ITHACA, N.Y. - The Ithaca gymnastics team placed third in a field of seven teams at the 2012 ECAC Division III Gymnastics Championship, held Saturday at Ben Light Gymnasium in Ithaca. By virtue of Ithaca's third-place finish, the Bombers have qualified for the NCGA Championship meet March 23-24 at Brockport. Ithaca had two event champions, five total All-ECAC honorees and finished in the top-three of the ECAC meet for the 27th time in the meet's 29-year history.

Ithaca senior Kimberly Callahan placed first on the balance beam with a score of 9.550. It was Callahan's first career ECAC event championship and All-ECAC honor. Graduate student Justine Picciano joined Callhan on the podium by finishing third on balance beam wih a score of 9.475. Picciano earned All-ECAC on balance beam for the third straight year after placing first in 2009 and fourth at the 2011 meet.

Senior Jessica Bolduc placed in a three-way tie for first on the floor exercise with a score of 9.875, matching the school-record score she posted earlier this season at Cornell. Bolduc, defending national champion on the event, earned All-ECAC honors on the floor for the third time in her career, as she was second in 2010 and fifth as a freshman in 2009. She was also third in the all-around competition with a total of 37.150.

Senior Christine Niles placed second on the uneven parallel bars to earn her first-career All-ECAC honor. Niles scored 9.625 on the bars, which was her season and career-best score.

Ithaca assistant coach Keri Lee was named as the ECAC Assistant Coach of the Year. Lee is completing her seventh and final season on the Bomber staff and plays an integral role in choreographic Ithaca's routines.

Complete Meet Results

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