TOWSON, Md. – The Gustavus gymnastics team competed at Towson University along with Southern Connecticut State Sunday afternoon, turning in a season-high total of 184.925 for third place, the fourth highest team score in program history.
Gustavus compiled season-best scores in each event except bars, scoring a school record 47.425 on vault, 44.625 on bars, 45.400 on beam, and 47.475 on floor.
Amanda Malo (Jr., Grenwood, Minn.) led the team on the vault with a career-high 9.550, followed by career-highs from Veronica Vasina (Jr., Arvada, Colo.) at 9.525, Leah Heilig (So., Forest Lake, Minn.) at 9.475, Alyssa Teper (Fy., Medina, Ohio) at 9.400, and Kate Schneider (Sr., Albany, Minn.) at 9.325.
Malo also paced the Gusties on the floor exercise with a career-best score of 9.650, while picking up a career-best score on bars at 9.500, helping lead to her career-high all-around score of 37.950.
Torrie Aycock (Jr., Buffalo, Minn.) also finished with a career-high score of 9.625 on floor, with Heilig not far behind at 9.600.
Katy Trunk (Jr., North Branch, Minn.) led Gustavus on the beam with a career-best score of 9.450.
Next up, Gustavus hosts Winona State University at 6 p.m. next Friday at Sponberg Gymnastics Studio. Next Sunday the Gusties travel to St. Paul, Minn. for another dual meet at Hamline Universtiy.