ITHACA, N.Y. – The Cortland women's gymnastics team, sixth in the latest National Collegiate Gymnastics Association (NCGA) team rankings, finished first at the four-team Harriet Marranca Invitational, hosted by Ithaca College. The Red Dragons posted a season-best score of 183.375 to defeat fifth-ranked Ithaca (183.00), top-ranked Brockport (181.525) and 14th-ranked Wilson (171.30).

Cortland earned three of the top five spots on vault, led by senior Chris Cate's (Concord, NH) winning score of 9.525. Senior Jenn Najuch (North Tonawanda) placed second with a 9.50 and sophomore Cady Tinney (Nichols/Tioga) finished in a three-way tie for third place with a 9.35.

Senior Christine Haungs (Derby/Lake Shore) was one of the Red Dragons' three top-six finishers on balance beam with a second-place effort of 9.50. Sophomore Cristina Speirs (Plainview/Plainview-Old Bethpage) was fourth with a 9.325 and freshman Sarah Nadrowski (Buffalo/Kenmore East) tied for fifth with a career-best 9.075.

Najuch posted a career-best score of 9.675 on floor exercise to finish in third place. Sophomore Ashley Fleming (Holbrook/Sachem East) tied for seventh (9.45) and Speirs had a career-high 9.40 to tie for ninth. Fleming also tied for eighth on balance beam (8.80).

Junior Eli Roberge (Southington, CT) was Cortland's best performer on uneven bars. She finished in fifth place with a 9.15. Haungs placed seventh on vault (9.25) and was second of seven competitors in the all-around with a 36.65.

Cortland's other top-10 finishers included senior Jessica Ruocco (Bayside/The Mary Louis Academy) (seventh, uneven bars, 9.05), junior Kasey Cutler (East Hampton, CT) (tied for eighth, uneven bars, 8.975) and freshman Amanda Recor (Lancaster) (tied for eighth, vault, 9.20).


Cortland 183.375, Ithaca 183.00, Brockport 181.525, Wilson 171.30

(Top 6 plus other Cortland)


Vault
(Cort. 46.825, Ith. 45.925, Brk. 45.75, Wils. 43.70)

1) Chris Cate (CORT), 9.525
2) Jenn Najuch (CORT), 9.50
tie 3) Cady Tinney (CORT), 9.35
tie 3) Rachel Taylor (ITH), 9.35
tie 3) Jessica Bolduc (ITH), 9.35
6) Natalie Sroda (BROCK), 9.275

7) Christine Haungs (CORT), 9.25
tie 8) Amanda Recor (CORT), 9.20
18) Carly Williams (CORT), 9.00

Uneven Bars
(Brk. 45.15, Ith. 44.80, Cort. 44.75, Wils. 40.85)

1) Jessica Bolduc (ITH), 9.65
2) Christina Baggetta (BROCK), 9.35
3) Rachel Taylor (ITH), 9.225
4) Elizabeth Levy (BROCK), 9.20
5) Eli Roberge (CORT), 9.15
6) Rebekka Williams (WILS), 9.125

7) Jessica Ruocco (CORT), 9.05
tie 8) Kasey Cutler (CORT), 8.975
12) Christine Haungs (CORT), 8.85
13) Cady Tinney (CORT), 8.725
16) Chris Cate (CORT), 8.60


Balance Beam
(Cort. 45.00, Ith. 44.525, Brk. 43.75, Wils. 42.425)

1) Carrie Rock (BROCK), 9.55
2) Christine Haungs (CORT), 9.50
3) Kelcie Morris (BROCK), 9.45
4) Cristina Speirs (CORT), 9.325
tie 5) Sarah Nadrowski (CORT), 9.075
tie 5) Kay Gordon (ITH), 9.075

tie 8) Ashley Fleming (CORT), 8.80
tie 19) Alyssa Neely (CORT), 8.30
tie 19) Amanda Recor (CORT), 8.30

Floor Exercise
(Ith. 47.75, Brk. 46.875, Cort. 46.80, Wils. 44.325)

1) Lauren Gildemeyer (BROCK), 9.75
2) Jessica Bolduc (ITH), 9.725
3) Jenn Najuch (CORT), 9.675
tie 4) Brianne Sullivan (ITH), 9.575
tie 4) Kailee Spusta (ITH), 9.575
6) Katie Sampson (ITH), 9.475

tie 7) Ashley Fleming (CORT), 9.45
tie 9) Cristina Speirs (CORT), 9.40
15) Alyssa Neely (CORT), 9.225
18) Christine Haungs (CORT), 9.05
19) Lauren Pytel (CORT), 8.95

All-Around

1) Jessica Bolduc (ITH), 37.475
2) Christine Haungs (CORT), 36.65
3) Rebekka Williams (WILS), 35.95
4) Kay Gordon (ITH), 35.70
5) Sam Vance (WILS), 35.10
6) Laura Beck (WILS), 34.45
7) Mandy Grahn (WILS), 31.45