Saturday, January 13
Piscataway, N.J.
2:00 PM
Rutgers University
vs
Southern Connecticut State
Four Rotations: Gymnastics vs. SCSU, Oregon St., & Utica
Jan 12 | Women's Gymnastics
The four things to know before the Scarlet Knights host their home opener on Sat., Jan. 13 at 2 p.m. at Jersey Mike's Arena
PISCATAWAY, N.J. – Rutgers gymnastics hosts its 2024 home opener at Jersey Mike's Arena, welcoming Southern Connecticut State, Oregon State, and Utica for a quad meet on Sat., Jan. 13 at 2 p.m., streaming live on B1G+. The meet will mark Utica's first-ever official event after launching its women's gymnastics program this year.
Watch: B1G+
Live Results: StatBroadcast
Follow: @RUGymnastics
In the Arena
American Girl Doll Meet
Join us as we celebrate American Girl Doll Day! The first set number of attendees will receive American Girl Doll accessories and a Girl Scout patch, and all attendees can enjoy face painting and airbrush activities. A warm welcome to our Girl Scouts group for this exciting meet.
The Four Things to Know...
Rutgers gymnastics closed out the 2023 regular season in spectacular fashion at Jersey Mike's Arena, winning a tri-meet against UPenn and No. 35 West Virginia with a new program-record score of 196.875.
The historic team score was fueled by a new program record on beam (49.400), tying the school record on vault (49.275), and Emily Leese tying the individual school record on vault with a 9.925. Overall, 10 Scarlet Knight performances set or tied career-bests to push Rutgers to its top score in program history. The beam team set a new program record 49.400, dropping a strong score from Aird (9.700) and scoring high marks from Emily Leese (career-high tying 9.825), Jacqueline Manifold (career-high 9.900), Gianna Ortiz (career-high tying 9.875), Joyner (9.875), and Stephanie Zannella (career-high tying 9.925).
Senior Emily Leese and junior Elia Aird of Rutgers gymnastics have been named 2024 Big Ten Gymnasts to Watch.
Leese heads into her senior season already the Scarlet Knights' record-holder on vault with a score of 9.925, tying the school's best mark by performing a Yurchenko 1.5 in the 2023 regular season finale victory over UPenn & West Virginia, contributing to a program-record team score of 196.875 and tying the school vault team record with a 49.275. The vault stamped another standout year for Leese, who qualified for her second consecutive NCAA Regional Championships on the apparatus. Posting four 9.9+'s on floor last season, the Lancaster, Pennsylvania native also stepped into a starting role on the beam rotation, posting her career-high 9.850 at the 2023 Big Ten Championships.
Leese is elite in and out of the gym with a mention on the WCGA Scholar All-America list and an appearance on the Big Ten Distinguished Scholar awards.
Aird is an all-around threat for the Scarlet Knights, sporting collegiate career-highs of 9.850 and above on all four events. A 2022 Big Ten Gymnast to Watch as a freshman, Aird competed in her first collegiate all-around in her 2023 sophomore season opener in Las Vegas before suffering an injury that removed her from a few events throughout most of the year. Aird overcame the injury and returned to vault during the regular season finale and team record-setting 196.875 overall score. Aird contributed a career-high 9.875 on the vault, also sparking the squad to tie the program standard in the event at 49.275.
Aird is also successful in the classroom, joining Leese on the WCGA Scholar All-America awards and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar list.
Elia Aird leads the junior class as a Big Ten Gymnast to Watch, fully recovered from a 2023 injury that kept her from competing in the all-around. Jacqueline Manifold and Anna Pagliaro are back after earning significant starting spots as sophomores. Brayden Battavio, Isabella Hughes, Maya Jones, and Mya Pringle round out a tenacious and deep junior class.
Follow Rutgers gymnastics on Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook. Download the Scarlet Knights App for Apple or Android today.
Watch: B1G+
Live Results: StatBroadcast
Follow: @RUGymnastics
In the Arena
American Girl Doll Meet
Join us as we celebrate American Girl Doll Day! The first set number of attendees will receive American Girl Doll accessories and a Girl Scout patch, and all attendees can enjoy face painting and airbrush activities. A warm welcome to our Girl Scouts group for this exciting meet.
The Four Things to Know...
| OPENING NIGHT CROWNS |
Rutgers opened 2024 with a 193.400 team score at the UNC quad meet with Ball State and Utah State on Friday night at Carmichael Arena. Senior Avery Balser picked up Rutgers' first event win of the season with a 9.875 on bars, sticking the landing and holding for a high opening night score. Senior Emily Leese, serving as a meet captain for the Scarlet Knights, led by example with solid scores in three events. She followed up her 9.775 vault and 9.800 floor routine with a career-high 9.850 on beam, claiming the beam title for the first time in her career.
| STORM IS BREWIN' |
The historic team score was fueled by a new program record on beam (49.400), tying the school record on vault (49.275), and Emily Leese tying the individual school record on vault with a 9.925. Overall, 10 Scarlet Knight performances set or tied career-bests to push Rutgers to its top score in program history. The beam team set a new program record 49.400, dropping a strong score from Aird (9.700) and scoring high marks from Emily Leese (career-high tying 9.825), Jacqueline Manifold (career-high 9.900), Gianna Ortiz (career-high tying 9.875), Joyner (9.875), and Stephanie Zannella (career-high tying 9.925).
| WATCH THIS |
Leese heads into her senior season already the Scarlet Knights' record-holder on vault with a score of 9.925, tying the school's best mark by performing a Yurchenko 1.5 in the 2023 regular season finale victory over UPenn & West Virginia, contributing to a program-record team score of 196.875 and tying the school vault team record with a 49.275. The vault stamped another standout year for Leese, who qualified for her second consecutive NCAA Regional Championships on the apparatus. Posting four 9.9+'s on floor last season, the Lancaster, Pennsylvania native also stepped into a starting role on the beam rotation, posting her career-high 9.850 at the 2023 Big Ten Championships.
Leese is elite in and out of the gym with a mention on the WCGA Scholar All-America list and an appearance on the Big Ten Distinguished Scholar awards.
Aird is an all-around threat for the Scarlet Knights, sporting collegiate career-highs of 9.850 and above on all four events. A 2022 Big Ten Gymnast to Watch as a freshman, Aird competed in her first collegiate all-around in her 2023 sophomore season opener in Las Vegas before suffering an injury that removed her from a few events throughout most of the year. Aird overcame the injury and returned to vault during the regular season finale and team record-setting 196.875 overall score. Aird contributed a career-high 9.875 on the vault, also sparking the squad to tie the program standard in the event at 49.275.
Aird is also successful in the classroom, joining Leese on the WCGA Scholar All-America awards and Big Ten Distinguished Scholar list.
| JUMPIN' JUNIORS |
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