Gymnastics | 3/16/2025 9:26:00 PM

LINCOLN, Neb. (March 16, 2025) – The Texas Woman's gymnastics team continued to build off their program record score this week, as they closed out the regular season at Nebraska on Saturday night.

TWU traveled to Nebraska to compete in the Ameritas Master's Classic against the Cornhuskers, Iowa State and Temple. The Pioneers scored their second highest score of the season, as they closed out the regular season with a 195.975.

TWU claimed the win over Temple. Nebraska won the meet with a 196.450, and Iowa State placed second with a 196.100.

The Pioneers started out their high scoring night on floor, matched their season high with a 49.175. In the anchor spot, freshman Kyleigh Ghanbari led TWU with a career high 9.925. Reigning MIC Newcomer of the Week Bailey Upton led-off the first rotation with a 9.825. Sophomores Sophia Isbell and Sophie Hernandez both scored 9.825s. In the second spot, junior Kami Zarlengo matched her career high with a 9.775. Sophomore Bailey Bourgeois rounded out the TWU competitors with a 9.750.

Following their season high performance on floor, TWU rotated over to vault and scored a 48.900. Freshman Alaina Reid started off the strong scoring on vault with a 9.700. Upton added a 9.625 in the second spot. Going third, senior Steelie King scored a season high 9.825. Senior Trinity Caffey competed a solid vault in the fourth spot in the final meet of the regular season, posting a 9.725. Isbell, the reigning MIC Gymnast of the Week, kept her 9.800 performances going, scoring another 9.825 on vault – which matched her season high. Senior Kaitlyn Hoiland closed out the vault rotation with a 9.825.

In the third rotation, the Pioneers scored a 48.850 on bars. Junior Brooke Ferrari scored a season high to lead the Pioneers with a 9.825. Zarlengo scored her second straight 9.800 or higher, as she recorded a 9.800 in the third spot. Bourgeois led-off TWU with a 9.700. Reid stepped into the lineup after warm-ups and posted a veteran performance with a 9.750. Hoiland closed out the bar lineup with a 9.775.

TWU closed out the meet with a season high 49.050 on the balance beam. Hoiland matched her career high on beam with a 9.900. King scored a season high 9.850. Reid continued her impressive night with a career high 9.800. Hernandez also helped lead the Pioneers to their season high with a 9.800. Isbell closed out the top five scores on beam with her second highest score of the season on beam with a 9.700.

"I am so proud of how our team closed out the regular season," TWU Gymnastics Head Coach Lisa Bowerman said. "Sophia Isbell had another solid meet for us. She had great performances on all three events. On beam, she followed a fall and handled it beautifully. Additionally, Alaina had a great night for us. She entered the bar lineup after expecting to exhibition and also reentered the beam lineup – she performed incredibly in both events. She continues to impress me with her ability to stay ready, step on and fill any role whenever she is called on, which is huge for a freshman to develop so early in her career."

The Pioneers will compete in the Midwest Independent Conference Championships on Friday, March 21 at Centenary College.