BGSU Gymnastics place second at Michigan State tri-meet
March 6, 2023
The Bowling Green gymnastics team placed second in a tri-meet in East Lansing, Mich.
Michigan State placed first, with a team score of 198.225, while the Falcons placed second with a score of 196.200.
The orange and brown set a program team record, with an overall team score of 49.225 to highlight their weekend.
They also tied their season-best on the floor with a team score of 49.075.
Some standouts for BGSU included sophomore Katrina Mendez Abolnik, who scored a career-high 9.900 on vault.
That score also gave her a tie in seventh place for the program record in the venet, while placing in third place overall.
Senior Dahlia Solorzano-Caruso PR’d on the vault with a score of 9.825, while tying her season-best on the beam with a score of 9.775.
Freshman Madison Coburn also had a big showing on the vault, setting her own personal record with a score of 9.825.
Another falcon scoring a 9.825 was sophomore Emily Castilgia, who tied her own personal best on the beam with that score.
The Falcons as a team in other events included a finish of 48.850 on bars, a 49.050 score on the beam, and a 49.075 score on the floor.
The Falcons’ best all-around performance came by sophomore Kathryn Weilbacher, who scored a 39.275, which was tied for the second-best mark of her career.
The Falcon gymnasts will close out their regular-season slate next Sunday at 2:00 p.m. in Ypsilanti against the Eastern Michigan Eagles.
For more information about the team, visit the athletics webpage.