GYMNASTICS EAST CONFERENCE

March 11, 2026 Co-Gymnast of the Week: Abby Kenney (Bridgeport) Senior Abby Kenney (Brick, N.J.) turned in an outstanding all-around performance on Sunday, recording the highest all-around score in the GEC this week with a 39.125, her second-highest total of the season. Kenney posted a career-high 9.850 on bars to win the event and added a season-high 9.850 on beam to finish second. She also contributed scores on vault (9.625) and floor (9.800) as her performances counted tow

March 4, 2026 Gymnast of the Week: Sophia Dewar (Brown) Senior Sophia Dewar (Chula Vista, Calif.) of Brown University tied her career-high on floor and captured first place in two of her three events to help the Bears post the sixth-highest team score in program history (194.900) against SUNY Cortland. Her performance on bars also contributed to a 48.875 team total on the event, the eighth-best score in program history. Dewar’s consistency and composure across all three event

February 25th, 2026 Gymnast of the Week: Jordan Barrow (Penn) Junior Jordan Barrow (Jackson, Tenn.) was the key cog in the Quakers’ Ivy Classic victory on Sunday. Barrow tied for first on vault with a 9.825 and captured the beam title with a career-best 9.900. She also added a 9.775 on bars to round out a strong three-event performance. Her efforts secured Penn’s third-consecutive Ivy Classic championship and extended the Quakers’ undefeated record to 17-0 on the season. Spec

February 18th, 2026 Gymnast of the Week: Manama Fofana (Penn) Sophomore Manama Fofana (Atlanta, Ga.) earned her third consecutive GEC Gymnast of the Week honor, continuing her dominant stretch in the Penn lineup. Fofana claimed a share of first place on floor with a 9.875, marking her third straight week with a first-place finish. Her floor score helped Penn post its highest team floor score of the season (49.200) as the Quakers remained undefeated in 2026. She also added str

February 11, 2026 Gymnast of the Week: Manama Fofana (Penn) Sophomore Manama Fofana (Atlanta, Ga.) earned her second consecutive GEC Gymnast of the Week honor after another spectacular performance for the Quakers on Friday night. The highlight of her meet came on beam, where she posted a career-high, event winning 9.925, a score that ranks second all-time at Penn and stands as the highest individual beam score at a home meet in program history. Fofana’s beam score helped prop

February 4th, 2026 Gymnast of the Week: Manama Fofana (Penn) Sophomore Manama Fofana (Atlanta, Ga.) delivered a dominant performance against Bridgeport, claiming three first-place finishes and breaking her personal career-high with a 9.875. Fofana also earned wins on vault (9.825) and beam (9.775, tie), with all three scores marking season bests. Her performances helped lead the Quakers to an impressive 4–0 start, the first in program history. Specialist of the Week: Mikayla

January 27, 2026 Gymnast of the Week: Abby Kenney (Bridgeport) Senior, Abby Kenney (Brick, N.J.) had a fantastic meet on Saturday against Brown, LIU, and Springfield, tying her career-high all-around score with a 39.150 while posting her highest beam and floor scores of the season. Kenney led Bridgeport as the team’s top scorer on bars (9.775), beam (9.775), and floor (9.825), while also adding a 9.775 on vault. Her all-around performance helped lead the Purple Knights to the

January 21, 2026 Gymnast of the Week: Lindsey Yang (Yale) Lindsey Yang (Hillsborough, Ca.) had a huge day for the Bears, setting new career highs while winning both beam (9.925) and floor (9.875) in Brown’s 194.300–194.275 road win at Yale on Sunday. Her 9.925 on beam tied a 25-year-old program record, marking just the second time in program history a Brown gymnast has reached that score and the first since 2001. Yang also competed vault, scoring a 9.525, as her performances

January 14, 2026 Gymnast of the Week: Liza Marcus – Brown Liza Marcus was a steady presence for Brown in its season-opening quad meet against Rhode Island College, Southern Connecticut State, and Springfield College, earning Gymnast of the Week honors. Competing on three events, Marcus recorded a pair of top-two finishes, including a win on bars with a 9.800 , and helped lead the Bears to a 193.025  team score, the highest season-opening score in program history. She tied her

WEST CHESTER, PENNSYLVANIA  (Dec. 16, 2025) — The Gymnastics East Conference announced the results of the 2025 preseason poll on Wednesday, Dec. 16, 2025 in anticipation of the 2026 season. For the fifth consecutive year, the University of Pennsylvania Quakers sit atop the poll after finishing the 2025 season tied for 45th nationally with a National Qualifying Score of 195.470 and a season-high score of 196.200. The Quakers are led by head coach Kirsten Becker, with assistant

March 22, 2025 GEC Conference Championship Results:  The University of Pennsylvania captured their fourth consecutive GEC Conference...

March 22nd, 2025 The Gymnastics East Conference (GEC) is proud to announce its 2025 end-of-year awards, recognizing the achievements of...

GEC Scholar Athletes 2025 Honored for Academic Excellence The Gymnastics East Conference (GEC) proudly recognizes the outstanding...

March 19th, 2025 The Gymnastics East Conference (GEC) recognizes outstanding performances throughout the season by naming gymnasts to the...

March 18, 2025 Gymnast of the Week: Lily McFarland (WCU) Graduate student Lily McFarland  of West Chester University  capped off her...

March 17, 2025 Philadelphia, PA  – The University of Pennsylvania's gymnastics team has once again demonstrated their dominance in the...

March 11, 2025 Gymnast of the Week: Skye Kerico (Penn) Penn’s   Skye Kerico  has been named the Gymnastics East Conference (GEC) Gymnast...

March 4, 2025 Gymnast of the Week: Jordan Barrow (Penn) Penn’s Jordan Barrow  delivered another standout performance, earning GEC Gymnast...

February 25, 2025 Gymnast of the Week: Skye Kerico (Penn) Skye Kerico  of Penn has been named the GEC Gymnast of the Week  for the third...

February 18, 2025 Gymnast of the Week: Abby Kenney (Bridgeport) Abby Kenney  earns GEC Gymnast of the Week  honors for the second time...