Shreveport - The Centenary gymnastics team has been selected as Centenary Athletics' "Team of the Week" after the Ladies recorded identical season-high team scores in a pair of home meets this past weekend at the Gold Dome.

Centenary matched its season-best score of 189.150 as the Ladies finished third in a quad-meet on Sunday afternoon against Alaska Anchorage, Greenville University, and Talladega College at the Gold Dome.

The Ladies also earned a 189.150 on Friday night in a tri-meet against Alaska and Talladega. Centenary celebrated the 60^th anniversary of the sport of gymnastics on campus and welcomed back a large group of alumnae throughout the weekend. Friday was also the annual Sylvia Keiter Memorial Meet.

SUNDAY'S HIGHLIGHTS:

BARS:

Sophomore Claire Flores (Oklahoma City, Okla.) recorded a season-high 9.50 to finish eighth as she earned the Ladies' top finish and score in the event on Sunday.

BEAM:

Junior Emma Lavelle (Mandeville, La.) recorded a season-high 9.65 on Sunday to tie for seventh.

FLOOR:

Freshman Olivia Williams (Cape Coral, Fla.) earned a season-high 9.55 to finish 12^th in Sunday's meet.

VAULT:

Senior Kendall Huff (Riviera, Texas) had the Ladies' best finish on Sunday  as she tied for fourth place with a season-best 9.725. Senior Lacey Wedge (Belle Chasse, La.) recorded a season-best 9.675 to finish seventh, sophomore Sophie Schmitz (Trophy Club, Texas) earned a season-high 9.625 to finish 10^th, and Sophomore Amy Foret (Bedford, Texas) recorded a season-high 9.60 to tie for 11^th place.

FRIDAY'S HIGHLIGHTS:

BARS:

Lavelle tied for ninth place with a season-high 9.525 and Flores finished 11^th with a season-high (at the time) 9.425 which she bested on Sunday.

BEAM:

Foret scored a season and career-best 9.80 to tie for third place, and senior Rylie Molina (Moss Bluff, La.) also earned a season and career-best 9.75 to tie for sixth, and Schmitz earned a season-best 9.5755 to finish 11^th.

FLOOR:

Wedge tied for third place with a season and career-high 9.75 and senior Isabel Plaza (San Antonio, Texas) tied for eighth place with a season-high 9.575.

VAULT:

Schmitz earned a season-high (at the time) 9.575 to finish third which she bested on Sunday.

The Ladies will hit the road to face the host Air Force Academy Falcons and UC-Davis in a tri-meet on Friday, Feb. 16 at 7 p.m. in Colorado Springs, Colo.

See the Ladies' complete season schedule here: https://www.gocentenary.com/sports/gymnastics/2023-24/schedule

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