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| Kayla Carto wins the Floor Exercise (9.85) |
From our friends at GW Athletics Communications...
Colonials Shatter Previous Mark on Vault as Raineri Earns Share of Title For Fourth Straight Meet
The George Washington gymnastics team set a new program record on the vault on the way to a third-place finish at Sunday's Brownie & Girl Scout Meet at the Charles E. Smith Center.
East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) rival Rutgers won the event with a team score of 194.500 with William & Mary taking second place with 194.375. The Colonials totaled 193.300.
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| Chelsea Raineri celebrates her 9.925 Vault |
GW set a new program record on the vault with a team score of 49.225, shattering the previous mark of 49.050, which was in both 1994 and 2004. The Colonials added team scores of 48.625 on uneven bars, 46.600 on balance beam and 48.850 on floor exercise.
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| Chelsea Raineri placed third overall on the Uneven Bars |
Freshman Chelsea Raineri earned a share of the vault title for the fourth consecutive meet with a season-high 9.925, the third-best vault routine in program history. Raineri tied with William & Mary's Brittany Stover for first place while junior Elena Corcoran added a career-high 9.90 for third place. Corcoran joins Raineri as one of 10 gymnasts in program history to achieve the 9.90 threshold in the event.
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| Kayla Carto celebrates her team-best 9.6 on the Balance Beam |
Raineri also found the podium on the uneven bars, finishing in a tie for third place with a score of 9.825. She added a 9.750 on floor exercise to tie for sixth place.
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| Alex DeMoura dazzles on the Floor |
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| Kiera Kenney on the Uneven Bars |
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| Betsy Zander shows nice form on the Floor |
The Colonials return to action on Monday evening in an all-EAGL quad meet at Maryland with Towson and Pittsburgh at Comcast Center at 7 p.m.
Click here for yesterday's official score sheet
