Bowling Green State University Athletics
Friday, March 8
Pittsburgh, Pa.
7 p.m.
Bowling Green State University
195.225
at
195.800
Pitt
Pitt Edges Bowling Green on a Record-Breaking Night for the Falcons
March 08, 2024 | Gymnastics
PITTSBURGH – The Bowling Green gymnastics team competed tough, but fell at Pitt on Friday night, 195.800-195.225, at Fitzgerald Field House.
Kathryn Weilbacher tied the program record on vault with a perfect 9.950 on a 9.950 start value. She joins program legend Marny Oestreng and Jovannah East at the top of the list. Oestreng reached the score twice. The Falcons also set the program record for team vault score with a 49.250. Love Akpan's personal record of 9.900 on vault ties for No. 8 in program history. Madison Coburn added to the record score with a PR of 9.875.
Weilbacher's vault score is tied for the 18th-best score in the nation on the apparatus this season. It is also the second-best score in the MAC. The BGSU team vault score is the third-best tally in the MAC.
Weilbacher, Akpan and Coburn went No. 1-3 on vault. Isabella Rivelli tied for No. 1 on bars with a 9.850. Megan Bingham's 9.825 tied for No. 2 on beam for the meet. Akpan and Weilbacher tied for No. 3 on floor with a 9.875.
Inside the Scoresheet
• BGSU sets a team record on vault with a 49.250. The previous record was 49.225, which was set last year in a tri-meet at Michigan State.
• Kathryn Weilbacher had a PR on vault with a perfect 9.950 on a 9.950 start value. Her score ties her for No. 1 all-time at BGSU on vault with Marny Oestreng (twice) and Jovannah East.
• Love Akpan's PR on vault of 9.900 is tied for No. 8 all-time at BGSU in the event.
• Madison Coburn had a PR on vault with 9.875.
• Keira Thornton had a PR on vault with a 9.750.
• Megan Bingham tied her PR on vault with a 9.775.
• Lauren Bannister notched her second-best floor score of the season with a 9.750.
• Love Akpan had a PR on floor with a 9.875.
• Sarina Ross tied her season best on beam with 9.750.
• Love Akpan had a PR in the All-Around with a 38.900.
From the Locker Room
"The team has been building great momentum over the last few meets and it was so exciting to see them fight hard through every rotation. The vault team broke the school record and Kathryn [Weilbacher] achieved a perfect score on her 9.95 valued vault along with tying the school record on that event. We are steadily building towards the MAC Championships and it's exciting to the confidence and growth of this team." – Kerrie Turner, BGSU gymnastics head coach
NEXT UP
• The Falcons conclude MAC play on Sunday, March 17 at Kent State.
Kathryn Weilbacher tied the program record on vault with a perfect 9.950 on a 9.950 start value. She joins program legend Marny Oestreng and Jovannah East at the top of the list. Oestreng reached the score twice. The Falcons also set the program record for team vault score with a 49.250. Love Akpan's personal record of 9.900 on vault ties for No. 8 in program history. Madison Coburn added to the record score with a PR of 9.875.
Weilbacher's vault score is tied for the 18th-best score in the nation on the apparatus this season. It is also the second-best score in the MAC. The BGSU team vault score is the third-best tally in the MAC.
Weilbacher, Akpan and Coburn went No. 1-3 on vault. Isabella Rivelli tied for No. 1 on bars with a 9.850. Megan Bingham's 9.825 tied for No. 2 on beam for the meet. Akpan and Weilbacher tied for No. 3 on floor with a 9.875.
With a 9.950 start value, Kathryn Weilbacher is perfect on vault to tie the program record! You can watch her fly here 🎥⬇️ pic.twitter.com/v0FWLQmP67
— BGSU Gymnastics (@BGSUGymnastics) March 9, 2024
Inside the Scoresheet
• BGSU sets a team record on vault with a 49.250. The previous record was 49.225, which was set last year in a tri-meet at Michigan State.
• Kathryn Weilbacher had a PR on vault with a perfect 9.950 on a 9.950 start value. Her score ties her for No. 1 all-time at BGSU on vault with Marny Oestreng (twice) and Jovannah East.
• Love Akpan's PR on vault of 9.900 is tied for No. 8 all-time at BGSU in the event.
• Madison Coburn had a PR on vault with 9.875.
• Keira Thornton had a PR on vault with a 9.750.
• Megan Bingham tied her PR on vault with a 9.775.
• Lauren Bannister notched her second-best floor score of the season with a 9.750.
• Love Akpan had a PR on floor with a 9.875.
• Sarina Ross tied her season best on beam with 9.750.
• Love Akpan had a PR in the All-Around with a 38.900.
From the Locker Room
"The team has been building great momentum over the last few meets and it was so exciting to see them fight hard through every rotation. The vault team broke the school record and Kathryn [Weilbacher] achieved a perfect score on her 9.95 valued vault along with tying the school record on that event. We are steadily building towards the MAC Championships and it's exciting to the confidence and growth of this team." – Kerrie Turner, BGSU gymnastics head coach
NEXT UP
• The Falcons conclude MAC play on Sunday, March 17 at Kent State.
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