UNIVERSITY PARK, Pa. – Penn State women's gymnastics' senior Cassidy Rushlow and freshman Ava Piedrahita were both named to the All-Big Ten Second Team, as announced by the conference Wednesday.
THE VETERAN – CASSIDY RUSHLOW
- Rushlow ends the regular season tied at No. 27 in the country and No. 4 in the Big Ten on bars, according to the RoadToNationals NQS rankings.
- Earned a career-best 9.975 on bars against Nebraska, the second-highest score in Penn State history on the event.
- Became the first gymnast in program history to earn three-or-more 9.95+ scores on bars in the same season.
- Collected five 9.9+ scores on bars throughout the season and did not record a single bars score below 9.8, earning four bars titles over the course of the season.
- Added three 9.85+ scores on balance beam, including one event title.
- Named to her third career All-Big Ten team (2020 Second Team, 2021 First Team).
THE ROOKIE – AVA PIEDRAHITA
- Piedrahita concludes her first season in the Blue and White ranked No. 50 in the country in the all-around, including a No. 21 ranking (T-No. 8 in the Big Ten) on vault.
- Tied the No. 9 vault score in Penn State history with a 9.95 on Feb. 24 at the Big Five meet.
- Earned four scores of 9.925+ on vault in 2023, and only recorded two scores below 9.825 on the apparatus during her first collegiate season.
- Finished the regular season season scoring 430.1 total points for the Nittany Lions, competing in the all-around in every single meet this year.
LOOKING AHEAD
The Nittany Lions are set to compete in session I of the 2023 Big Ten Women's Gymnastics Championships on Saturday, March 18 in Coralville, Iowa. The opening session will begin at noon ET and will be televised on the Big Ten Network.
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