Terps Travel to #22 Iowa Sunday
1/27/2017 12:00:00 AM | Gymnastics
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| Last Meet Results | ||
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| Category | MD | IOWA |
| Vault | 48.575 | 48.700 |
| Uneven Bars | 48.775 | 49.050 |
| Balance Beam | 48.550 | 49.375 |
| Floor | 48.825 | 49.050 |
| Team Score | 194.725 | 196.175 |
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 Maryland vs. MichiganSunday, Feb. 5 | Noon The Terps host Big Ten opponent Michigan in Maryland's first Purple Meet for Cystic Fibrosis Awareness. The meet will air on the Big Ten Network! | PROMOS |
COLLEGE PARK, Md. - The Maryland gymnastics team goes on the road for the second straight week as the Terps travel to No. 22 Iowa for a meet this Sunday at 3 p.m. ET.
• A paid live stream of the Terps-Hawkeyes meet will be available here. Live results will be available here.
last time out
• The Terps set season highs on uneven bars, floor exercise and team total as Maryland posted a 194.725 last Saturday.
• The Terps tallied a 48.775 on bars, a 48.825 on floor and a 194.725 team score.
• Junior Evelyn Nee tied for first on beam with a 9.825. Senior Sarah Faller tied for second on vault with a 9.800, and freshman Alecia Farina placed third on bars with a 9.825.
in the rankings
• The Terps are currently tied for No. 42 with an average score of 193.675.
• Iowa currently ranks No. 22 with an average score of 195.063.
• For complete rankings, visit roadtonationals.com.
Scouting the iowa hawkeyes
• The Hawkeyes upset then-No. 18 Ohio State last week, posting a 196.175 in Columbus. Clair Kaji was named Big Ten Freshman of the Week after winning the floor title with a 9.900.
• Junior Melissa Zurawski placed first on bars with a 9.875 and freshman Charlotte Sullivan took first on vault with a 9.800.
• The Hawkeyes currently rank fifth in the Big Ten with a 195.063 average team score. Iowa was picked to finish tied for fifth in the Big Ten Preseason Coaches' Poll.
• Last season, Iowa defeated Maryland in College Park, 196.275-195.500.
terps to appear on btn three times
• The Maryland gymnastics team will be featured on the Big Ten Network three times this season.
• The Terps' meet vs. Michigan in the XFINITY Center on Sunday, Feb. 5 will be aired live on BTN Plus at noon. Fans can catch a replay of the meet at 4 p.m. on the Big Ten Network.
• Maryland will compete in one of two Big 5 meets at Illinois on Saturday, March 11. The meet will be aired live on BTN at 3 p.m.
• Both sessions of the Big Ten Championships will be aired live on BTN. The first session will take place at noon while the second session will be at 5 p.m.
• All Maryland home meets will be featured on BTN Plus.
TERPS TO host first purple meet
• Maryland will host its first-ever Purple Meet when the Terps take on Michigan on Feb. 5 in the XFINITY Center.
• The meet will honor Cystic Fibrosis Awareness, and the GymTerps will wear purple leotards for the event.
• Former GymTerp Jessie Black, who graduated in 2014, has cystic fibrosis.
• Maryland will host a silent auction to support the cause during the meet.
seniors lead terps on vault
• Seniors Emily Brauckmuller and Sarah Faller have led Maryland on vault this season as both are averaging at least a 9.750 on the apparatus.
• In the season opener against West Virginia, the duo each posted 9.750s, the highest scores on the team. Brauckmuller and Faller notched matching scores again in the Maryland quad meet, the seniors tallied 9.775s, which placed fourth in the meet.
• Faller tied for second on vault at Penn State with a 9.800.
youth movement
• Maryland welcomed one of the top freshman classes in program history this season, and the newest Terps have made an immediate impact.
• Five freshmen have found their way into the Maryland lineup this season. Alecia Farina, Kirsten Peterman and Deanna Magro have been important members of the vault lineup while Farina has been a force on bars. Magro posted a 9.750 on beam in her debut.
• Sophomores Shynelle Agaran, Amanda Bertorello and Megan McClelland have also been key for the Terps. Agaran notched a team-high 9.800 on bars in Maryland's first meet vs. West Virginia. In the Maryland quad meet, Bertorello set career highs on bars (9.750) and floor (9.800). McClelland has been a mainstay in the floor lineup since her freshman season.
• Ten of Maryland's 17 gymnasts are underclassmen.
FAller, Farina named b1g gymnasts to watch
• Senior Sarah Faller and freshman Alecia Farina were selected as Maryland's Big Ten Gymnasts to Watch in December.
• Faller has been a consistent performer for the Terps since her first season, competing on vault, bars and beam. Last season, Faller set a new career-high with a 9.850 on bars and tied a career high 9.800 on beam. The Raleigh, N.C., native is a two-time Big Ten All-Academic selection.
• Farina is a member of one of Maryland's strongest freshmen classes to date. She was the only gymnast in Ohio high school history to earn a perfect 10.0 on vault, which she did three times. Farina finished second on floor, 10th on vault and 23rd in the all-around at the 2016 U.S. Junior Olympic National Championship.
• The Terps were picked to finish ninth in the Big Ten preseason coaches poll.
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