North Carolina State University Athletics
Grantham, Shepard Garner EAGL Weekly Accolades
2/25/2020 4:16:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics
BETHESDA, MD. - Senior Drew Grantham has been named EAGL Gymnast of the Week and freshman Emily Shepard has been named EAGL Rookie of the Week, as announced by the league office on Tuesday. The honor marks the second consecutive week that Grantham has earned Gymnast of the Week and the first time that Shepard has achieved Rookie of the Week.
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Grantham posted two 9.925 scores on floor at each of NC State's last two meets, a tri-meet with William & Mary and Centenary on Feb. 21 in which the Wolfpack posted a 196.500 as well as a quad-meet at George Washington with Northern Illinois and Temple on Feb. 23 in which NCS tate recorded a 196.025. The floor marks tied her career best and earned her first-place finishes in the event at both meets. The Durham, N.C. native additionally took first place on beam on Feb. 21 with a 9.850 and recorded a career-high bars score of 9.850. Her 39.450 all-around score on Feb. 21 was good for a first-place finish and a season-best mark.Â
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Shepard set a career high on bars with a 9.875 and tied for first place in the event on Feb. 21. She additionally achieved the top finish on vault with a 9.850 and tied for second place on floor with a 9.850. At the Wolfpack's meet on Feb. 23, she tied for first place on vault (9.850) as well as bars (9.875). Shepard has been on the podium for vault in every meet of her career and has taken or tied for first place in the event five times.
The team returns to action 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29 in a quad-meet at Penn State with Cornell and Towson.
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Grantham posted two 9.925 scores on floor at each of NC State's last two meets, a tri-meet with William & Mary and Centenary on Feb. 21 in which the Wolfpack posted a 196.500 as well as a quad-meet at George Washington with Northern Illinois and Temple on Feb. 23 in which NCS tate recorded a 196.025. The floor marks tied her career best and earned her first-place finishes in the event at both meets. The Durham, N.C. native additionally took first place on beam on Feb. 21 with a 9.850 and recorded a career-high bars score of 9.850. Her 39.450 all-around score on Feb. 21 was good for a first-place finish and a season-best mark.Â
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Shepard set a career high on bars with a 9.875 and tied for first place in the event on Feb. 21. She additionally achieved the top finish on vault with a 9.850 and tied for second place on floor with a 9.850. At the Wolfpack's meet on Feb. 23, she tied for first place on vault (9.850) as well as bars (9.875). Shepard has been on the podium for vault in every meet of her career and has taken or tied for first place in the event five times.
The team returns to action 4 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 29 in a quad-meet at Penn State with Cornell and Towson.
#GoPack | @Pack_Gymnastics
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