PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers gymnastics is set for the 2021 Big Ten Championships on Saturday, March 20. The Scarlet Knights will compete in Session I of the championships with Nebraska, Maryland, Penn State and Ohio State, beginning on vault at 1 p.m. ET.
The Big Ten Championships will air live on the Big Ten Network and will also be accompanied by live results. The BTN broadcasts can also be streamed via the web, smartphones, tablets and connected devices through the FOX Sports App. Live score updates will be available on Twittter @RUGymnastics.
- Rutgers is coming off a victory over Penn State this past Saturday at home, recording a mark of 195.525 to mark the fourth-best home score and ninth-best mark overall in program history.
- The Scarlet Knights recorded eight top three event finishes in the victory, led by sophomore Hannah Joyner with titles in the all-around, on beam and on vault, as well as finishing third on floor.
- Senior Belle Huang finished third in the all-around and on floor, while freshman Avery Balser finished second on floor and Emily Wood finished third on floor to round out the top three finishes for RU.
- Huang and Joyner were named First Team All-Big Ten selections. It marks the second all-conference honors for both, while marking a program-record two Scarlet Knights earning First Team nods in a single season.
- Fourteen gymnasts were named Winter 2021 Academic All-Big Ten honorees for individually posting a cumulative grade-point average of 3.0 or higher.
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