Four Rotations: Gymnastics Quad vs. No. 3 Michigan, SCSU, & Fisk

Friday, February 3

Piscataway, N.J.

7:00 PM

Rutgers University

No. 3 Michigan

Four Rotations: Gymnastics Quad vs. No. 3 Michigan, SCSU, & Fisk

Feb 02 | Women's Gymnastics

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The four things to know before the Scarlet Knights host a quad meet on Fri., Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. on B1G+

PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers gymnastics returns home to Jersey Mike's Arena on Fri., Feb. 3 at 7 p.m. to host No. 3 Michigan, Fisk, and Southern Connecticut State in a quad meet streaming live on B1G+.

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The Four Things to Know...

NEXT WOMAN UP

The Scarlet Knights shined on beam in the dual at Penn State on Monday, their final event of a long travel weekend, posting a 49.100 despite an injury scratch. Slated for an exhibition routine, sophomore Jacqueline Manifold stepped into the starting lineup and posted a career-best 9.825 on the balance beam.

𝗝𝗮𝗰𝗾𝘂𝗲𝗹𝗶𝗻𝗲 𝗠𝗮𝗻𝗶𝗳𝗼𝗹𝗱: 𝗡𝗲𝘅𝘁 𝗪𝗼𝗺𝗮𝗻 𝗨𝗽

Read about how the sophomore stepped up in a pinch to produce a career high on beam.

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HOME SWEET HOME

Rutgers gymnastics reset three major records in a home dual against Illinois on Saturday, Jan. 21 at Jersey Mike's Arena. The 196.375 team score set a program record for a home meet, powered by a new school-record 49.375 on the balance beam and a 49.100 on vault, the program's sixth-highest score in history.

Senior captain Hannah Joyner paced the record-setting day with one of her own, scoring a 39.525 in the all-around to reset the program standard that stood since 2013. Her 9.925 on beam tied for the fifth-best score in school history, one she has reached six other times, and accounting for her program-record 29th overall 9.9 or higher score across the gym.

The Scarlet Knights combined to tie or set eight career highs in the record-breaking team performance, which was just 0.025 shy of the overall team score record of 196.400.

HOT START

Rutgers gymnastics began the 2023 season with a 194.700 team score at the Super 16 Collegiate Challenge in Las Vegas, setting a program record for a season-opening road score and recording its best overall season-opening score since the 2014 season. The Scarlet Knights placed second on floor with a 49.150, beating out No. 14 Oregon State and No. 20 Georgia in the event. Emily Leese recorded two of RU's four Top 3 finishes, tying for second on vault with a 9.875 and tying for third on floor with a career-high 9.900. Stephanie Zannella tied for second on beam with a 9.850, and Elia Aird tied for third on floor with a 9.900 while competing in the all-around for the first time.

Rutgers has been strong at home, setting a program record for a home opener team score on Jan. 14 with a 195.550, placing second while hosting a quad at Jersey Mike's Arena behind four event wins and the top team score on beam (48.925). Hannah Joyner took the all-around with a season-best 39.175, while Emily Leese claimed floor with a 9.875 and Gianna Ortiz and Elia Aird shared the beam title with a 9.850. Rutgers' program record home opening score of 195.550 surpassed the previous record from Jan. 24, 2015 (195.375). It was the seventh highest home score in program history and tied for the 15th best team score overall at Rutgers.

RANKED ROOKIES

Rutgers gymnastics welcomes nine newcomers for the 2023 season - freshmen Nailah Adams, Gabrielle Dildy, Renee Figueroa, Lainey Link, Valentina Lorente-Garcia, Innocent Mensah, Rachael Riley, and Harmony Webster, and Yale transfer Emma David. The class has been ranked No. 15 in the country by College Gym News. The excitement surrounding these nine have caught the eye of the Gymternet, as College Gym News lists Rutgers as one of its eight "Most Intriguing Teams Going into 2023." Lorente-Garcia and Harmony Webster each made their collegiate debuts in the Super 16 to start the season.

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