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Gymnastics Posts 195.850 at New Hampshire Dual Meet
3/6/2021 7:12:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics
DURHAM, N.H. - The NC State gymnastics team competed in its final road meet of the season on Saturday, tabbing a 195.850 at East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) opponent New Hampshire. The Wildcats recorded a season-high 196.125.
Vault saw a pair of 9.800 scores for members of the Wolfpack as freshman Madison Benson and sophomore Chloe Negrete earned the mark. Negrete has earned at least a 9.800 on vault in every meet of 2021.
Sophomore Emily Shepard was the highest-scoring member of the team on the event with a 9.850, tying for second place. As a squad, NC State put up a 48.925.
The Wolfpack led off the meet on bars and continued its strong season on the apparatus with a 48.750. Senior Katie Cox posted a 9.800 while Shepard scored her second consecutive 9.900 on the event, tying her career high and earning her the individual title. The sophomore has earned a 9.900 on the apparatus in four of NC State's eight meets.
Beam was the team's last event of day, and NC State set a new season-best mark with a 49.175. Shepard posted a career-best 9.900 on the apparatus that tied her for first place, and Negrete tabbed a 9.875 for the second-straight meet.
Nicole Webb tied her career high on the event as well with a 9.875 while Katie Cox scored a 9.800.
On floor, Carina Jordan led off with a 9.800 and has posted at least a 9.800 on the event in NC State's last three meets.
Negrete and Shepard earned NC State's highest scores in the event, each tabbing a 9.850 and tying with one another for third place. The Wolfpack compiled a 49.000 on the event and has recorded at least a 49.000 on floor in five meets in 2021.
Shepard was NC State's lone all-around competitor, and the sophomore recorded her best all-around score of the season with a 39.500. The mark was good for first place at the meet and ties her for the eighth-best all-around mark in program history.
STRAIGHT FROM THE PACK: HEAD COACH KIM LANDRUS
"Words cannot express how proud I am of this team's performance today," said head coach Kim Landrus. "From start to finish they fought, they performed, they exuded confidence. The amount of standout performances are many. We always talk about the details, and they attacked those today.
"To end the meet on beam, the way they did, shows such grit, purpose and perseverance. I have no doubt that today has better prepared them for postseason."
UP NEXT
NC State's final meet of the season will be in Raleigh, N.C., as it welcomes new EAGL member LIU for Senior Day Saturday, Mar. 13 at 1 p.m.
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