Behind a stunning 9.950 on the floor from Chloe Negrete, @Pack_gymnastics finished its regular season with a win over LIU.

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The NC State gymnastics team recorded a 196.900 in its dual meet with LIU (193.100) on Saturday, tying the third-highest score in program history. The Wolfpack crossed the 49.000 threshold on all four events for the first time this season.

Two of NC State's event scores checked into the top 10 in NC State history. The squad's 49.200 on vault tied for the 10th-highest score in program history while the 49.275 on bars tied for the ninth-highest.

On vault, freshmen Carina Jordan and Madison Benson each recorded career-high marks. Jordan posted a 9.800, and Benson followed her in the lineup with a 9.825. Sophomore Emily Shepard tied her career-best 9.900 to take the individual title. She has scored a 9.900 three times on the event during the 2021 season. Fellow sophomore Chloe Negrete posted a 9.850, and the rotation was anchored by senior Olivia Hunter's 9.825. Hunter competed on the event for the second time of her career and the first time in Reynolds Coliseum.

Jordan set another career high on bars, earning a 9.875 in the leadoff position. Senior Kasey Nelson also tabbed a career best in the event with a 9.825, and senior Lauren Kent put up a season-high 9.875. Fellow senior Katie Cox posted a 9.800 on the event; she has not posted lower than a 9.800 on bars during 2021 action. Shepard tabbed her third-straight 9.900 on the apparatus to claim first place.

On beam, the Wolfpack posted a 49.175. Nelson led off with a 9.800, tying her season high. Junior Kailin Foland, a consistent part of NC State's beam lineup all season, earned a career-best 9.850. Shepard and Negrete tied for the individual title on the event, eaching posting a 9.875.

NC State's final event of the day was floor, and the team compiled a 49.300. Jordan posted her third career high of the day with a 9.875, and Cox recorded a 9.800. Benson earned a career-best 9.850, and Nelson earned a 9.825. Negrete posted a career best of 9.950 on floor, tying the third-best score in NC State history on the event.

Shepard competed in the all-around, putting together a 39.425 that was her fifth 39.0 score of the season.

STRAIGHT FROM THE PACK: HEAD COACH KIM LANDRUS
"I'm super proud of this team today," said head coach Kim Landrus. "They came together at the beginning of the meet. Our model was 'locked in,' and this competition was the pure example of being locked in.

"To the seniors who culminated their careers in Reynolds today: what a special night this was. I truly believe it was one they will always remember. This was such great preparation for conference championships, and we're excited to continue being 'locked in' when we go to the EAGL Championship next weekend!"

UP NEXT
NC State turns its attention to the postseason, traveling to Pittsburgh, Pa., for the 2021 EAGL Championship meet. The Wolfpack will compete at either 1 p.m. or 7 p.m. based on the final National Qualifying Score (NQS) rankings in the league.

The NC State gymnastics earned 11 All EAGL honors for the 2021 season, as announced by the East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) office on Monday.

The First Team All-EAGL on each event and in the all around consists of the top eight ranked gymnasts (including ties) from the 10-week regular season. The Second Team All-EAGL consists of the No. 9 to No. 16-ranked gymnasts (including ties) from the regular season.

Nine of the Wolfpack's 11 honors are First Team ALl-EAGL accolades, tied with New Hampshire for the most in the league.

Sophomore Emily Shepard tabbed the most All-EAGL honors on the team, earning First Team status on vault, bars, floor and all-around. Shepard is ranked first in the league on vault, bars and all-around. The First Team All-EAGL on vault and bars are the second of her career.

Sophomore Chloe Negrete earned First Team All-EAGL on every event she competed in during the 2021 season, vault, beam and floor. The honors on beam are the second of her career while the First Team laurels on vault and floor are the first.

Freshman Madison Benson garnered Second Team All-EAGL on vault.

Senior Katie Cox attained the second First Team All-EAGL honors on bars of her career.

Junior Meredith Robinson claimed First Team All-EAGL laurels on bars for the second time.

Senior Nicole Webb earned a spot on the Second Team All-EAGL on beam for the second time in her career.

NC State All-EAGL Honors
Emily Shepard (4): First Team All-EAGL (Vault, Bars, Floor, All-Around)

Chloe Negrete (3): First Team All-EAGL (Vault, Beam, Floor)

Madison Benson (1): Second Team All-EAGL (Vault)

Katie Cox (1): First Team All-EAGL (Bars)

Meredith Robinson (1): First Team All-EAGL (Bars)

Nicole Webb (1): Second Team All-EAGL (Beam)

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The NC State gymnastics team has earned the 2021 East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) Regular-Season title, as announced by the league office on Monday.

2021 marks only the second year in which the EAGL has recognized a regular-season champion. The Wolfpack tabbed a share of the 2020 Regular Season Championship as well, sharing the title with New Hampshire. The 2021 champion was determined by National Qualifying Score (NQS), and the team topped the league with a 196.094.

At the conclusion of the 2021 regular season, the Wolfpack not only led the league in NQS but also in average (195.675) and high (196.900). The team's high score was earned Mar. 13 in its senior day meet and tied the third-highest mark in program history. NC State posted 49.0+ scores on all four events, and its vault and bars totals check into the NC State record book as top-10 marks.

Sophomore Chloe Negrete and freshman Carina Jordan have each earned East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) weekly honors in the final week of the regular season, as announced by the league office on Tuesday. Negrete was named EAGL Specialist of the Week for the second time this season while Jordan was named EAGL Rookie of the Week for the third time in 2021 action.

Negrete posted a strong three-event outing at NC State's final regular-season meet with all three of her event scores coming in no lower than 9.850. She posted a 9.850 on vault earned a share of the beam individual title with a 9.875 on the event and won the individual title on floor with a career-best 9.950. Her floor mark ties the third-highest floor score in program history.

Jordan had a career-best night at the meet as she improved her career highs on all three events that she competed on. She began the meet with a 9.800 on vault and maintained strong scores on bars and floor. She earned a 9.875 on both bars and floor, tying for second place on bars and taking second on floor.

The NC State gymnastics team commences its postseason Saturday, Mar. 20 as it travels to Pittsburgh for the East Atlantic Gymnastics League (EAGL) Championship.

The 2021 EAGL Championship will consist of two sessions, each featuring four teams. As the top-ranking team at the end of the regular season, NC State will compete against three-seed New Hampshire, five-seed North Carolina and seven-seed George Washington in the 1 p.m. session.

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