Maryland Gymnastics Wins Terrapin Quad With 195.700 Score In Season Opener

Friday, January 9

College Park, MD

7 PM

Maryland

195.700

193.200

George Washington

Maryland Gymnastics Wins Terrapin Quad With 195.700 Score In Season Opener

1/9/2026 7:00:00 PM | Gymnastics

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The Terps placed first in all four events on Friday night in wins over New Hampshire, George Washington and Long Island.

COLLEGE PARK, MD — Maryland gymnastics got its season started with a first-place finish in the Terrapin Quad with a total score of 195.700. The Terps dominated all four events as they downed second-place New Hampshire (194.500), third-place George Washington (193.200), and fourth-place Long Island (190.400) at XFINITY Center on Friday night.

Katrina Mendez-Abolnik and Logan Buckmon both dazzled with 9.850 marks, tied for the second-highest scores of the event, as the Terps started the night on the vault and posted a 49.000 team score. Maryland finished first in its first event of the season.

Welcome to College Park Kat 😍!! pic.twitter.com/Rhl7gCEmVc
— Maryland Gymnastics (@TerpsGymnastics) January 10, 2026

Gianna Ruffing and Chelsey Dennis both earned respective 9.850 and 9.825 scores on the uneven bars in Maryland's second event. The Terps earned another 49.000 team score as they took first in the event. Ruffing's mark was the highest score on the uneven bars by any gymnast on Friday.

STICKKYYYY GI 🔥

9.850 on her bars debut!@B1GGymnastics pic.twitter.com/1WlfYkPNgW
— Maryland Gymnastics (@TerpsGymnastics) January 10, 2026

Maryland moved over to the balance beam, where the Terps recorded a 48.625 team score. Madeline Komoroski led the way with a 9.850 while Emily DeFrees earned a 9.725 in her collegiate debut. Komoroski's score was tied for the night's highest mark on the beam.

Freshman Debut for 𝐄𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲! 👏 pic.twitter.com/XUcYUZUbAq
— Maryland Gymnastics (@TerpsGymnastics) January 10, 2026

The Terps wrapped their season opener up with the floor exercise and capped the night with a 49.075 team score and an event win. Madeline Komoroski posted a 9.850 while Emily DeFrees impressed the judges with the same score. The two Terps tied for the top mark on the floor on Friday. Maryland flips into Big Ten competition with a perfect 3-0 record.

Nailed it 👏

9.850 for 𝐄𝐦𝐢𝐥𝐲! pic.twitter.com/0xpUeM9goo
— Maryland Gymnastics (@TerpsGymnastics) January 10, 2026

The Scoring:

Rotation 1 – Vault:

Team Total: 49.000 (1st Place)

George Washington (48.825)
New Hampshire (48.475)
Long Island (47.950)

Rayna getting us started! pic.twitter.com/KG1XVVfmea
— Maryland Gymnastics (@TerpsGymnastics) January 10, 2026

Rotation 2 — Uneven Bars:

Sarah Saville - 9.775
Logan Buckmon - 9.775
Gianna Ruffing - 9.850
Aine Reade - 9.775
Chelsey Dennis - 9.825
Madeline Komoroski - 9.675

Team Total: 49.000 (1st Place)

New Hampshire (48.775)
George Washington (48.425)
Long Island (46.900)

Rotation 3 — Balance Beam:

Megan Bingham - 9.775
Rayna Engelmayer - 9.275
Aine Reade - 9.525
Emily DeFrees - 9.725
Chelsey Dennis - 9.750
Madeline Komoroski - 9.850

Team Total: 48.625 (1st Place)

New Hampshire (48.550)
Long Island (47.675)
George Washington (47.275)

Welcome to the GymTerps 𝘾𝙝𝙚𝙡𝙨𝙚𝙮! 🤩 pic.twitter.com/qcBrUw2q5k
— Maryland Gymnastics (@TerpsGymnastics) January 10, 2026

Rotation 4 — Floor Exercise:

Gianna Ruffing - 9.800
Emily DeFrees - 9.850
Josephine Kogler - 9.700
Madeline Komoroski - 9.850
Taylor Rech - 9.800
Aine Reade - 9.775

Team Total: 49.075 (1st Place)

New Hampshire (48.700)
George Washington (48.675)
Long Island (47.825)

All power 💪 pic.twitter.com/rUUF3jJXnD
— Maryland Gymnastics (@TerpsGymnastics) January 10, 2026

Brett Nelligan's Breakdown:

"They just have this ability to flip a switch. Practice was good, but they somehow know when to just flip the switch and be great when the lights are on and the pressure's on."
"They have this ability in them to be great when the moment calls for it, and to see that on night one is really impressive, and I'm excited to see how this season goes."
"I'm already blown away with how much they've grown as a team. That's what you have to do when you step out in front of fans and you;ve got the lights on and the pressure's on you. If you're not a close-knit group, it's easy to crack under pressure. We were in a pressure situation on beam and we had to fight our way through that, and I truly believe we were able to do that because of the bonds that we built as a team in the preseason."
This is certainly helpful for us to get back into the gum and not have anything major to fix. We get to go in the gym and say 'all right, little-detail work'. We'll reduce some wobbles on the beam and some landings on vault and floor, but we're not having to fix anything major. This is a great, nice, high starting point for us, and hopefully we can build from here."

Komoroski's Commanding Night:

"As a team, we just had so much fun. We went out there and did better than we could have ever wished or hoped in our first meet. We worked hard for it, but it really showed off tonight. We pulled it all together, so that was a really awesome feeling."
"My voice is almost gone, but I had so much fun. It's my role now to get people hyped up and everything, so I try my best to do that. I think we, as seniors, did a great job at bringing it."
"I think everyone did great. There were some ups and downs, but we didn't let the downs keep us down. We just moved on and had a great day."
"Today was a really fun experience and everybody can't wait to compete again next weekend. That's a good thing. When we go into the gym, we're excited to get better and come out here and do it all again."

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