Gymnastics | 3/19/2021 7:17:00 PM

NORMAL, Ill. - Freshman Madeline Gose posted a career-high 9.875 on beam, capturing the event title in the event, while also tying her career high on both vault and floor, scoring 9.875 to share the event title in floor and a 9.850 to tie for second in vault, leading the way for the Texas Woman's University gymnastics team in a fourth-place finish at the Midwest Independent Conference championships. Gose was honored at the conclusion of the meet as the conference's Newcomer of the Year.

"I am so proud of Goose and her entire body of work so far this year," said head coach Lisa Bowerman. "She thrives in competition, and the sky is the limit for her in her collegiate career. This award was very well-earned."

TWU opened with a strong team performance on vault, led by Gose's second-place finish. Daisy Woodring added a 9.825, finishing tied for fourth, while Steelie King and Mara Johnson both tied for 11th with matching 9.775s. That score matched a career-high for Johnson. Maddie Griffith finished in 19th with a 9.725. 

Gose earned a first-team all-conference honor in vault, with Woodring picking up a second-team honor. 

Isabel Goyco earned a first-team all-conference honor in bars with her second-place 9.875, setting a new career record in that event, but the Pioneers struggled to keep momentum through the event as only Steelie King and Lexi Leake joined Goyco above 9.7 in the event, tying for ninth with a 9.725. 

Gose's dominant performance on beam earned another first team all-conference honor while Woodring followed with a 9.800 to become a second-team honoree for the second time in the event, tying for sixth. Goyco added a 9.7 in the event to finish tied for 13th. 

Gose picked up her third first team award with her event title on floor, while Goyco earned a second-team honor after tying for fourth with her 9.850. Mara Johnson narrowly missed a career-high with her 9.775, finishing eighth, while both Domi Bonzagni and Alix Pierce tied for 13th with matching 9.750s. 

TWU's next team performance will come at the USA Gymnastics National Championship event in Cape Girardeau, Mo. on April 9. the Pioneers will now wait to see if any gymnasts qualify for a regional berth, with that competition slated to take place on April 1.