Friday, February 23
University Park, Pa.
6:00 PM
Rutgers University
vs
No. 15 Minnesota
Four Rotations: Gymnastics at Big Five Meet
Feb 22 | Women's Gymnastics
The four things to know before the Scarlet Knights take on the rest of the Big Ten on Fri., Feb. 23 at 6 p.m. on Big Ten Network
UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Rutgers gymnastics takes on its final four opponents in the Big Ten for the 2024 regular season at the annual Big Five Meet, hosted by Penn State on Fri., Feb. 23 at 6 p.m. and airing live on Big Ten Network with Dean Linke and Olivia Karas on the call.
The Scarlet Knights will face off against Minnesota, Michigan State, Nebraska, and Ohio State in Session I of the Big Five Meet at Rec Hall.
SESSION I ROTATION
The Four Things to Know...
Senior Emily Leese won her eighth event in seven meets to start the 2024 season, taking the vault and floor crowns vs. Iowa on Feb. 9 and adding a floor title in the New Hampshire quad. Leese's 9.925 on floor at New Hampshire tied a career high and is the senior's 12th overall 9.9+ (seventh on floor). Her 9.900 on vault was her second of the season and fifth of her career. This meet marks the second time Leese has hit 9.9+ on vault and floor in her career (March 12, 2023). Leese is Rutgers' high scorer on vault and floor to start the season.
Sophomore Rachael Riley, who made her college debut this season, earned her first Top 3 finish with a 9.850 on beam in the Penn State dual, a new career high. Earlier in the meet, she tied her career-best 9.775 on vault. In her fifth collegiate event, Riley posted her first 9.900 while winning the beam at Illinois, sticking her landing and executing a triple aerial series with no deductions.
Junior Elia Aird has returned to the all-around this season, improving her career-best with a 39.125 against Penn State, surpassing her previous standard of 38.975. Aird scored a 9.775 (vault), 9.700 (bars), 9.800 (beam), and 9.850 (floor) for her new career high.
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The Scarlet Knights will face off against Minnesota, Michigan State, Nebraska, and Ohio State in Session I of the Big Five Meet at Rec Hall.
SESSION I ROTATION
| VAULT | BARS | BEAM | BYE | FLOOR | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| ROTATION 1 | MSU | Nebraska | Ohio State | Rutgers | Minnesota |
| ROTATION 2 | Minnesota | MSU | Nebraska | Ohio State | Rutgers |
| ROTATION 3 | Rutgers | Minnesota | MSU | Nebraska | Ohio State |
| ROTATION 4 | Ohio State | Rutgers | Minnesota | MSU | Nebraska |
| ROTATION 5 | Nebraska | Ohio State | Rutgers | Minnesota | MSU |
The Four Things to Know...
| 196 HABITS |
Rutgers gymnastics teamed up for its seventh-highest score in team history at the New Hampshire Quad Meet on Feb. 11 with Brown and Towson, scoring a season-best 196.200 to finish second in the meet at the Whittemore Center. RU was just one-tenth off Towson's winning 196.300.
The Scarlet Knights combined for three event victories, their fourth-best bars score in team history, three 9.9+ scores, and seven career-high or tying scores.
| LEESE LATELY |
| RILEY HAS ARRIVED |
| ALL-AROUND AIRD |
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