Gymnastics | 2/28/2016 5:48:00 PM

MARRANCA INVITATIONAL RESULTS
ITHACA, N.Y. — The nationally-ranked Ithaca College gymnastics team hosted its annual Harriet Marranca Memorial Invitational Sunday afternoon inside Ben Light Gymnasium, and the Bombers placed fourth in the Senior Day event.

Ithaca (4-10) scored 184.300 points and trailed Division I Temple University (191.150), No. 2 Brockport (190.300), and No. 4 Cortland (186.975).

Ithaca finished ahead of Rhode Island College (178.250) as the Bombers showed dramatic improvement in the team scoring department. Ithaca scored nearly 23 more points than in last week's dual match at Rhode Island College.

The Bombers placed third on the balance beam (46.725), finishing .700 ahead of Cortland, and were fourth in both the floor exercise (47.125) and the uneven bars (44.300). Ithaca placed fifth on the vault (46.150).

Sophomores Eleanor Almeida and Melissa Hollrigl each set career-highs on the floor exercise, as Almeida placed eighth with a 9.575 and Hollrigl tied for 10th with a 9.525.

For the fourth time this year, senior Megan Harrington posted a score of 9.55 or higher on the floor exercise, placing ninth with a score of 9.55. Freshman Victoria Gery placed 19th on the floor with a score of 9.325.

On the balance beam, sophomore Kendra Balcerak set a season-best with a score of 9.6 to place 10th. She was followed by sophomore Maggie Nieto, who placed 13th with a season-best score of 9.475, Almeida, who had a career-high score of 9.350 to place in a tie for 15th, and freshman Nina Bustamante-Nadeau, who also tied for 15th with a 9.350.

Harrington was 12th on the uneven bars (9.275), sophomore Danielle Maffuid was 13th (9.25), and Balcerak was 14th (9.125).

On the vault, Harrington equaled her career-high with a score of 9.450 to place 13th. Gery placed 22nd (9.275), and freshman Maggie Verrette tied for 24th (9.2).

Ithaca honored four seniors on Senior Day: Harrington, Valerie Cohen, Emma Duncan, and Lara Haberle.

The Bombers host the National Collegiate Gymnastics Association East Regional Qualifier on Sunday, March 6 beginning at 1 p.m. For more information on the event, visit http://athletics.ithaca.edu/sports/2016/2/4/2016NCGAregionals.aspx.