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Wolfpack Increases Season-Best Score at Home Quad Meet
2/19/2021 9:50:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics
RALEIGH - The NC State gymnastics team posted a season-best 196.125 on Friday, competing against Oklahoma (197.475), George Washington (193.600) and William & Mary (189.450).
NC State led off the night on vault and posted its second-highest score of the season with a 48.950. Freshman Madison Benson tied her career best with a 9.800 while sophomore Emily Shepard tied her career high on the event, tying for the individual title with a 9.900. Chloe Negrete rounded out NC State's vault rotation with a 9.825.
On bars, the Wolfpack recorded its highest score of 2021 with a 49.125. Carina Jordan got the team off to a strong start with a 9.800 while Gabrielle Diaz posted a career-high 9.775. Katie Cox tied her career-high on 9.875 bars, and Shepard also posted a 9.875. Junior Meredith Robinson closed out the rotation for NC State with a 9.800.
Cox and Shepard tied for second place on the event with Oklahoma's Olivia Trautman.
The Wolfpack compiled a strong performance on beam for the second consecutive week as it tabbed a 48.850. Negrete led the way for the team on the event, posting a 9.800.
On floor, Shepard earned her second 9.900 of the night that was good for a second-place finish. Nicole Webb tabbed a 9.850 while Negrete posted a 9.825. Freshman Madison Benson set a career best in the event with a 9.825, and Jordan posted a 9.800. NC State tabbed a 49.200 on floor, its highest rotation score of the night.
The Wolfpack's lone all-around competitor was Shepard, and the sophomore had a career-best night with a 39.450. She claimed the all-around individual title by half a point.
STRAIGHT FROM THE PACK: HEAD COACH Kim Landrus
"Coming in here tonight for the quad meet against Oklahoma, GW and William & Mary, this team was excited," said head coach Kim Landrus. "From the very beginning of the competition you could see the excitement shine through.
"If there was a small mistake, they rallied and it was like it never happened. We built on the routine before, we built from event to event. The momentum just kept climbing. I couldn't be more proud of them. This is exciting for them, and I am confident they will use this as another building block and continue to rise throughout the rest of the season."
UP NEXT
NC State remains in Raleigh for its next meet as it hosts William & Mary and Temple Saturday, Feb. 27 at 4 p.m.
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