LAKEWOOD, NJ (March 18, 2025) - Georgian Court Acrobatics and Tumbling is back in action this week for a tri-meet up in Massachusetts.
Opponents
American International Yellow Jackets (0-3)
Stevenson Mustangs (0-4)
Where
Springfield, MA - Henry A. Butova Gymnasium
When
Wednesday, March 19 - 6 p.m.
How to Watch
• Wednesday's meet is available to watch via a pay-to-view broadcast on the American International portal of FloSports.
Acrobatics and Tumbling Refresh
• An NCATA meet is a team competition consisting of six events. The first event is compulsories, followed by three heats within the acro event, followed by the pyramid event and then halftime. After halftime, there will be the toss event, the tumbling event, and the team event. A running score will be kept throughout the meet. The team with the most cumulative points at the end of all six events is the winner of the meet.
• Teams submit a start value before heats and three judges determine the score of each heat. Heat scores are added up and the team with the highest score after all six events is the winner.
Last Time Out
• Georgian Court had another record-setting day last week against Kutztown.
• The Lions reached 200 points in a meet for the first time in program history, totaling 203.915.
• GCU set records in two events, including the team event and in five heats.
• Georgian Court did fall though to regional power Kutztown, 242.210-203.915.
Previously vs. American International
• The Lions started the season with a win at home over American International.
• GCU opened the year scoring 177.505 points in the win over the Yellow Jackets.
Previously vs. Stevenson
• This is also the Lions second ever meet against Stevenson.
• GCU hosted Stevenson in a tri-meet last year to end the 2024 season.
• It was the Lions only win of the year, a close 180.480-177.075 win.
• Stevenson made it close in the team event, but GCU scored enough throughout the meet to hold on for their first ever program win.
About the Opponents
American International Yellow Jackets
• American International is in their first year of competition as a program.
• Their first ever meet was against Georgian Court back in February.
• They began their program in the summer of 2023, tabbing Patrick McFarlin as their head coach.
• It hasn't been an easy go of it for the Yellow Jackets, who have struggled to fill heats
• AIC has competed against Caldwell twice since GCU. They scored a season-high 31.075 points in their first home meet against the Cougars.
Stevenson Mustangs
• Like AIC, Stevenson is winless on the year at 0-4.
• They've been averaging 157.656 points per meet.
• They competed twice last week. Against Presbyterian they scored a season-best 176.935.
• They then lost two days later to West Virginia State scoring 168.685.
The Team
• Georgian Court features a team of 21 in 2025. There are three general "positions" in Acrobatics and Tumbling: Top, Base and Tumbler.
• This year's team welcomes back 10 from last year's squad while adding 11 new student-athletes.
• Back this year is senior
Emma Bennett along with juniors
Ava Margolies,
Gianna Mirassol,
Izzy Hernandez,
Kimberly Schadewald,
Emily Miller and
Katelyn Meyer. Sophomore's
Mia Zdanowicz,
Louanne Legregin and
Caroline Yacullo also return for their second season.
• Team team features eight freshman:
Allie Pompliano,
Caitlin Zaccardo,
Chloe Jorgensen,
Emmalyn Barre,
Ashley Salvesen,
Alexis Fisher,
Kathryn Santise and
Kaitlyn Dipasquale.
• The Lions also brought in senior
Samantha Sesta, junior
Kayre Gonzalez and sophomore
Coumba Diakite.
The Coaches
• Now in her second season, Georigan Court is led by Head Coach
Sierra Garcia. Garcia was a four-year member of the Acrobatics and Tumbling team at the University of Oregon where she was a national champion in the synchronized pyramid. She is a Marlboro, NJ native and attended Red Bank Catholic High School as a captain of the gymnastics team.
• Garcia has tagged
Magdeline Gigliotti as her assistant coach. Gigliotti was a member of the Fairmont State Acrobatics and Tumbling team for four years, graduating after 2024. She attended Northern Burlington County Regional High School in Chesterfield, NJ where she was an accomplished gymnast, competing United States Association of Independent Gymnastic Clubs (USAIGC) Gold and went undefeated as a senior on floor and beam.
The Schedule
• Georgian Court has four home contests on their schedule starting Monday against American International.
• They'll also host Kutztown, LIU and Caldwell in Lakewood.
• The Lions have six competition dates on their schedule with five dual meets and one tri-meet.
• All competitions are scheduled to take place between Feb. 10 and April 10.
• There are two teams the Lions see twice this season. They square off with American International and Caldwell both at home and on the road.
