April 11, 2015
1 Lindenwood University 195.550
2 University of Bridgeport 194.675
3 Seattle Pacific University 194.225
4 Texas Woman’s University 193.775
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Lindenwood University won its first national team title at the 2015 USA Gymnastics Women’s Collegiate National Championships, held at the University of Pennsylvania’s Palestra in Philadelphia, Pa. Lindenwood’s victory ended the University of Bridgeport’s streak of six consecutive team crowns. Competition wraps up on Sunday with the individual event finals at 1 p.m. ET. …
The schools that competed in the team competition are: Brown University, Lindenwood University, Seattle Pacific University, Texas Woman’s University, U.S. Air Force Academy, University of Bridgeport, University of Pennsylvania and Yale University. Schools with athletes competing for an event or all-around title only are: Centenary College, Cornell University, Southern Connecticut State University and West Chester University. …
The USA Gymnastics Collegiate Championships is for Division I, II and III schools with less than seven-and-a-half full scholarships.
“It is very surreal that this is happening,” said head coach Jen Kesler. “Our goal from day one was to be national champions and every single gymnasts bought into that. It was a tough process but after every challenge, the girls continued to fight and push through. …
“I could not be more proud of their performance today,” said Kesler. “We had our best overall performance of the season as we went 24-of-24 on our routines …
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