Acrobatics and Tumbling | 2/28/2026 4:54:00 PM
ERIE, Pa. – Behind a season-best Team Event performance, the No. 9 Gannon acrobatics & tumbling team
finished with a final score of 258.305 to defeat Trine (193.765) and Buffalo State (186.585) in a Make-A-Wish tri-meet at the Highmark Events Center.
With the victory, the Golden Knights improved to 3–1 overall and are now 3-0 at home.
THE GAME FACTS
Score: Gannon 258.305; Trine 193.765; Buffalo State 186.585
Records: Gannon (3–1, 3–0 home)
Location: Erie, Pa.
Date: February 28, 2026
THE KNIGHT CAP
- Season-High Team Event: Gannon closed the meet with a season-best 87.28 in the Team Event to secure the tri-meet win.
- Strong Compulsory Performance: The Golden Knights opened the day with a 37.50 in the Compulsory Event, highlighted by scores of 9.60 in Acro, 9.85 in Pyramid, 9.60 in Toss, and 8.45 in Tumbling.
- Consistent Pyramid Performance: Gannon totaled 29.15 in the Pyramid Event, scoring 9.55 in the Inversion heat, 9.75 in the Synchronized heat, and 9.85 in the Open heat.
- Strong Acro Showing: The Golden Knights totaled 27.40 in the Acro Event, scoring 9.45 in the five-element heat, 9.30 in the six-element heat, and 8.65 in the seven-element heat.
- Tumbling Momentum: Gannon posted a 50.13 in Tumbling to maintain control heading into the final event.
- Overall Success: The 258.305 final score marked Gannon's second-highest team total of the 2026 season.
Gannon Lineup
Kylie Brown (Virginia Beach, Va./Salem)
Sydney Jarvis (McKees Rocks/Montour)
Avery Tumler (Kings Mills, Ohio/Kings High School)
Julia Bruno (Glocester, RI/Ponaganset)
Sydney McDowell (Avon, Ind./Avon)
Ally Ross (Gladstone, N.J./Gill St. Bernard's School)
Peyton Oliver (Vallejo, Calif./Jesse M. Bethel)
Makayla White (Swedesboro, N.J./Kingsway Regional)
Layna Bergeron (Johnston, R.I./La Salle Academy)
Tori Soper (Sheffield Lake, Ohio/Ohio Connections Academy)
Paytyn Neal (Fairmont, W.Va./Fairmont Senior High)
Reagan McMahon (Mission Viejo, Calif./Santa Margarita Catholic)
Alex DeAngelis (Audubon, N.J./Camden Catholic High School)
Marissa Burge (Fairview, Pa./Fairview)
Makayla Lynard (Cherry Hill, N.J./Cherry Hill High East)
Alejandra Tosado (Sparks, Nev./Edward C. Reed)
Amelia Gauvin (Calgary, Alberta, Canada/Bishop Carroll High)
Lillie Fritz (Chandler, Ariz./Chandler)
Julia Bukowski (Lake Zurich, Ill./Carmel Catholic)
Bailey Hebert (Fishers, Ind./Fishers)
Kamryn Kameg (Jefferson Hills, Pa./Thomas Jefferson)
Sydney Gibson (Painesville, Ohio/Harvey)
Tori Spearman (Erie, Pa./Cathedral Preparatory School)
Lindsey Bolvin (Lorton, Va./James W Robinson Jr Secondary)
Mikayla Kis (Halton Hills, Ontario, Canada/Silverthorn Collegiate Institute)
Ivy Strait (Frederick. MD./Urbana High)
Arianna VanFosson (Leonardtown, Md./St. Mary's Ryken)
Adyson Rothermel (Wernersville, Pa./Conrad Weiser High)
UP NEXT
Gannon will head west to face No. 2 Oregon on Friday, March 6, with the meet scheduled for 9 p.m.
This story was written using the support of AI.
