Sunday, February 11
Raleigh, N.C.
4 p.m.
NC State
196.725
vs
194.925
North Carolina
Gymnastics Posts Season-High 196.725, Tops Tar Heels in Reynolds
2/11/2024 7:01:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics
Emily Shepard Records Fifth-Highest All-Around Total in Program History
RALEIGH, N.C. – NC State gymnastics improved to 4-0 in the ACC on Sunday afternoon as a season-high 196.725 led the Wolfpack to a 196.725-194.925 victory over in-state foe North Carolina.
The Pack claimed sole possession of all four individual titles on each event, three of which came from Emily Shepard. Shepard's outstanding all-around performance resulted in a 39.525 four-event total that captured the all-around crown, her third of the Pack's 2024 campaign.
The matinee meet was highlighted by a 49.400 on beam that included a trio of 9.9+ scores and two career highs from Macy Jennings and Alexis Ortega. 49.400 is tied for fifth-highest all-time on beam for the Wolfpack and marks just the second time since 2014 that NC State has scored higher than 49.300 on beam.
Vault (49.100)
NC State's afternoon started on vault where the Wolfpack was led by a pair of 9.850 scores from Shepard and Ashley Knight, which was enough to split the event champion honors. Chloe Negrete and Krista Zultevicz each additionally registered scores of 9.8+, with Negrete anchoring at 9.800 and Zultevicz tabbing a 9.825. A strong first rotation by the Wolfpack was completed by a 9.775 from Ortega in her first of three events.
Bars (48.950)
Shepard once again claimed the individual title on bars with a meet-high 9.875. Ortega's penultimate score resulted in a 9.800 that matched bars specialist Peyton Childs, while Katie Harper fired a 9.750. Madeline Reid made her competitive debut for the Wolfpack in NC State's second rotation, tabbing the first counted score of her career with a 9.725 from the third lineup spot.
Beam (49.400)
NC State's beam score was its best of any single rotation this season for the Wolfpack, eclipsing its previous mark of a 49.375 on floor set be the Pack at Clemson on Feb. 2. Ortega, Jennings, and Shepard each posted scores of 9.9+, with Ortega and Jennings each setting a new career best with a 9.925 and a 9.900, respectively. Jennings' 9.900 total was the first score of 9.900 in her career, with the junior now having conducted 33 routines for the Wolfpack, 31 of which have come on beam. Chloe Negrete continued to build NC State's score with a 9.850 in the anchor position, while Meg Adler tabbed a 9.825 from the leadoff spot to start the spark for the Wolfpack.
Floor (49.275)
The Pack's evening came to a close on floor where the Wolfpack clinched its fourth-straight dual-meet victory and its fourth-straight defeat of the Tar Heels. It was once again Shepard who claimed honors as individual champion, the lone gymnast of the night to record a 9.9+ on floor with a 9.900. Zultevicz followed just behind Shepard with a 9.875, enough to earn her third podium finish of the season after adding one on vault as well earlier in the meet. Like fellow sophomore Reid, Katya Edwards made her collegiate debut for the Wolfpack with hers coming on floor. Edwards additionally had a strong showing, firing a 9.850 that was later matched by Negrete from the anchor position. Knight closed out NC State's scoring effort with a 9.800, resulting in a 49.275 in the Pack's final rotation that matched its season-highest floor total of the year and its highest in the event in Reynolds Coliseum this year.
Up Next
NC State returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 17, for the second leg of its two-meet homestand against Clemson. The matchup between the Wolfpack and Tigers will mark the first ever between the two schools in Reynolds Coliseum, with NC State having handed Clemson its lone loss of the season and its first in program history in the inaugural meet between the two rivals on Feb. 2. Saturday's contest is slated for a 4 p.m. start time, with a stream available on the ACC Network Extra.
