In its first quad meet of the season, the North Carolina gymnastics team took on North Carolina State, Pittsburgh and Towson. The Tar Heels finished in second place with a final score of 195.600.
What happened?
North Carolina started off on the vault, with redshirt first-year Hallie Thompson tying for first alongside N.C. State's Emily Shepard with a score of 9.825. Junior Emery Summey followed close behind, tying for third with a score of 9.800.
The team followed with its highest scoring event of the meet: the uneven parallel bars. First-year Kate Green and sophomore Elizabeth Culton tied for first place with scores of 9.850, creating a three-way tie alongside the Wolfpack's Carina Jordan. The team amassed a total of 49.050 points in this event, putting them only .05 points behind North Carolina State overall.
North Carolina continued to perform in the balance beam, with Culton once again winning first with a score of 9.950. She was followed closely by sophomore Hannah Nam in second place with a score of 9.875.
The teams finished finished up with floor exercises, which were dominated by North Carolina State. The Wolfpack's gymnasts took first, second, third and seventh place in this event, pushing them over the edge into victory. The highest-scoring Tar Heels were Culton and junior Shailyn St. Brice, each with scores of 9.800, landing them in 11th place.
North Carolina finished the meet in second place with a total score of 195.600, only .425 behind North Carolina State.
Who stood out?
Sophomore Brianna Greenlow was the only Tar Heel to compete in every event, and came in first place in all-around results with a final total score of 38.900. Greenlow’s best performance was on the uneven bars, where she received a score of 9.825.
