Maryland Gymnastics Kicks Off 2026 Season with Quad Meet vs. GW, LIU, and UNH

Friday, January 9

College Park, MD

7 PM

Maryland

George Washington

Maryland Gymnastics Kicks Off 2026 Season with Quad Meet vs. GW, LIU, and UNH

1/5/2026 10:25:00 PM | Gymnastics

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January 9, 2026

XFINITY Center

7:00 p.m. ET

Free Admission

B1G+

COLLEGE PARK, MD - The Maryland gymnastics team opens the 2026 season at home in a quad meet against the University of New Hampshire, Long Island University and George Washington. Action begins at 7 p.m., and fans can stream the meet on B1G+ and follow along for updates on X @TerpsGymnastics.

SETTING THE STAGE

The Terrapins open the 2026 season after recording the best NCAA Regional performance in program history, scoring a 196.825 and placing fourth in Session II of the NCAA Pennsylvania Regional last April.
Maryland set several program records at the regional, highlighted by a 49.325 team score on floor in its second rotation, the highest floor score in NCAA Regional competition in program history.
Senior Taylor Rech tied for the third-best vault score in NCAA Regional history with a 9.900.
Senior Madeline Komoroski posted a career-best 9.950 on balance beam to break the program record for the highest beam score at an NCAA Regional and was named the NCAA Pennsylvania Regional Champion.
Rech and Komoroski were both named Big Ten Gymnasts to Watch entering the season.
Maryland last faced LIU at a tri meet at Yale, earning a 196.150-194.550 win, and finished ahead of George Washington in both meetings during the 2025 season with scores of 195.500-195.225 and 196.175-195.250.
Maryland's last home opener was Jan. 18, 2025, when the Terps hosted No. 11 UCLA and set a program attendance record with 7,287 fans at XFINITY Center.
The Terrapins enter the quad meet with 11 new faces on the roster, including six freshmen and five transfers.
Maryland is led by head coach Brett Nelligan, who enters his 17th season at the helm of the program.
Nelligan signed a contract extension through June 2030, announced in August by Jim Smith, Barry P. Gossett Director of Athletics.

Senior Taylor Rech was named a 2026 Big Ten Gymnast to Watch.

Checking out the schedule

Following the season-opening quad this weekend, Maryland opens Big Ten competition at home against Washington on Jan. 17.
Maryland opens Big Ten road action on Jan. 25 at Penn State, then continues conference play with a February slate that includes road meets at Illinois (Feb. 1) and Michigan State (Feb. 15), and home contests against Rutgers (Feb. 7) and Nebraska (Feb. 20).
The Terrapins travel west on Feb. 27 for the Big Four Meet in Los Angeles, facing UCLA, Ohio State and Iowa in a nationally televised match up on FS1.
March features a series of quad meets, beginning with the Temple Quad on March 5 in Philadelphia, followed by the Maryland Quad at home on March 7 and additional quad meets at Towson (March 13) and Washington, D.C. (March 15).
Maryland closes the regular season at the Big Ten Championships on March 20 before advancing to NCAA Regionals on April 1.
Senior Maddie Komoroski was named a 2026 Big Ten Gymnast to Watch.

meet the newcomers

The Terps have welcomed five transfers this past offseason, bringing a new level of experience and talent to College Park.
Megan Bingham is a Second-Team All-Conference All-Around gymnast who achieved a career-high score of 9.950 on beam. She joins the Terps from Bowling Green State University and is now a senior.
Aine Reade earned First-Team All-Conference honors and was an eight-time Conference Rookie of the Week. She recorded a career-high 9.900 on floor and comes to Maryland from the University of New Hampshire as a sophomore.
Chelsey Dennis is a First-Team All-Conference gymnast and two-time Conference Rookie Specialist of the Week. She posted a career-high 9.900 on balance beam while competing at Towson University and is now a junior.
Katrina Mendez-Abolnik achieved a career-high score of 9.900 on vault, appeared in 10 of 12 meets in 2025 all on vault, and joins the Terps from Bowling Green State University as a graduate student.
Alexis Czarrunchick transferred from the University of Georgia and is now a sophomore. She was the state all-around runner-up in 2023 and previously trained at MG Elite.

Don't Miss the Fun In XFINITY!

Post-Meet Autographs available after every meet! except Senior Night (March 7).

Jan. 17 – 7:30 PM | vs. Washington | Royal Terps Night
Celebrate princesses at XFINITY! First 100 fans get a Royal t-shirt, decorate crowns & wands, snap photos with a princess, and catch Testudo in action.
Feb. 7 – 6:00 PM | vs. Rutgers | Baby Race
Watch the fastest crawlers compete during the meet—adorable chaos guaranteed!
Feb. 20 – 7:30 PM | vs. Nebraska | My Meet, My Cause
Cheer for community and causes close to our gymnasts' hearts. Grab cause-colored ribbons, fill out "I Compete For" signs, support Greek Life philanthropies, and see Testudo make an appearance.