#GoPack | @Pack_Gymnastics
The Pack claimed sole possession of all four individual titles on each event, three of which came from Emily Shepard. Shepard's outstanding all-around performance resulted in a 39.525 four-event total that captured the all-around crown, her third of the Pack's 2024 campaign.
The matinee meet was highlighted by a 49.400 on beam that included a trio of 9.9+ scores and two career highs from Macy Jennings and Alexis Ortega. 49.400 is tied for fifth-highest all-time on beam for the Wolfpack and marks just the second time since 2014 that NC State has scored higher than 49.300 on beam.
Vault (49.100)
NC State's afternoon started on vault where the Wolfpack was led by a pair of 9.850 scores from Shepard and Ashley Knight, which was enough to split the event champion honors. Chloe Negrete and Krista Zultevicz each additionally registered scores of 9.8+, with Negrete anchoring at 9.800 and Zultevicz tabbing a 9.825. A strong first rotation by the Wolfpack was completed by a 9.775 from Ortega in her first of three events.
Bars (48.950)
Shepard once again claimed the individual title on bars with a meet-high 9.875. Ortega's penultimate score resulted in a 9.800 that matched bars specialist Peyton Childs, while Katie Harper fired a 9.750. Madeline Reid made her competitive debut for the Wolfpack in NC State's second rotation, tabbing the first counted score of her career with a 9.725 from the third lineup spot.
Beam (49.400)
NC State's beam score was its best of any single rotation this season for the Wolfpack, eclipsing its previous mark of a 49.375 on floor set be the Pack at Clemson on Feb. 2. Ortega, Jennings, and Shepard each posted scores of 9.9+, with Ortega and Jennings each setting a new career best with a 9.925 and a 9.900, respectively. Jennings' 9.900 total was the first score of 9.900 in her career, with the junior now having conducted 33 routines for the Wolfpack, 31 of which have come on beam. Chloe Negrete continued to build NC State's score with a 9.850 in the anchor position, while Meg Adler tabbed a 9.825 from the leadoff spot to start the spark for the Wolfpack.
Floor (49.275)
The Pack's evening came to a close on floor where the Wolfpack clinched its fourth-straight dual-meet victory and its fourth-straight defeat of the Tar Heels. It was once again Shepard who claimed honors as individual champion, the lone gymnast of the night to record a 9.9+ on floor with a 9.900. Zultevicz followed just behind Shepard with a 9.875, enough to earn her third podium finish of the season after adding one on vault as well earlier in the meet. Like fellow sophomore Reid, Katya Edwards made her collegiate debut for the Wolfpack with hers coming on floor. Edwards additionally had a strong showing, firing a 9.850 that was later matched by Negrete from the anchor position. Knight closed out NC State's scoring effort with a 9.800, resulting in a 49.275 in the Pack's final rotation that matched its season-highest floor total of the year and its highest in the event in Reynolds Coliseum this year.
Up Next
NC State returns to action on Saturday, Feb. 17, for the second leg of its two-meet homestand against Clemson. The matchup between the Wolfpack and Tigers will mark the first ever between the two schools in Reynolds Coliseum, with NC State having handed Clemson its lone loss of the season and its first in program history in the inaugural meet between the two rivals on Feb. 2. Saturday's contest is slated for a 4 p.m. start time, with a stream available on the ACC Network Extra.
#GoPack | @Pack_Gymnastics
Players Mentioned
/ Women's Gymnastics
/ Women's Gymnastics
/ Women's Gymnastics
/ Women's Gymnastics
/ Women's Gymnastics
/ Women's Gymnastics
/ Women's Gymnastics
/ Women's Gymnastics
/ Women's Gymnastics
/ Women's Gymnastics
/ Women's Gymnastics
NC State Gymnastics 2024 Regular Season Recap
Saturday, March 30
Leaders of the Pack Chloe Negrete
Thursday, February 22
NC State Wins ACC Regular Season Championship
Monday, February 19
Gymnastics: Shepard v WMU, UNC
Saturday, February 04