Complete Results (PDF)
 
BROCKPORT, N.Y. – The Ithaca College gymnastics team jumped back into action following a one-week hiatus from competition on Saturday afternoon when it traveled to Brockport for the team's first dual meet of the year against the Golden Eagles. The Bombers finished behind Brockport during their first two competition dates and unfortunately the trend continued this afternoon, as the Golden Eagles held the edge in all four rotations to outdistance IC 189.975-to-182.300.
 
Highlighting the day's action was sophomore Carolyn Nichols, who posted the top overall score in the vault with a career-best 9.600. The mark shattered her previous career high in the event by a full tenth of a point, as she scored a 9.500 at last year's dual meet at Brockport on January 30, 2016.
 
The vault was a strong point for Ithaca on the day, as the team posted a season-high 46.800 on the day. Freshman Baylie Trammell finished fifth overall in the event, carding a score of 9.350, while junior Kaylee Pacunas finished sixth with a 9.325. Sophomore Maggie Verrette came up just shy of her previous career best with a 9.275, only .025 short of tying her mark from the Cornell Invitational last season.
 
Ithaca also performed a strong set of routines on the uneven parallel bars, improving on its score for the second straight competition. The team cumulative score of 46.450 set a new season-high, 0.400 higher than the Bombers' score at the Ithaca Tri-Meet two weekends ago. Junior Danielle Maffuid led the group with a 9.425 to tie for fifth place. Junior Mina Shernan and Trammell both marked 9.400 scores to tie for seventh.
 
The Golden Eagles gained their edge in the overall score with the balance beam and floor exercise events. The Bombers scored season lows of 43.900 in the beam and 45.150 on the floor to fall off the pace.
 
Ithaca had two competitors score 9.000-or-better on the beam. Sophomore Nina Bustamante continued her run of strong routines with a 9.300 to finish fifth, while freshman Paige Landes marked a 9.050 to come in sixth.
 
Sophomore Victoria Gery paced IC on the floor with a 9.350 to come in fifth. Freshman Emily Szembrot marked a 9.150 to finish seventh, while junior Melissa Hollrigl posted a personal season-high of 9.100 to come in eighth.
 
Ithaca returns to action on Saturday, February 11, when it heads across town to compete at the Cornell Invitational. Action is slated to begin at 1:00 p.m.