FAIRMONT, W.Va. – One day after competing in the NCATA Championship meet as a team, the Gannon acrobatics and tumbling team claimed two event national titles on Sunday.
 
The Golden Knights won NCATA event titles in the Synchronized Pyramid and the Synchronized Toss on the final day of the four-day national championships at Fairmont State University's Feaster Center. On Saturday night, they met No. 1 Baylor in the title meet as the Bears claimed their ninth consecutive team championship.
 
On Sunday, Gannon stepped into the spotlight in the two synchronized events that feature duos working simultaneously.
 
"It is incredible to take home two Event Titles that are duo events," Duren said. "It truly shows the depth in which this team thrives on coming together and doing it for one another. The Sisterhood these athletes have shines brightest when they come together in the larger events."
 
Gannon has won at least two event titles in the past three years. The Knights won the Synchronized Toss for the third straight year. Gannon won the Synchronized Pyramid in 2022 and won the Open Toss in 2022 and 2023.
 
 

With a score of 9.75, Gannon wins the synchronized pyramid event final!@GUKnights pic.twitter.com/oUYGxzablO

— NCATA (@theNCATA) April 28, 2024

Synchronized Pyramid:
 
Gannon's first title on Sunday came in the Synchronized Pyramid, where Ali Price (New Paris, Pa./Chestnut Ridge) and Nicole Pavia (Oxford, Conn./Oxford High) were on top of the pyramids, with Brianna Arre (Fredericksburg, Va./Riverbend) and Ashley Fallgren (Beaverton, Ore./Hillsboro) at base below them. The Golden Knights collected a score of 9.75 to top the competition.
 
The Knights beat Baylor (9.725), Quinnipiac (9.650), Fairmont State (9.625), and Coker (9.500) in the event.
 

 
Also competing in the pyramid for Gannon were:

Layna Bergeron (Johnston, R.I./La Salle Academy)
Annie Colantonio (Pittsburgh, Pa./Bishop Canevin)
Alex DeAngelis
Lillie Fritz (Chandler, Ariz./Chandler)
Morgan Gilbert (Black River, N.Y./Immaculate Heart Central)
Mikayla Kis (Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada/Silverthorn Collegiate Institute)
Montana Muller (Catasauqua, Pa./Catasauqua)
Peyton Oliver (Vallejo, Calif./Jesse M. Bethel) 
Kathryn Rhine (Damascus, Ore./Clackamas) 
Madison Rhine (Damascus, Ore./Clackamas) 
Kat Rodriguez (Rockwall, Texas/Rockwall) 
Bethany Schirz (Reno, Nev./Edward C. Reed)
Courtney Solensky (Columbia, Conn./E.O. Smith) 
Tori Soper (Sheffield Lake, Ohio/Ohio Connections Academy)
Alexis Tosado (Sparks, Nev./Edward C. Reed)
Ty Upton (South Amboy, N.J./St. Thomas Aquinas)
 
 

With a score of 9.60, Gannon wins the synchronized toss event final!@GUKnights pic.twitter.com/wQPpNFwFvQ

— NCATA (@theNCATA) April 28, 2024

 
Synchronized Toss:
 
Gannon's Synchronized Toss had Price and Upton on top as they have been throughout the season. Both athletes were named All-Americans after the meet, and Price was named the Division II Most Outstanding Athlete of the Year. They helped Gannon win the Synchronized Toss with a 9.60 score.
 
The Knights topped Baylor (9.550), Quinnipiac (9.450), Oregon (9.425), and Hawaii Pacific (8.625) to claim the title in the event.
 

 
Also competing in the toss for Gannon were:

Alex DeAngelis 
Layna Bergeron (Johnston, R.I./La Salle Academy)
Ashley Fallgren (Beaverton, Ore./Hillsboro) 
Lillie Fritz (Chandler, Ariz./Chandler) 
Peyton Oliver (Vallejo, Calif./Jesse M. Bethel) 
Kat Rodriguez (Rockwall, Texas/Rockwall) 
Bethany Schirz (Reno, Nev./Edward C. Reed)
Courtney Solensky (Columbia, Conn./E.O. Smith) 
Alexis Tosado (Sparks, Nev./Edward C. Reed)