On a snowy Friday night in Maryland, Rutgers gymnastics reached new heights as a program. The Scarlet Knights claimed the Big Ten dual meet behind a season-high 195.550 team score. In their best performance of the season, Rutgers got contributions from various sources.
As the Scarlet Knights put together a dominating performance, they recorded eight individual career-high or tying scores. That includes Valentina Lorente-Garcia, who produced a 0.825 vault, the best of her career. Gabriella Dildy set career highs on the second straight week on vaults.
Our season-high team score is paced by eight individual career-highs and events wins by Elia Aird & Avery Balser in a dual meet at Maryland.#StormyKnights⛈️#GoRU! pic.twitter.com/iVrQbBDHRc
— Rutgers Gymnastics (@RUGymnastics) January 20, 2024
Additionally, freshman Olivia DiNovi continued her impressive start with a career-high 9.800 on bars. Since the start of her college career, the rookie has posted a 9.700, 9.725, and 9.800 in succession in her first three meets. She was not the only newcomer who produced, as Elliot Goldsmith posted a 9.650 in her college debut on the bars.
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Following an impressive win, Rutgers will now get a few days to recharge. They will return to action on January 26th, when they welcome Penn State to Mike Jersey’s Arena. That dual will be aired live on the Big Ten Network.