Gymnastics finished third in a season debut Saturday against Western Michigan and Illinois State universities and the University of Pittsburgh during a meet in Kalamazoo, Michigan.
Falling to the University of Pittsburgh and Illinois State University, the team topped Western Michigan University by 1.525 points, closing out the meet with a score of 194.375. Saturday’s meet marked the Revolutionaries’ first under newly appointed Head Coach Stephanie Worrell, after she took the reins from former coach Margie Foster-Cunningham, who retired this offseason following 39 years leading the Revs.
Sophomore Delaney DeHaan and graduate student Kendall Whitman stood as the Revolutionaries’ top performers Saturday, taking home first-place medals in the all-around and beam events, respectively.
DeHaan tied for first all-around with a total score of 39.100. She secured a score of 9.825 on vault and floor, a 9.700 on bars and a 9.750 on beam. Whitman also put up impressive scores on the beam with a 9.825 in the event, only 0.075 shy of her career-best 9.90.
Sophomore Brooke Izzo and junior Deana Sheremeta also put up high scores on floor, each earning a solid 9.825. On vault, junior Kasey Burke scored a 9.725, and the team later finished the event with a final score of 48.625. Freshman Lola Montevago led the way for the Revs on bars, earning a 9.725 alongside returners sophomore Sophia Tyeryar and senior Rachel Katz. Finishing on beam, Sheremeta scored a 9.800 and Izzo followed closely with a 9.700.
Officials named Worrell as head coach in July. From a former student-athlete who graduated in 2013 to an assistant and eventually associate head coach of the program, Worrell said in a release following her hiring that she was excited to grow with the team this season and continue to push the Revs to victory.
“I believe this championship program is greater than the sum of its parts, and together, this team and future teams will accomplish greatness through discipline, commitment and respect,” Worrell said.
The Revs were slotted second in the East Atlantic Gymnastics League preseason poll in December coming into their 2025 season, just behind reigning conference champions Towson. After falling short during the last two seasons, GW looks to win their fourth all-time EAGL championship after finishing first in 2022.
The Revs posted their highest overall score in program history last season, a 197.200 during a meet against Towson and College of William & Mary. The team also posted the program record for floor at 49.50 for the event. Whitman, who returned this year for her graduate student season, earned EAGL’s senior award of the year for her performance last season.
Following their season opener, the Revs will travel to their next scheduled meet in Chapel Hill, North Carolina, to face the University of North Carolina on Jan 17. The team will return to the Smith Center on Jan. 26 for their home opener for the Lindsey Ferris Invite against Yale and Fisk universities and the University of Pennsylvania.