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Gymnastics Posts Record 197.225 on Senior Day
3/4/2023 5:20:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics
Pack Fires Second-Highest Score in Program History
RALEIGH – The NC State gymnastics team fired its best score of the 2023 campaign on Saturday afternoon in Reynolds Coliseum, using the second-highest score in program history to defeat Rutgers 197.225-196.225 in a dual meet on Senior Day.
The afternoon was highlighted by the Pack posting season-high event scores on both bars and floor, with Lauren Rutherford, Emily Shepard, and Chloe Negrete each registering career-high marks in the Pack's final rotation.
Shepard additionally mounted a career-high 39.550 in her all-around performance, while Alexis Ortega did the same at 39.400.
Vault (49.100)
NC State began the afternoon on vault, led by Shepard matching her career-high score of 9.900. Shepard's routine in the fifth slot of the lineup was preceded by a 9.825 from Rutherford, while Ortega and Negrete each posted a 9.800 with the event's scoring effort being competed by a 9.775 from Gabrielle Diaz. Freshman Meg Adler competed second for the Wolfpack, making her NC State debut with a 9.725.
Bars (49.225)
A season-high score on bars from NC State was led by a 9.900 from Ortega. The event was anchored by Rutherford at 9.875, with Shepard matching that score in the fifth lineup spot. Peyton Childs additionally finished with a season-high score of 9.825, while the scoring was rounded out by a 9.750 from Sophia Obregon.
Beam (49.275)
The second-highest score of the day from NC State came during the Wolfpack's third rotation on beam, led by Negrete's career-high 9.950. The Pack posted scores of 9.800+, with Diaz and Macy Jennings each finishing at 9.800. Krista Zultevicz and Ortega each posted tallies of 9.850, while Emily Shepard used a 9.825 to bolster the Pack's score.
Floor (49.625)
The final rotation in Reynolds Coliseum in 2023 was NC State's best event score of the season, with the Pack posted its best floor score since the 2000 campaign. Rutherford, Shepard, and Negrete each posted new career-high scores, with Rutherford and Shepard matching each other's score of 9.950 and Negrete posting NC State's highest individual event score of the season at 9.975. Diaz additionally posted a season-high mark of 9.900, while a 9.850 from Ortega completed the count for the Pack.
Overall
Shepard's all-around career-high mark claimed individual honors, with Ortega finishing in third amongst the meet's all-around participants. Shepard additionally claimed the individual title on vault, while earning podium finishes on bars and floor as well. Rutherford claimed podium finishes on vault, bars, and floor, while Ortega claimed individual champion honors on bars. Chloe Negrete was awarded the individual crown on beam and floor, while Zultevicz added a podium finish on beam.
Next Up
NC State completes its regular-season campaign on Sunday, Mar. 12, as the Pack are set to travel to Denton, Texas, for a quad meet at Texas Woman's University. NC State will compete alongside Florida and Washington as well, with the competition slated to begin at 1 p.m. EST.
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The afternoon was highlighted by the Pack posting season-high event scores on both bars and floor, with Lauren Rutherford, Emily Shepard, and Chloe Negrete each registering career-high marks in the Pack's final rotation.
Shepard additionally mounted a career-high 39.550 in her all-around performance, while Alexis Ortega did the same at 39.400.
Vault (49.100)
NC State began the afternoon on vault, led by Shepard matching her career-high score of 9.900. Shepard's routine in the fifth slot of the lineup was preceded by a 9.825 from Rutherford, while Ortega and Negrete each posted a 9.800 with the event's scoring effort being competed by a 9.775 from Gabrielle Diaz. Freshman Meg Adler competed second for the Wolfpack, making her NC State debut with a 9.725.
Bars (49.225)
A season-high score on bars from NC State was led by a 9.900 from Ortega. The event was anchored by Rutherford at 9.875, with Shepard matching that score in the fifth lineup spot. Peyton Childs additionally finished with a season-high score of 9.825, while the scoring was rounded out by a 9.750 from Sophia Obregon.
Beam (49.275)
The second-highest score of the day from NC State came during the Wolfpack's third rotation on beam, led by Negrete's career-high 9.950. The Pack posted scores of 9.800+, with Diaz and Macy Jennings each finishing at 9.800. Krista Zultevicz and Ortega each posted tallies of 9.850, while Emily Shepard used a 9.825 to bolster the Pack's score.
Floor (49.625)
The final rotation in Reynolds Coliseum in 2023 was NC State's best event score of the season, with the Pack posted its best floor score since the 2000 campaign. Rutherford, Shepard, and Negrete each posted new career-high scores, with Rutherford and Shepard matching each other's score of 9.950 and Negrete posting NC State's highest individual event score of the season at 9.975. Diaz additionally posted a season-high mark of 9.900, while a 9.850 from Ortega completed the count for the Pack.
Overall
Shepard's all-around career-high mark claimed individual honors, with Ortega finishing in third amongst the meet's all-around participants. Shepard additionally claimed the individual title on vault, while earning podium finishes on bars and floor as well. Rutherford claimed podium finishes on vault, bars, and floor, while Ortega claimed individual champion honors on bars. Chloe Negrete was awarded the individual crown on beam and floor, while Zultevicz added a podium finish on beam.
Next Up
NC State completes its regular-season campaign on Sunday, Mar. 12, as the Pack are set to travel to Denton, Texas, for a quad meet at Texas Woman's University. NC State will compete alongside Florida and Washington as well, with the competition slated to begin at 1 p.m. EST.
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