Gymnastics to compete at EMU Invitational

By Nicholas Grenke
Western Herald

The Western Michigan University gymnastics team will be looking to build their momentum on a second place finish at the Pittsburg Invitational last weekend during competition at the Eastern Michigan Invitational on Saturday.

The Lady Broncos finished second to host Pittsburg University and former coach Terry Karwoski, who left the team to be an assistant at Pittsburg, 194.525 to 191.425. Penn State University took third with a score of 189.625 while George Washington University finished last with 189.475.

The Brown and Gold were once again led by junior Kristine Garbarino who was the teams top finisher in three out of four events and placed fifth overall individually in the tournament with a score of 38.175. Senior Liz Prouty also came up big for the Broncos, finishing sixth overall during the meet with a score of 38.025.

WMU will look to get back on track in the Mid-American Conference and serve a little payback to Eastern Michigan in Ypsilanti during EMU’s home meet. The Eagles defeated WMU at University Arena earlier this year during what head coach Dave Kuzara said was a winnable matchup.

Eastern Michigan University then went on to defeat the Brown and Gold by less than a point the following week in Ypsilanti. The Broncos will also square off against Northern Illinois University and Seattle Pacific College during the invitational.

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