BROOKVILLE, N.Y.– The Long Island University women's gymnastics team (16-13, 1-3 EAGL) recorded a season best bars (49.075) and overall team score of 195.075 to take second place in the East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) Championship meet Saturday night at Pratt Recreation Center. The second place finish is the highest finish in program history for the Sharks in the EAGL Championships.
LIU recorded a season best team score on the uneven bars of 49.075 with
Camille Lund Rasmussen,
Carly Kliewer,
Brisa Carraro, and
Angelina Hogan scoring career bests and
Isabella Savino scoring a season best to help the Sharks
The Sharks were led by Sophomore gymnast Raphaëlle Perreault and her 38.525 all-around points on the night. She tied for first on the floor with a career best 9.900 and tying for second on beam with a score of 9.850 and was named EAGL First Team All-Tournament for the beam, floor and all-around.
Junior
Alina Danilchenko was the only other Shark to be named to multiple all-tournament teams after a 9.725 on beam and 9.800 on floor earning second team honors for both events she competed in.
The conference announced the full First and Second All-Tournament Teams Saturday night, with 10 LIU gymnasts being named to the teams. First-team All-Tournament lists on each event and in the all around consists of the top eight ranked gymnasts (including ties) from the EAGL championship meet. Second-team All-Tournament consists of the No. 9 to No. 16 ranked gymnasts (including ties) from the championship meet.
SECOND TEAM ALL-TOURNAMENT (VAULT)
Eden Stippick, LIU, 9.775
Brooke Burkhart, LIU, 9.750
FIRST TEAM ALL-TOURNAMENT (BARS)
Brisa Carraro, LIU, 9.850 (Career Best)
Angelina Hogan, LIU, 9.825 (Career Best)
Camille Lund Rasmussen, LIU, 9.825 (Career Best)
SECOND TEAM ALL-TOURNAMENT (BARS)
Caroline Kliewer, LIU, 9.800 (Career Best)
FIRST TEAM ALL-TOURNAMENT (BEAM)
Raphaëlle Perreault, LIU, 9.850
Ellorie Cane, LIU, 9.800
SECOND TEAM ALL-TOURNAMENT (BEAM)
Alina Danilchenko, LIU, 9.725
Kady Bills-McCoy, LIU, 9.700
FIRST TEAM ALL-TOURNAMENT (FLOOR)
Raphaëlle Perreault, LIU, 9.900 (T-Career Best)
SECOND TEAM ALL-TOURNAMENT (FLOOR)
Alina Danilchenko, LIU, 9.800
FIRST TEAM ALL-TOURNAMENT (ALL AROUND)
Raphaëlle Perreault, LIU, 38.525
The Sharks ended the season with a 16-13 overall record, which is the first time in program history that LIU has had a winning record in program history. At home meets, LIU recorded seven wins and only two losses and despite finishing fourth in regular season conference standings, earned second place in the EAGL Championships to close out the year.