.775)
ROTATION ONE (BEAM: 47.700)
The Owls kicked off the night with a Hailey Best beam routine that resulted in a 9.725, tying her second highest score on the event this season. Sophomore Nikki Rengifo matched Best with her own score of 9.725. This score also marks her second highest score on the beam in 2026. To continue with the trend, sophomore Robyn Dunne posted a 9.725 on the beam, also making that her second highest score of the season on the apparatus.
ROTATION TWO (FLOOR: 48.400)
Freshman Tali Flanigan matched a career-high on the floor, doing so in another SEC arena. Flanigan posted a 9.675 on floor. Amelia Budd and Nikki Rengifo each followed in Flanigan's footsteps and posted a 9.675 of their own. The anchor of the lineup, Brooklyn Thomas, posted the highest score of the night on floor for the Owls with a 9.775. This score is the second highest of Thomas' young career.
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ROTATION THREE (VAULT: 48.475)
On the vault, Brooklyn Thomas notched a 9.675 which ties her second-highest score of the season. Nikki Rengifo marked her third highest score of the season on vault with the 9.775 she posted in tonight's meet. Tonight's anchor, Amelia Budd, posted the highest score for the Owls on vault with a 9.825. Her score ties a career-high that was set only two weeks ago against LIU. This score secured a tie for third place overall on the vault in tonight's meet.
ROTATION FOUR (BARS: 47.625)
Senior Reese DeHaan posted her third 9.775 of the season on the bars, a high for her in 2026. Competing in the third spot tonight for the Owls was Megan White. The junior notched her second 9.650 of the season.
SCOUTING THE OPPOSITION
The New Hampshire Wildcats sit as the current top team in the East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) heading into Sunday's meet in Durham, N.H. UNH is 7-2 overall this season with one of its losses coming by just .50 points. In the team's most recent meet UNH topped EAGL member, Towson, and Yale with a season-high score of a 195.700. Junior McCall McMullen notched a career-high 9.925 on floor to finish in the top spot in that event. Senior Serena Mullin matched her season high on the floor to contribute to the Wildcat's highest floor score of the year. She tied for second place with her 9.875. Her now average of 9.856 on floor is good enough for first in the EAGL heading into Sunday's meet.
New Hampshire sits with two events inside the top 30 nationwide. The Wildcats are 29th on floor thanks to McMullen and Poulina Minaev. Minaev recorded a 9.900 on floor in UNH's second meet of the season. On the beam, UNH is 30th in the country. Mady Harvey has the season-high score for the Wildcats with a 9.925.
UP NEXT
The Cherry & White will return to Philadelphia for a Senior Night quad meet with William & Mary, Brown, and Yale on Friday, Feb. 13. The meet will begin at 6:00 pm and will be streamed on ESPN+. Live results can be seen on owlsports.com.
Temple will honor Senior Reese DeHaan in a post-meet ceremony. DeHaan is the only student-athlete that has been with Head coach Hilary Steele since she arrived at Broad and Cecil. The Bradenton, Fla. native kicked off her collegiate career in her sophomore season where she competed in all 13 events the Owls took part in. On seven occasions DeHaan scored a 9.700 or higher with her season-high of 9.775 coming at the 2024 EAGL Championships on bars. In her junior season DeHaan competed in 13 of Temple's 14 meets on bars. She achieved a 9.700 or higher five times on bars throughout the season and tied her career-high of 9.775 on bars at the North Carolina meet. In her final season with the Owls she has matched her career-high of 9.775 on bars three times and has competed on the bars in every meet this season. She was named a 2023 WCGA Scholastic All-American and was named to the 2025 EAGL All-Scholastic Team.
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