CORTLAND, N.Y. - The Ithaca College gymnastics team placed fifth at the ECAC Division III Gymnastics Championships in team scoring with a total of 183.950, and advanced 10 gymnasts as event specialists at the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association Championships March 22-23 in Whitewater, Wis.

Christine Niles and Valerie Cohen earned All-ECAC honors by finishing in the top six within event standings. Niles was tied for third on uneven bars with a score of 9.600 and Cohen was sixth on vault with a score of 9.575.

Cohen tied for seventh on floor exercise with teammate Tiffany Grube with scores of 9.650. Kate Woodward led Ithaca on the balance beam with a 12th-place finish of 9.350.

Ithaca's NCGA qualifiers with events are as follows: Katie Sampson in all-around, Valerie Cohen on vault and floor exercise, Tiffany Grube on vault, balance beam and floor exercise, Rani Jacobson on vault, Christine Niles on vault and uneven bars, Chelsea Robie on uneven bars, Shilanna Gallo on uneven bars, Kate Woodward on uneven bars and balance beam, Megan Harrington on floor exercise and Emma Duncan on floor exercise.

Brockport won the team standings with a score of 190.775, Cortland was second with 188.125 and Ursinus was third with 185.725,

Complete ECAC Team and Event Results