THE RUNDOWN
Score #1: No. 8 Gannon 270.705, No. 11 Glenville State 251.925
Score #2: No. 8 Gannon 270.705, No. 13 Adrian 138.875
Records: Gannon (2-0), Glenville State (1-1), Adrian (0-2)
Location: Erie, Pa. - Hammermill Center
The Short Story: Gannon Acrobatics and Tumbling opened up 2-0 for the second-consecutive season on Saturday night (Feb. 4) with victories against Glenville State and Adrian.

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GANNON'S WINNING TEAMS/INDIVIDUALS

Compulsory Event – Heat 1 (Comp Acro)
Team Members: Chelsea Cowan (Erie, Pa./Mercyhurst Prep), Kaitlyn Heath (Marietta, N.Y./Marcellus), Andrea Cygan (Butler, Pa./Butler), Kelsey McGarvey (Erie, Pa./Villa Maria Academy), Michaela Soper (Fallston, Md./Fallston), Nikki Pizzi (Wallingford, Conn./Lyman Hall), Elizabeth Martin (Chicago, Ill./Von Steuben), Brenna Schuler (Corapolis, Pa./Peters Township)
Points Possible: 10
Score:  9.10
 
Compulsory Event - Heat 2 (Comp Pyramid)
Team Members: Soper, Jessica Page (Eden, N.Y./Eden), Hayley Nejman (Erie, Pa./Villa Maria Academy), Ciara Rand (Goodyear, Ariz./Verrado), Cygan, Cassidy Jelen (Huntersville, N.C./Cox Mill), Meghan Hughes (Lakewood, N.J./Donovan Catholic), Sydney Pouliopoulos (Westford, Mass./Westford Academy), Kaitlyn Heath (Marietta, N.Y./Marcellus), Mackenzie Kavlick (Erie, Pa./McDowell), Mikayla Vecchio (Cheswick, Pa./Deer Lakes), Martin, Jocelyn Scott (DuBois, Pa./DuBois), Cowan, Angelina Grandinetti (Fayetteville, N.Y./Fayetteville-Manlius)
Points Possible: 10
Score: 9.85
 
Compulsory Event – Heat 3 (Comp Toss)
Team Members: Cowan, Pizzi, Martin, Jelen, Nejman, Hughes, Page, Soper, Ashley Barrish (West Berlin, N.J./Overbrook), Brittney McNiff (Bergenfield, N.J./Bergenfield), Rand
Points Possible: 10
Score: 9.95
 
Compulsory Event – Heat 4 (Comp Tumbling)
Team Members: Gina Pergolizzi (Seminole, Fla./Seminole), Lisa Wagaman (California, Md./Leonardtown), Soper, Vecchio, Page, Scott, Schuler, Hughes
Points Possible: 10
Score: 9.40
 
Acro Event - Heat 2 (6 Element)
Team Members: Cowan, Grandinetti, Nejman, Kavlick
Points Possible: 10
Score: 9.70
 
Acro Event – Heat 3 (7 Element)  
Team Members: Cygan, Vecchio, McNiff, Hughes, Kavlick
Points Possible: 10
Score: 9.15
 
Pyramid Event – Heat 1  
Team Members: Rand, Cowan, McNiff, Kavlick, Cygan, Nejman
Points Possible: 10
Score: 9.50
 
Pyramid Event - Heat 2
Team Members: Jelen, Hughes, Page, Vecchio, Olivia Tiano (Canyon Country, Calif./Canyon), Nejman, Martin, Schuler, Soper, Heath, Kavlick, Cygan, Grandinetti
Points Possible: 10
Score: 9.60
 
Pyramid Event – Heat 3  
Team Members: Martin, Vecchio, Kelsey Leclair, Soper, Rand, Page
Points Possible: 10
Score:  9.75
 
Toss Event – Heat 1  
Team Members: Cowan, Heath, Cygan, Vecchio, McGarvey, Rand
Points Possible: 10
Score: 9.25
 
Toss Event – Heat 2  
Team Members: Cowan, Heath, Cygan, Vecchio, McGarvey
Points Possible: 10
Score: 9.00
 
Toss Event - Heat 3
Team Members: Soper, Pizzi, Martin, Jelen, Nejman, Rand
Points Possible: 10
Score: 9.75

Tumbling Event – Duo Pass  
Team Members: Martin, Hughes
Points Possible: 10
Score:  8.30
 
Tumbling Event – Triple Pass  
Team Members: Pergolizzi, Page, Schular
Points Possible: 10
Score: 9.00
 
Tumbling Event – Quad Pass
Team Members: Heath, Soper, Pizzi, Nejman
Points Possible: 10
Score:  8.20
 
Tumbling Event – Aerial Pass  
Team Members: Martin
Points Possible: 10
Score:  8.675
 
Tumbling Event – 6 Element Pass
Team Members: Hughes
Points Possible: 10
Score: 9.80
 
Tumbling Event – Open Pass
Team Members: Schular
Points Possible: 10
Score: 9.40
 
Team Routine
Team Members: Entire Team
Points Possible: 105.84
Score: 93.73


BEYOND THE SCORESHEET

• Gannon was ranked No. 8 in the National Collegiate Acrobatics & Tumbling Association (NCATA) coaches' poll.
• Glenville State was tabbed No. 11 in the NCATA coaches' poll while Adrian was ranked 13th.
• Saturday's tri-meet was Gannon's first of the season.
• Gannon improved to 2-0 for the second-consecutive season. 
   

UP NEXT

• Gannon Acrobatics & Tumbling will head on the road for the second competition of the season, at Eastern College Athletic Conference (ECAC) member, Alderson-Broaddus on Feb. 26.
• The competition will begin at 2 p.m.
• It will be the first ECAC conference matchup for Gannon after the Lady Knights joined Alderson-Broaddus, King (Tenn.) and Quinnipiac in forming the first Acro & Tumbling conference in the country, prior to this season.