Corvallis, Ore. – The Centenary gymnastics team opened its 2020 season with a third-place finish on Saturday as the Ladies competed against host and 15^th-ranked Oregon State and Seattle Pacific at Gill Coliseum.

Centenary finished with a score of 182.625 in its first meet of the season. Oregon State won the meet with a score of 195.325 while Seattle Pacific placed second with a final score of 189.525. Senior Cami Bea Austin (Memphis, Tenn.) tied for first place in the All-Around competition with a final score of 36.775 along with Seattle Pacific's Darian Burns. Ladies' freshman Kendall Huff (Riviera, Texas) finished third with a score of 36.500 and Centenary sophomore Kendall Sanders (Spring Branch, Texas) placed fourth with a score of 36.250.

Austin earned Centenary's best finish on the vault, placing fifth with a score of 9.775. Huff placed 10^th with a score of 9.625. Oregon State's Kaitlyn Yanish won the competition with a final score of 9.850 and her teammates Lacy and Madi Dagen finished second and third and were joined by three other Beavers in the top 10.

Sanders placed 11^th in the Uneven Parallel Bars competition, Centenary's top finisher in the event with a score of 9.200. Austin earned two more top-10 finishes, placing 10th in the Balance Beam competition with a score of 9.575 and tying for seventh in the Floor Exercise competition with a score of 9.675.

The Ladies will host Texas Woman's in their first home meet of the season next Saturday, Jan. 18 at the Gold Dome with first rotation set for 6 p.m. The meet will be the first of four straight at home for the Ladies as they welcome Cortland to town on Saturday, Jan. 25 at 6 p.m. and then host Texas Woman's for a second time on Friday, Feb. 7 at 6 p.m. and will finish off the weekend with a meet against Winona State on Sunday, Feb. 9 at 2 p.m. Centenary's final home meet of the season will be held on Sunday, March 1 against Southeast Missouri State at 2 p.m.

A link to the complete 2020 season schedule is available here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/gymnastics/2019-20/schedule

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