Gymnastics Has Six Earn 11 All-GEC Awards

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BRIDGEPORT, Conn. – Three days ahead of the conference championship meet, the University of Bridgeport's gymnastics squad had six different student-athletes earn a total of 11 All-GEC honors on Wednesday. Places on the All-GEC Squads are determined by NQS per event. First Team is the top six scores including ties. Second Team is the next six scores including ties.

Sophomore Abigail Kenney led the way for UB with four All-GEC nods, including first-team recognition in all-around with an NQS score of 38.885. Showing off her sensational versatility, she also put together second-team honors on vault (9.755), beam (9.755), and floor (9.805).

Fellow sophomore Lola Sepulveda joined Kenney as a first-team All-Around selection with an NQS score of 38.925. She also earned first-team recognition on floor and second team on vault with respective NQS' of 9.830 and 9.775.

Following Kenney and Sepulveda, it was a pair of freshmen joining in with first-team accolades. Nova Staruk was honored for her performance on vault (9.810) while Emily Hernandez was recognized on bars (9.805).  

UB's All-GEC selections were rounded out by Hannah Barry and Olivia Imbarlina, who were each sensational on beam this season. Barry finished with an NQS of 9.765 while Imbarlina posted a mark of 9.745.

Season Highs for UB's All-GEC Performers
Kenney
All-Around: 39.1500 at Brown
Floor: 9.875 at Yale
Beam: 9.825 at Brown, at Centenary
Vault: 9.850 at Temple

Sepulveda
All-Around: 39.225 at home (1-26-24)
Floor: 9.875 at home (3-3-24)
Vault: 9.825 at Brown

Staruk
Vault: 9.900 at Mohegan Sun

Hernandez
Bars: 9.875 at New Hampshire (3-17-24)

Barry
Beam: 9.875 at Mohegan Sun

Imbarlina
Beam: 9.850 at home (1-26-24)

The University of Bridgeport's gymnastics team will now gear up for the 2024 GEC Championships this Saturday at Yale.