George Washington University Athletics
Gymnastics to Travel to Towson for Season Opener
2/11/2021 6:00:00 PM | Gymnastics
GW is set for dual-meet action with the Tigers
WASHINGTON - The George Washington gymnastics team is set to open its season when it travels to Towson on Friday at 6 p.m. for dual-meet action.
2020 REWIND: In the abbreviated 2020 season, the team finished ranked 36th in the country with a 195.420 NQS, 194.850 average and 195.900 high score. The Buff and Blue hit their stride before the season came to its unexpected close, topping the five-team field on Senior Day with a 195.825. Thirteen student-athletes in the decorated group went on to be named Women's College Gymnastics Association (WCGA) Scholastic All-Americans.
BACK FOR MORE: Captains Cydney Crasa, Hannah Cohen and Anna Warhol lead the Buff and Blue this year. Crasa is coming off a career-best season after earning Second Team All-EAGL honors with her 9.805 NQS on vault and First Team recognition with her 9.850 NQS on floor. Crasa finished her senior season with seven vaults above a 9.800. Despite sitting out the first three meets due to injury, Cohen was a top performer on beam, earning 2020 All-EAGL First Team recognition with her 9.855 NQS. Warhol wrapped up her junior campaign with a pair of Second Team All-EAGL honors on bars (9.795 NQS) and floor (9.795 NQS). Junior Deja Chambliss is coming off a breakout sophomore campaign, earning First Team All-EAGL recognition on vault (9.865 NQS) and Second Team honors on bars (9.790 NQS). In the final meet of the shortened season, Chambliss found her stride, matching or setting new career highs on all four events.
FIRST MEET FEELING: Four-time National Qualifier and Silvias Gymnastics product, Kendall Whitman, is one of the four newcomers on the Buff and Blue roster. From Highland Ranch, Colo., to Foggy Bottom, Payton Lynch joins GW after competing for Peak Athletics where she most recently was a 2019 Level 10 Regional qualifier. Julia Peters comes to GW from Pennington, N.J., after competing for Epic Gymnastics where she was a Level 9 and 10 Regional qualifier. Completing the quartet is Anneliese Silverman, who competed for North Stars Gymnastics Academy. The Basking Ridge, N.J., native was a 2019 Region 7 All-Star Team Qualifier, National Qualifier, Region 7 All-Around Champion and a New Jersey State Champion.
A LOOK AT THE TIGERS: GW capped off its 2020 season in a five-team meet, topping the podium in a narrow 195.825-195.625 victory over Towson.
Towson sophomore Camille Vitoff earned EAGL Specialist of the Week after performing her Yurchenko one-and-a-half, earning a 9.800. She also set a career high 9.825 on bars in the Tigers' most-recent loss to North Carolina (195.600-194.475).
FROM LEOTARDS TO LEADERS: Head coach Margie Foster-Cunningham begins her 37th year at GW and her 36th season at the helm of the program in 2021. As the longest-tenured head coach at GW, Foster-Cunningham leads the Buff and Blue into their 17th season as a member of EAGL. Rounding out the coaching staff are former GW gymnasts Stephanie Stoicovy Worrell (6th season) and Chelsea Raineri (3rd season).
2020 REWIND: In the abbreviated 2020 season, the team finished ranked 36th in the country with a 195.420 NQS, 194.850 average and 195.900 high score. The Buff and Blue hit their stride before the season came to its unexpected close, topping the five-team field on Senior Day with a 195.825. Thirteen student-athletes in the decorated group went on to be named Women's College Gymnastics Association (WCGA) Scholastic All-Americans.
BACK FOR MORE: Captains Cydney Crasa, Hannah Cohen and Anna Warhol lead the Buff and Blue this year. Crasa is coming off a career-best season after earning Second Team All-EAGL honors with her 9.805 NQS on vault and First Team recognition with her 9.850 NQS on floor. Crasa finished her senior season with seven vaults above a 9.800. Despite sitting out the first three meets due to injury, Cohen was a top performer on beam, earning 2020 All-EAGL First Team recognition with her 9.855 NQS. Warhol wrapped up her junior campaign with a pair of Second Team All-EAGL honors on bars (9.795 NQS) and floor (9.795 NQS). Junior Deja Chambliss is coming off a breakout sophomore campaign, earning First Team All-EAGL recognition on vault (9.865 NQS) and Second Team honors on bars (9.790 NQS). In the final meet of the shortened season, Chambliss found her stride, matching or setting new career highs on all four events.
FIRST MEET FEELING: Four-time National Qualifier and Silvias Gymnastics product, Kendall Whitman, is one of the four newcomers on the Buff and Blue roster. From Highland Ranch, Colo., to Foggy Bottom, Payton Lynch joins GW after competing for Peak Athletics where she most recently was a 2019 Level 10 Regional qualifier. Julia Peters comes to GW from Pennington, N.J., after competing for Epic Gymnastics where she was a Level 9 and 10 Regional qualifier. Completing the quartet is Anneliese Silverman, who competed for North Stars Gymnastics Academy. The Basking Ridge, N.J., native was a 2019 Region 7 All-Star Team Qualifier, National Qualifier, Region 7 All-Around Champion and a New Jersey State Champion.
A LOOK AT THE TIGERS: GW capped off its 2020 season in a five-team meet, topping the podium in a narrow 195.825-195.625 victory over Towson.
Towson sophomore Camille Vitoff earned EAGL Specialist of the Week after performing her Yurchenko one-and-a-half, earning a 9.800. She also set a career high 9.825 on bars in the Tigers' most-recent loss to North Carolina (195.600-194.475).
FROM LEOTARDS TO LEADERS: Head coach Margie Foster-Cunningham begins her 37th year at GW and her 36th season at the helm of the program in 2021. As the longest-tenured head coach at GW, Foster-Cunningham leads the Buff and Blue into their 17th season as a member of EAGL. Rounding out the coaching staff are former GW gymnasts Stephanie Stoicovy Worrell (6th season) and Chelsea Raineri (3rd season).
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