Sunday, February 24
Philadelphia, PA
1:00 PM
Brown University
at
Ivy Classic
Costa Wins Vault Title, Gymnastics Scores 192.200 at Ivy Classic
2/24/2019 4:36:00 PM | Women's Gymnastics
PHILADELPHIA, Pa. – Freshman Mei Li Costa won the vault title, and Brown University gymnastics scored a 192.200 – crossing the 192 mark for the third time this season – at the 2019 Ivy Classic on Sunday afternoon at The Palestra at the University of Pennsylvania.
"The Ivy Classic is one of our most competitive meets every year, and this year was no exception," Brown head coach Sara Carver-Milne. "Mei Li finishing first on vault is a terrific accomplishment for a freshman, and we had a number of other strong performances competing alongside very good teams from Cornell, Penn, and Yale."
Costa (Lawrenceville, N.J.) led a group of five Brown gymnasts who totaled seven All-Ivy Classic honors as she captured First Team All-Ivy Classic on vault behind her event win and Second Team All-Ivy Classic on bars. She won the vault title for fifth time in eight meets this season.
Sophomore Kate Nelson (Montara, Calif.) earned Second Team All-Ivy Classic on both vault and bars while sophomore Alyssa Gardner (Angola, N.Y.) took First Team on vault, gaining All-Ivy Classic accolades on vault for the second straight year.
Senior Julia Green (Exton, Pa.) garnered Second Team All-Ivy Classic on vault, taking All-Ivy Classic honors on vault for the second straight year and totaling her third career All-Ivy Classic honor. Sophomore Emma Hansen (Cincinnati, Ohio) claimed Second Team All-Ivy Classic on bars.
In the team standings, Yale University won the event with a 195.100, Cornell University came in second with a 193.925, the host Quakers placed third with a 193.100, and Brown finished fourth with its 192.200.
As a team, Brown scored a season-high 48.550 on vault, while tallying a 48.400 on bars, 47.450 on beam, and 47.800 on floor.
On vault, Costa scored a meet and career-high 9.800 to earn her first career Ivy Classic title. Gardner registered a personal-best 9.775 for third place, and Green notched a season-high 9.700. Nelson recorded a personal-best 9.675, and senior Gabrielle Hechtman (Bellmore, N.Y.) added a 9.600.
Hansen and Nelson each registered a 9.725 on bars to lead the Bears, matching a season high for Hansen. Costa scored a 9.700 while sophomore Caroline Warren (Pawleys Island, S.C.) and freshman Sophia Petrillo (Stoneham, Mass.) each tallied a 9.625.
On beam, Green paced Brown with a season-high 9.700. Sophomore Rose Domonoske (Park City, Utah) scored a 9.675, Hansen tallied a 9.650, and senior Morgan Hagenbuch (Norwich, N.Y.) contributed a 9.425.
Green led the team on floor with a 9.700 while Gardner posted a career-high 9.675. Freshman Abby Walsh (White Lake, Mich.) and Petrillo charted a 9.625 and 9.600 respectively.
Next, Brown competes at the University of New Hampshire with NC State and Rutgers on Saturday, Mar. 2 at 7:00 p.m.
Brown 2019 All-Ivy Classic (Five Student Athletes, Seven Awards)
Vault
Mei Li Costa: Event Champion, First Team
Alyssa Gardner: First Team
Julia Green: Second Team
Kate Nelson: Second Team
Bars
Emma Hansen: Second Team
Kate Nelson: Second Team
Mei Li Costa: Second Team
"The Ivy Classic is one of our most competitive meets every year, and this year was no exception," Brown head coach Sara Carver-Milne. "Mei Li finishing first on vault is a terrific accomplishment for a freshman, and we had a number of other strong performances competing alongside very good teams from Cornell, Penn, and Yale."
Costa (Lawrenceville, N.J.) led a group of five Brown gymnasts who totaled seven All-Ivy Classic honors as she captured First Team All-Ivy Classic on vault behind her event win and Second Team All-Ivy Classic on bars. She won the vault title for fifth time in eight meets this season.
Sophomore Kate Nelson (Montara, Calif.) earned Second Team All-Ivy Classic on both vault and bars while sophomore Alyssa Gardner (Angola, N.Y.) took First Team on vault, gaining All-Ivy Classic accolades on vault for the second straight year.
Senior Julia Green (Exton, Pa.) garnered Second Team All-Ivy Classic on vault, taking All-Ivy Classic honors on vault for the second straight year and totaling her third career All-Ivy Classic honor. Sophomore Emma Hansen (Cincinnati, Ohio) claimed Second Team All-Ivy Classic on bars.
In the team standings, Yale University won the event with a 195.100, Cornell University came in second with a 193.925, the host Quakers placed third with a 193.100, and Brown finished fourth with its 192.200.
As a team, Brown scored a season-high 48.550 on vault, while tallying a 48.400 on bars, 47.450 on beam, and 47.800 on floor.
On vault, Costa scored a meet and career-high 9.800 to earn her first career Ivy Classic title. Gardner registered a personal-best 9.775 for third place, and Green notched a season-high 9.700. Nelson recorded a personal-best 9.675, and senior Gabrielle Hechtman (Bellmore, N.Y.) added a 9.600.
Hansen and Nelson each registered a 9.725 on bars to lead the Bears, matching a season high for Hansen. Costa scored a 9.700 while sophomore Caroline Warren (Pawleys Island, S.C.) and freshman Sophia Petrillo (Stoneham, Mass.) each tallied a 9.625.
On beam, Green paced Brown with a season-high 9.700. Sophomore Rose Domonoske (Park City, Utah) scored a 9.675, Hansen tallied a 9.650, and senior Morgan Hagenbuch (Norwich, N.Y.) contributed a 9.425.
Green led the team on floor with a 9.700 while Gardner posted a career-high 9.675. Freshman Abby Walsh (White Lake, Mich.) and Petrillo charted a 9.625 and 9.600 respectively.
Next, Brown competes at the University of New Hampshire with NC State and Rutgers on Saturday, Mar. 2 at 7:00 p.m.
Brown 2019 All-Ivy Classic (Five Student Athletes, Seven Awards)
Vault
Mei Li Costa: Event Champion, First Team
Alyssa Gardner: First Team
Julia Green: Second Team
Kate Nelson: Second Team
Bars
Emma Hansen: Second Team
Kate Nelson: Second Team
Mei Li Costa: Second Team
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