North Carolina State University Athletics
Gymnastics to Hold Beauty and the Beast Meet Saturday Evening
2/13/2015 12:00:00 AM | Women's Gymnastics
RALEIGH, N.C.- The NC State gymnastics team will return to Reynolds Coliseum Saturday evening as it hosts its second Beauty and the Beast meet.
Competition is slated for a 7:30 p.m. start, with doors opening at 6:30 p.m. Tickets are $5 for adults and free for 17 and under and NC State students.
The gymnastics team will host George Washington and William and Mary in a tri-meet, while the wrestling squad will host nationally-ranked ACC foe Pittsburgh at the same time.
This gymnastics meet will also be recognized as team’s Breast Cancer Awareness meet. In honor of this tradition, pink #STATEment bracelets and pink pom-poms will be given out FREE to fans.
Additional promotions included in the evening’s production are: Belle from Beauty and the Beast will be available for pictures with fans from 6:30-9 p.m., and a Kid’s Corner coloring area will be set up during the event for kids as well.
From the Coach’s Perspective
“We’ve really enjoyed the opportunity to hold this event. It gives wrestling fans a chance to see something different with gymnastics and vice versa with our fans, which I think is a positive. In a way the sports are similar in that it takes a tremendous athlete to do both of them and are both aggressive type activities.”- Mark Stevenson, head coach
Last Time Out
The team earned its second-straight road win of the season as it defeated EAGL foe Pittsburgh on Feb. 6. The Wolfpack earned a score of 195.075 while the Panthers posted a 194.150.
Junior Michaela Woodford won the all-around competition and beam, while placing second on vault.
Senior Lane Jarred, junior Brittni Watkins and freshman Nicole Wild each notched a second-place finish in their respective events. Jarred earned a 9.850 on floor, while Watkins earned 9.850 on bars and Wild posted a 9.800 on beam.
Wolfpack in the Rankings
Watkins remains in the top 25 national polls on vault, checking in at No. 23 with a scoring average of 9.925. Her average ranks first in the conference standings and fourth in the regional polls.
Her all-around average of 39.175 places Watkins at the top of the conference and fourth among the regional competition, while her 9.825 average on bars puts her at No. 2 among EAGL competitors and fourth in the region.
Behind Watkins on bars is Amanda Fillard with a 9.800 average, the No. 4 mark among the conference competition.
Woodford’s beam average of 9.775 ranks No. 4 among the EAGL competition, while Jarred’s average of 9.760 puts her behind Woodford at No. 5.
Scouting George Washington
George Washington will travel to Raleigh with a perfect 11-0 (2-0 EAGL) record on the season.
The squad has five gymnastics listed in the top five among the EAGL conference in each event. Cami Drouin-Allaire and Sarah Mermelstein rank third on vault and beam, respectively, while Jillian Winstanley is listed at No. 3 on bars and the all-around competition.
Chelsea Raineri is the top-ranked opponent in the conference on floor with a 9.850 average.
In its last time out, the Colonials defeated UC Davis on the road 195.725-194.250. The team set a new vault record of 49.275, as well as a season-high mark of 49.075 on beam.
Scouting William and Mary
Heading into Saturday, the Tribe holds a 2-6 (1-5 ECAC) record on the season, recently facing UNC-Chapel Hill on Feb. 7. William and Mary posted its second-best score of the season with a 192.800, while the Tar Heels earned a team total of 194.425.
Larson Lasek and Brittany Stover each claimed an event title, as Lasek tied on beam with a season high 9.750 and Stover won vault with a score of 9.875.
